PANDAS (GIF)

1, 2, 3... ^^

Concept Board: Debbie Millman

How has Debbie Millman impacted the graphic design world?

Debbie Millman is a modern designer, artist and writer. She has been in the design industry for 25 years. For more than 15 years, she was the president of Sterling Brands, a design industry for over 200 big brands (some of which include Colgate, Kraft, Nestle, and Pepsi) and she is the president of AIGA, the professional association for design. She was also called one of the most influential designers in 2013 by GDUSA, Graphic Design USA. Millman has also started a well-known podcast called Design Matters that many people have downloaded. Millman has also published six books. Her works have also been exhibited in various universities and museums.

Sources: 

http://debbiemillman.com/bio.html/

http://www.designishistory.com/2000/debbie-millman

https://www.newfangled.com/interview-with-debbie-millman-of-sterling-brands/

https://thegreatdiscontent.com/interview/debbie-millman

Graphic Design Scavenger :)

Simple but Good! Lol ^^

Found on Park Ave :O (10.6.14)

Inspirations :O

Post something that inspires you. It can be something that you are interested in or something you saw that blew you away. I can be that meal you ate when you traveled to another country or a movie/ book that changed your way of thinking. Please post a visual image and/ or video that goes along with your inspiration. If you don't have the actual photo or video of what you're talking about, try to find something that is related to your topic. Make sure you explain what it is and why it inspires you. 

So pretty :O
(Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Stars-high-mountain-sky_-_West_Virginia_-_ForestWander.jpg)

The sky is something that inspires me. I wouldn't say it has to be stars, but staring up into the sky is very calming and it allows me to think. There was this one time where I went camping in a tent... I had to go the the bathroom in the middle of the freezing night and no one in my tent would go with me. So I went alone... but the moment I stepped outside of my tent, I was so in awe with the night sky. I almost forgot I had to pee :/ but I didn't mind because of how pretty the stars were. The night was so quiet and different from that of the city, but it was a very nice change of pace.

So many colors ^^
(Source: http://www.hdwallpapers.in/walls/sky_colors-wide.jpg)

The sky during the day is also very inspiring to me. I've only laid down a couple of times in the grass and looked up at the sky. I wish I had time to do it more because it's such a good feeling when you can relax outdoors in the warmth of the sun. The sky is just so unique. I love to look at its colors and clouds. 

Letter Project Reflection

1. Describe your process when creating your letter project. How was the process helpful or not so helpful to you?
I found writing down ideas and sketching thumbnail pictures very helpful because I was able to get the ideas down on paper first before fully starting on the project. Brainstorming allowed me to expand off of smaller ideas I initially had. Also, the peer commenting from the table and the class allowed me to see what other people thought was cool. And lastly, the two drafts helped with finalizing my ideas for the final draft.

One of two drafts: without and with color

2. How did you arrive with your concept/ idea for you letter? How did you represent this concept visually in your design? (Give 2 examples)

I kind of already knew that I wanted a mash up of letters for my final design. As I sketched possible variations of the mash ups, I found that adding color made it fun and childlike. So my final concept is sort of the elementary style kind of art (if that makes any sense what-so-ever). I wanted to represent this concept by using bright colors and sketchy shading on the main Z's. The little z's were to create a messy sort of look. 

3. What was the most challenging aspect of this project for you? Why?
I think the most challenging part of this project was the drawing of the little z's. I had to make sure each z was angles in different directions, mashed together well, and not having the same colors next to each other in each individual z. it was also because I had o draw so many of them... The little z's took me two class periods to finish drawing and a third period to finish the color. I also had to make sure that I did not mess up, since I was using pen... I did not want to use pencil because then I would have to redraw everything over in pen.

Sneak Peek: Process

The start of coloring ><

Sure is tedious :/

Almost there! ^^

4. Are you satisfied with you project? Explain your answer.

HOME RUN! XD

Honestly, I am not completely satisfied with my project. After adding all the color in, I noticed that there was a lot a pink on the top and bottom of the Z. There wasn't much pink in the middle diagonal of the Z but I guess it looks okay because the pink in the Z is symmetrically even. Other than that, the Z is basically what I pictured in my head and what I drew in my drafts.

5.  If you can change anything about your design, what would you change or do differently?

If I could change anything, I think I would want to test out different font types of the letter z and mash that up together... For example, I'll have Zs from New Times Roman, Ariel, and Cursive types... I would also like to have different sizes/ thickness of Zs (so like bold and italics). I think I would do this on the computer so it comes out very neatly :)

Sue Sue's Lil Intro! (BIO)

Hello everyone!

Here's a little about me :)

Name: Suzanne Lee
Height: 5 FEET AND PROUD >:D
Country of birth: China ^^
Languages: Chinese and English

Grade: 12

Interests:
- Animals

   • Pandas

   • Cats/ kitties

   • Doggies

   • Bunnies

- Sciences

   • Biology

   • Physics

   • Intended major: Zoology ^^
- Arts

   • Painting

   • Sculpturing 

   • Photography

- Food 

   • Potatoes

   • Sushi

   • Guacamole 

   • Junk food :)

   • Fruits

      * Strawberries

      * Kiwis

      * Bananas

      * Mangoes

   • Sweets! 

      * Gummy bears

      * Ice cream

      * Milk chocolate

      * Flan

      * Jelly/ Jello

- Sleep

   • Ideally 7 - 10 hours :)
- Anime

   • Clannad

   • Angel Beats

   • Sakurasou

   • DN Angel

   • No. 9

   • SAO/ SAO 2

   • Ao Haru Ride

   • Naruto (Shippuuden)

   • Golden Time

   • Another

   • Corpse Party

   • Accel World

   • Lovely Complex

   • Acchi Kocchi

   • Arcana Famiglia

   • Mayo Chiki

   • Minami-ke/ Okaeri/ Okawari/ Omatase OVA/ Tadaima

   • Beelzebub

   • Mirai Nikki

   • Boku wa Tomodachi

   • No Game No Life

   • Brothers Conflict

   • Free

   • Chibi Devi

   • Chihayafuru / 2

   • Sooooo much more :3

- YouTube

   • Pewdiepie 

   • Bubzbeauty/ Bubzvlogz

   • Nigahiga/ HigaTV

   • BuzzFeed

   • JK Films/ News/ Party

   • Wong Fu Productions

   • BFvsGF/ PrankvsPrank

   • JoeyGraceffa

   • GMM

   • ISAtv

   • shutupanddance 

   • Domics

   • Alltime10s

   • ShimmyHeartsYou

   • Vat19

   • Sam

Dislikes: 

- Waking up

- Mondays

- Homework

- Reading

- Being cold

- Being hot

- Spicy foods

Fav. places to eat at around MHS:

- Chipotle 

- Subways

- Au Bon Pain

- DaVinci's

Any questions?
Ask :D

Hello!

Welcome to DigiSue! ^^