semester 1 exam

1st Semester Reflection

1. Quality of work:
I feel that during this semester, my quality of work has been pretty good. In the beginning of the year I did not know how to use Photoshop at all, so my work quality was not good. As the semester progressed, I became more comfortable using the application and have improved my work. I have been doing more with my assignments this quarter than the last quarter, and I feel like my projects are more complex and better designed than they used to be. I always have completed my work on time and work efficiently, and I feel that this has never been an issue for me. I think of many ideas and I use my favorite one.

2. Effort
I usually look for a challenging topic that will not be too easy or too difficult to the point where I will not be able to complete the assignment. I usually change my project once I start on it, so I am still planning while I am working. I try to use new tools that I haven't used before because it widens my knowledge of the subject. I do not avoid ideas that seem too difficult, but I also do not take every opportunity to do a very difficult assignment. I take more technical risks than others because I use tools that I don't know how to use on my projects when I work on them. I have a positive attitude when looking at other students work.

3. Participation
I am always on time to this class unless I am late to school or have something going on during school that will prevent me from attending. I try to work as much as I can throughout the period, and add as much as I can to my projects. I don't work with others in this class unless it is a part of the assignment. I never have anybody do my work for me or vice versa. I always make the most of the time I have.

4. Improvement
I tend to draw my own photos, rather than pulling one from the internet. I like to do that more than using one from the internet because it looks better in my eyes, and it is more challenging and time consuming than using on offline. I have technically improved because I now use the photoshop tools more and I have learned more about the computer. I feel much more confident using photoshop than I did at the beginning of the year. I've improved a lot. My concepts are also stronger because I am more comfortable with the subject than I used to be.

5. Adjustment
Next semester, I plan to improve my ability to use photoshop. I am going to further challenge myself as well. I would like to experiment with new tools that I haven't gotten a chance to try out. I think that I would like to see another project using a gif be incorporated into the next semester.

Fractured Nursery Rhyme

5 star

positive and negative space

Water Closet Challenge

Minimalism

All of them relate because they're all made by Pixar. All of the font is the same.

Mutant Me

1. The mutation is called alien filter.
2. The physical changes that were made to myself were that my regular eyes are gone, I grew other eye, my hair turned blue, my skin turned gray, my nose bleeds, my lip has marks on it, and I got an eyebrow slit.
3. The only physical change not visible is that all of my skin turned gray, not just my face.
4. An emotional change I've noticed is that I am happier now.
5. I have not gained any skills and abilities.
6. I have not seen any changes in my habits.
7. I still like all of the same foods that I liked before the change.
8. The mutation made me lose every friend I ever made and it made my parents hate me.
9. The mutation made me not want to learn.
10. My mutation made me want to go into the circus now.

Animated Gifs

Before

After

The Power of Internet Images

1. Jenny is trying to convey that she is adventurous, daring, brave, fun, and relaxed. I chose these words because the pictures accurately show her being these words.

2. I think she was successful because the pictures that she chose to post seemed like they are showing herself as she wants to be.

3. I think Jenny would be a good role model, mother, neighbor, and friend because she likes to have fun and she seems nice.

Type Bugs

The ant is climbing his hill.
The bee is flying around.
The spider is weaving his web.

"Ron Man" Project

 Grown Pups (Grown Ups)

The Leg Movie (The Lego Movie)

Online Art Generator

 This one is called Silk- Interactive Generative Art. I like this one the best because of the amount of options. It makes symmetrical patterns from dragging your mouse. I would recommend it because I like how easy it is to make cool art.

 This is called Random Art: make your own. I don't like this because it isn't interactive and it doesn't look goof. I typed in a word to call my art and then it generated this. I would not recommend it because it doesn't look good and it seems too easy.

This is called Neave. Neave is cool because it makes cool lines when you drag the mouse across the screen. I like how it disappears after a few seconds. I would recommend it because it is very easy and cool.

Silhouette

Lost in the World Like Me

1. The general premise of this video is that people are not paying attention to what is around them and they are only paying attention to news and interaction through technology and they do not live in the moment.

2. Yes, the video is conveying the intended message because it is showing how the world today is and it shows the social issues, even though it was kinda exaggerated it was used in this way to emphasize the affects of technology.

3. No I think it is just more of a judgement of our society because they aren't warning me of anything and it is just depicting the way that cell phones are happening in todays world.

6 Words

Sebastian Frenchman's 6 words

Digital Media Lab

digital media lab