Things Are Coming Together Nicely

            I really enjoyed the critique regarding our initials project. It's always better to have someone else look at your work because they will notice things that you may have overlooked. Everyone gave great feedback, and the criticism was even better. No one flat out said, "what were you thinking when you did this project?" That would be intimidating. Anyone could tell that this was our first project because the creator would often say, "I didn't know how to do this, or I didn't know what type font to use." Once you figure out ways to manipulate your audience, you then realize you mastered the programs.

It's good that we are starting out slow instead of jumping into a complex project because many of us would be lost. That's how I felt about our project when it was first announced. I didn't get a chance to fool around with the software beforehand so I had to complete my project the day before our projects were due. It was very stressful, but it was a great learning experience.

As time progresses, I can see myself understanding InDesign and Illustrator much better than I did before. InDesign and Illustrator are complicated programs if you don’t know what you are doing. There are so many features built into each of the programs that you’ll be hard pressed if you can’t complete your intended design. The one great thing about using well known programs is that a lot of people put tutorials on video hosting sites such as YouTube and Vimeo. You can also get basic help with those programs through a simple Google search. Techniques are going to the basis of this class so it’ll be interesting to see what my classmates figure out on their own. I can't wait to see what we produce by the end of this class.