FMX210 Blog

  Hi Everyone!      For my propaganda poster, I followed the tracing technique. While it was time consuming, I was able to get the final product very close to a real cartoon version of myself and I'm very happy with how it turned out!           What I'm promoting in my poster is all about mental health. Sometimes, you just need to take a second and breathe in the present moment. I know many people that suffer from mental health issues and I know how tough it is to get through. Hopefully, my poster can be eye-catching enough to make the everyday person stop for a second and take the time to be in the present moment. My message is very thought provoking because it makes people think about how sometimes you just need to relax and decompress after a hard day. I originally was going to do 'just relax' as my slogan, but decided on 'just breathe' because the act of taking a deep breath will instantly make a person feel more relaxed.  ...

  Hi Everyone! For my personal logo project I wanted to create something that was not only creative, but had multiple elements inside of it. Looking at some of my original sketches, I was sticking to things I knew and loved, for example, music, the trumpet, my favorite sport which is volleyball, and my Irish heritage. However, I thought about the deep connection I have to my home city of Providence, RI and decided to start there. My logo features an outline of the Providence skyline with my initials E and M between the buildings, as well as a clover in the middle symbolizing my heritage. Something about this logo felt special to me, as it encompasses a strong sense of home while also bringing in aspects of where my family originates from. I thought bringing a few of the buildings into the foreground would help my initials pop more and make them more noticeable. For my final 3 logo's I used some great brand color combos, featuring a red and black, as well as a baby blue and pastel g...

  Calligram Project      For my calligram project I decided to base it off of something I would say represents me, which is music. What you are seeing above is a Treble Clef with music bars flowing off of it, representing what sheet music would look like. I was able to morph the words in a way to look like they're flowing off of the Treble Clef using a tool called the puppet warp. Placing pins on each word using this tool allowed me to morph the words in the way I wanted them to. While I did use the envelope distort tool for some parts, the puppet warp tool was much easier to get the desired shape I wanted. I decided to go with a variety of different fonts in this piece to add an element of creativity, not keeping everything the same. Each different font represents a different sentence, making for easier readability. While things do tend to get a bit trickier to read in the Treble Clef area, using the different fonts helps distinguish between sentence. Inspiration My...

      Hi Everyone!     For this blog post I'm going to be showcasing 3 tutorials for the software Adobe Illustrator specifically for beginners. I'll also be giving my review and input on the videos, as well as what they're for.  Tutorial 1: Vector basics | Selection & Direct selection tool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFY0_EMVYDw&list=PLYfCBK8IplO4X-jM1Rp43wAIdpP2XNGwP&index=5 In this tutorial, the instructor demonstrates how the selection and direct selection tool can be used to make lines and different shapes. Before he gets into how the tools work, he briefly demonstrates the layers tab and how to view your different layers. Along with that, he also demonstrates how to use the scale tool, rotate tool, how to multiply an object, and how to use anchor points and anchor handles. After watching this tutorial, the selection tool seems super easy to use and is probably the most used tool in Illustrator. However, anchor points and anchor handles ...

  For my canvas project I wanted to do something that was creative, but also spoke to me. I am obsessed with music and my favorite instrument is the Trumpet, so I thought I'd recreate it in canvas. Coding has always been an intimidating subject for me, as I never thought I'd be able to take the time to understand it. After this past unit in class, I've realized while coding is still challenging, it's not as intimidating as I once thought. For my first time ever giving coding a shot, I feel like my project turned out to the best of my abilities.  In my artwork, I feature the main trumpet design with some special abstract parts to it, including the triangular bottom valve covers and the large, gradient bell. I'm very happy that my original design resembles my final piece very similarly. Also something to note, the large, swooping bezier curves seen going across the artwork are the sound waves from the music. I wanted to be able to represent the musical aspect of the a...

 

 Hello everyone!      First off, I'd like to start by introducing myself. My name is Ethan Marley and I'm from the small state of Rhode Island. I'm an avid music lover and enjoy playing the trumpet, piano, and listening to music all day. My favorite sport to play is volleyball and I played it all throughout high school. Here at UT, I'm majoring in Advertising and Public Relations, and I'm exited to continue to experience all the amazing courses this school has to offer.      After coming to our first class last Wednesday, I was super exited to see the computers we'll be working on, as well as all of the cool software. My professor, Professor Roundtree, is very knowledgable about our course and has had several years of experience in this field, which exites me even more for this course. I myself have taken somewhat similar courses such as Graphic Design in high school, but I am aware that Digital Media is very different in many aspects. Still,...