This semester went by so damn fast. I can't believe it's already over, but I am very grateful for the course and for professor Corrigan. I had a lot of fun making all of these projects, and I hope everyone has a fantastic break and next semester!
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Final Portfolio
This semester went by so damn fast. I can't believe it's already over, but I am very grateful for the course and for professor Corrigan. I had a lot of fun making all of these projects, and I hope everyone has a fantastic break and next semester!
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Animation
So, I decided it would be fun to start an animation from scratch and draw each frame by hand on the computer... I was horribly wrong. It took me around 12 hours to complete the project. While creating it, I tried to make the main, and only character, have a similar personality to my own (I called him Little Nate throughout the whole project; I know, I'm weird). I also couldn't help myself from laughing at how dumb I am for finding something like this so funny, but I worked long and hard on it, and I laugh at everything. I initially wanted Little Nate to make it to the beach and jump from palm tree to palm tree, but I found it to difficult. I decided that making him a super hero and then plummeting into the ocean would be the easiest option. Well, I hope you enjoy it and find it stupid funny, like I did. Rock on Little Nate!
Friday, November 4, 2016
Collage Environment
"Your past must die for your future to live."
My Pieces are:
1. Both Nate's form the original picture
2. Dark background past
3. Lively future forest
4. Picture frame
5. Tree branch holding the mirror up
6. Ropes
Magazine Cover
I was stumped for a couple days on what to do for my magazine cover, until I remembered how much I love to travel. I wanted to make a cover that would make me, as the reader, want to pick up the magazine and read it. I want to go to Bali, Indonesia so bad, that I figured this would be the perfect cover/magazine theme. The one thing I don't like about the final piece, is myself in the forefront because it is not as clear and crisp as everything else in the picture. But other than that, enjoy!
Monday, October 24, 2016
Photoshop Insertion
I have never been to Paris, France before, but with photoshop, anything is possible. This piece actually took me longer to find a background, than it actually did to complete the assignment. I have a love/hate relationship photoshop. It all depends on what I'm doing and how motivated I am to complete it. I have always wanted to go to France, so now I can pretend I have been there. My pretend trip was amazing and I hope you all have the opportunity to go as well.
Code Character
For my code logo, I decided to code something other than a logo. I love South Park, they're also just circles, and I wanted to give myself a challenge, so I decided to code Kenny. It took me about 3-4 hours to complete and about 52 lines of code, which is posted below. If I had to code again, I would totally do it. I love working on something and seeing the finished product. Code is tricky and annoying to work with, but the finished product is worth the time it takes to create it.
Below is all the lines of code required to complete Kenny:
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<script>
window.onload = function() {
var canvas = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var context = canvas.getContext("2d");
////////////////////////////////////// start below this line ˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇ
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(280, 505);
context.lineTo(280, 560);
context.lineTo(518, 560);
context.lineTo(518, 505);
context.fillStyle = 'rgb(241, 87, 13)';
context.fill();
context.lineWidth = '3';
context.stroke();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(270, 360)
context.lineTo(213, 408);
context.lineTo(240, 449);
context.lineTo(260, 428);
context.lineTo(255, 507);
context.quadraticCurveTo(377, 573, 538, 510);
context.lineTo(528, 428);
context.lineTo(560, 450);
context.lineTo(580, 410);
context.lineTo(520, 363);
context.lineTo(270, 360);
context.comppletePath;
context.fillStyle = 'rgb(241, 87, 13)';
context.fill();
context.lineWidth = '3';
context.stroke();
context.beginPath();
context.arc(400, 225, 200, 0, 2*Math.PI, false);
context.fillStyle = 'rgb(241, 87, 13)';
context.fill();
context.lineWidth = '3';
context.stroke();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(400, 120);
context.quadraticCurveTo(530, 125, 535, 235);
context.quadraticCurveTo(535, 353, 400, 365);
context.quadraticCurveTo(275, 360, 263, 240);
context.quadraticCurveTo(263, 124, 400, 120 );
context.completePath;
context.lineWidth = '2.75';
context.stroke();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(400,120);
context.quadraticCurveTo(495, 120, 505, 230);
