Obviously any visual piece that we see whether it’s a photograph, art piece, advertisement, or even a movie still can tell a story. However, the good ones can really evoke some kind of emotion through the colors, facial expression, any details that are shown throughout the visual, or even the overall look and feel ofContinue reading “Visual Representation of Emotions”
Author Archives: Michaela Ganezer
Images That Tell A Story
Visual design is constantly in our faces throughout our lives. It can be anything from movie or show, photographs, art pieces, graphics on a website, and posters just to name a few. Thinking about the visual storytelling aspect goes hand in hand with creating the designs. Artists creates these designs in order to inspire, relate,Continue reading “Images That Tell A Story”
The Final Pitch for AIGA
Throughout the seven weeks I took a deep dive into the social media world. I learned everything from trends to how to gain more of a following and how to improve one’s social media networks. I chose to focus on a social media strategy for a non-profit organization that has made an impact on meContinue reading “The Final Pitch for AIGA”
The Finish Line
MINDSET BEFORE Creating designs that I can be proud of can be extremely difficult for me. I am never satisfied with any of my final designs, yet again who is. Ever since I was young I was always hard on myself and wasn’t always the best thing. On one hand being hard on myself allowedContinue reading “The Finish Line”
Getting Closer
THE FINAL DESIGNS ARE NEVER FINAL Graphic designers creates sketches on top sketches and mockups on top of mockups to have more than one version of an idea or concept. During the process of creating the final designs, the sketches and mockups are constantly being referred back to and used with some changes and improvements.Continue reading “Getting Closer”
AIGA Community Guidelines
The purpose of AIGA is to promote design and have designers connect and help each other navigate the design world. AIGA doesn’t tolerate any kind of negative actions, including bullying, harassment of any kind, etc. In reference to AIGA’s social media presence, anything posted, shared, or commented on will continue to provide designers with asContinue reading “AIGA Community Guidelines”
It’s Beginning to Take Shape
Creating Mockups to Choose a Path After working endlessly on research by gathering as much background information on movie posters, creating mood boards to use for each movie that includes the chosen time period, and sketching out different ideas, it was time. It was time to move onto probably one of the scariest parts ofContinue reading “It’s Beginning to Take Shape”
Personas for AIGA
Part I: Personas Amy Richardson is college student who is getting a degree in design. She wants to have a lead designer position a large company. However, she is looking for tools that can make her designs stand out from everyone else in her program and from other designers in the design field. On topContinue reading “Personas for AIGA”
Digging Deeper with the Sketches
Whenever a project is being done in the design world, the sketches play a huge role. As I have mentioned before, sketches are done so the designers can see put all their designs and ideas down on a paper to compare everything all at once. Then from there the designer will go on to createContinue reading “Digging Deeper with the Sketches”
AIGA Content Calendar
Creating posts for social media for a company has to be strategic and target the the appropriate audience. In order to do this for AIGA I created a content calendar to follow to post for a week.
