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.

Cognitive Map

I decided to make a stop motion video for the cognitive map assignment because my thoughts are often scattered and incoherent, especially in the morning on the way to class. A video forced me to organize my thoughts in a timeline and choose the most important, recurring thoughts to document. Through making my first stop motion video,
I learned how to plan ahead, sketch storyboards, and video edit. I really enjoyed drawing and seeing it all come together.

Perceptual Map

The perceptual map documented what I predominantly smell, touch, see, hear, and taste from the moment I wake up to the moment I arrive at my first class in the morning. This map helped me further develop symbol and icon making skills in Illustrator. I enjoyed making the symbols and organizing a grid to describe the city as I perceive it during my morning route.