Website Redesign: Portfolio

This project was my first stab at web design and I must admit, it was a lot harder than I thought it would be. We were assigned to redesign a website and I chose to do this portfolio website, but it turns out I was unable to make it more presentable than I wanted to. Through the process, I learned a lot using Dreamweaver and CSS, however, I still have a lot more to learn about the programs. I hope to take my website to the next level in the future and complete it in a way I feel is appealing after brushing up on my Dreamweaver skills, but for now this basic site functions for what it needs to.

A Field Guide to Local Coffee Shops

For this assignment we were to create a field guide that could be used in the field of the particular subject matter we chose. I decided to make a field guide about local coffee shops in Austin and decided to expand my focus to all areas of Austin. I researched 15 local coffee shops and decided that the way to make the guide most useful was to insert coffee cup sleeves and to customize them to each shop. The guide gives detailed information that one would like to know about the shop and also leaves an area for personal note taking.

TASA Booklet: Art & Community 2012

This project began as a secret as to what the whole purpose of it was and later revealed itself the need to be a pamphlet for a conference taking place at St. Edward's in the future. The purpose was to create a pocket guide pamphlet including all fo the given information for the TASA Art & Community design conference. We were required to read through, organize and design the pamphlet from scratch in the way we saw most efficient and cost effective. I created a spiral bound, tabbed pamphlet that gave short descriptions of each section, a brief bio section about speakers and maps at the back for tourists who are unfamiliar with Austin.

Instructional Design: How to Tie a Shoe

For this project we were to to choose a common task that most people know how to do and had to create a "how to" instructional manual for that task. We could use words and images to explain the instructions in any format that we chose. These instruction manuals were to be aesthetically pleasing, as opposed to those that we normally see in everyday life. For my instructions, I chose "How to Tie a Shoe." I created a children's book since that age group would seem to have the most benefit from it. It is not only a book that can be read, but can also be interacted with as well so the child could follow along.

Interactive Project

For this assignment we were to create an interactive project which would show the process of our symbol methodology project using motion. We had to use Adobe Flash in order to animate this process learning how to use movement, buttons and animation to add effects. Through this process I learned the basics of Adobe Flash and how to create a simple project which incorporated various techniques of the program.