Week 15

Assignment: View everyone in our classes blogs and then assign 5 awards. Then we had to create a gadget on our page to link to the sites that we choose as the best. We used the link list to do this. We had to comment on the 5 sites that we chose.

Craft: Search through the blogs and use the capabilities of blogger to add our comments to their pages and link it to our own page.

Composition: The links our available on my blog as well as the comments I left on the people's blogs whose I chose as the best in some aspect.

Concept: Pick the best of the class in 5 different categories.

Week 14

To view my website click here

Week 13

Assignment: Create a webpage using iweb. It needs to consist of two pages, one page about oursleves and the other about the class.

Craft: First I selected a template and then I added my own information and images to make the webpage unique. I did so by rearranging the page, playing with the fonts and colors on the page. I also hyperlinked my blog to the page about the class. I exported my comic into the webpage and added a youtube video.

Compostion: I tried to control the viewers eye by making the photos pop out on the page and be the main focus. Another thing I did was create a similar color pattern, using red in the images and as a background for the fonts. One thing I need to change is so the different pages have a similar look so the viewer realizes it is the same webpage when flipping through the pages.

Concept: The webpage is supposed to give people an insight into the class and what we have created along with information about ourselves. We want our webpage to be unique and say something about ourselves.

Week 12

Assignment: Look at the critique that our classmates gave us on the back of our comic and fix it for the final critique.

Craft: For the final comic I had to make the layout clearer as to the order that the frames went in. I eliminated some of the issue by reducing the number of images per page. I also overlapped some of the slides with the one that comes first on top of the ones that followed.

Composition: By making different slides lie on top of other slides they draw the viewers eye first. Other than that I didn't change much of the composition.

Concept: To make my concept clearer I added a slide of the dad talking to the son telling him that he forgot the ring at home. This explains how the son knows and makes some of the other images make more sense. The rising action of the story involves that ring. The whole story is about love. That's why I choose those two pictures. I love that picture of my mom and dad. The fact that they got dressed up to take these pictures for me shows me that they love me.

Week 11

Assignment: Take the pictures that we created for the comic and place them into comic life. using comic life we were able to add talking bubbles, thought bubbles, and other words or narroration to improve our story.

Craft: Using comic life first we selected a template and dragged the pictures in chronological order into the boxes. Then using the program we were able to add a title, words, thought bubbles, and other things to improve our story and make it look more like a comic. We could add details by changing the color of the background and all of the words that we added. We could also pick the size and shape of the boxes and everything we added. By double clicking on the picture we could adjust the size to focus the viewers eyes. We would also drag the corners of the boxes to change the shape. For the frame I need to add I have to combine the two pictures to show that the dad figured out he forgot the ring. I need to replace the money with a different ring box. I like this picture because it shows his shocked face.

Compostition: I enlarged some of the pictures to cut out some of the background and focus in on some of the details. I could also shape the boxes to draw attention to certain aspects of my pictures. By adding the white quote bubbles or thought bubbles it drew the viewers eyes to them. I need to change the layout so that it is clear to the eye as to which frame comes next. Right now the order of the frames might be confusing to the reader.

Concept: The story is about a boy who wants to get married so he calls his dad to bring him a ring. However, the dad forgets the ring at home so the boy ends up buying a ring-pop and in the end everything works out. I need to add a picture showing that the mom called the dad telling him he forgot it or an encounter between the son and the dad where he realizes he doesn't have it. Right now there is a gap in the story and it is unclear as to how the boy knew that his dad forgot the ring.

Week 10

Assignment: Color the story with a 2-3 color scheme. The story should be 9-12 pictures that portray a story. The next step is to make it into comic book form.

Craft: Using photoshop I desaturated the color from the original photo and set-up a filter. I used multiply to get rid of the white tones and accentuate the black ones. The next step was to flatten the image and unlock the background layer. Then I added a layer for the background color which I picked the color and used the paint bucket. Then I added a different layer to add the color that I would paint the objects I wanted to pop out on the page. I had to use different shades within the color scheme that I choose.

Composition: To help focus the viewer's eyes I made the character remain the same color throughout the comic with the exception of the last slide when the characters merge their lives together they become the same color. The bright colors against the dark background make certain objects jump off the page and draw the attention to specific details in the picture that are important to the story. One thing that I can do is add the use of white to draw attention the the dialogue and thought bubbles that need to be added.

Concept: I need to change the traveling picture where the dad forgets the bag so that it is clear that he and his wife are in different locations. I can do this by adding a background to the picture and to clarify I can add dialogue to previous slides to help get the message across. The picture that I added will need to be the background to show the dad is traveling in his picture.

Week 9

Assignment: Print 10-12 full page photos for the story. If necessary mash-up photos so that the photos portray the message wanted to get across to the viewer. Together the photos should tell a story.

Craft: I used photoshop to combine the pictures of my parents with the pictures of my friends. I had to crop the photos and add thought bubbles to some of the photos and I'll have to add talking bubbles as well so that the story remains clear. I was also able to use photoshop to create pictures that I didn't have access to taking in real life. The photo of the boarding pass I'm going to use to show traveling instead of what I used now. I have to change the name on the ticket.

Composition: I need to work on the composition of some of my photos so that the viewer is able to comprhend the story. Some of the pictures have a small detail that if missed the concept of the story is also missed. I will have to work on drawing the viewer's attention to those details. I need to draw attention to the fact that he picked up the wrong bag. I will do this by showing the mom with the right bag at the house containing the ring.

Concept: The concept of my story changed slightly after I took the pictures. Instead of ordering a ring from the same man that his father got a ring from I'm going to have the main character get the ring from his dad. I think that this has more meaning and makes more sense that his dad would travel to go give his son the ring.