Katie Conleys Blog

Hi! This week I sketch a flower twenty different times and then put it on illustrator. It was really difficult to sketch twenty different flowers. I didn't even know there were twenty different types of flowers! It took a long time to finish sketching since I really had to tap into my creative side. Each flower is completely unique and that was very difficult to do. I did not know which one to re-create so I had to ask my friends and they chose flower five. Re creating the flower drawing on illustrator was very frustrating. It took me a long time to do because nothing would connect to each other. After asking for help from my peers I finally got it. I am not happy with the final product though. There are a lot blank spaces and it just docent look quite right. I used a pastel colors. Since I pictured the flower in a light and sunny area. I do not like this picture. I don't think it is very pleasing to the eye and I feel as if I could do better than what I put out. Its not li...

Who am I? This week I took a personally quiz. The sixty-four question test revealed that my personality type was ESFP. The E stands for extrovert the s stands for sensing the F stands for feeling and the P stands for perceive. I am energized but being with other people. I do better when I see a thing in front of me instead of imagining. I make decisions based of feelings rather than thinking it through. I perceive things and I don't judge them. There are many famous actors that have the same personality as me such as Justin Bieber and Beyonce  Is this Really Me? I think that this personality is pretty accurate. I do make all my designs based on feeling and I think that part is spot on. Also there are facts about the ESFP group and one of the acts is most likely to have a low bank account. I sadly suffer from this because I only have ten dollars in my bank account currently. The only thing I disagree on is the fact that I have less creative Ideas than Intuitive people. I ...

Me with Colors My favorite color is red. I associate red with a memory of my volleyball team winning a tournament. I associate red with this memory because my team had red jerseys. I had not always liked the color red. I used to prefer a pale blue, but after I had won the volleyball tournament red was my favorite color. So when I see red I think of passion, drive, and happiness. I wish I could change my bedroom walls to red, but my mom won't let me. There are so many food products out in the world that are red such as  Apples, McDonalds fry holders,tomatoes,ketchup, and so many more! Red is everywhere because it is bright and really stands out, but red can also be a shadow or a tint and still look amazing. My least favorite color is yellow. I don't have any bad memories to associate with yellow. When I think of yellow I just think of disease and broken bones and its not fun. This color is everywhere due to the fact that it is a primary color but I wish it was not. I do...

Hello! This week I drew a sketch then created it on illustrator. That is what I will be talking about today. So first I had to figure out what I wanted to sketch. I wanted to draw something simple ad basic,but I did not want to do something that everyone else was doing. If that makes any sense. I decided to make a house,but its not an average house its upside down. I decided to draw a house because its simple and its something I see everyday. I decided to make it upside down to represent how my life can be kind of upside down at times. After sketching I moved onto illustrator. We learned how to use the shaper tool. Which is a very interesting tool that allows you to create and destroy shapes. I used the shaper tool to create the top of my house. Since there is no triangle tool that I can use. This entire process was fairly easy for me. I decided not to add color to my design so I got done with this pretty fast. The most difficult part of this task was trying to figure out how to mo...

My first design Hi! This week I sketched my first design in graphic design. It was very fun and I learned a lot about graphic design that I didn't know before. One thing I learned was that there are seven different key elements of graph design. These elements are line, color, texture, size, space, shape, and value. These are important because they help deliver the message that your trying to send out to the world. Without them your design would not be visually appealing to the eye, but if you use them then your drawing will be very appealing.  Sketching the design After learning about these elements I went straight to sketching. At first I did not know what I wanted to draw. After thinking awhile an idea hit me. I would sketch a picture of the big dipper but instead of stars it would be the logos of my favorite things. I mainly used logos because all the things I love had logs and they are fun to draw. I used a little bit of typography because I didn't want the ...

The Process First we had to download and unzip a zip file from the server. Then we had t open it in Dreamweaver and begin creating the website. The first thing we did was enter a photo we took. The we entered our elevator pitch and created a menu bar. Then we added a date that would update every time we edited the website. Then we added links to stuff like our blogs and our you tube channels and such. Then we created our projects page and entered a video and a GIF we did from quarter one and quarter two. Lastly we changed the entire color scheme of the website and changed the font. How Long? This project took a long time. I used my time very wisely in class. The videos were split up into fifteen minute segments. I usually got around two of them done per day. I was sick on Thursday and I got caught up in one class period. Although it did not take me very long to finish the project other people took longer because their computers were malfunctioning. Any Challenges? I face...

1. I am really good at using the six shot system. I find that in almost all of my videos I have all six shots. It helps to make a very good video. Another strength is I am really good at editing quickly under pressure. 2. I need to add more rule of thirds. I noticed a lot of my shots had the people in the middle instead of off to the side. I all need to have more shots in my video. All my videos ended up being just a little bit shorter than what they should be. 3.I love working with new people. It was really fun to collaborate with other people in the class. It created a much stronger bond than before. 4. I would have taken the critiques more seriously so I could create better videos. 5.I learned that it is ok to step out of your comfort zone. At the beginning of the semester I was very shy. Now I am very confident and much happier than before. 6. My goal is to create amazing thing in graphic design. I am going to try really hard in that class and do the best ...