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January 2026

February 3, 2026 By Haley Ma

ANS304C Course Graphics

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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 (Jan Update)

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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 (Jan Update)

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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!

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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

Filed Under: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026, We are STAs

Winter Break 2025

January 13, 2026 By Haley Ma

✿˖° ⋆ Winter Break 2025 ⋆˚✿˖°

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Went back home and celebrated the holidays with family and friends! Highlights included visiting the Dallas Botanical Gardens and getting my first caricature!

Filed Under: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026, We are STAs

Winter Break

January 13, 2026 By Shanda Horm

WINTER BREAK 2025

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I didn’t travel much, but I did spend a lot of time with family and catching up with my Houston friends! I also spent a lot of time in cafes with said friends locking in on portfolio work. This break was needed very much and I got the rest and start I needed for my personal work!

Filed Under: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026, We are STAs

NOVEMBER

January 13, 2026 By Shanda Horm

NOVEMBER 2025

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— Summer Marketing Pre-Roll Animation Continued—

This month was spent focusing on the pre-production for the summer marketing pre-roll! I spent a lot of taking making edits to existing assets as we received feedback as well as creating a new scene with the UT Tower.

UT Tower

The UT Tower background was pretty straightforward! While it looks complex, I was able to utilize and make adjustments to an existing tower asset created for the last pre-roll.

Boss Character

The edits to the Boss Character were rather simple! I was asked to make him look a bit older to sell the role to the view better.

Kitchen

For the kitchen scene, I was asked to make the space feel more like a home.

Filed Under: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026, We are STAs

The Carranza Chicano Archive Website

January 12, 2026 By Kate Shih

The Carranza Chicano Archive Website

Client: Jonathan Cortez, the Carranzas

Task: Create a website/branding to introduce The Carranza Chicano Archive.

Status: Complete


Logo Design

Clean, Iconography of the Chicana/o movement inspired

A moodboard

I started the design process by looking at inspiration. The client wanted the design assets to reference iconography from within the Chicano movement, while keeping a dynamic look. The client also wanted the color palette to be made up of deep burnt orange, mustard yellow, navy  blues, and forest greens.

Initial designs


Abstract Banner

Create a repeatable abstract motif/banner graphic for the site. Indigenous iconography (Aztec & Mayan).


Possible Site Mock-Ups

Several options of implementations of the above assets.


Incorporating a Cultural Symbol

The client wanted to include a Hunab-Ku somewhere on the homepage, so I tried several different variations and placements.

We ended up choosing to going with it being in the hero section, with a transparent background.


See the live site!

https://sites.utexas.edu/carranzaarchive

Filed Under: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026, Uncategorized, We are STAs

Winter Break 2025

January 12, 2026 By Kate Shih

Winter Break 2025

This break was mainly a chance for me to rest after the craziness that was last semester. That said, during the first week, I worked for LAITS a little bit and also worked on my portfolio :’). For fun, I caught up with old friends from high school, went on a cruise to the Caribbean with my family, and watched a ton of Star Wars!

Filed Under: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026, We are STAs

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