Planning, Search, and Reasoning Under Uncertainty Finalization

For this course, finding the right animation was an extensive process that require multiple revisions. We wanted to keep it to where it follows only one path, but slow the animation down a bit. In addition, here are the other edits I needed to add to the animation:

• Change the template from the “with subtitle” to the “without subtitle” for the name of the course.
• Make sure that the begin cursor animation matches up with the cursor when the text animation occurs.
• Change/differentiate the final path’s endpoints and the other paths in the animation.

 

 

Since the logo design ended up changing, I had to also edit the course card and title card.

Week 7

project: PSY Labs Site: Imagination & Cognition Lab Banner Design
Client /Prof: Dr. Jacqueline D. Woolley
completion status: Started Oct 19, 2022
staff guidance: Valerie
description/plans: Create/design a new banner that will be placed on Dr. Woolley’s new website. She wants something related back to her research, yet whimsical and colorful.
To be completed: Oct 31, 2022

Inspiration from Woolley and her team: woolley banner inspo

Current website: https://labs.la.utexas.edu/woolley/

 

1st Banner draft:

• After Valerie and I discussed the elements Dr. Woolley wanted in the header, I decided to make the research aspect of the banner more explicit. I also wanted to incorporate some of the symbols (sparkles, thought bubbles, etc.) that were repetitively shown on the inspo pdf. I was also told that Woolley wants something refreshing for the new website, so it was fine to stary away from the old design.

2nd Banner draft (submitted for feedback):

• Updates: Currently, I am still waiting to hear feedback from our point of communication between us and the client, but hopefully we’ll receive some soon.

 

Project: Early Voting PSA

Start: Oct 18, 2022

Complete: Oct 19, 2022

Staff Guidance: Maddy

I was asked to revisit the Early Voting PSA now that the early voting period is coming up. The main priority was just updating the existing graphic with new additional voting info provided by Mike. This included making 3 variations of the graphic in both the blue and tan color scheme (6 graphics in total). The main struggle of this assignment was organizing the text in a way that was still visibly friendly, and not too cluttered. I tried to keep in mind the text hierarchy of the overall graphic. Color blocking and changes in font family/color ended up helping in separating text yet creating a cohesive graphic.

 

   

   

  

 

STA AUDIO POSTER (final)

Project: STA Audio Team Poster

Start: Sep 13, 2022

Complete: Oct 18, 2022

Staff Guidance: De’sha and Leilani

The STA Audio Poster finally came to a close last week:,) This project took so much trial and error on my part, but I was very thankful for the support I had from my fellow STAs with feedback. The only major change in this poster from last week’s update is that there was a crest change. I also got to learn more about formatting a PDF for printing by Maddy. I also had to import the individual objects into PS, because going from Illustrator to PS somehow messed up the quality which wouldn’t have looked very pretty when it printed (very pixelated).

 

CSMS Course Logos

 

 

Planning, Search, and Reasoning Under Uncertainty Assets

It’s coming close to the deadline for the CSMS intro, therefore, I spent majority of this week working on various drafts and iterations of the intro and getting the other assets completed.

Edits:

For the logo, I made the the light blue lines white at a 50% opacity.

Course card:

Title Card:

Intro 1:

This initial intro was extremely fast for the 4 second animation.

 

Intro 2:

For the animation, instead of it following all the paths, it currently only goes along the correct path and shows intersection points where the person could potentially go in a different direction.

Planning, Search, and Reasoning Under Uncertainty Logo Finalization

These were the two initial iterations of the logo design. The right one showcases the complexity of the course, but the left one is simpler and easier to read as a design. I felt that it was best to continue with the left logo and find elements that are within the right logo to incorporate to make it more complicated.

These are the various versions of the simplified logo with different path options to make it a more dynamic design. I personally felt the the top right was the best option.

Now, I’m trying to figure out which is the best layout in terms of readability. We want to make sure the viewer can see the path through the maze easily but it’s also a strong logo.