Cognitive Map

This is the third and final map in the series of three. This map is a representation on what our mind is thinking as we go through our route to school. For this map I tried to use circles to convey what I was thinking about and the size of the circle to represent how much I am thinking about each subject.

Perceptual Map

The second map in the series of three, this map was made to show what our five senses are doing during our route to school. Finding a way to turn our senses into visual imagery that changes over time and was still readable for viewers was the most challenging part of this design.

Artifact Map

The project consisted of making three maps that would show a route that we take daily, either home to school, or home to work. This was the first map, the artifact map. The assignment asked us to create a map that would show our route and be true to the streets and geography of the region.

Symbol Methodology

During the course of this assignment we were asked to create three symbols that related back to a certain field. I picked telecommunications and worked to create symbols that would relate back to the verbal, visual, and the operations aspects of the field. The project started with us just listing words that came to mind about our field and eventually turned into these three symbols which started as just simple hand drawings. In this project the class learned to create visual representations of objects and stretch our creativity to create an effective symbol.

Eagle Tracing

This exercise was again using Adobe Illustrator. We were given an image of a bald eagle and asked to trace it with more detail than the rubber ducky. This assignment helped us really master the use of the pen tool and learn more about managing colors and layers.

Duck Tracing

In this assignment we were asked to trace a photo of a rubber duck using Adobe Illustrator. This assignment taught us how the use and become familiar with the pen tool. 

Room Floorplan

Our first assignment in Graphic Design I was to create a floor plan of our bedroom in illustrator. This project taught the simple basics of the program and how to use it.