Locating Place: East Austin Book

Continuing with the locating place project, this handmade book allowed me to further explore the East Austin neighborhood. I proceeded forward with the same theme as my motion piece, celebrating East Austin. I also wanted the cut-n-paste aspect of the motion piece to be carried on throughout the book, however with some refinement. I loved designing the layout and collage pieces for this book, and I also had fun learning how to bind books. This project stressed the importance of craft, editing, and making multiple drafts/prototypes.

Locating Place: East Austin Motion

The locating place project was one of the most interesting so far. Collecting images from the East Austin neighborhood really helped me immerse myself in the content which helped me gain a clear perspective on what I wanted to share. For this piece I chose to compose a motion piece that would celebrate the vibrance and culture of East Austin. The neighborhood is lively, colorful, and ethnically diverse. This is what I wanted to convey with an upbeat, jovial tone that would make the viewer feel the same. All choices I made from music to motion to collaging was to reinforce the celebratory theme.

TASA Book

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The TASA booklet was a prototype for an art conference held at St. Edward's University. The book, heavy in text, describes individual events during the conference as well as locations, dates, and times. The manual also gave visitors information on artists and presentations as well as maps to get around campus and the St. Edward's area of Austin.

Bauhaus Buttons

These buttons were designed to represent the Bauhaus movement and were to be given to visitors of an exhibition at the Blanton Museum in Austin. The poster was designed to inform and display the system of buttons to curators at the Blanton. The text reads: "The complete set of commemorative buttons features different prominent artists from the Bauhaus movement. A subset of four buttons are designed in the vein of a particular artist and offered throughout the week. Both members and non-members have the opportunity to leave with one or all four buttons featured the week of their visit. This is to mirror the inclusivity of the Bauhaus movement while also showcasing the style and character of these honored Bauhaus artists."

Kitchen of Meaning

This poster was made to promote the Kitchen of Meaning series at St. Edward's. The poster's design reflects my interpretation of the word "nascent" meaning just coming into existence and showing signs of future potential.

Weather Report

The goal of this project was to communicate the weather for 4 cities over a 3-day weekend by using the LATCH system of organization (location, alphabet, time, category, hierarchy). I learned how to use motion clearly and effectively within an organized composition. Additionally, I learned to organize and manage a greater number of layers in After Effects. The biggest challenge of this project was creating clean and fluid motions while keeping all the information on the screen. I included a revision of the video that eliminated the lengthy middle section emphasizing time. The revision has a more cohesive and concise feel.

Instructional Design

For the instructional design project, we were to create a piece that communicated how to complete a simple task. For my project on how to introduce yourself, I chose to make 2-sided panels for an installation piece in the Madrid Barajas airport. One side of the panels portrayed introductions in a business setting, and the other portrayed casual setting introductions. I loved making the collage pieces that demonstrated how people introduce themselves in Spain. The challenge was visualizing how the installation would interact with the airport space and the viewers. Designing the mockup poster helped me refine the details such as measurements and placement.

Word In Motion

The word in motion project introduced me to Adobe After Effects. The goal of the project was to perform the meaning of the chosen words through typographical motion. I began to familiarize myself with After Effects and learned how to use motion in a purposeful way.

Blue Squares

This assignment required us to duplicate exactly an animation that involved different types of After Effects movements. Through copying the blue squares clip, I learned basic features of After Effects.