Cindy Ovando’s Profile
Welcome to my profile, my name is Cindy Ovando and this is my own art page where I display many projects and personal works I did through my years as an artist in learning. The major that I’m currently studying in is called Communication Design in Citytech, since I believe this major will help me improve myself and my art. The reason why I’m even under that major is because it involves different types of art and tips that can be helpful for me since it gives a lot of opportunities to get better in art. Ever since I graduated as an AP cartoonist from the High school of Art and Design, I became more open and harder working in different forms of art, if it helps get my message across. Although CityTech wasn’t my top pick, it helps me understand and do some things that I have never tried before in the form of communicating with the audience.
My love for details and character designs had pushed me to overcome many difficult situations. One being out of my comfort zone and doing something new and different. I may not enjoy it at first, but the second I add an idea to it, I fully get engaged in any activities that are either new or old to me. I enjoy doing challenges that I know will benefit me later on, but at times I may be picky because not all forms of art are required to learn within my field since I want to create a comic or try Character Designing. At times, I question whether learning Graphic Designing or advertising is even helpful for me, but sometimes you gotta have back up skills. Even though I may acquire these skills, I sometimes use them to help come up with better ideas with my works which make almost everything useful to my work. So whether it may take me awhile or not to be good in art, sometimes it’s best to have fun with it and be open to everything around you.
My Courses
COMD3513 Narrative Illustration, SP2022
This course teaches students to create finished, professional-quality sequential illustrations combining words and pictures based on topical themes, autobiographical stories, and self-guided narratives. Topics and strategies include storytelling focusing on single-panel, multi-panel, and multiple-page sequential illustrated stories. Projects will be completed using an array of digital and traditional media. This class will focus on sequential art: sequential art can be comic books, graphic novels, children’s books, comic strips, and more. Topics and strategies include storytelling focusing on single-panel, multi-panel, and multiple-page sequential illustrated stories. Projects will be completed using an array of digital and traditional media.
COMD3601 Information Design, F2022
Theory and practice of designing with information. Topics include graphs, charts, pie-charts and diagrams. Through advanced assignments related to information graphics, exhibition design and wayfinding systems, students will synthesize and design complex data sets. Preparation of final work using current design software applications.
ENG 1121: Composition II, Spring 2019
This is an advanced college course in communication skills that further develops your reading, analyzing, researching, and writing skills through literary and non-fiction readings and assignments. What you do in this class is not important simply for completing a requirement, as the skills you hone here will be integral to your success in your chosen course of study going forward.
Internship in Communication Design (Asynchronous) Assignment to field work/study situations of approximately 15+ plus hours per week at a graphic arts-related internship site approved by the department internship director. Sites may be in areas such as advertising, printing, corporate communications or publishing. Students keep a log/journal to be shared in group seminars/discussions. Supervision is by faculty and by the job supervisor. Students will be required to keep a learning journal of their internship in the form of a blog using Open Lab.
COMD 3533 Special Topics in Illustration (The Art of Children’s Books)
Strategies for creating professional illustrations based on a rotating series of topics relevant to contemporary professional illustration. Topics and strategies include: digital concept art (production art, card art, genre, etc.), Children’s Picture Book Illustration (research, pitch, marketing, layout, etc.), editorial. Students use both digital and traditional media. Class Notes: Fully Online Meets Online Synchronously. Enrollment Requirements: ENG 1121 and COMD 2400 or department permission.
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