Still working, still evolving...
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Why didn't someone warn me?
Since the persuasive poster had a minimum size of 12"x19", I thought: let's go all out! I made mine 3'x4'. Well, I went to print it today, and... it's kind of embarrassingly huge. I bet I have the biggest poster in class tomorrow.
My poster is really lacking... something. I hope I can figure it out in critique tomorrow.
My poster is really lacking... something. I hope I can figure it out in critique tomorrow.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Parivritta Parsvakonasana
This is my progress on the poster so far. I'm trying to keep it simple, but it's seems too simple. I'm not sure what I'll do with it from this point. I need to print it (full size: 3'x4') for class on Tuesday morning. It'll help to have it physically in front of me. The text might be too large. The lines of the illustration might be too thick.
In any case, I do like that I am getting better with Illustrator (used to create the pose outline).
Side note: The name of the pose is spelled incorrectly in this preview image. The correct spelling is in the title of this post.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Assignment Notes
Here are some of my sketches for upcoming assignments.
For my persuasive poster I've decided to take a pro-yoga stance (in response to "Knees and Backs"). I'd like to use a photograph instead of illustrating the yoga poses, so I need to find a model. I also need to determine size and consider the proportions of my image(s) and text on my page. I have lots of things to think about!
Today I also got a good start on my website design, but I'm not sure it's working exactly the way I envisioned. I'm not sure what sort of screen resolution to use (are people still viewing websites with 800x600 proportions? because I'm certainly not), so I wonder if my design is too small for most computer screens. It will help to actually get some content on the page, too, I suppose. It's being built specifically for my class, so I need to highlight those assignments... and seeing as how it's only the third week of class, we don't have a lot of finished work yet.
Anyway, you can find my website-in-progress here, at http://amy-berg.com.
For my persuasive poster I've decided to take a pro-yoga stance (in response to "Knees and Backs"). I'd like to use a photograph instead of illustrating the yoga poses, so I need to find a model. I also need to determine size and consider the proportions of my image(s) and text on my page. I have lots of things to think about!
Today I also got a good start on my website design, but I'm not sure it's working exactly the way I envisioned. I'm not sure what sort of screen resolution to use (are people still viewing websites with 800x600 proportions? because I'm certainly not), so I wonder if my design is too small for most computer screens. It will help to actually get some content on the page, too, I suppose. It's being built specifically for my class, so I need to highlight those assignments... and seeing as how it's only the third week of class, we don't have a lot of finished work yet.Anyway, you can find my website-in-progress here, at http://amy-berg.com.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Why Things Suck / Persuasive Poster
For the next assignment, I have to pick one of 33 things that suck according to Wired and develop a persuasive poster the offers a solution or more information. Basically, I just need to get a public audience to think more critically about the problem (as described in the project outline).
I'm working up a few ideas for class tomorrow (which I'll scan and post here), but some of the subjects I find most intriguing are Knees and Backs (yoga? correct posture? vitamins?), Science (evolution? education?), and Tomatoes (farmers' markets? home gardening? how to identify ripeness?).
The poster will be produced in black and white (though using colored paper has been approved) and it must be larger than 12"x19" - which is great, because I haven't produced any posters larger than 11"x17". It'll be great to see my work on a larger scale!
I'm working up a few ideas for class tomorrow (which I'll scan and post here), but some of the subjects I find most intriguing are Knees and Backs (yoga? correct posture? vitamins?), Science (evolution? education?), and Tomatoes (farmers' markets? home gardening? how to identify ripeness?).
The poster will be produced in black and white (though using colored paper has been approved) and it must be larger than 12"x19" - which is great, because I haven't produced any posters larger than 11"x17". It'll be great to see my work on a larger scale!
Friday, February 1, 2008
Book Review: Individual Powerpoint Slides
The download for the book review PowerPoint file doesn't seem to be working correctly (for Mac). In lieu of that, here are my individual slides:
Book Review Presentation
So, PowerPoint is okay. My classmates did some cool things that might be worth figuring out how to do if I ever have to use the program again. In any case, here is my final presentation. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to comment!
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