Meme - Hangry

Hangry

This project was inspired by my hatred for my my boyfriend's habit of eating without me! Sometimes when I hang out with him I ask him if he's hungry he tells me that he ate before I came (which is rude! lol) Although I'm never actually mad at him, we always laugh about it because he knows that one of my favorite activities is going out to eat and trying new foods.

I used photoshop to create my meme.

Somewhere - Work the Runway

Life of a Model 

When I was younger I always wanted to be a model. I grew up watching America's Next Top Model and idolizing the , tall women that grazed my television. For this assignment I was instructed to photoshop myself in a place I've never been before. Considering that I'm 5ft 3in, being on a fashion runway would be a very hard goal to accomplish. So I decided to live my dream through photoshop! This project was a a lot of fun and it was fairly easy to create.


Original Picture:

Auto-copy (Brainwash)

Brainwashed Society

We are a brainwashed society. Media and advertisements flood us with subliminal messages daily without us even realizing it. My love for advertising inspired this piece. Considering that I am an advertising major, over the years I have learned about strategic advertisements and messages secretly placed in the media that are caught by viewers subconscious mind.  The messages send hints for us to behave a certain way or purchase a certain product. Everything around us is an advertisement. We can't escape it. From specifically placed colors that are linked to hunger in food commercials to a quick flash of an image during a commercial. In my image the background is supposed to be chaotic representing the loads of information being thrown at us daily. Our bodies are filled with patterns which is supposed to represent the media's influence on us and its impact. We carry the media's suggestions with us everyday.

Original Picture:

B/W To Color

I absolutely loved this project! Once I got the hang of it and figured out how to customize each one this project turned into fun instead of an assignment. Each style that I was instructed to use came with a set of colors but those colors were able to be manipulated and transformed. This is a project that I am very proud of and it might even become a new hobby for me. Photoshop was the program that was used for this project and it was my first time using it. 

Save The Planet!

Littering. Deforestation. Global Warming. Our planet is dying right before our eyes and humans play a huge role in its downfall. I created this piece because I strongly believe that you and I have the power to change Earth's future. Our oceans are filled with pollution because everyone thinks "it's just one piece of trash." These little things add up.

Ways we can help to save our planet:
Cut back on energy consumption.
Recycle. Recycle. Recycle.
Save water.
Carpool!
Shorten your shower time.
Thrift Shop! Second hand buying is a huge help.
Use less paper and switch to digital.

Small changes to your lifestyle can help the Earth survive. If we continue on the path that we are on we will continue to put our planet and it's animals in danger.

I created this project using Adobe Illustrator. This photo of me was taken in the Rocky Mountains during my trip to Colorado. I wanted to create a picture that had dark trees to represent decay while also outlining a few trees in green to represent hope.

Illustrator CC Tutorials

Before taking FMX 210 I was unfamiliar with Adobe Illustrator CC 2019. Getting familiar with the program can be frustrating at first but the program includes built-in tutorials that can be very useful. However, first-time users might need access to more instructional in order to feel more comfortable with the software. Youtube is a helpful tool that offers tutorials that cover any topic you can imagine. I found a few youtube videos that were able to break down the functions of Adobe Illustrator in depth so that I was able to navigate more easily.

The videos I found included:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi6-H5KgKEE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqKHo1Q7OMc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB2prjFwmWA