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A New Semester!

September 22, 2023 By Leilani Cabello

Hello world! I haven’t updated my blog in a hot minute since I was the only STA working over the summer but I’m going to include above a quick recap of the projects I thought were interesting!

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Week 29

Project: Texas Beyond History

Started on: Sep 21, 2023

Staff Guidance: Stacy

Description:

In this project, I will need to navigate through a plethora of HTML and CSS files in the directories to figure out where all the files and changes are located. The problem with this project lies in the complexities of the different branches that I need to merge and push. One of the folders in the teacher-pages branch is not found, and it is located on the main page, so I need to figure out how to merge and see the changes reflected. However, I am still waiting for the client to communicate more clearly what branches she wants to merge.

Training: Building a Full-Stack Application

Started on: Sep 7, 2023

Description: In this training, I will have an imaginary client and help them redesign different web pages including the main page, login/sign-up, dashboard, and project management page.

My imaginary client is a start-up that builds a place for hosting various projects, and users are free to apply to whatever projects they want to be a part of. Therefore, I will start to lay out and design different pages for the project in Figma. After that, I will start to build a full-stack application for this project, initially by setting up React or Vue for the front-end, MySQL for the database, and .NET for the backend.

Week 9/18 – 9/22

September 18, 2023 By Marissa Devivar

Fall ’23 STA Roster Poster

Poster #1: Audio, Design, Project Team, Video, and Tech Integration (34 STAs)

Poster#2: Classroom Support, Computer Support (35 STAs)

Where it started:

How it’s going:

I’ve learned so much from Leilani throughout this process with feedback and tips from her past experience with designing an STA Roster Poster!

Autism Infographic Research

September 18, 2023 By Carrie Wang

Autism Infographic Research

Start: Sep 13th, 2023

To be Completed: Sep 22th, 2023

Client: Brumback

Staff Guidance: De’sha

Description: The client is requesting an infographic about her Autism research. It should be fit for both horizontal (on PowerPoint) and Vertical (hand infographic sheet) with a branding guide for following visual assets. Since there are lot of text information included, I need to find a way to well balance the layout.

Layout Exploration:

De’sha and I chose No.2 as we thought this design followed the readers’ direction and must be the clearest layout to highlight experiment result.

First Draft:

The first draft strictly follows the timeline layout in NO.2.

Second Draft:

As we noticed the existence of the timeline and its needed interval between made the space crowded, we decided to use a two-column design instead. The general finding is listed above the contrast between mice and worms. So the reader can follow the flow from top to bottom without changing their focal point in the middle.

Version 1 final Draft:

In this final version, I cleaned up the middle part by creating contrast between mice and worm. I also created headline and small icon to help people understand these two option more easily. I also pay attention to color contrast and ensure every text box is readable.

Illustration for Version 2:

After meeting with our client, we realized that there is too little illustration “as an infographic”. So we decided to move on some fun illustrations involved in the autism diagnostic procedure. To get closer with her children patient, our client want the style to be playful and attractive. Therefore, the color palette should convert to blue and vibrant pink.

Final Draft for Version 2

With the clear illustration, I’m able to implement them into the infographic with the new layout that flavor the balance between text and image. I used the contrast between dark blue and white to differentiate each section of autism: what is autism, timeline and the data about worms. The new flow is more straightforward about the purpose of the infographic and call-of-action.

Week 3 9/11 – 9/15

September 15, 2023 By Lila Mali

This week was mainly spent on completing the custom graphics part of my training which should wrap up the Basic STA Skills portion of my training!

Here’s some of the graphics and mockups I completed.

Making collages can be surprisingly hard. I was able to learn a lot through this training, mainly with PowerPoint and Photoshop. Now I’ll be able to move on to my animation training which I’m really excited for!

Week 9/11 – 9/15

September 13, 2023 By Marissa Devivar

Fall ’23 STA Roster Poster

Project: Fall 2023 STA Roster Poster
Client: LAITS
Completion Status: Due Sep 22
Staff guidance: De’sha
STA team members: Leilani
Description/plans: I’ve been working on different layouts/ideas for the STA Roster Poster. I have been testing various patterns and shapes to try and capture the essence of Carnival without it being too literal. My overall color palette for these drafts was influenced by the inspo references I’ve gathered thus far. It’s hard to create a balanced design with so many patterns and shapes, but these elements are very prevalent in Carnival visuals.

Poster #1: Audio, Design, Project Team, Video, and Tech Integration (34 STAs)

Poster#2: Classroom Support, Computer Support (35 STAs)

Mike ended up really liking the last draft, so that’s the direction we’re heading in as of right now:)

Branding: Logo Design Training

Project: Fintastic Shack logo design
Client (hypothetically): Fintastic Shack
Description/plans: Your client is The Fintastic Shack: a newly founded family-owned seafood restaurant. The family is very friendly, fun, and loves a good pun, so they would love it if you could incorporate some of that humor into your design.

Update: I mocked up the two logos on some business assets to get an idea of what the vibe brand will exude with each logo/ color variation. I honestly don’t have a strong preference for either one, but keeping in mind this is a family-owned restaurant (who has a sense of humor) the red color might be a more fun color concept for them.