famous logos

in em this week we created famous logos through illustrator! we found tutorials on youtube and the internet to help us. i decided to create the Chanel logo and also the old Pepsi logo. i learned a lot of new things having to create these logos and having to learn how to do it on my own. learned a lot about the pen tool, which was difficult but i kept doing it over and over and eventually got the hang of it, and so much more.

these are the logos i created with the tutorials listed on them to guide me through how to make them.

graphic design

what is graphic design?

Graphic design is art that is a part of everyones lives, it contains words, color, emotion, size, shapes and creativity to create something like a label or logo. every day you can see a label on something like a soda can or even your school textbooks. its all graphic design, and it plays a big role in our lives.

3 personal connections-

• when picking a book i normally go toward the books with the interesting covers that look aesthetically pleasing to me.
• i don't like any of my school textbooks and one of my friends asked me why. and i responded they were ugly. most people don't like that they are textbooks for SCHOOL but the one thing that went to my head for why i didn't like it was the cover.
• when I'm  looking Pinterest and a logo pops up it makes me want to draw it or make a new logo 

shiver

E9 PROMO VIDEO

e9 is a program here at olathe northwest high school which allows students to learn things in areas of video, graphic design, and animation, but you can learn all about that by watching this video i created in the video portion of e9 showing what e9 is and what we are all about!

• in my video i think i edited the film well including the voice over and music and had steady well planned shots.
•  i think if i did this project again i would have gotten more shots.
• i think what i could improve on would be getting a greater variety of shots instead of mostly focusing on medium and wide shots.

 

  

printing project LSwanson

printing project in e9 using the 6 shot system!

animal type

today in e9 we took a "test" to see what type of animal you were out of 4 different ones.my results were an otter

characteristics of an otter-

• enthusiastic
• takes risks
• visionary
• verbal
• promoter
• enjoys popularity
• fun loving
• likes variety
• spontaneous
• inspirational

strength-people person, open and positive

weakness-talks too much

Im a little surprised this was my highest ranking animal type because another type of animal type was also a golden retriever which had characteristics that described me very will such as loyal, gives in to others, and nurturing to people around me.

also an example or explanation of why i could be an otter type is I'm very happy and energetic around my friends for the most part and I'm very loving to all my friends and family.

My Personality Type

After taking a test I found that my personality type is ENFJ

traits-

• they are very giving and put others before themselves
• love to make other people happy
• very loyal and trustworthy
• encouraging humor and self expression in themselves and others
• a very happy, bubbly, and bright attitude for the most part 
• falls into leadership
• understanding and empathizing with feelings of others
• make creative and valuable use of time when alone
• creative
• worries about the future not focusing on the present
• sees the positive and negative of a situation
• making others feel important
• well organized
• strong need for close relationships with people
• live in a world of possibilities 
• unselfish
• wants others inputs and opinions on things
• reliable, always there for you
• natural leaders
• overly idealistic
• sensitive, and takes things to heart easily
• struggles in making big decisions
• opinionated

the 6 shot system & rule of 1/3s

This week in e9 we learned about the 6 shot system, which are the basic shots you use in any video or photography. The 6 shots consist of...

• over the shoulder
• close up of hands
• medium shot
• wide shot
• extra wide shot
• close up of face

Also we learned about the rule of thirds, which looks like a tick tack toe board laid over your picture. instead of having the object or person in your photographing right in the center of the image or video, you want the object or person to be set where the "tick tack toe" lines lay to make the picture more interesting and better composed.

6 shot system-

close up of the hands- a close up of the hands 

shows what they are doing, and has good motion

in it.

over the shoulder- an over the shoulder shot shows

wat your subject is working on by taking it from 

their perspective.

close up of the face-a close up of the face helps 

show emotion an the detail of the subjects face. 

this shot should have the whole face taken up in the 

image.

medium shot- the medium shot is from the waist

up, and is a neutral shot to show some surroundings,

but focused on the subject.

wide shot-in the wide, its a full body shot. from head to toe. 

this shot is meant to show

surroundings but still focused on the subject.

x/wide shot-the extra with shot is meant to show the

 setting and environment the subject is in, the

subject should still be in a head to toe shot.