Amelia Sims's Blog

This week in e-Com we made cubes. In the first cube each side represents a strand of e-Com. The top is graphic design, I made it the color of my logo with the wings the logo on it. The left side stands for animation, I used the smiley face from one of my pervious animations as inspiration. The right represents video, there are six different shades of blue to represent the six shot system. We used a cube to show how all the strands are connected. Making the cube is fairly simple, it is made of lines that are connected and made into squares. During this project I learned how to warp shapes so the look like they are on the sides of the cube. If I had to redo this project I would make the smiley face look more like the original one in my animation. Overall I believe that this project was a success. The second cube is just another patterned cube I created.

This week in e-Com we made personal logos, they represent who we are as a person. In my logo the wings and A represent the cross country flying shoe logo . The blue represents peace and calm and the circle represents wholeness because I am a clam person. First we sketched out an idea for our logo then we created it on the computer. We used illustrator to pull preprogramed shapes into the right shape, my original logo is on the top. Then we critiqued each others logos and made changes with the feedback, my improved logo is on the bottom. I learned how to move points on the shapes to change its appearance and how to critique others logos. If I had to make the logo again I would have added the circle earlier, however I would keep the overall design. I will draw from my knowledge of creating shapes and lines for the next project. I think that this project will help me understand the time it takes to create a good logo.

This project was to make a famous logo. We chose a logo to make then found a tutorial on how to make it. We followed the tutorial and created the logo.  I made the Captain America logo because I love superheroes.  During this project I learned how to use the appearance panel and the effects tab in illustrator. I also learned how to follow a tutorial with a partner. I would make the shield look more metallic, however I would keep the same logo and the same gradients, and effects. I will draw from my new knowledge of effects and the appearance panel. I think that this project is was good to help expand my knowledge of illustrator.