Self-Portrait

     Description

     For my first official Video assignment of the 2018-2019 school year, I decided to show the hobbies and activities I like and do on a regular basis with a twist. I'm speaking French because I've been learning the language since fourth grade. I've always been interested in the language, culture and the country of France. This past summer, I did visit France and it's very different than America, but I enjoyed every minute I was there, whether it was at the Eiffel Tower or at a little cafe, watching the people pass by. I wanted to speak in French because it's a language I've spent a lot of time to learn and I wanted to practice my vocabulary by speaking it in the video. Through this video I want people to see how much I know and how I can communicate to others in a foreign language.
     Out of all the other self-portraits I've seen I really liked Jaiden's video where he wrote a poem touching on how movies portray homosexuality and racism and how homosexuality and racism is a deeper problem and real life than what everyone would like to believed. I thought it was really brave of him to do that and inspired me to a better friend and person.

Explain

     I wanted to film against a blank wall with nothing else to look at around me so all the attention goes to me and what I am doing. I also tried to find a bright room so the object and myself are visible and easy to see. As for the framing, I made it so the audience could see examples of what I like that relate to a bigger topic and made sure to keep that example up so the audience has enough time to process and make connections before moving on. There are a ton of examples in the video but one is when I'm talking about watching tv, and that I prefer Phineas and Ferb. All of these connect to what I wanted to show about myself because they are things, activities, and hobbies I like and what make up me. 

Reflect

     I hope through this video people can gain a better understanding of me, my life and what I like. I think I was successful since I got majority of the activities and hobbies I like in the video. I did have some trouble with some filming at one point because my camera roll was full, and wouldn't record. Most of the other troubles I had were forgetting what I was going to say, and not continually talking and the transistion to the other subject was not the greatest, but I think I did okay. One thing I would do differently is add more examples and maybe write some notes or reminders of what I'm going to say so that way there's no waiting. I learned that it's difficult to get everything want across to the audience and not everything you like will make it into the final cut. 

     

4th Quarter Project

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     About the Project

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      This past quarter, I have been working on a project with three other people. The project was to come up with a new invention, for example, my group came up with Vinels, which are Vines in virtual reality. Then, we had to create a logo, web banner, ads, animations of the packaging and the project, catchphrase, commercial, and a website. I helped out with the logo design and the website. I have been working all quarter, with my team, on this project. I did have to go in during lunch on some occasions to finish a certain part of the project, but besides that, I used majority of my time in class to work on this project.

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     Some challenges we faced were fixing little mistakes in our commercial. There were times that our team felt stressed and overloaded mostly because of little errors and forgetting when we had to turn certain parts of our project in, but we kept working and finished everything on time,
and the hard work paid off.

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     One thing I learned is to be more patient and calm under stress. I was given a lot of positive feedback from my team on the work I did on the website as well as some things I could change or do better on. At the beginning, the text on the website was the text the team used on the logo, but I didn't like it mostly because when I went to preview it, there as no way of telling which text was the heading and what wasn't, so I changed it. Overall, I really liked this project and the team I was on. The hard work from each of us paid off.

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     Some of the activities I did to complete the project was turn in
my own version of our commercial, which isn't our official commercial, build the website, and help out with the logo. Since I built the website during the animation rotation section of the project, I didn't have time to create an animation. It was pretty easy for me to stay productive as I built the website and gave advice to my team mates. I mostly communicated with my team on what I needed for the website and how much more work I had left. I did have to come in once at the beginning of the quarter to finish my version of the commercial, but besides that, I finished everything in class. 

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Strengths

     I maximized my strengths by working hard on my part of the project while also giving advice to the rest of my team when they asked for it. Or, if I got advice from somebody, I'd use it. 

Summary 

     What I loved most about this quarter was building the website because when everything was finally in one place, it looked original and official. All the work the team and I did was finally together in one spot. 

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      One thing I would change is if a group is stuck, with no ideas, is give them a list of current problems, whether it's global warming, or a first world problem like not knowing what to eat when you're hungry. This way, it'll give them a little boost in what to do. 

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     Overall, I learned how to get along with people that don't have the same personality or interests that I do. It was a good experience, and one I'll definetaly run into again. 

     Next year, I hope to grow my skills as well as my list of friends. I hope I can grow my skills in technology as well as learn to communicate better with my teachers, friends, and team mates. 

      

      My final thoughts are that this project was a good idea, even if I was unsure at the start, and it helped me grow as a person to connect with others I'd never thought I'd get along with. 

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CSS and CARP Design

      This latest project was a web project. I started using HTML and ending in HTML. It was a learning process for me because I'm not very savvy when it comes to web design. Most of he steps were already written out, so that made things a lot easier. This was all based around a poem, and by applying CARP, the poem looks much better and captivates the reader.

Contrast

     Contrast was used through colors based off the dog as well as the style of text. Some text is bold, and other text is italics. Some colors are darker and other are lighter. The main background is black, but the body, or second background, of the poem is a lighter tan. The heading of the poem is a lighter color than the poem. 

Alignment

     The body of the poem is lined up with the credits at the bottom. The title is lined in the middle with other parts of the title underneath. At the top, there is a link that is aligned with the poem and the credits. 

Repetition

     The title and the credits are the same color. All the colors originate from the dog, repeating a theme. The link at the top has the same color as the body and the title. 

Proximity

     Everything is spaced out evenly from each other. The dog is outside of the body, combining the background with the body. The title is separated by space and font style to create proximity. The stanzas are evenly spaced from each other, making everything else look even. 

Conclusion

     I learned how to apply CARP with web design in HTML. I did have to go into the code a little bit, but it was to make the font Georgia appear on the page. I think CSS is fun to mess around with every once in a while, but not something I want to do everyday. 

