Apps Galore (3 Stars)   For this assignment, I assumed that smartphones could actually be a thing in the 1950s because I felt this assignment sounded like a lot of…

Blade Runner is an interesting mix of science fiction and noir. It is set in Los Angeles in 2019 (so basically any day now they should be creating flying cars), and the design element of space plays an integral role in setting up the noir feel of the movie. There...

I thought this project might be more unnatural than it was. I was surprised at how much more visually compartmentalized the world became when I started looking at everything from a design standpoint. Though I did find a number of posters around Fredericksburg that certainly demonstrated various elements of visual design, I found that many of … Continue reading Design Blitz! →

I am still not 100% sure if I grasped the idea of this reflection. I had a hard time figuring out what constituted as space. However, I did notice a […]

1. Balance It is the arrangement of the objects in a given design as it relates to their visual weight within a composition. Balance usually comes in two forms: symmetrical and asymmetrical. This ring was a gift from my mother, and as soon as I saw it I was in love with its beauty. The … Read More →

I struggled finding a third assignment to contribute to my six stars of character design assignments this week. However, after much searching, I decided on “The Best Way To Spread Cheer Is Making Cards For All To See”. With Valentine’s Day approaching, I thought that the sexy and sultry “Jewel” would definitely have someone to send a … Continue reading My Dearest Valentine…

I greatly enjoyed doing the four-star Lyrics Typography assignment and utilizing the skills I gained this week, but not imposing them as strictly to this design and letting my own... Read more >

The last assignment that I completed was called Create Your Own DS106 Wallpaper worth 4 stars. The wallpaper that I did represents my noir character and it is what I would expect him to have as his background. This assignment was an interesting one and...

Another assignment that I completed was called Lyric Typography Poster worth 4 stars. This assignment asked us to make a typography using our favorite lyrics. I just took some lyrics out of the song I was listening to when I was doing this homework (Me Against the World by 2Pac). I really like doing things like […]

The final three of the six stars contributing to my noir character involved me taking a modern approach on Cat’s favorite book, The Adventure of Robin Hood, and creating a brand new... Read more >

As part of the twelve stars required for design assignments this week, six needed to be devoted to our noir characters. Considering the nature and profession of my character, “Jewel”, the “Create your own business card” assignment was ideal. The assignment states: We’re reaching a time in our lives where where professionalism is key. Use photoshop to … Continue reading James… Julia James

Creating a magazine feature about what’s inside my character seemed pretty simple, but it forced me to think long and hard about what Sasha Kellogg would have inside her. The assignment “WIRED Feature–What’s Inside you” (3.5 pts) would have been easier if I was talking about myself because throughout life...

The Coen’s the” Big Lebowski” has long been one of my very favorite comedies, transcending genres and tones to stand as an entirely singular sort of film. Somewhere along the line I’ve heard it referred to as “slacker noir,” but I’d really never held the film in the same class as traditional noir, such as … Continue reading The Big Lebowski: Noir? →

The Ultimate Merger assignment (4.5 pts) seemed pretty easy at first because all you had to do was combine two famous logos. However, I found that it was difficult to choose two logos from the millions out there. Many other people chose two companies that directly compete with each other,...