Category: COMD1100 Project #2 (Page 1 of 4)

Midterm Post

November 13, 2017 / Dee Jay / 0 Comments

So far this semester I’ve learned a lot and accomplished way more than I thought I would and if I’m going to be completely honestly I’m extremely proud of myself. From project #1 to project #3 I’ve had so much fun learning new things and really pushing myself to do the best I can. The strange thing is that these projects actually changed the way I view things for example I was talking with my friends one day and we were Times Square and we saw this really cool billboard and without thinking I started talking about how it was a good use of figure ground relationship and they stared at me with a blank look on they’re faces and it was so funny to me because not to long ago that would’ve been me giving the blank stare. Overall I’m extremely pleased with what we’ve been doing so far and I can’t wait to learn more.

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/09/14/urban-artifacts-phase-3/

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/10/18/sound-visualization-phase-3/

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/11/13/value-added-portraits-phase-3-5/

Sound Visualization: Phase 4

November 3, 2017 / Dee Jay / 0 Comments

When it came to animating my mashup I thought to myself how certain thing would move around the page and fade in and out. I decided to have my staccato patterns bounce around the page to represent that staccato feel and I decided to make my legato patterns slowly fade in and out to represent a more calmer feel. The two songs I chose were Shockandawe by Miguel (staccato) and Can’t Bring this Down by Bridget Mendler ft Pell (legato). In my animation I worked on trying to get the music to match up to what was happening on screen and I feel like it somewhat does.

Time spent on animation 3 hours.

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/09/19/sound-visualization-phase-1-2/

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/09/28/sound-visualization-phase-2/ ‎

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/10/18/sound-visualization-phase-3/

Sound Visualizations: Phase 4

November 2, 2017 / Ebony Star / 0 Comments

Sound Visualizaton: Phase 1

Sound Visualization: Phase 2

Sound Visualizations : Phase 3

This project involved many elements. There was sound, and how we imagined it with the help of lines, shapes, rhythm and repetition. The position and scaling and repetition of each image helped with forming a balanced Mashup of Legato and Staccato figures. I learned Legato an Staccato are a form of sounds. Staccato being separated from each other and Legato a long steady consistent flow. I also used Photoshop, to animate my composition, to create movement to the different forms of sounds added in the animation. With the next project, I’ll feel a lot more confident working with Photoshop. I enjoyed watching my hand draw creation come to life on the screen.

Sound Visualizations : Phase 3

November 2, 2017 / Ebony Star / 0 Comments

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M_NYp_xNndtNe9oc5gVUiLM_TIg9v5ci/view?usp=sharing

This part of the project was a bit of an adventure for me. After using the version at school and syncing it to a newer version at home my work became corrupted. I was unable to use the work I hard started in class and had to start all over from the beginning. It wasn’t as challenging as I assumed it would be. I learned new techniques on Photoshop, a software that seemed to intimidate me at the beginning. The animation to my composition brought my work to life. An created a visual story between all the elements formed within the Legato/Staccato mashup. I used the pan motion and and rotated the elements that needed more attention due to its size or position. I also faded all the elements and used high and low opacity not to lose some of the elements as they panned up, down or across.

7+ hours I worked on this project

Sound Visualization Phase 4

November 2, 2017 / Dayana.B / 0 Comments

In this project i learned to see sound and recognize whether it’s Legato or Staccato. i thought this project was a little bit difficult when animating it because it was my first time using something like Photoshop. Overall i think the project was really interesting to do and i had a lot of fun doing it.

Here is a link to my other Phases:

Phase 1: Discover, Phase 2: Define, Phase 3: Develop

Sound Visualization Phase 4

October 31, 2017 / Sage Gray / 0 Comments

This project served as a both a fundamental and essential lesson that shall permeate throughout my life. I felt as though it has been an aid in the rebirth of my imagination. Learning to see sounds opens a door to a new exciting world of imagination. Think, smelling colors, hearing scents, or in simple terms, Princess Jasmine on a magic carpet ride. Every lesson has the potential to expand your thoughts and broaden your way of thinking, including this one. It also taught me to not give up on myself so easily because Photoshop is so foreign to me. I am very appreciative for this learning experience.

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Sound Visualizations: Phase 3

October 30, 2017 / Sage Gray / 2 Comments

Here’s my beautiful animation

Hours worked:3

Sound Visualizations: Phase 4

October 28, 2017 / Mike / 0 Comments

To be honest, I’ve been using Photoshop since freshman year of highschool and it wasn’t until we started this project when I realized it had the ability to create animations using layers and keyframes. I’ve also learned many things on top of that including how to use and combine audio in Photoshop, and how to use draw images being inspired by the sounds of staccato and legato. The hardest part of the project for me would have to be creating the layout grid because it was hard to understand the structure of the grid itself.

Sound Visualizations: Phase 1

Sound Visualizations: Phase 2

Sound Visualizations: Phase 3

Sound Visualizations: Phase 4

October 26, 2017 / MARCEL / 0 Comments

I’ve learned how to use keyframes in order to move and change the shape of objects by converting them to smart objects. The hard part about this project, for me, was cutting up the music and trying to match it up with the movements of the smart objects. I really enjoyed putting the work into this project. I wish I was able to make a video for the whole song I used without cutting it into a short clip.

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3