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  • Java Day 3: Labeling Buttons with Strings

    Vocab px Pixels – corresponds to actual pixels on the screen. in Inches – based on the physical size of the screen. mm Millimeters – based on the physical size of the screen. pt Points – 1/72 of an inch based on the physical size of the screen. dp Density-independent Pixels – an abstract unit…

  • Day 2 of Java Learning: Pseudocode

    Day 2 of Java. With the help of my teaching friend, we are creating a calculator app. For someone who’s never programmed their calculator in middle school, it’s quite a feat. This a great exercise in how to start thinking like a computer. I drew out the layout of the calculator and started to define…

  • Sound Game Animation 2

    I spent some time animating this next part. I am getting a sense of how AfterEffects works with this type of animation and it’s thrilling. The next iteration is going to be a lot more smooth and polished. Music “Hey Kid/Billy Goat Stomp” by teru 2008 – Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)teru / CC BY-NC 3.0 Earlier Post…

  • My First Day of Learning Java

    1) Figure out who are you? Types of programmers- The 5 types of programmers « Steven Benner’s Blog. Are you a person who fixes things? Or makes things? What is exciting to you about programming? 2) What do you want to make? Prototyping- wireframe and visualize what you want to happen in the program 3) How…

  • Curry Temple Tea Menu

    Today, I printed out a tea menu I designed for Curry Temple. Why start out with the tea list? It’s a great way to see information hierarchy with the typography at work. I have the name of the tea, the brand and the description in different treatments as well as an icon for looseleaf tea.…

  • The Sound Game- Beginning of animation

    Music is Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)stellarartwars / CC BY 3.0 Today, I started the beginning of the gameplay walkthrough of the Sound Game, working title: Rolling Riffs. First I’m going to take this character on a ride through my maze. Animate its little penguin body (add some feeble wings) to interact with the…

  • Elantra Ad

    A few weeks ago, I had a recruiter contact me about a graphic design position asking for a “test project.” I don’t really support these kinds of practices because they see “test project,” I see “free work,” but I suppose you have to test drive a car before buying it. So they sent me a…

  • Cat Signs

    I recently moved into an apartment where two cats reside. I am not a neat freak, but kitty litter seems to be everywhere. Graphic Design to the rescue! I’m glad I have these sign making skills. I’m kind of hoping more problems arise so I can create a sign for it. I’ll keep this post…