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Logo Tracing
For this project, I had to trace easily recognizable logos with the pen tool on Adobe Illustrator. I chose to do logos for Apple, Coca-Cola, MTV, NASA, and Mustang. I wanted to choose some logos that challenged me and had a unique design. I started out with a layer of the actual logo, and used…
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Pear
This project was an intro to how to use the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator. I was given a guide to follow with the pen tool and created an image of a pear. When tracing, I had to make short sections of points along the perimeter of the image. Once the image was traced, I…
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Elephant
This project was sort of like a coloring book. I had to come up with a color palette of my own to fill in the spaces in the elephant. After it was all colored in, I had to use the spray can tool to create a scene surrounding it. I wanted the color palette to…
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Pencil
This project was my very first, using Adobe Illustrator. I had to create a pencil using only simple shapes. I was given a direction guide to follow and made the pencil on my own. I then had to use my creativity and make an image using the pencil I created. I chose to put it…
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Storyboard
Storyboarding is a gateway for creativity. They are an easy route for visual storytelling. When given the direction to draw our own stories in class with our own ideas and illustrations, there were several moans and groans of ‘I can’t do this.’ Most people think they’re unable to draw, mainly because they don’ think that…
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Test
Although testing is the last stage in the Design Thinking process, it by no means that the process is complete. By testing, you may realize some flaws in the design of your product that you may not have previously noticed without user research. In order to fix those flaws, you might have to return to…
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Illustrator Boxes
In this project, I had to create 49 boxes that each had a different design. I had to create the rows of boxes first, and then fill each with a different design. I was inspired by the look of 3d glasses with red and blue lenses and a black frame. I wanted mine to be…
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Prototype
The prototype step in the Design Thinking process is the point where you begin to turn your ideas into things you are able to physically interact with. These prototypes are typically made very simple so that not much time is lost in the process. They are the first rendition of the things you imagined in…
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Social Awareness Poster
In my social awareness poster, I focused on mental health. Mental disorders have affected some of my close friends and family, as well as myself. Because of this, I believed I could use my experiences as well as the experiences of others around me to build a poster that would make more people aware that…
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Ideate
Continuing in the Design Thinking process, the ideation phase follows the define step. In the video, 3. Design Thinking: Ideate, Professor Hastings defines ideation as, “Coming up with as many ideas or solutions to a problem as you possibly can.” However, before you start spitting out ideas, you have to withhold all judgment. Professor Hastings…
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