Personality Type

     My personality type is INFJ. I’m introvert, intuitive, feeling and judgement. What this means is that I get my energy from being alone, I think of all the possible outcomes, I'm more creative and I think of the future more than I rely on facts. I also think not everything is black and white. I tend to be more loving and caring than logical. I'm also more organized, in control and decisive than  being open and flexible. Some famous people that are like me are Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Connelly, Plato, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mahatma Gandhi, and Thomas Jefferson. There's also some infamous people that have the same personality as me, but everyone has a personality type, so everyone has at least one infamous person with the same personality. 

     For the most part, the description of this personality is fairly close to who I am. There are a few things that are things I wouldn't really call myself, but it is close. For example, being organized. I'm not very organized sometimes, and I call myself an organized mess. I can be messy and unorganized, but there are other times where I am very organized. I also try to be open-minded to discussions or when it comes to making a decision, but not all the time. However, I do like to think of theories and different possibilities. I do think of the future A LOT, and it's usually where i see myself, or the world in five years. I also try to understand other people's though process and why they react the way they do. I find it very interesting. I already noticed some of the things this test told me, so I already knew, and I wouldn't really say it helps me understand myself better. It did make me realize all my habits and tendencies. The activities I do are all the activities INFJ's do. I'm constantly listening to music, I love looking at artwork whether it's my own or others. I also like to study the strokes of the pencil or paintbrush. I love learning about other cultures, writing, reading, and socializing with one or two people. These are all activities INFJ's like to do. When I read that I was in shock because that was the most accurate part of my personality, in my opinion.  

     I think this helps me understand why I tend to take more of a leadership position. I hate the idea of being in charge of a big project, but when the time comes or a problem arises, I tend to lead the group and find possible solutions. I also think of any consequences any possible solution has as well. I guess it's ironic that i'm an introvert, but I also tend to be a leader. I also help people when they are dealing with a tough situation and give them advice. Even if they already tried that, I think of another solution while comforting them. I tend to be shy when I have a new idea because I'm afraid people won't like it. I don't think I've been "misunderstood" in the past because of my personality. The biggest problem I have is when something good happens and I want to tell everyone, but when I walk in the classroom, I don't tell anyone, only my friends. I have had issues with some people in the past. Some people I don't like working with are those who are always talking in class, those who don't care about the work or don't get it done on time, those who are distracted easily or don't pay attention and are constantly saying "What are we doing" or "I don't know what to do". Every once in a while, I'm okay with someone saying that, but not every five minutes. 

      I learned some interesting things about myself like the activities I do. I'm more aware now of my habits and how I interact with people. I also noticed how my personality is rare. It is the least common personality among men and the third least common among women. My personality makes up 2% of the general population. 

   Another part of this test was the LOBG test. This test told me which animal I was most like. The options were Lion, Otter, Beaver, and Golden Retriever. I am most like a golden retriever. This means that i'm very loyal, wanting to be loved by everyone, and have a couple of close friends. I think this fits the best because it fits my personality really well.

Logo Designs

Process

     The latest project in e-Com is designing a personal logo. First, I started by writing my name in different ways like in cursive, my normal handwriting, and trying to mimic other fonts. Then I started drawing shapes around my name. I decided my name was too big for a logo, so I went with my initials. After three pages of sketching, I decided to write my cursive initials in a circle. I then worked on my logo in Adobe Illustrator. I first did it in black and white to make sure it looked good without any color. Once I was happy, I started adding color. The letters have a yellow outline, which, to me, makes it look like they are outlined in gold, and the circle is an red-orange color. I also tried outlining the letters in silver with the circle being blue or purple, but I decided to go with the gold and red-orange because it was bright and energetic. I then messed around with making the circle lighter or darker, and messed around with the letters. Some examples have the letters filled with a grey color with a yellow outline. I like a lot of the darker ones, but when making them smaller, it was hard to tell what it was, so I went with the red-orange circle with yellow outline on the letters. 

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Mockups 

     After I chose my logo, I then used the mockups my teacher let us use. A mockup is just an example someone can put their logo on. I decided to go with a round sign, business card, an iPhone app, a small billboard and a storefront. I only needed to do four, but I decided to do one more just to make sure I was happy with my logo.  My logo looked good and I was happy with it, so this is my new logo. I chose warm colors because yellow is happy and energetic while red/orange added to that happy, bright, and energetic feel to the yellow letters. I also decided to go with cursive letters because cursive is very elegant and added some class to my logo. 

Oz Poster and C.A.R.P

Here is the poster I redesigned

Contrast

• Used white and yellow to stand out from the backround
• "Oz" is bigger than everything else on the poster
• Credits are the smallest things on the poster
• Used different fonts

Alignment

• "Olathe Northwest" and "The Wizard of Oz" is aligned
• All the information relating to this event is all aligned
• Credits are aligned

Repetition

• Used Yellow for the Title and the credits
• "Olathe Northwest Theatre Presents" and all the information relating to this event are the same color
• The silhouettes of the main characters and the title are the same color

Proximity

• The title is together with the "Olathe Northwest Theatre Presents"
• All the information relating to this event are grouped together and are the same color
• Credits are grouped together with the same color and size

Typography

What was the Project? 

     The project was to type our name into Adobe illustrator using a serif typeface. Our next step was to label the different parts of the typeface that we saw in our name as well as label the baseline, x-height, and caps height. We were then told to use arrows to point at the part we were labeling. 

What did you learn about typography?

     I learned that serif fonts have serifs, or the little thingy on the end, and sans-serif fonts do not. The baseline is where all the letters "sit on", the x-height is where all the lowercase letters rise to, and the Caps height is where the capitol letters rise to.  I also learned that there is a lot of different parts and pieces in different fonts and typefaces that make each one unique and different.