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WEEK09 HW #8 - Oarfish Flag
My flag:
Inspo:
I decided to re-tackle the flag assignment. Instead of following the strict rules of flag design, I chose to play with the shapes of the flag to make it look as much as an oarfish as possible! while still keeping the design simple so it's recognizable from afar and waving in the air.
Week05 HW #4 - Movie Poster
Trailers I watched:
Thunderbolts*
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
The Woman in the Yard
Design inspiration: this Guardians in the Galaxy poster
Week05 - Visual Journal #4
Growing up with the rise of Spotify being people's primary music streaming platform, I've seen playlists be the center of one's personalized compilation of emotions and vibes. It ranges from situationships, getting through a breakup, being in love, summer vibes, the list goes on!
I am relatively new to Spotify (premium... I was using Soundcloud before) so here is the cover of my first ever Spotify playlist. These specific songs make me feel like I'm in a red brick apartment in NYC. It's near sundown during the Fall/Winter months, and I'm in my living room watching the sunset as I smoke a cigarette with a Bud Light.
I don't smoke or drink. This is just what came to mind!
I really like the cohesion of colors across the 4 different album covers. 3/4 of the album covers have shades of yellow and brown, that sort of makes a film of orange. And of course, there is a darker color element that exists in all the covers. Some of them being darker brown and some are just pitch black.
WEEK10 HW #9 - Webflow Site
Link to site: Michelle's Matcha Site
My website showcases my current collection of matcha, my reviews for each tin, and instructions on how to make your own matcha latte.
I personally do not like Webflow at this current time. I don't think it's the most intuitive web application for non-coders to build websites, but maybe I'm just a hater because I haven't caught onto the slight learning curve yet. Figma lover, what can I say?
I think the font I chose worked the best for my website. I was going for a casual feel, so I used pastel colors and a simple layout to display my information.
Week04 HW #3 - 2 Flags
As someone with a growing collection of matcha tins, it would be ridiculous of me to not make a MATCHA FLAG.
On the left side is a design following flag rules. We have three colors: off-white, a shade of matcha green, and a darker shade of green. In the center of the flag is the handle and center of a matcha whisk. Surrounding these two whisk components are matcha leaves. The handle of the whisk also has a circle to represent matcha's Japanese origin. Finally for the background of the flag, we have a wave of green to represent matcha when it's whisked with water.
On the right side is a design breaking two flag rules: only using 2-3 colors and no lettering or seals. To represent the Japanese origin of matcha, I added Japan's signature red dot/sun into the background. And just in case someone is not familiar to matcha, I added the Japanese characters/translation for matcha in the upper left corner of the flag.
Week03 - Visual Journal #2
What I love about this painting is the dominant use of yellow throughout the entire piece. As we learned in class this week, colors evoke different emotions and feelings.
Although this piece doesn't have a written statement, we can still conclude that it comes from a place of love and happiness due to the intimate position of the human figures. The color yellow evokes similar positive emotions: happiness, excitement, enthusiasm, confidence, etc.
I also enjoy the use of complimentary colors for the different shades of yellow throughout the painting. Purple and yellow, blue and orange, purple and green. They bounce off of each other quite well!
Week03 HW #2 - Remixed Emojis
Remoji_01: Junji Ito inspired cat skull
Remoji_02: Cch-chick pea...? gross... /_\
Remoji_03: Don't f_ck with me.
What went well? - I like the overall composition of my remixed emojis. The little details from the added shadows to the outlined shapes bring out the unique personalities of each emoji.
What was challenging? - Nothing was too hard, but I would like to practice with more colors and layers in the future. I was able to change the colors of selected objects, but I am not sure if I used the most efficient method!
Week03 - Color wheel
ccoollooorssss :D
