Week 3: 2/12/2023–2/18/2023 | Featured Image by Vivian Li
The final deliverables for my first project have been completed. It has been a busy week, so I was unfortunately unable to go see my monitor slides up on the college monitors, but I at least got to see my web banner up on the faculty commons website. Being able to see my work up on a website is very different from seeing it as a completed standalone PDF on an image/PDF viewer application. I feel like I’ve gained perspective. Although I have successfully completed the project, I should be mindful of the platform my work will be displayed on and the other content it will be in the company of.
Fortunately, I had two days of rest before I was assigned a new project. For the new project, I will be creating mascot graphics for the Liberal Arts and Sciences department. Unlike the previous project, this one does not have an immediate deadline. The client has suggested that the mascot for the department be a funny looking animal, and one of my mentors has asked that I illustrate an array of emotions for the mascot so that they can be reused on future posters for the department. I have decided to begin with some drafts of character designs for the client to choose from.
During the status meeting, I was able to receive helpful feedback from the team. While the drafts for the mascot were well received for the most part, one of the mentors who have experience with illustration kindly pointed out that I should be mindful of the proportions for the mascots. It’s hard to spot these faults when I am the one who is staring at my own work, so her feedback was much appreciated. I still have much to learn.
The next steps are to refine these drafts some more so that they can be sent to the client for approval.
