Ava's Digital Media Journey

Final Portfolio This is my final portfolio for FMX 210, a visual combination of all the work I accomplished this semester. I chose the portfolio template on Adobe Stock because I liked the simple layout and how I could incorporate the colors and fonts I decided to use. I completed this portfolio using Adobe InDesign, using the layouts set out by the template, only altering a few to match my plan. I added text boxes to the artist statements and placed all the projects into image boxes. I chose the colors I did because they tied all my art together and made the project appear to be professionally done. Adding headers in one specific font also tied all the pages together, making it seem like a magazine. Overall, this class has taught me so much helpful information; as a marketing major, I will utilize many Adobe platforms in my future career. 

Business Card These are the beginnings of this project, and I ended up choosing the first, third, and fifth designs to execute in InDesign.  This project was fun, from the sketches to creating these designs. I chose these three out of the six because I liked how they looked visually. I chose the first because it reminded me of bubbles and was a unique way to display my logo within all the other circles. For the second design, I decided to incorporate a lot of colors so that it would stand out. The last design is my favorite because of the colorway as well as the way the colors blend with my logo. For this project, I used tools like the framing tool, new fonts, and the QR code generator to easily access information.   

This was my first project in InDesign, which was a great experience; we were tasked to create a postcard for an area in the U.S. experiencing complete totality for the solar eclipse. My home state was in the line of totality, so I chose to do a postcard for April 8, 2024, in Fort Kent, Maine. For this project, I was inspired by the sci-fi vibe of a solar eclipse. Therefore, I chose this AI-generated photo. I knew I wanted to do blue and orange because they are complementary colors, so I did the text in blue. I also added my tag brush logo onto the back of the postcard where the postage stamp belongs. Overall, this project came out great, and I am glad I went outside my comfort zone and chose more of a sci-fi theme. I used various tools in InDesign, but I found myself using the rectangle frame tool the most. It made creating text bubbles and a place to put the image easily. 

 Id HW 1 This  video taught me all the basic tools that can be used while using InDesign. InDesign is an Adobe platform therefore I found it really interesting how many of the tools from Illustrator and Photoshop are also on InDesign. I think that this will make it easy to create the page layouts, shapes, etc because I am already comfortable with the tools. Although there is still some tools that are new on this platform such as the smoother tool and a few others I haven't used before. I can foresee myself using all of the tool that I used in the past on this platform as well to create the best possible outcome. While this video was short I feel it was very consise and to the point.  I learned a lot from this video as it went into things that are only on InDesign and not Photoshop or Illustrator. First I learned about page layout and how to properly portortion a page as well as adding guidelines. These will become really helpful to know for inserting images and fitting th...

Animation   The storyboard sketch that inspired my animation project, it was very simple but I feel I executed it well.  I chose a rather simple design with moving parts because I feel what is most important with animation is the movement rather than how many characters I have. I chose the two hearts because they represent love and as they move closer together they create a trail the trail represents their separate paths. When they finally find their way to each other then they are bonded and fireworks are going off in the background. For this project, I had to use my imagination to find the best way to represent this "love story."   For this project, I began by drawing all aspects of the animation using my Wacom Tablet. We used Adobe Photoshop. Then I used the timeline method and step by step added all the hearts, lines, etc. The tween feature also ended up being quite helpful. In the end, I am really happy with how this project turned out and I am glad I stuck with my i...