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January 2026

February 3, 2026 By Haley Ma

✿˖° ⋆ January 2026 ⋆˚✿˖°

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ANS304C (Spring 2026/Hurley) Course Graphic

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I was tasked to help with designing a canvas homepage and dashboard banner for ANS304C! Lila had established a collage styled design so I then created different iterations with photos moved around!

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After some feedback from the professor, he preferred the bar at the bottom and asked to switch around the images some more after removing one!

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Now the final iterations were completed! I had to change the collage format for the dashboard vs the homepage banner, corrected the text, and added the logo footer for the title slide!

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Refining Course Graphics

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I updated some more backdrops by mostly making the images darker and having more contrast! I also changed the swirl design to a more suitable one and revised the gradients!

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Texas Politics Project

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After having a meeting with the developers, I made sure to keep the design simple yet modern but also correspond to what was already on the website!

Most of the revisions included:

  • Turning “Read More” text into buttons
  • Establishing colors for headings, sub-headings, and body text
  • Reformatting spacing in body text
  • Adding an area for the authors and dates

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