1. jeaton

    Jota as a Cartoon?

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    I had to remake myself into a cartoon character for this design assignment. I took a selfie and opened up a drawing app on my iPad, proceeding to upload the photo I had just taken. With my fingers, I drew over my face with appropriate shades and colors. I used darker shades on the left […]
  2. jcpds106

    The approachable intellect: thoughts on design and Vignelli

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    The Vignelli Canon was extremely interesting and inspiring to read through. The pictures featured throughout the book were very powerful and clearly echoed the results of the ideas posited in regards to design. I found that the pictures clearly displayed the success that accompanies attention to detail, intellectual design, and powerful meaning. The most important […]
  3. shargis

    Theme Song

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    Probably the most difficult, I’ve never really given my theme song a lot of thought before. When something more appropriate comes to mind I’m sure I’ll change it.  
  4. shargis

    What’s that Song?

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    I have more than one favorite song. There are probably too many to count, but the one I selected for this assignment is one of my top 100 and is very special to me. Can you guess the song?
  5. shargis

    Emotions Through Sound: Happiness

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    This particular assignment was challenging because it is hard enough to explain an emotion with words. Expressing it through sound should be “easy” but actually conveying that was challenging. My inspiration for this came from what made me happy as a child and still effects me today.
  6. shargis

    Audio Story

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    The audio story I made is a small sample of what a day in the life of Mack is like.  I don’t want to give too much away (no spoilers here!), I would rather have the audio speak for itself but it’s intense.
  7. jeaton

    I command You to be Motivated!

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    For this design assignment, I had to create a motivational poster. These posters are very common online and in office rooms above desks. Its just a picture  inside a black frame with a bold word or statement, followed by a sentence to motivate you relating to that bold word above. Its a simple concept with […]
  8. bgoulet

    Imag-nition

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    Imagination fuels the creation of beautiful ideas in our world today.   I could tell you how I rendered this photo, but a magician never reveals his own tricks. I may not be a magician, but telling you the process behind this photo would defeat its original purpose, so I encourage you to use your imagination!
  9. krivera

    Daily Create- Creative Hands

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    This week for Tuesday’s daily create, we were supposed to show what creative hands looked like. I thought it would be cool to trace my hands and then decorate them. I don’t have any colored pencils or crayons but I do have a ton of colored pens. I ended up using mostly warm colors for...
  10. tyowell

    Four Photos App for iPhone

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    The app for my phone is exactly what this design assignment reminded me of.  The game gives you four pictures and you have to guess the word or phrase.  The One Story/ Four Icons (worth 2.5 stars) is one where you have to tell a story/depict a movie/etc. in just four little icons.  I chose this … Read More
  11. vinci

    Minimalist Book Cover

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    I couldn’t resist creating a cover for my all time favorite novel, The Great Gatsby. I gathered inspiration from the various covers out there and decided on recreating Doctor Eckleburg. He is the derelict billboard that looms over the Valley of Ash between West and East Egg. Only a pair of spectacles and eyes, he stands out throughout the novel. He symbolizes God’s… Read more →

  12. tyowell

    Don’t want none…

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    How’s that for a Bumper Sticker? This assignment is worth 3.5 stars and I decided to dedicate this one to my character, Lawrence Spitler.  This assignment included creating a bumper sticker.  That was all the criteria so I decided to use it for 3.5/6 stars for my character for the week. As you may well … Read More
  13. tyowell

    4.5 stars of FUN

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    So I decided to get the assignment over 4 stars out of the way first this week (this one is worth 4.5 if you couldn’t tell from my title).  I chose The Ultimate Merger assignment because it looked fun and I wanted to experiment more with photo editing programs.  The object of this assignment was … Read More
  14. vinci

    Layla Arkwood’s Wedding

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    I have to be honest here, I actually intend for my two main character, Marcus and Layla, to get married one day. It won’t be that easy of course but I had to indulge myself in this one assignment. We had to create an invitation to something and I decided on Layla’s wedding. She would become Layla Arkwood-Harvard of course.… Read more →

  15. alayton8

    Guess the Movie!

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    2.5 stars So I decided to do the one story, four icons assignment for the design assignments for this week! I decided to do one of my most recent favorite movies. Hope you guys can figure it out! Here’s a hint: this movie is still in theaters and just came out recently, definitely a tear … Continue reading Guess the Movie!
  16. vinci

    Layla Arkwood in Four Icons

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    Layla enjoys the color red. Given the fact that her hair is a blazing red and she enjoys the same color, many have taken to calling her the Flame Princess. However, regardless of her mood or outfit, she always wears two things: her mother’s necklace and Mikhail and Nikolai’s gift. Her mother had given her that necklace the day she… Read more →

  17. alayton8

    Designelli!

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    When reading Vignelli’s book on design, one thing that really stood out to me was his idea that the artwork should speak for itself.  Thus, the piece should not need any explanation because it would leave the person more confused than just the admiration of the art itself. “[if] no one understands the result, or … Continue reading Designelli!
  18. vinci

    Honest Game Covers

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    Left 4 Dead is one of my all time favorite video games. It’s gameplay is heavily driven on teamwork and communication. It is so heavily influenced by it that one bad teammate will bring the rest down. As such, when playing online, it can be hard to talk to people since they might not have microphones. However, there is that… Read more →

UMW Spring 2024 (Bond & Groom)

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