Reflections on the Class

Media is my intended major, so I was sure to enjoy taking this class. As an artist I find learning all of the technical terms behind creating media a little tedious, but am also aware that it is essential in furthering my ability and reaching my potential within this field.

Early in the semester we focused on a part of media I really admire and hope to excel in, Film and Photography. Learning everything about angles and lighting will definitely come in hand very soon for me. However I do wish we had more hands on experience using cameras. Also, I really wanted to dabble with Final Cut.

The part of the semester I believe I excelled in was using Photoshop. I've always liked using Photoshop, but never used it extensively. This semester, with the help of the T.A. Chloe, I learned a lot of the ins and outs of Photoshop, and gained an increased interest in it. This interest has motivated to buy books and how-to's for Photoshop. I hope to eventually master Photoshop and perhaps find a career using my talents in it.

Overall, this semester was a great experience. I felt like I struggled with learning all of the terms but I feel like my hands on work took huge progressive steps. I hope to take 160 next semester and continue learning.

Design I Like

Kanye West's 808's and Heartbreak wasn't only one of the most innovative albums of our time, but the album art is something that hip-hop has never seen before. The design of this cover, doesn't take the usual path. The main focal point of the cover is the graphic of a deflated heart shaped balloon. This is obviously linked to the title 808's and Heartbreak  The text is aligned perfectly centered with the graphic, and doesn't use any bold colors or large fonts to emphasize on his name or the album title. The main focus is heartbreak. The multi-colored streak along the the left side of it, completely throws of the balance, but in a good way. Not too sure what that symbolizes, but it helps bring more life to the entire image, and the splash of color is more than welcome in an otherwise morose combination of colors.