Unit 1- Apply Digital Design Production |
Artifact 1: Remember the history & careers relevant for digital designers
Artifact 2: Remember hardware & software used by digital artists
Artifact 3: Understand Intellectual Property Guidelines
Intellectual property laws are rights given to the people about things they make. These laws can be applied to anything anyone has originally created, no matter whether it is tangible or not. These laws are important for protecting original works. Anything that is created is automatically copyrighted. Digital art is a widely growing medium of work. The property laws help protect one's work from being stolen.
Unit 1 Summary:
This unit was extremely informational. We learned so much about the graphic design world. We started with all the different jobs one could have in this field, and the history of it all. We got to look more in-depth of the people in these jobs, and how their work affect our world today. I had not known much about computers until taking this class. We learned about the different part of computers, and what they all do. We had a project about making our own computers on a website, this helped us visualize a lot. We went over intellectual property guidelines. These are laws that help keep our work safe. We also learned about NFTs, non-fungible tokens. These are pieces or work that's rights are bought and sold, so they hold value with online currency.
All these things that we have learned will be really helpful to me in the future, since I plan on pursuing an occupation in the digital field. Even I wasn't, the world is taking a more digital turn, with all the advancements in technology. I'm sure this knowledge will be helpful.
All these things that we have learned will be really helpful to me in the future, since I plan on pursuing an occupation in the digital field. Even I wasn't, the world is taking a more digital turn, with all the advancements in technology. I'm sure this knowledge will be helpful.
Unit 2 - Understanding Digital Design Techniques in Digital Graphics
Artifact 3: Understand the Elements & Principles of Design
Finding the Fundamentals
Reflection-http://abigaildm.weebly.com/blog/this-is-a-gallery-of-photos-taken-that-represent-different-elements-and-principles-of-design
Artifact 4: Understand 2D Graphics Applications
Photoshop Vignette
Reflection-http://abigaildm.weebly.com/blog/photoshop-vignette
Artifact 5: Understand 2D Graphics Applications
Layer Mask
Reflection-http://abigaildm.weebly.com/blog/layer-masking
Artifact 6: Understand 2D Graphics Applications
Burger in Paradise
Reflection:
In this assignment we got a better understanding with shapes and tools in Adobe illustrator. I found this assignment pretty easy and simple to complete since it was just building and combining shapes.
Unit 2 Summary:
We did so much in this unit. We have now moved away from all the informational studies, and worked on actual projects with digital art. The first application we worked on was Adobe Photoshop. With this we learned all about many of the tools available. Usually our assignments practiced us with coloring, area selection, and layers. A lot of our assignments were really fun and I think I've gotten the hang of a lot of Photoshop. The next application we used was Adobe Illustrator. A lot of our Photoshop skills translated over to Illustrator. There were still a lot of new tools to check out. The creations on Illustrator were simpler, but still enjoyable.
This unit helped me really see what the digital world was like with creating things out of nothing. It definitely peaked my interest with digital art doing more with it in the future.
This unit helped me really see what the digital world was like with creating things out of nothing. It definitely peaked my interest with digital art doing more with it in the future.
Unit 3- Apply Procedures to Produce 2D Animations
Artifact 1: Understand Animation Techniques
Bouncing Ball Animation
Reflection: http://abigaildm.weebly.com/blog/bouncing-ball
Artifact 2: Understand Keyframes & Motion Interpolation
Simple Animation
Reflection: http://abigaildm.weebly.com/blog/simple-animations
Artifact 3: Apply Procedures to Create a 2D Animation
Personal Animation
Reflection: http://abigaildm.weebly.com/blog/personal-animation
Unit 3 Summary:
This was my favorite unit so far. I really liked learning all about animation and this unit helped a lot with my animation knowledge and skills. We were introduced to different terms and kinds of animations, like traditional digital animation and then with the help of tweens, which made the whole process a lot easier and quicker. We really got into the production pipeline and the steps required to take in order for a good product. So pre-production was really important in the whole process. Overall I learned a lot about what I enjoy and it helped with my understandings of the animation world.
Unit 4- Apply Procedures to Produce Digital Audio & Video
Artifact 1: Apply Procedures to Edit & Produce Digital Audio/Video
Getting started with Premiere Pro
Reflection: http://abigaildm.weebly.com/blog/color-project
Artifact 2: Apply Digital Effects to Audio & Video
Cuts and Traditions
Reflection: http://abigaildm.weebly.com/blog/learning-transitions-and-cuts
Artifact 3: Apply Digital Effects to Audio & Video
T.H.E. hat
Reflection: http://abigaildm.weebly.com/blog/culminating-video-project
Unit 4 Reflection:
This unit was about video and audio. We started with learning about camera settings and filming techniques that are used when filming anything. We then practiced using Adobe Premiere and learning all about the tools it has to offer. We practiced editing and putting together different video clips that we were given, then we found our own clips and made our own videos. We spent a bit of time editing audios to make them clearer and cut out unnecessary noises. Editing audios was what I most struggled with. Overall though I really learned a lot in this unit and I can appreciate movies and films more now that I know what the filmmakers go through.