Allie

Today we had to pitch our drug awareness banners to the marketing team at Southeast. It was fun getting to do something that you would do in the work area and getting that experience. The marketing team enjoyed my design and liked how clean and to the point it was.

At work, I am designing an illustration of the University of South Dakota Campus. It is all an illustration of the buildings, making the map look like a scene. It is something that I have never created, but it has been a fun project to take on. This is uncompleted, but a start of…

Yesterday we had our portfolio show, and I think it went really well. Getting to step outside of my comfort zone and face that fear of talking to people in the industry made me leave feeling proud of myself. I enjoyed getting to talk about the work I have created over the past two…

In class, we read about intuitive arrangement. Within this chapter, it talks about grid deconstruction, which is the concept of overlapping elements and creating a grid in your design that is unique. Overlapping grids with different proportions can introduce an order to the spatial and directional uncertainty that layering creates. The other section of…

At the portfolio show, I am giving out pens to the industry. These will have my logo engraved into them. I chose to go with white and brown pens because I think it ties well together with my website. I can not wait to hand out these items and show the work I have…

Today we came up with ideas and talked through our portfolio show board that we will have sitting out. I wanted to keep mine simple and not overcrowded. On one side, I will be showing my 10-piece campaign and business rebrand. On the other side, I will show my photography pieces, and in the…

Today we printed, cut, and folded our portfolio show books. Having a tangible item that we were used to just seeing on screen was fun. We also talked about creep and how to override it, so when cutting, the text is all aligned together at the end.

Today we went around to the buildings at Southeast and placed our portfolio show table tents and posters throughout. We were incharge of finding places for the posters and also folding and taping together the table tents. It was fun getting to do it outselves and see everything come together.

For my personal logo, I wanted to incorporate my handwritten initials. It was difficult figuring out a creative way to tie my letters together, but I thought it looked more personal when my logo was something I drew up. I also wanted to use muted colors as my main color, and I thought that…

In class, we got to laser a tumbler. I decided to use my personal logo as the design on the tumbler. It is fun to see your designs on something tangible, instead of on a computer.

Over the past week, I was in Las Vegas for my birthday trip. It was fun to hang out with my family and also see the scenery. We stayed on the Strip at New York, New York, and had a ton of amazing food. It was my third time visiting Las Vegas, but my…

In class, we are in charge of choosing items to put on our table at the portfolio show, and also some items we can give out to potential employers. With these items, we will laser on a branding logo so it gives employers the chance to see the work we can do with a…

For my marketing final assignment, we read an article about Brita and how they can evolve based on customers’ needs. I learned that Brita is owned by Clorox when reading this article. We also talked about how consumers are looking for quick and convenient products, so a water filtered pitcher is not the most…

Today in class, we printed and cut our magazines. We talked about measuring the printed copy before cutting, so we know how much to cut off. After cutting all sides, we folded the magazines and stapled them together. Afterwards, we cut the magazines again so that all pages (top, right, and bottom) were all…

In the Multimedia Portfolio class, we are asked to record and edit a video to self-promote ourselves. This video will be featured on our websites. I took the route of wanting my viewers to see who I am beyond attending classes and the hobbies I have picked up. I had fun letting my creative…

We had the task of designing new drug awareness banners for Southeast Tech. We were in charge of giving the design a new look, while keeping the information on the banners the same. This was a fun task to take on because it is not something you think of designing for, so getting to…