Design Week
At first glance, I thought this weeks theme design was going to be very similar to the week we focused…
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Designer Thoughts
The readings this week were very insightful. They made you think a lot about the theory to design and the… -
Design Blitz
I had a lot of fun with the design blitz assignment this week! It gave me a chance to look… -
Week 6 Summary
This week I created 3 digital creates; I read about design resources and the different perspectives of design. These points and perspectives allowed me to create my design blitz. All this time I thought I was embedding my posts until I looked at Mariam & Megan McDonagh’s posts and I had to take a few […] -
Week 6: Summary
This week I learned how to design posters or book covers. I really enjoyed this because it allows you to be creative and tell a story before putting any description below it. Being able to create posters based on the classes theme of the 80’s was fun to do. The design blitz we were asked… -
Design Blitz
Delsym’s use of the color orange gives a very strong and energetic feel because the view will trust the product and have the feeling that they will feel better and not cough as much in this cases. Aquafina doesn’t need to use any crazy fonts or images on their products because everybody knows who they… -
Weekly Summary
So this week was rough, not because of any particular reason, just a lot of assignments, therefore, a lot of stress. Up first we have our daily creates. First I drew one of my favorite childhood cartoon characters. Dexter from Dexter’s Laboratory was one of my favorite shows to watch with my siblings on weekend ... Read moreWeekly Summary -
Week 6 Summary
One more week until I have made it to the halfway point of DS106! This week was honestly kinda fun designing posters, postcards, t-shirts, etc. I loved how I could let my creativity flow, and have my own interpretations for each assignment! I found the designblitz to be very interesting, in the ways it helped … -
Design Reflection
DEEEESIIIGNNNNN!!! 😀 The Vignelli Canon by Massimo Vignelli as well as, the Brain Pickings article by Chip Kidd were both very eye-opening reads about design, and how design isn’t just one simple concept. It’s so much more! Design has so many more layers, and topics all intertwined through it! I cannot believe that I am … -
Another week done another to come
When I read this week will be all about design I was nervous. I didn’t know much about design. Reading vignelli articles were quite helpful even the design resource page. My skills using Gimp have improved and learning about the different tools. This came in handy when I was doing the design assignments. I saw […] -
Design Elements
View this post on Instagram Color Color Color #ds106 #designblitz A post shared by Mariam Ahmed (@mariamahmed0630) on Oct 4, 2019 at 3:14pm PDT This poster represents color. The colors are bold and attracted me to come read from ... -
Weekly Summary 10/4
Here is my complete list of work this week: Star Assignments: Four Icons…One 80s Movie Footloose (but minimalist) Illustrating a Song Creative Writing Club Plug DS106 Logo Click If You Want To Be Happier Design Reflections: This Kidd is Pretty Good Meg’s Design Blitz! This week was comfortable for as well as new and interesting. … -
Designblitz
I took pictures that resembled color, metaphor/symbol, dominance, and equilibrium for my designblitz! Color I took a picture of my food tupperwares to resemble color. When I saw these at the store I immediately fell in love with the color choice so I bought them! When I see these pastel, primary-colored lids, I feel a … -
Weekly Update #6:
For this week’s assignments, it was focused on design. Unfortunately for my assignments 2 weeks ago, I had accidently done design assignments, so I wanted to start from scratch and do whole new assignments with this to make up for the other week. This week was challenging, but the most enjoyable for me. I’m someone … Continue reading "Weekly Update #6:" -
Meg’s Design Blitz!
Here is my design blitz for the week of design! I will go through each image in the order they appear and talk about which design principles I relate to them. Jumping right in, the first image is the cover of the graphic novel, Watchmen. I absolutely love this cover, and I think it’s simplicity … -
Design Blitz!
For this assignment, I didn’t have any other emails to use for another Instagram, nor did I feel comfortable posting a class assignment on my Instagram, so I chose to post the pictures on Twitter. For my design blitz, I got photos of minimalism, saturation, rhythm, and dominance. This was a very fun assignment and … Continue reading "Design Blitz!" -
Design Blitz!
The first photo I took this week was actually not taken by me. My mom had been staying at a hotel in New York over the weekend and sent me this photo: I honestly didn’t notice much else other than the themes of dominance and proportion. While both were important, I decided to go with ... Read moreDesign Blitz! -
Design Blitz
Today, after reading more in depth about the different perspectives of design, I captured a few images that I believe fit these perspectives. I have embedded these images below and I have also discussed design elements. I also posted these pictures on my instagram with the tag: design blitz. These images to the left, create […] -
Design thoughts
Design in my eyes is something overlooked by those who don’t need to worry about it. Our everyday life is usually influenced by design in some way, likewise design is what defines every era of human history. Graphic design even more specifically dictates our lives because most graphic design projects to the public convey a … Continue reading "Design thoughts" -
Design Thoughts
Out of everything we have read for this class, I have enjoyed A Kid’s Guide to Graphic Design the most. I found it the most well written, the easiest to understand, and the most intriguing. Within the first few sentences, my mind was forced to think about things I didn’t think about before. Everything I ... Read moreDesign Thoughts -
Favorite Movie Quote: Halloween Edition
I love Halloween. I think it’s showing through on my last couple of posts. I will continue the trend for all of this month. I also love movies. Scary movies, action movies, psychological thriller movies. My favorite kind tends to be darker. For this post, I chose to do The Dark Knight and Joker’s iconic ... Read moreFavorite Movie Quote: Halloween Edition -
The Big Caption
For this assignment, I took a photo from http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/ and added text to it to change the meaning of the… -
Weekly Summary 6
This week was all about design and design elements. I liked the week a lot because design is something I really love messing around with and I’m also comfortable with doing so. I completed 15 stars of assignments…. I Completed 3 daily creates… I did a blog write up about 2 design articles… I did … Continue reading Weekly Summary 6 -
Article Reflection
This week I read the Vignelli Connection and A Kids Guide to Graphic Design. Th Vignelli Connection mentioned syntactic consistency, clarity, and the importance of design elements to help aid the audience in understanding a piece. Design is meant to aid and to enhance the thought of something but more often now I feel like … Continue reading Article Reflection -
John Bender Breakfast Club Outfit Inspiration
I LOVED DOING THIS ASSIGNMENT. I had so much fun with it and made me wish I could dress up as him this Halloween. Technically already have done it, but I just love it so much. To get this going, I was going to use Polyvore. I used to work social media for a jewelry ... Read moreJohn Bender Breakfast Club Outfit Inspiration -
Canine Crunch Cereal
For this assignment, for 3.5 stars, I wanted to do an assignment based on my favorite thing; dogs! We were supposed to create a poster showcasing a cereal that we designed. For mine, I decided to use Canva as they have a lot of easy templates to choose from. Then, I created a cereal called … Continue reading "Canine Crunch Cereal" -
Making Shapes Make Words| Week 6
My summary of learning visual designs this week! -
Vintage-ify
This assignment is based on creating a vintage design to a prominent place in your hometown. This picture isn’t from my hometown, but I did spend a few months in this area and I would really like to go back some day. The picture is gazing onto a tall rock that outlooks Tenkiller Lake in … Continue reading "Vintage-ify" -
Themed Wallpaper
Here is my design a for DS 106 background! I wanted to design it with the class theme, so I… -
Halloween Event Poster
So for this one, I decided to create a poster for a Halloween party! I’m having one at the end of the month so it’ll be pretty useful for me. I had a lot of fun with this and am open to any suggestions to make the poster more appealing! Extra points for Halloween Costume ... Read moreHalloween Event Poster
