Professional Project Review

This past week in class, we have been focusing on making professional videos.  So to help us understand the concept of a professional video, we were to watch a video called Michaela.
https://youtu.be/7DyjEYbz8gg
This video was about an average teenage girl who has an interest in weightlifting.  The video shows all different types of shots during practice with her dad and also a competition she went to.  Throughout the video, however, the two main shots that appeared most were close-ups of the face and also extra-wide shots.  The close-ups showed us emotions and specific details of her method of lifting which is very informational during s professional video.  Wide and extra-wide shots help create the environment where the lifting is happening and also tells you who is in the scene.

If I were to change anything in from this video as if it were my own, instead of using as many close-ups and wide shots, I would've split them up between the others or at least not used as many.  If I were to keep things the same, however, I definitely would've used the sequence of shots that were used during the video.  Some things I can use in my own projects are to not use too many of some shots but also to make sure that I spread them out without using one after the other.  I can also use the idea of the shots like the close-up of the feet/hands while she's lifting and getting her grip.

There were many good things and also many not so good things that can help me in future projects down the road.  Overall, though, the video was very helpful and had a lot of information we can use during out projects.

The Beginning

Basics

This past week in Graphic Design we've been learning how to get back into the norm so we made a pencil.  After we made a plain and simple pencil (with matching can) we made a personalized version of it.  On my pencil I used my favorite colors; mint and grey, then for my can I used a fun and colorful.

New

Once we created our own pencil and can we were told to create something new.  What I did for my new object was tissue boxes.  I made abstract shapes and patterns to help myself get used to illustrator again.  It was really interesting to see how much I remembered from last year and to already be learning new things.

Some new things I learned are how to use the pencil tool, how to use patterns instead of colors, and also how to use the paint bucket tool to fill in shapes.  I really liked to use my imagination to create something completely out of nothing.

Reflection

If I were to change anything in this project I would've tried to make a shadow on some of my objects and also made my boxes look more 3D and a little bit more abstract and distinct from the others.

What is graphic design?

Graphic Design is a language in which we use words/art to express who we are and to convey our personal styles and techniques.  Whether it's on match boxes, ceiling tiles, or tissue boxes; graphic design is everywhere.  It creates a sort of timeline of where you've been in life, where you're at, and where you're going or where you want to go.  Such as when you go on a vacation either your parents or yourself will get some sort of decorative item for proof you went wherever you did such as a hammock which is what I got when I went to Jamaica.  The design and way the colors were weaved together was mind-blowing to think someone had made this themselves.

Here's a cool video to help understand Graphic Design a little bit more:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUeiZ6c6EBw


It's amazing to think that almost everything you look at was created by a graphic designer.  I never truly realized how much graphic design plays a part in how we choose things at the store or in school or even at my own house.  The way the different colors, patterns, and design itself connect to the brain effects our choice when deciding what pattern we want on our tissue box or if we even want a pattern at all.

Another time graphic design has effected my decision making is when I was at a concert last month.  My friend and I had been waiting for this concert for 2 years so when we got there we had to get a souvenir so when we got to the stand there were so many choices we had no idea which to choose because of all the different designs.  We ended up going with the simple album cover and not the out of the box patterned shirt just because it was as loud.  Graphic design is in almost every piece of clothing in your closet; the type on your T-Shirt is graphic design, the rip of your jeans is graphic design, even the tag has graphic design on it for the logo.