Final Post

In the last 15 weeks I learned how intricate details of a matter of picas can turn a sloppy design or use of type into a professional looking layout. The course, for better or worse, has made me extra sensitive to logos, designs, and typefaces in everyday life.

My favorite project was the logo project because it required designing something that was symbolic of myself. I got the idea of a thinker statue just from flipping through an art history book. It was really interesting to turn something abstract into something that represented me by adding color and tweaking the design.

I also really liked working with the interface project because it was for WAER.org, a website I spend a lot of time on because I work there. Every time I'm on the real website I get annoyed by something that was poorly laid out. It was both a stress reliever and a fun project, when I was able to rearrange the site so that it looked more professional and was more user friendly.

Finally, at WAER my boss gives me a lot of odd jobs. One of them was to design press tags for a Jazz concert they were hosting. If I hadn't learned the programs along with all the knowledge about good design and typeface layout, I wouldn't have been able to do this assignment. It was amazing to see how three months ago I wouldn't have even been able to do the project, while now I could take full advantage of the Adobe programs to make Press tags consistent with the ticket design. My boss loved it and it was really gratifying to see the things I learned in Graphics help me in the real world almost immediately.