Readings: This weeks reading are all about the best to record sound and edit. In the textbook “The Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video” the author Tom Schroeppel talks about audios in many different aspect. He covers audio patterns like omnidirectional or directional pick up patterns. This addresses how a specific mic willContinue reading “Audio Design: Podcast Production & Post”
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Nightmares From Set Vol.1: JAWS
If it could have gone wrong on this set… it did. Anyone who has ever made or attempted to make a film knows it isn’t easy. You have to have an interesting, well manicured script, a full cast and crew, raise and budget your money, create or find multiple sets, design wardrobe hair and makeupContinue reading “Nightmares From Set Vol.1: JAWS”
Audio Design: Podcast Pre-Production
Readings: After reading a few different sources on good practices of sound different ways to plan and execute a good podcast I learned a lot of different tips and tricks on how to make my upcoming podcast the best it can be. On the podcast series “Podcraft: Honing the Art of Podcasting” made by thepodcasthost.comContinue reading “Audio Design: Podcast Pre-Production”
Info & Data Graphics: Brochure Design
Last week I designed both a webpage and mobile page for a travel agency, this week I took that branding and made it into an atypical and informative brochure. In order to stay with last week’s work I kept all the typography the same and or similar and all the text box and background colorsContinue reading “Info & Data Graphics: Brochure Design”
Designing For the Web: Desktop & Mobile Design
Websites are one of those base platforms that every company needs. It gives you a home base for your clients to go to. They can see your product get a sense of your companies values and see that it’s not an online scam buying from you. But now a days you can’t just through allContinue reading “Designing For the Web: Desktop & Mobile Design”
Branding & Visual Identity: Ad Design
In the blog post before this one I had to make a logo for a fake brand or company of my design. So I created the fun candle company “Cozy Candles”. Its main selling demographic are women in their teens and adulthood, hence the pink color and simple unique typeface. In this part two ofContinue reading “Branding & Visual Identity: Ad Design”
Branding & Visual Identity: Logo Design
Creating a company with a good product or service is hard, but making sure that company has a good marketing strategy and brand identity is even harder. But it’s also extremely necessary. Pretty every company you’ve bought from or service you’ve used has been branded because it’s a way for consumers to differentiate between products.Continue reading “Branding & Visual Identity: Logo Design”
Movie Poster: Utilizing Composition Layout & Typography
In previous projects I’ve learned about the importance of composition and how depth and shadow can make all the difference. I’ve also learned about typography and how making sure that the text is readable and fits in with the rest of the design. For this poster I happened to have taken a photo of myContinue reading “Movie Poster: Utilizing Composition Layout & Typography”
Visualization & Color
While studying different Milton Glaser color renditions, we were tasked with creating our own version. I chose to use the side profile of Harry Styles (one of my absolute favorite people on earth) and create a design that would be fun and remind people of one of his #1 songs, “Watermelon Sugar”. I also specificallyContinue reading “Visualization & Color”
Layout & Typographic Design
For this project I chose to visual represent the word “music”. Clearly when we think of music we think of the notes that are strung together to make the music and just like music notes, letters get strung together to create words. After reading about the different parts of a letter and what to doContinue reading “Layout & Typographic Design”
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