context.quadraticCurveTo(505, 335, 400, 340);
context.quadraticCurveTo(295, 330, 287,240);
context.quadraticCurveTo(286, 125, 400, 120);
context.completePath;
context.fillStyle = 'rgb(106, 57, 42)';
context.fill();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(400,120);
context.quadraticCurveTo(475, 153, 475, 225);
context.quadraticCurveTo(477, 296, 400, 340);
context.quadraticCurveTo(320, 301, 320,225);
context.quadraticCurveTo(320, 150, 400, 120);
context.completePath;
context.fillStyle = 'rgb(240, 208, 170)';
context.fill();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(342, 160);
context.quadraticCurveTo(400, 156, 397, 215);
context.quadraticCurveTo(398, 264, 328, 270);
context.quadraticCurveTo(320, 248, 320, 220);
context.quadraticCurveTo(325, 178, 342, 160);
context.completePath;
context.fillStyle = 'white';
context.fill();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(461, 173);
context.quadraticCurveTo(476, 188, 475, 228);
context.quadraticCurveTo(473, 265, 462, 280);
context.quadraticCurveTo(390, 276, 398, 215);
context.quadraticCurveTo(405, 155, 461, 173);
context.completePath;
context.fillStyle = 'white';
context.fill();
context.beginPath();
context.arc(428, 220, 5, 0, 2*Math.PI, false);
context.fillStyle = 'black';
context.fill();
context.beginPath();
context.arc(363, 220, 5, 0, 2*Math.PI, false);
context.fillStyle = 'black';
context.fill();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(315, 152);
context.lineTo(360, 128);
context.lineWidth = '6';
context.stroke();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(425, 128);
context.lineTo(475, 153);
context.lineWidth = '6';
context.stroke();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(215, 405)
context.quadraticCurveTo(238, 415, 245, 445);
context.quadraticCurveTo(230, 470, 210, 474);
context.quadraticCurveTo(178, 478, 176, 455);
context.quadraticCurveTo(175, 428, 199, 423);
context.quadraticCurveTo(191, 415, 196, 408);
context.quadraticCurveTo(202, 398, 215, 405);
context.fillStyle = 'rgb(106, 57, 42)';
context.fill();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(555, 450)
context.quadraticCurveTo(555, 422, 583, 405);
context.quadraticCurveTo(598, 399, 599, 413);
context.quadraticCurveTo(598, 420, 595, 423);
context.quadraticCurveTo(627, 423, 625, 448);
context.quadraticCurveTo(625, 470, 595, 473);
context.quadraticCurveTo(573, 472,555, 448);
context.fillStyle = 'rgb(106, 57, 42)';
context.fill();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(400, 340);
context.quadraticCurveTo(393, 348, 393, 370);
context.quadraticCurveTo(393, 388, 383, 395);
context.lineWidth = '5';
context.stroke();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(400, 340);
context.quadraticCurveTo(405, 335, 405, 363);
context.quadraticCurveTo(403, 398, 415, 405);
context.lineWidth = '5';
context.stroke();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(280, 553);
context.lineTo(520, 553);
context.quadraticCurveTo(525, 554, 525, 558);
context.quadraticCurveTo(525, 562, 520, 565);
context.lineTo(280 , 565);
context.quadraticCurveTo(275, 562, 275, 560);
context.quadraticCurveTo(275, 554, 280, 553);
context.completePath;
context.fillStyle = 'black';
context.fill();
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(400, 425);
context.lineTo(400, 540);
context.lineWidth = '4';
context.stroke();
////////////////////////////////////// end above this line ˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆ
};
</script>
</head>
<body>
<canvas id="myCanvas" width="800" height="600"></canvas>
</body>
</html>
Monday, October 3, 2016
Vector Illustration
For my vector illustration, I decided to go with a picture of myself that I took wearing a super man cape, that I wore as I left Six Flags Great Adventure. I have never done something like this before, and I wanted to challenge myself with a fairly difficult picture. This picture was challenging because the cape is shiny, so it bounced off a lot of light, which required me to make a bunch of different shapes on top of it. For the background, I didn't want to just use a blank color, and I love this country, so I went with a waving American flag. The flag was also a little challenging, but I like the challenge. This project in general was a lot of fun to do, and I am really happy with the way it came out.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Exquisite Character
For my exquisite character, I decided to choose the frog with bird wings and stockings. I tried to make it extremely colorful, so it pops out more. I really, really like how the frog head came out, but I don't like the leg at all. I think it looks fine, but it does not fit the character at all. I can't change that, but if I could, I would. The creature was giving me a tropical/swamp kind of vibe, so I tried to recreate that type of environment as the background. I hope you enjoy this piece, as it took me 6 straight hours to complete. Enjoy!
