Alfred State Graphic and Media Design Portfolio
Project Information
Name of Project: Literal and Coded Number Forms
Class: Typography 1
Due Date: 9/29/2019
Date Posted: 9/27/2019
Program: Adobe Illustrator
Project Description: We were tasked to create three versions of number forms 1-10; one literal and two coded forms. For the final two forms, we had to research number systems and design a code to resemble the numbers. Once drawn on paper, we had to transfer the designs into a digital setting.
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Name of Project: Grid Builders 1 – Top Picks
Class: Typography 1
Due Date: 9/19/2019
Date Posted: 9/19/2019
Program: Adobe Illustrator
Project Description: Out of all of our Grid Builder designs, we needed to pick 5 Letterforms and 5 Patterns that we thought were the best and colorize/refine them.
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Name of Project: Grid Builders 1
Class: Typography 1
Due Date: 9/23/2019
Date Posted: 9/23/2019
Program: Adobe Illustrator
Project Description: We had to come up with 40 letterforms and 20 patterns using a set of shapes given to us. We were encouraged to be creative as possible with them, and to use the tools in Illustrator given to us to explore and create different pieces.
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Name of Project: William Tucker Posters
Class: Typography 1
Due Date: 9/18/2019
Date Posted: 9/18/2019
Program: Adobe InDesign
Project Description: We had to make four posters based on images of William Tucker’s work and information about an event he was having. We then had to make 20 variations of each poster. Finally, we had to make four final posters that refined our best variation.
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Name of Project: Photo Project 2 – Name
Class: Digital Photography
Due Date: 9/22/2019
Date Posted: 9/18/2019
Camera: Canon Rebel T6
Program: Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Project Description: We were tasked to find objects that resembled the letters of our name. Once gathered, we had to assemble the pictures in order and play with their individual colors to create a cohesive picture, almost as if they belonged together. There were set borders around each letter.
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Name of Project: Self Portrait Video
Class: Production 1
Due Date: 9/17/2019
Date Posted: 9/17/2019
Program: Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition
Camera: Canon Rebel T6
Project Description: For our first assignment, we had to create a video that encompassed who we define ourselves as. We could take whatever creative route we would like to with this project, but we could only use hard cuts between scenes and no special effects from Adobe programs. However, we were allowed to add royalty free music to the video.
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Name of Project: Photo Project 1 – Color
Class: Digital Photography
Due Date: 9/15/2019
Date Posted: 9/14/2019
Camera: Canon Rebel T6
Program: Adobe Lightroom
Project Description: For our first graded assignment, we were assigned a random color that we had to photograph ten different times. Once the photos were taken, we could try to use Lightroom to enhance the quality of our images. In class, we were critiqued on our images and chose two to be graded by our professor. My assigned color was yellow.
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Name of Project: Consumerist Waste Letterform Collage
Class: Typography 1
Due Date: 9/14/2019
Date Posted: 9/14/2019
Medium: Mixed Media Collage
Materials: Found Materials, Glue Stick
Size: 12 in x 12 in
Project Description: For our first major assignment, we had to gather at least forty different found materials. Using these materials, we were to construct a letterform with an interesting background. Once completed, we were to include a summary of our process and what we found.
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Name of Project: Alexander Calder Posters
Class: Typography 1
Due Date: 9/9/2019
Date Posted: 9/9/2019
Program: Adobe InDesign
Project Description: We had to make 8 different variations of a poster using information about an Alexander Calder exhibition. Each poster had to represent Calder’s style through the typesetting and layout of the text.
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