I learned how to move images with a timeline. Although similar to video editing I did not know that you could skip frame by frame animation in photoshop. I think I could have done better in the inking, it isn’t as dynamic and interesting as I imagined it would look like. Because I tend to make my images ambiguous and chaotic it is a struggle to simplify it and make it interesting so in my next project, I will do my best to find a balance between the two. Although it is suggested that I should put an abrupt change in the animation, I struggle to find where to insert this advice because the images all match the speed and energy of the music notes. I will keep this in mind to not be constricted to only timing in future projects so that I can easily implement change.
Sound Visualization Mashup: Phase 4
Over the last few days, this project was actually one of the most toughest challenges I’ve ever done and I’m actually very glad for putting my effort in this project. I had quite fun, I’ve learned a lot, but not just the animation process but also get to experience the power of photoshop and how’s it like to stay up late up to 8:00 pm to proceed my project. At first, when we all started the animation process, I was very confused and did not know anything about photoshop nor the process of animation. The good side is that I am a fast learner and I had something special in mind before we started and I had it all planned. However, I was expecting some complicated things during my project which is trying to sync all the figure with the music, time consuming, and finding out the piano melody from a suggestion of a partner. I feel so relief and accomplished for my successful project, everything turned out great and good to go. Although, they say that this is just basic animation work and I assuming this is a level for amateurs but I wanted to take a big step forward, break the borderline with my imagination. The more creative I want my animation to be the more complicated the work will be and I accepted it as a challenge. What I could’ve done better is to make the design better for the animation and I could used one of my short mix song saved on my phone so I could actually work on two songs.
Urban Artifacts: Phase 4 Deliver
I thought this project was overall fine, i wish i could have used lines and color, but maybe for i future project i might be able to. This project helped me learn that there are many little details in our environment that we often overlook, but it’s good to stop, and appropriate it once in a while.
I think for this project i could have benefited from working more slowly, like having more time to design the pictures and really working on it, and moving a bit slower when doing my designs in ink.
For our next project i want to focus more on the design element, and give myself more time with the concept so that i can make it more appealing to look at. Phase 3 Phase 2 Phase 1
Urban Artifacts: Phase 4
Revision:
In my opinions I though this project was kind of cool. I mean it did take a while to finish the project but honestly I though I could’ve been done in a shorter amount of time. Although some parts were unclear to me, I should’ve made more effort to understand some parts of the project. Honestly my planning should’ve ben more on point because I assumed this project was a bit less complex than it actually was but it turns out I was a little bit wrong. I also learned that materials are very important when it comes to some projects that involve thought and precision. I plan to apply what I learned in this project through other projects so I can be more open minded and organized.
Links:
Phase 1: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/ways-clone-2/2018/09/05/urban-artifacts-phase-1-8/
Phase 2: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/ways-clone-2/2018/10/21/urban-artifacts-phase-2-8/
Phase 3: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/ways-clone-2/2018/10/21/urban-artifacts-phase-3-9/
Urban artifacts: phase 4
Doing this project really made me understand what stable and ambiguous really meant, and also that it can be conveyed in many different ways by different people. it could be sown anywhere, from little things on the street to even buildings on your street. it has also taught me the importance of positive and negative space, placement and contrast.
Urban Artifacts: Phase 4
My thoughts about this project was that I knew it was gonna be easy to determine which image is stable and ambiguous, even I had challenges where some I couldn’t identify. I would have done better is instead just drawing a cube as my stable image, I would have taken a different shape in the ambiguous image to make people’s eye follow and see the unity in it more. I would apply what I learned to my next project is to most importantly, don’t make things more challenging than it is.
Project 1 phase 4
this project was really great. i learn the difference between a stable figure relationship and an ambiguous figure relationship.
a stable figure relationship is when the object is clear different than the background, a ambiguous figure relationship is when the object and the background don’t have a big contrast
Project 2: Avatar
Hello, my name is Veronica. My major is Communication Designs, and I am specifically in this major for photography. The reason why I chose this painting by a famous New York City artist Jackson Pollock because I love the idea behind it. It’s chaotic with no thoughts or idea. It’s almost like the artist didn’t plan it, it just happen. He wasn’t thinking or contemplating. He allowed his hand to guide him and which that, this master piece as been made. I like how this art shows there’s no rule or order. That the artist didn’t have focus on a subject or object and just simple copy it.
It came from his imagination where something was going to be different. This shows my personality where I am a rebel. I don’t go by society expectations. This kind of imperfection that wasn’t meant to be perfect, but came out to be in a sort of way. My ideas and how I think is kind of what the painting shows what goes inside my head. These lines with no direction or pattern, almost unpredictable. That you never know what to expect, but you know it’s going to be huge. It’s like this explosion of ideas, like when people have a light bulb that lights up.
For photography, I take pictures of architecture and other objects where it will be just some random thing I have encounter. the relationship between the this painting and the pictures I take is that there’s isn’t a rule to follow and gender. I like the idea of a gender less artwork. In 10 years since it’s more time to think about my future, I’m going to have my own place with a lot of photography equipment. I either will be a traveling photographer because I always wanted to see the world, and why not combine the two things I love and have it as my job, or a freelance photographer where it’s anything I want to take pictures of while telling a story.