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Sharp- Final Logo
My final logo came out better than I thought it would. I tried to give it a rustic, battered, old, kind of look, and I think I did a fairly decent job at that. My company sells swords, and I wanted the logo to represent that. I wish I did something different with the handles, because it is very generic, but I am still really happy with the way it came out.
Monday, September 19, 2016
Caligramme
For my caligramme piece, I used words to describe the Marvel super hero, Captain America. He is my favorite hero and I decided to make this in the shape of his shield. Without his shield, Captain America is just a super strong guy who is really nice, and polite.
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Logo Critique
For my logo critique, I have chosen the Apple logo and the Samsung logo. Both of these companies sell very good phones, computers, tablets, and many more tech accessories. Samsung sells house appliances, while Apple only sells consumer tech products. Both companies are fantastic and have very elegant logos.
The logo above is Apple's logo. Apple has worked its way to the top is now the most well-known and recognized company. A company doesn't become that without a fantastic logo. This logo is so simple, yet so amazing at the same time. It says everything that the company is (the name of the company is Apple and their logo is an apple.) When Steve Jobs was creating his company, he wanted to make it something that everyone knows, and he was absolutely right with that.
Although the Samsung logo looks great, it does not work very well. First of all they don't have a "logo". Their logo is their company's name, and yes it is a very well-known company, but having to type/write Samsung, every time you want people to see your company, can be difficult and troublesome. They need to create an easier logo that everyone can see and instantly know what company it belongs to. There are tons of advantages to using your name as your logo. For starters, everyone knows what your company is. And also, consumers can know that it's a tech company, based on how modern and sleek the letters are.
I have to give this win to Apple. Their logo is so simple and just so memorable, that there is no doubt that their logo is the staple of the company and they would not be where they are today without it. A logo is so important for a company, and a good one will take you further than you could ever imagine.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
My 5 Project Ideas
Strompizza: Strompizza is a popular Italian food chain that serves fantastic Italian cuisine and 5 star drinks.
123 Computers: Computers break all the time and 123 Computers offers world class over the phone tech help and in person help, as well. We also sell some of the best computers and computer accessories on the market.
Sharp: This company is one that makes awesome swords for both practical uses and entertainment uses.
Project Orca: Project Orca is dedicated to making sure wild orcas are healthy and have a strong, safe environment to raise their young and live with their families.
Iris: Have you ever wanted to change your eye color? With Iris, you can do that and more. Now you can buy full eye contacts that can completely change the way your eyes look.
123 Computers: Computers break all the time and 123 Computers offers world class over the phone tech help and in person help, as well. We also sell some of the best computers and computer accessories on the market.
Sharp: This company is one that makes awesome swords for both practical uses and entertainment uses.
Project Orca: Project Orca is dedicated to making sure wild orcas are healthy and have a strong, safe environment to raise their young and live with their families.
Iris: Have you ever wanted to change your eye color? With Iris, you can do that and more. Now you can buy full eye contacts that can completely change the way your eyes look.
What I expect
Hello! My name is Nate and I am from the very northern tip New Jersey. I have taken 2 years of graphic design in my High School, so I know a good amount about photoshop and Illustrator. I love working with both programs and I am very excited to learn more things with them. Expect to strengthen my photoshop and illustrator skills before the course is finished. I'm excited to share and critic my own work, as well as all of yours!
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