Lasagna Recipe

This was our first project for interaction design. We were to design a webpage around a recipe. I chose to use a lasagna recipe. The requirements for the webpage to get us to experience the basics of Dreamworks, were make a rollover image, text link, image map link, and image link. These links could be made up, so they were not relevant to the project. They were just there to teach us how to do it.

Concept Map

This was the first assignment for Junior Studio. We were to design a concept map that used information graphics, linking words, and framing sentences. There were several topics that we could chose from. I chose to design the product life cycle of a plastic water bottle. We were to include at least thirty terms, two kinds of information design, and must me 20x30 inches.

Image Analysis

This project was assigned to sum up what we learned the whole semester. We were to chose an image and analyze it. I broke my image down into certain elements that we learned about during the class presentations. For example there were elements of the Dada movement that were used or was inspired by. I decided to make a book to break up the parts of the image in hopes of making it easier to show the differences in the image with a zoomed in view.

History Presentation: Art Deco

In the Graphic Design History each person was assigned an era of design. Each presentation was to be around thirty minutes long. I was assigned to present on Art Deco starting from the early 1900s. I discussed the style, the history, the effects Art Deco had on society, important artists, and the relevance to graphic design. My presentation lasted around twenty-five to thirty minutes long.

Image Text Investigation

With this assignment we were assigned by our instructor a research paper. My topic was the history of the billboard. I was to research the history and write a five page paper about it. It was optional to design the paper with images or in a different form than the average paper. I chose to design a book that flipped up with images of billboards throughout time.

Identity Series

This was our last project in Graphic Design 2. We were assigned to design buttons for the Blanton Museum showcasing a certain style or movement of design. I chose to use Dada for my buttons. I designed five different buttons for different types of guests. Such as a members, students, adults/seniors, youth/children, and UT Austin students. We were also asked to design a poster to showcase the buttons around the museum.

Locating Place Part 2

This was the second half of our Locating Place project. We were required to make a book, picking from several different forms, and to use text by Kevin Lynch. I chose to sew my book together in signatures with a hard cover. I also chose to compare and contrast East Austin to East Dallas. With this concept I made my book with pages with cut outs to show the differences between the two.