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Our goal of this project was to recreate a website of a local Austin business that would need a new and improved site. Out of the choices, I decided to go with the business of Tribe Comics & Games because comics are a big interest of mine. I chose to keep the same color scheme but added more content to the site because the original is lacking much content. I also felt like some pages could be condensed in a utility bar to keep content unified and less confusing. My skills allowed for me to create a complete, basic website that looks more pleasing than the original, but I would like to return to this project and make it even better after learning more HTML and CSS.
Our goal was to create a field guide about anything in Austin that could be categorized. I decided to do the project on something I love about Austin, which are Arcade Games. I decided to categorize them not only by businesses, but by what kind of Arcade Games there are. These categories include Retro, Modern, Japanese, Redemption, Versus, and Pinball. The 8-bit style I chose for this project helps bring out the aesthetic feel of arcade games and this book is something a person can use out in the field if they wanted to explore arcade games not only at businesses, but even the more hidden ones around town.
For this assignment, we needed to create a poster showcasing a concept map of a certain topic. Of the topics to choose, I picked the Civil Rights Movement. My layout changed many times in the process but I was happy with the final layout I chose. I chose more of a patriotic color scheme that fits the design without being too cliche. Many of the key terms connect to others and the info-graphics help to further understand the Civil Rights Movement.
This was our final project for History of Graphic Design. I gathered all of my notes and looked up more info to create a timeline on what are the most important dates in design history. The original format is not a book but I formatted it this way for easy reading and navigation. I decided to use a simple layout for this project because it is more about the content and wouldn't want to have distracting designs in the way of the content.
This project was a different approach to East Austin but in the form of a book instead of an interactive piece. Branching off from the first project, I chose to create the book on the graffiti of East Austin. It includes the history of graffiti, quotes, types of graffiti, a gallery, and even a section to draw your own. I decided to use photography as a basis of my book which is why I chose a horizontal layout instead of vertical. Book making and binding was new to me at the time, so I had learned so much by the time the project was complete.
We had to choose a cause and design symbol for it so I decided to create a logo on the Drug War. This symbol represents the violence that comes with the distribution of drugs, which is why I put drugs making up parts of the skull with guns behind it. I come from a border town and with the violence going on in Mexico, it only seemed fitting to create a symbol that hits close to home.
For this project, we needed to recreate a part of a website but in the style of an illuminated manuscript. I chose the lineup for FunFunFunFest and recreated it in the 1400's style of Aldus Manutius. One of his characteristics is to bring the type down at an angle and I wanted to recreate that since there is a lot of hierarchy treatment needed for a lineup of bands.
