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  • NRD Phase 3: Polishing a nrd

    Critique from the Fadiman (web teacher): “More white space, especially between elements vertically and in terms of line height. Elements in header are crowded and unharmonious. More padding in those boxes around your headlines. I think inclusion of a younger, edgier font. Advertising needs to be integrated, not marginalized to the right column. Content and…

  • SOB: Thumbnailing the Campaign

      I had these today for class. Some critiques: tweak headlines -> Eat our good grades. and Take the Pop and Sizzle Quiz. Make the image complement the headline and perhaps play with type to match a graded paper. I have a week to carry these as far as I can go. It’s time for some food…

  • NRD Phase 2: Implementing The 1140px Grid Layout

    I felt like I had lost control. Things weren’t floating the way I expected them. I think that fluid grid layout in Dreamweaver has a lot to live up to. I much prefer using classes to control boxes. The 1140px Grid System is flexible and if you understand code, very straight forward. It suffers from…

  • Kinetic Type Tutorial

    I tried following along with this tutorial: Kinetic Typography Tutorial | The Crooked Gremlins. 1. Import Audio. Drag it down into your layers. At first I couldn’t hear my audio clip in Preview. The Internet has asked this question already. “To hear the audio you must play a RAM Preview pressing the Zero on the NumPad…Previews…

  • EPub Resource Material

    as published by Jill Vartenegian on her class website. EPUB RESOURCE MATERIAL “How to” export your file as an ePub View these links: Controlling Order of Content Export Adding a navigational TOC to an eBook  How to export your file to ePub  New Export Options for ePub in InDesign CS5.5 For a more in-depth view…

  • Painted Waterfall

    I was inspired by the beauty of Cloud Atlas, the movie. I was in awe of all the artistry, the amazing composite-work, the attention to detail. This is a painting of a waterfall I met on my trip in the midwest last summer. It’s a waterfall with very curvy edges carved out by swirling eddies.…

  • SOB: Thumbnailing

    I spent an hour working on these thumbnails. It is a good amount of time to be working on these things. Not too long that you get invested in the nuances of the typography, but enough that you would have something to talk about. I spent an hour prior brainstorming, coming up with ideas related…

  • Client Research: Square One Bistro

    For my latest advertising assignment, I am to make an internal ad for the Square One Bistro at Seattle Central Community College. Tom Lenon required the class to interview their clients to better understand their needs and perspective. I had the privilege of interviewing Mike Jordan, the chef instructor. I had a lot of fun interviewing him.…