IMED Spring 2013

This Spring 2013, one of the classes I took was IMED with Professor Ghosh. I learned so much in this course because it challenged me in ways which I had not been before. Making the website was definitely the hardest part of this class because I had never done something like it. I was used to editing pictures or just making a basic spreadsheet, but the website recquired steps which I was not used to. I also liked making the poster because of how I got to use my initial design to represent a point to the judges during my Capstone presentation. Overall, this was a great class to take and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Video

When I heard about making a video, I wanted to do a "How to" video since it was the easiest, but after I had made it and edited it, I learned that it had to be a video pertaining to something from Richland Collegiate High School. The video was meant to be used for the video yearbook, but I didn't know that. Since I had already made a video, I didn't feel like making a brand new one because of how hard I had worked on the last one.

Website

Making the website has been the hardest thing I've done in a photoshop class yet. It was hard for me to grasp the concept of doing the steps in a certain order. I kept messing up on when to do certain things, but in the end, my website turned out pretty well. I like how there are different layers to the screen and the color scheme that I chose. It's a great representation of my company layout that I have planned and it will effectively demonstrate my project to the judges.

Poster

While making a poster for Capstone, I learned that it was a lot harder to make a great poster than previously thought. I thought that you could use Paint and get the same quality products as Photoshop. It was actually difficult and challenging to make a product that was worth presenting to the judges. The best part of making the poster was knowing that I would get to use a laminated copy at the end for my overall project.
 Here is the poster I used for inspiration.
 

My Logo

This is my logo that I made; the colors that I chose are a few of my favorite colors at this time, and the font was chosen because of how elegant it is. I just did this design because it was pretty.

Logo that I like

I like this logo because of how it is unique and the colors work well together. They complement each other and the whole picture looks simple and not overpowering.

Liquify

3 filter pictures

Cell Phone Cover

Yearbook Cover Design

I didn't have a set theme in mind when starting off with this project, but once I figured out that the decided theme was movies, I tried to incorporate some aspects of films.

Yearbook title

I like this yearbook cover because of how the design is simple, yet it contains a style that is now in. It represents the time that we are living in. The colors coordinate very well and it's not too complicated. We can make the pictures in the yearbook like the one's shown; since we don't have a lot of moments to photograph at RCHS, having bigger pictures will take up the pages and it still goes with the theme.

3 pictures

My Three Words for 2013

Time- Managing and using my time wisely is a struggle and has been for the past few years. This year I would like to plan out my schedule a lot more in depth, because I feel like I under or over-book myself a lot.

Understand- I want to minor is psychology or sociology so I would like to take time out this year to learn more about others and why they do the things they do. I realize that not everyone is the same as me, and I have to slow down to judge someone. I want to try and see things from others' views.

Health- This year I plan on cutting out soda and limiting myself to junk food. I realize that my body is not a garbage can and I can't just fill it with whatever I want to.

1st assignment

Symmetrical Balance (not rule of thirds)

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=symmetrical&start=133&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1024&bih=1102&addh=36&tbm=isch&tbnid=MChKGcSbUjztlM:&imgrefurl=http://flacpagroup.com/sc-symmetrical-coloring-pages.html&docid=RzXOt_iJ5JSUnM&imgurl=http://coloringinpages.com/img/mandala-coloring-in-pages-12.gif&w=576&h=560&ei=yE8pUOOMN6HBygHgloHoBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=104&vpy=212&dur=1922&hovh=221&hovw=228&tx=170&ty=143&sig=105499084406214339708&page=6&tbnh=151&tbnw=155&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:133,i:198

Asymmetrical Balance (has rule of thirds)

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=asymmetrical+balance&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1024&bih=1102&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=vWXJScZVPpWN7M:&imgrefurl=http://www.gatlineducation.com/demo/ResInteriorDesign/html/L11/L11CH02P02.html&docid=MvLI43ZyDqiDyM&imgurl=http://www.gatlineducation.com/demo/ResInteriorDesign/images/L11-03.jpg&w=417&h=243&ei=iVApUNTyGMTAyAHa8YGwBQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=107&vpy=168&dur=728&hovh=171&hovw=294&tx=210&ty=71&sig=105499084406214339708&page=4&tbnh=133&tbnw=228&start=71&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:71,i:375

Radial Balance(has rule of thirds)

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=radial+balance&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1024&bih=1102&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=LUlhV_-IaLvaLM:&imgrefurl=http://pebrant.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/images-of-the-principles-of-design/&docid=GR_G07ja8oeUkM&imgurl=http://pebrant.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/balance.jpg&w=500&h=375&ei=1lApUKe9OMfuyAGkxoGYBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=130&vpy=261&dur=7933&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=210&ty=94&sig=105499084406214339708&page=1&tbnh=161&tbnw=238&start=0&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:14,s:0,i:186

Rule of Thirds Balance

http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=lub&sa=X&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=fflb&biw=2048&bih=1008&tbm=isch&tbnid=ANJEW-PuqRYPcM:&imgrefurl=http://www.phlib.co.uk/blogs/news%3Fpage%3D3&docid=GhNSghIMOgthlM&imgurl=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0049/3892/files/RuleOfThirds-11_grande.jpg%253F100227&w=600&h=430&ei=s_zqUIWaCdTrqAGv-YFY&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1742&vpy=422&dur=553&hovh=190&hovw=265&tx=175&ty=134&sig=116315184664174885429&page=2&tbnh=141&tbnw=193&start=56&ndsp=68&ved=1t:429,r:65,s:0,i:359

Website pages

GOOD WEBSITE INSTRUCTIONS:
http://www.sonicseo.com/good-site-elements/

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/web-design-essentials-examples-and-best-practices/

http://terrymorris.net/bestpractices/

http://designertoday.com/articles/6464/best.practices.for.website.design.aspx

http://designmodo.com/responsive-design-examples/

All these websites were basically saying to keep all the information on the page organized effectively and simply. There should not be too much flashy designs.

Favorite Websites:
1. MYSPACE
2. Twitter
3. Facebook
4. Instagram
5. Youtube
6. Wanelo

I keep going back to them because it's a way to connect with people without taking out your phone or actually seeing them.

Worst Website:
http://bavarianbrathaus.info/
http://sa.onenation.com.au/

Best Websites:
http://madewithover.com/
http://www.beatboxacademy.ca/

Animated GIFs

Animated!

The story of a princess finding the beautiful in grotesque creature.

How To Video: Pizza

http://vimeo.com/50984973

In this video, I tried to make it like a silent film for the last half, and I was going for the "Charlie Chaplin-esque"feel. I had the help of my two cousins, justin and Ashley, and Angel Roa also helped me with editing.

Animated or Video

I fee like in this day and age, the animated videos work more effectively. The updated media types capture the attention of the younger audience more efficiently, and allow the mind to explore in non-traditional ways. The traditional videos may seem more professional, but making animated videos and using them effectively demonstrate that you can work with updated procedures and that you're willing to do what you need to do in order to transmit the message to the selected audience.

Group Video: Dora and Diego

https://vimeo.com/49777726

Dora is pregnant and craving cupcakes. Unfortunately, Diego has eaten the last one. Diego explains that there is a cupcake oasis nearby, and the map appears to give directions. However, the map provides very misleading directions, leaving Dora and Diego confused. Dora happens to see the cupcake oasis a little ways off in the distance. She heads of to the oasis and Diego follows behind. 

I helped with this video by filming and helping edit some clips.