As for the painting itself, I chose this particular one because not just of the amazing colors scheme that has been used, but also for the movement of the lines. It doesn’t follow a path, each line is on their own, but also the shapes that is form that is organic and natural than geometric and sharp. It’s almost like with each new line form, they all were made with different emotions which i believe represents me because my emotions ranges and changes by a second so I thought how the movement of it shows that.. Meanwhile, others with a different perspective or point of view may misinterpret that painting as me into artwork, particularly painting by itself, or that the colors are dark, so I am a sad, depressed, or angry person which is all false since the artist himself was an angry man who smoked.
Artistically the artwork speaks me because my favorite is splatter paintings, but I do like paintings in general compare to any other artwork that I have encounter throughout my life. As for my bio itself, I just gave the simple information on what major I am in and that’s it, since I know if I keep going on about myself, it will be to long and lose interest so I keep it blank since I also like to be a mystery to people. There is not much to say now about my avatar and how it relates to me as a designer. However, I do have to say that the artist and me share some similarity, but are mostly opposite from each other. If I had to recreate his work into my own master piece, I will focus on my mood and what I feel to help direct my hand since the paining will be based off of each feeling as if they are their own person.
Avatar Bio
The avatar that I chose was a little cute monster screaming and the reason that I chose that is because I feel like it represents me in a way. I say that because people would usually think that I’m very quiet because I talk low or I either don’t say a lot, but once you get to know me I’m a whole different person. I like to tell jokes and always say what I think.
One trait that guided me to my goals would be that I am somewhat of an innovator. I like to take things and redesign it in my own way. It could be drawing, music, etc. When I look at things my brain just fired off ways that could make it somewhat better or more useful. I could be watching a tv show and in my head I’m thinking “this actor should play her” or “it should be taken place in this place”. Any idea that I have I feel like it should be taken into account somehow they are very valuable.
I am very passionate about success and my music, even though I’m just now starting to do music I feel like it could take me somewhere. Everything I do I just feel like I need to be successful in it. Even though sometimes it looks like I’m not doing anything and being lazy. I’m usually taking this time to think and see if there’s anything that I could be doing better. I feel like my thoughts are very special because twice in my life I have thought if something and then later on in life I see it happening on the big screen. Ever since then I have just been brainstorming ideas, and some of them I have been writing down just in case.
In 5 years I could see myself working with a major or even small movie company. When agreeing to this major I seen myself working for Disney or to even be in a internship with them. In 10 years I see myself working on films with popular movie companies. One of my biggest goals is to work on one of the marvel movies. Either co produce or even direct one myself.
Finishing Project #2
My name is Brianna Maldonado, currently enrolled in City Tech and majored in the study of Communication Design. I’ve always loved the way things have been designed for the public, like when you see movie posters or advertisements in the subway and I got really into it when I entered high school. Even though it is something I would love to do in my future, my passions and things I enjoy the most are reading, writing, and watching movies. Ever since I was little I would always be reading and once I learned how to write stories or even argumentative essays I would enjoy doing it. Watching films or breaking down films has also been a passion for me because each one has its own story and their own way of expressing it. I always had this personal philosophy that you should always do what makes you the happiest, even if it’s not something you would want to do as a career, you can have it as a hobby. My hobby of watching films all the time, introduced me to looking at advertisements and even the movie posters. I became so curious on how they would pick a particular design to capture the audience’s attention or just random people passing by in subways or in any public setting. That’s also how my personality is too, I like to keep myself open minded to different interests because I don’t think I can only enjoy doing one thing, and sticking to one thing. That’s how my aesthetic is, always trying to see the brighter side to a situation or a different point of view, I’m always trying to be optimistic because I don’t wanna waste my time thinking negatively. Making others laugh or smile is something I add to my personal philosophy because I think you should treat people the way you want to be treated, and you never know when someone is having a rough day so be that person that can make it a little better. So even though I might have my rough days because of my loadwork for school my goals for college is to really push myself to keep my grades up and to not underestimate myself to get a Bachelor’s degree. In 5 to 10 years I want to be traveling, teaching abroad and here in the States because I always felt like I was good with explaining myself and teaching others.
My avatar is a cartoon version of myself which is to represent how I look, and also the tiny cartoon version of myself is also a little humorous because people realize how much it does look like me. I didn’t want to put anything specific about my major or my passions represented in my avatar because I don’t think that truly represents me. My personality and aesthetic is something I say truly represents me. I wouldn’t want to change it now that I’ve explained what my passions are and what I enjoy to do. My avatar has orange-reddish hair in a little afro, green glasses, some hoop earrings, and a yellow shirt with some blue little pants. So, basically this avatar looks exactly like me because I have my hair like that all the time. My glasses are green, and I’m always usually wearing earrings because I love accessories. If I wanted to change my avatar, I would change it to a particular movie poster maybe because it doesn’t just show my love for movies but for design as well.
Overall my profile I think completes me because I wanted to show what I think means the most to know about me. My passions and my personal philosophy is something I want people to read to get me and my avatar is something I want to represent something else. I think it’s going to definitely develop by the time I get my degree, and get a better sense of what I would want to do in 5 to 10 years. I want to see how people or professors see how much my profile might change once I finish my first year of college.
