FMX 210 - Digital Media

  This was my favorite project of the semester.  As a writer, this form of expression is one that allows me to be the most vulnerable and self-reflective. The words of the calligram came from a letter I wrote to my future self, and already that’s something deeply personal, but expressing my face through these words allowed me to truly express myself in a portrait art style. I wouldn’t do anything differently, I think the texture looks good and the words that I wrote reflect me and my desires for my future self, causing it to be the most personal and my favorite project that I will always remember even if I never make another calligram.

           Dear Me,          How has life treated you? Coming from someone who doesn’t know exactly what they want to do for the rest of their life and is just faking until they make it, I hope you made it. I hope, above anything else, that you’re happy, because I don’t know what life could be like for you. Whether you live on the east coast or the west, whether you work at a small or large business, or you have forged another path in life.          I idealize my life, with what it can be, and I hope that doesn’t make me unhappy with reality. No matter where life took you, I hope it’s good. In my last letter to my future self, I mentioned all my friends, if I keep in touch with them, but I doubt that I do by now. They’re probably distant memories of a past life, but I hope the relationships I have now are just as fulfilling.          Success is a difficult thing to define, really, as I want to define success as wealth and luxury but more accurately, success is joy in life. I don’

 The logos/business cards project definitely challenged me in a different way creatively. I had to take several words and represent them visually as they relate to me, before deciding to make my logo out of the word “imaginative”. Overall, I’m incredibly proud of this project and how I represented the word in a unique way that I didn’t see a lot when researching logos of the word. This also gave me a chance to figure out another part of designing that I enjoy, something I hope I can recreate in the future. I enjoyed creating logos and business cards and wouldn’t be opposed to doing it again.

  My first project for this class was completed using Adobe Dreamweaver. Before this, I had never coded anything in my life, but this opportunity showed me how much time and dedication it takes to code, and also sparked my own interest in it. I created Genie from Aladdin because Genie is my favorite character from any Disney movie. It took me multiple days to complete as I meticulously created curve after curve, but overall I am incredibly proud about what I managed to complete. Some of the curves are still a bit angular, which is something I’ll be weary about if I code anything again in the future.