Caitlin Madill: UCLA DCA Program

Gallery of Caitlin Madill's Coursework for UCLA's Design Communication Arts Certificate Program

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UCLA: Illustrator II - Vector Map

I created a vector map of my hometown, San Francisco, utilizing Adobe Illustrator.

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UCLA: Photography - Portraits

I utilized manual controls for aperture, ISO, and shutter speed to take portrait photos of my beautiful best friend, Jennifer Danolfo.

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UCLA: Photography - Window Light

I utilized manual controls for aperture, ISO, and shutter speed to showcase objects lit by window light.

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UCLA: Photography - Framing

I utilized manual controls for aperture, ISO, and shutter speed to showcase examples of framing.

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UCLA: Photography - Color

I found examples of my favorite color (blue) in the real world and utilized manual controls for aperture, ISO, and shutter speed.

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UCLA: Photography - Blurring Motion

Demonstration of manipulating shutter speed to blur motion.

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UCLA: Photography - Freezing Motion

Demonstration of manipulating shutter speed to freeze motion.

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UCLA: Photography - Depth of Field

Demonstration of shallow depth of field.

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UCLA: Design History - Final Project

We were tasked with recreating the key art from a current TV show, film, or video game in the aesthetic of an eminent designer.  I chose to recreate Game of Thrones in the style of Saul Bass.

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UCLA: Branding, Logos, and Identity Systems - Band Image Campaign

We were given a variety of photos of bands (without names or any info attached) and tasked with selecting creating a name, backstory, and brand identity for them.

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UCLA: Typography - Poster (Final Project)

I designed a poster for a local charity that is near and dear to my heart - the Pacific Marine Mammal Center - that includes imagery, texture, hierarchy, and the new logotype I designed for them.

www.pacificmmc.org

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UCLA: Typography - Logotype

I redesigned the logotype for Pacific Marine Mammal Center, a lovely local organization which rescues, rehabilitates and releases marine mammals and inspires ocean stewardship through research, education and collaboration.

www.pacificmmc.org

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UCLA: Illustrator - Final Project 

I designed packaging for a beauty product and then manipulated that design for display via three-point perspective.

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UCLA: Typography - Word Based Compositions 

I designed three compositions that explore scale, space, typographic color and texture in order to depict one of the following words: vertigo, isolation, resistance, infinite, contained, or osmosis.

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UCLA: Typography - Interview Layout

We selected an interview and re-created it in a two spread/four page layout of text using a classical format.  Our parameters included using black ink only and a simple typeset such as Garamond, Baskerville, Bembo, Jenson, or Benton Modern.

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UCLA: Typography - Important Faces of Type: Marian Bantjes Work Examples Part III

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UCLA: Typography - Important Faces of Type: Marian Bantjes Work Examples Part II