Vultures or Not?

In this project we read an article about the shooting that took place in Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. The question in overall was to see if the reporters were being rude by asking questions at the wrong time.

The authors tries to figure out whether the reporters were being rude by asking the victims overwhelming questions at the scene of the crime instead of considering their condition before asking. The reporters started asking questions through twitter trying to get a story, but what happened next was a tremendous ruckus.

One of the author's strengths was the fact that he put evidence of how the reporters were defending themselves. He put the part that the reporters needed witnesses in order for the news to break. Weaknesses the author made was the fact that he didn't put enough commentary on the people who thought it was wrong of the reporters to ask questions at such an inappropriate time. Another weakness was that he didn't make it quite clear if it was wrong or wasn't right for the reporters to bring back the tragedy to the victims by asking questions.

The general conclusion that the author made wasn't clear at all. At the end of the article he put a quote of one of the victims confirming her safety. Even through all the commotion of what happened the general conclusion would be that the reporters could ask questions but in a light toned way.

I think that the author uses good enough evidence to where you can see both sides of the arguments but he doesn't put his thoughts and emotions into the writing. The evidence he uses persuades and people are able to see perspectives of the argument.  The only thing I don't understand is which side the author is on. He doesn't make it clear on which side he agrees with.

Radio Interview

 

In this video we were supposed to interview a peer and interview them about an important moment in their life. My partner was Olive and she told me about the time she got a dog. She explained her emotions to me and told me how much fun she spends with her dog.

Pattern Design

In graphic design we had to make our own ceiling tile patterns. The process wasn't at all easy and we had to work with lots of tools to finally get the image I desired. I first made a square and adjusted it to  5 by 5 in. I then put my page to be 5 by 5. the next object i made was a triangle. I made the shape into a shark tooth. I copied and pasted it. I put one behind the other and put three on each corner of the square. With that I changed the shading of the triangles to white to black. I changed the background blue. To make the repeating pattern, I went to Edit> Pattern> Make, and it made my pattern across the page.


The process of making my tiles was challenging because at first I wanted my tile to like one thing but it ended up looking like something way different. With it looking different than what  I originally had I had to play with the shapes and add new details to my pattern. In the end, I am very happy with what I came up with and hope my viewers would be pleased with my ceiling tile.

Michaela Video

The project was mostly to review the different shots. There was close ups, wide shots, extra wide shots, extra close up, and medium shot. It also reviewed the AB sequence.  An example of the AB sequence review would be when Michaela and her mother were talking to each other in the beginning of the video. They only filmed the left side of them both.

The story the video tells was that Michaela was no ordinary teenage girl because when she's with her dad she is a power lifter. Her father is the coach. In the video they showed us how she power lifted by showing various shots of her lifting.

An element I would use for my own projects is make the video go smoothly and clearly. It would have to have a clear beginning, middle, and end. What they showed on the video that I already knew were the AB sequence. That you have tacit only one side because if you don't the characters will flip.

The creator was really good on the shots. He had everything clear and did a good job on not cutting off anything. They did a good job on letting the story go smoothly without anything stopping or cutting. What the producer should work on is not repeating the same shots. Have the same number os shots in the video. The video was well mad. It went smoothly and it as well put. It showed us how Michaela practiced and showed us when she had competition.

System and Procedures Video

In video production we had to make a system and procedure video. The audience was mostly the new students, new parents, and just in general people who didn't know how the school works. In my video we did a "good version, bad version" of how to ask to go to the bathroom. The video had to have no voice overs, professional music, and it has to have a clear beginning, middle, and end. The video was very to fun to do and I enjoyed it very much.

Back To School Pencil

This week in graphic design we had to make our own pencil. It was all base in the mood of going back to school. Our assignment was to draw three things on Adobe Illustrator. We had to draw our own basic, colorless pencil. After that, we got the chance to make our own pencil that we can make any size and color. With the pencil we could draw three other objects next to it. The third thing we did on Adobe Illustrator was to draw what we could draw on our own designed pencil. 



This is the pencil I designed. I made it seem like any other pencil. Basic. Next to the pencil I drew and pencil cup and a piece of paper. I used the color and I adjusted the colors to make it look realistic like the real objects. There are two other objects I made with the pencil and the other one I count is the squiggle line the pencil made. 

This is the first pencil I made. The pencil as you can see has no color and it had to be a certain size. Since it has no color you can see that it wasn't just two rectangle and a triangle I used to make the pencil. I made two rectangle and adjusted them to the size they are supposed to be. The rectangles make up the body of the pencil. I used the rounded rectangle tool to make the eraser. I then made two triangles. One for the led and the other to make the end of the pencil. The shapes were all adjusted using by either changing the width and height or pressing on the shape and pressing the option button. 

The third thing I had to draw was what I could draw with my designed pencil. I drew a flower. I drew a straight line and curved it. I then drew the petals and duplicated them. I put them all around the flower and angled them the way they are supposed to be facing. I then colored the middle part of the flower yellow and the leaves green with white. The petals are mostly with green on te sides. I then added a companion to the flower. I drew a butterfly since most butterflies are around flowers.



What Is Graphic Design?

What Is Graphic Design

            What is graphic design? Graphic design is the art and skill of combining text and pictures in advertisements, magazines, and books.  People can create something that is pleasing to the eye; something that gets the attention of the viewer. The design can't be just random or look cool, it has to has to have meaning and it has to work with the rest of the project. It's a creative career that finally rewards you for all those doodles you'd make in class. 

           I like graphic design because I like to draw. With the doodles I make in my sketchbook, I can put them on the screen and work with different colors and designs.  Graphic design gives me the chance to express myself and it also gives me the chance to display my work to audiences. Another reason why I like graphic design is because I want to be journalist. As a journalist, I will be able to to design my own designs with the story I am making. Graphic design would be with me for the rest of my life and I am grateful I have the opportunity to get to work in e-comm program.





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