Author: teagenjune

Yesterday during our Design Development and Layout classes, we utilized our studio to take some headshots for our magazines. In our editor’s letter we’ll need a nice, professional photo for a personal touch and feel, since it is a letter from the author and creator. This gave us as students a thorough reminder on on… Read more

Cars for Sale is a design company that designs and creates websites for other companies, and as a class, we recently were allowed a tour of their establishment. Something interesting that they described was their work system. To prevent issues that have occured in the past, they created a communication system where each section contacts… Read more

I recently read through chapter two of Timothy Samara’s Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual. One specific section talked about the psychology of color in design. I want to discuss its use in advertising. The psychology of color in advertising is a powerful tool that marketers use to influence consumer behavior. It is based on… Read more

I reacently read up on the most popular technology trends for 2023. The article was written just before the end of 2022, and described what the people should expect in technology trends for the upcoming year. The first trend described was “AI Everywhere.” As was predicted, AI has developed so much in recent months and… Read more

In my previous post, I wrote about my visit to Fresh Produce. There were so many inspiring works in their gallery, and there were a few that I liked that incorporated handwriting into text, which is something you wouldn’t normally see, besides maybe a signature. It got me thiking about how I could do something… Read more

Yesterday, I was given the opportunity to visit an open-house hosted by the friendly folks at Fresh Produce, an advertising agency in downtown Sioux Falls. We got there a little after they had started, so I didn’t catch all of their presention, but we got to walk throughout their building and observe their work, as… Read more

Last week I was in my New Media Development class going through XD functions, and figured I should talk a little about what I learned in class. We went over how to apply animation to elements in your artboards, such as buttons, sliders, or anything you want to animate. How to do this is to… Read more

Last week I had the opportunity to get some more outdoor photography practice by shooting photos of my boss’s family up at Tuthill Park. I practiced group photography and got some detailed close-ups of flowers, butterflies, and bumblebees. I was able to use my brand-new 75-300mm lens for some long-distance shots as well. It was… Read more

There are a few different reasons why I decided to delve into the world of design, and I figured I would list some of those things in my blog to show a bit of my journey to where I am now. The idea came from my Web Design class in my senior year of high… Read more

I think we can all agree at this point that AI has officially taken over the media recently, and is rapidly advancing all of the time. There are a lot of great things coming from AI that are extremely helpful in inspiring ideas and conducting research, but there are also many cons that come with… Read more