Midterm Portfolio

Project 1 - MAE Add Campain

• Time Allotted - 6 Hours
• Time Used - 2.3 Hours
• Poster: 1.3 Hours
•  Research: 30 min.
• Illustration: 30 min
• Layout: 20 min.
• 1/4 Page Add - 45 min.
• Layout: 45 min.
• Static Banner: 15 min

The MAE campaign was one of the first projects that actually made me realize how interconnected the studio classes are.  I took Fibers I and Printmaking I this past fall semester.  in both of those classes having a concept was vary important, as it is in this class.  i feel taking these classes have helped me to create a concept on which to build.  I still need to improve on fully utilizing said concept, but I definitely believe that i have become better at creating a concept on which to work.

Project 2 - Typography Promotion

• Time Allotted - 12 Hours
• Time Used - 3.6 Hours
• Poster: 1.1 Hours
• Research: 20 min.
• Illustration: 15 min
• Layout: 30 min. 
• Pamphlet: 1.7 hours
• Illustration: 1hour
• Layout: 45 min
• Website Design- 50 min

The typography promotion...wow.  During this project my absolute disdain for Photoshop was only cemented further.  Who knew that changing a graphic from CMYK to Spot color would a) be so damn complicated and b) take at least twice the time it takes in...say....Illustrator?  I mean, I can understand the uses for Photoshop, but do they have to make it so damn complicated to do simple procedures???

Project 3 - Jazz Combo Concert

For Grading
All Components Approved

• Time Allotted - 10 Hours
• Time Used - 3.5 Hours
• Poster: 2.5 Hours
• Research: 20 min.
• Illustration: 45 min
• Layout: 30 min.
• Revisions: 1 hour: 
• Pop-Up Add - 50 min.
• Layout: 25 min.
• Revisions: 25
• Annimated Banner: 50 min.

The Jazz Combo Concert project helped me to see that size is not something to be afraid of.  During the revision process, I was told to keep upping the size of  "Jazz" and reducing the size of "Truman State University Department of Music".  up until this point i had always been afraid of making things too big; can't really explain why, but size always intimidated me.  After this project that intimidation has lessened quite a bit.  Go big or go home!

Project 4 - Herpetology Club Open House

For Grading

All Components Approved

• Time Allotted - 12 Hours
• Time Used - 9.7 Hours
• Poster: 6.5 Hours
• Research: 45 min.
• Photography: 3 hour
• Layout: 45 min.
• Revisions: 2 hour: 
• Web Design - CPU - 1.7 hours
• Graphics: 1 hour
• Layout: 25 min.
• Revisions: 20
• Web Design - iPad: 30 min.
• Web Design - iPhone: 30 min.
• Animated Banner: 50 min.

The herpetology project, at first was hell.  it was the first time i tried using a COB, and Photoshop was not wanting to cooperate.  It became...fun though.  That is..like totally taboo for a Vis Comm 2, but it was.  Rusty showed me what i was doing wrong, Photoshop actually did its job and the poster is, in my opinion, one of my best pieces.

Project 5 - Food Spreads

For Grading

All Components Approved

• Time Allotted - 12 Hours
• Time Used - 13.2 Hours
• National Geographic Spread: 5.5 Hours
• Research: 45 min.
• Photography: 1 hour
• Layout: 30 min.
• Revisions: 1.5 hour: 
• Time Magazine Spread - 4.2 hours
• Photography: 1 hour
• Layout: 45min.
• Revisions: 2.5 hour: 
• National Geographic - Browser: 45 min
• National Geographic - iPad: 45 min
• Time Magazine - Browser: 45 min
• Time Magazine - iPhone: 45 min
• Time Magazine - iPad: 45 min

Four words; I hate magazine spreads!!!!  the National Geographic spread was type light, which is fine...except for the fact that it leaves a ton of white space.  The Time Magazine spread had a Ton of type, which is vary constricting.  This was one of those projects that you just grit your teeth nd bare it.  I was able to see how all the other projects helped set this one up however.  But if I never see another spread again, it won't be soon enough.