Animated Logo Project 2nd Iteration

Assignment Information

Name of Assignment: Animated Logo Project 2nd Iteration

Class: Motion Graphics

Due Date: 3/1/2021

Date Posted: 2/28/2021

Program: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere

Assignment Description: After our critique of the Animated Logo Project, we were tasked with improving the logo in terms of the 12 principles of Animation. We had to apply as many principles as we could to our logo.

Composite Quiz 3

Assignment Information

Name of Assignment: Composite Quiz 3

Class: Special Topics Art & Design – Compositing

Due Date: 3/3/2021

Date Posted: 2/26/2021

Program: Adobe After Effects

Project Description: After a tutorial on how to mask out a subject off of a green screen in video form in Adobe After Effects, we were tasked with masking out our own version and applying a background.

Composite Quiz 2

Assignment Information

Name of Assignment: Composite Quiz 2

Class: Special Topics Art & Design – Compositing

Due Date: 2/26/2021

Date Posted: 2/25/2021

Program: Adobe Premiere

Project Description: After a tutorial on how to mask out a subject off of a green screen in video form in Adobe Premiere, we were tasked with masking out our own version and applying a background.

Project 1 – Photo Composite

Project Information

Name of Project: Project 1 – Photo Composite

Class: Special Topics Art & Design – Compositing

Due Date: 2/24/2021

Date Posted: 2/23/2021

Size: 11 in x 17 in

Program: Adobe Photoshop

Project Description: After being given an overarching theme, we were tasked with taking a photo we could mask out and composite together an advertisement. We could use found images for the background, but the subject must be our own. The photo must include a company logo and be 11 in x 17 in.

Branching Narrative Structure

Assignment Information

Name of Assignment:  Branching Narrative Structure

Class: Adv, Topics Interactive Design

Due Date: 2/22/2021

Date Posted: 2/22/2021

Program: Adobe Illustrator

Assignment Description: Using our story idea from the previous project, we were to create a world state for our story using a branching structure designed to withhold different variables.

Animated Logo Project

Project Information

Name of Project: Animated Logo Project

Class: Motion Graphics

Due Date: 2/22/2021

Date Posted: 2/21/2021

Program: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere

Project Description: Following the Static Logo exercise, we were to use our logo idea and animate it for exactly five seconds. We needed to keep in mind transitions off/on screen and how the logo would sit in a 16:9 ratio. The animations needed to enhance the qualities of the logo itself.

Cheryl Miller Lecture Reflection

Assignment Information

Name of Assignment: Cheryl Miller Lecture Reflection

Class: Motion Graphics

Due Date: 2/10/2021

Date Posted: 2/9/2021

Assignment Description: Instead of attending class on 2/8/2021, we attended a lecture named ‘The History of Where are the Black Designers Advocacy: The 50 Year History’ by Cheryl Miller. After the lecture, we needed to reflect on what we learned and write a written response based on a set of provided questions.

Story Idea Generation Exercise

Assignment Information

Name of Assignment:  Story Idea Generation Exercise

Class: Adv, Topics Interactive Design

Due Date: 2/8/2021

Date Posted: 2/8/2021

PDF of Outline:

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Assignment Description: We were given a story idea outline that we had to fill out based on our twine game idea. The goal of the assignment was to help us flesh out our idea in terms of narrative structure and world/character design.

Static Personal Logo Exercise

Assignment Information

Name of Assignment: Static Personal Logo Exercise

Class: Motion Graphics

Due Date: 2/8/2021

Date Posted: 2/8/2021

Program: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

Assignment Description: The prequel to a larger project, we were tasked with making five static logo ideas for our personal brand image. These logos needed to be able to convey motion and have the ability to be imported into Adobe After Effects.

Countdown Exercise

Assignment Information

Name of Assignment: Countdown Exercise

Class: Motion Graphics

Due Date: 2/3/2021

Date Posted: 2/2/2021

Program: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop

Assignment Description: We were tasked with creating a countdown from numbers 10-1 in Adobe After Effects. The countdown needed to be exactly ten seconds long, with each number representing a second in time. Additionally, we needed to create the numbers in Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator and import them into After Effects.