This blog serves as a reflective journal on my graphic design studies and is for educational purposes only. Follow me if you'd like to see what I learn and how I'm progressing over the 2 years I'll be studying graphic design.
Week 30 – Packaging Design – LA – Packaging Using the logo you created in Week 1 and the brochure you designed in Week 2, think about your brand and design packaging for your product. Some sketches: Design: I actually ended up creating a new logo because I didn't like the first one and didn't... Continue Reading →
Week 29 – Visual Language – LA – Illustration, Infographic and Brochure Use the logo you created in Week 1 and design a brochure for your product. You may use any format you like, just make sure that the format is in line with and adds to your logo design. Your brochure must contain an... Continue Reading →
Week 28 – Creative Workflow – LA – Create a Logo Develop a name for a dog food product. Design a logo for this product, using full colour. The logo must contain a main visual and typography. First sketches and ideas Finished logo LogoPDFDownload
Week 27 – Web Design Process 3: Development part 3 – LA – Market Your Website Now that you have built and tested your website, I would like you to market it. Let’s say that your budget is NOK 10 000 (or 1800 $ US). Please do the following: Do some research on what advertising... Continue Reading →
Week 26 – Web Design Process 3: Development part 2 – LA – Coding Basics Take the basic website you have designed in your previous two Learning Activities in this module (Learning Activity - Put Thought Into Your Design and Learning Activity - Planning the Structure) and convert that into HTML and CSS code.This will... Continue Reading →
Week 25 – Web Design Process 3: Development part 1 – LA – Planning the Structure Create the structure of your web page (from Learning Activity - Put Thought Into Your Design) in terms of HTML files and folders. You need to set these up so that you are ready to code your website. I'm... Continue Reading →
Week 23 – Photography 2: The Art of Photography – LA – Composition Take a series of photographs, each photograph must focus on one of the following: PatternSymmetryTextureDepth of fieldLinesFramingPerspectiveSpaceBalanceColour Pattern: Symmetry: Texture: Depth of field: Lines: Framing: Perspective: Space: Balance: Colour:
Week 23 – Photography 2: Introduction to lighting equipment and studio setups – LA – Studio Lighting Question 1 Name three lighting sources and their functions: Strobe LightsStrobe lights are used to create regular flashes of light. In studio photography, a strobe is a dedicated flash unit and is often referred to as a 'monobloc'... Continue Reading →
Week 21 - Web Design Process 2: Design for Web (part 1) - LA - Design Different Looks Copy the exact content from a homepage of a website of your choice. Now redesign this homepage in three different ways. Each design should evoke a different emotional response from viewers. You can choose what you would... Continue Reading →
Week 20 - Design for Screen 1: Planning - LA - Providing Your Own Hosting Service - Create a Wireframe This learning activity is to acquire your own hosting service. This hosting service will be needed throughout the rest of your studies, and this Learning Activity is therefore mandatory. You are free to choose any hosting... Continue Reading →
Heidi's Design Journey 