This past week was exciting yet overwhelming at the same time. On Tuesday, Croom told us step by step how to recreate a design using Adobe In Design. We had a crash course in everything Adobe In Design in the span of a single class. Adobe In Design was confusing, to say the least, and the last time I ever used an Adobe Program was middle school. It was a reawakening for sure, but I really enjoyed it. There were so many tools to pick from, and I forgot I had to keep choosing the selector tool after finishing with a particular tool, so I was a little slow at the start. I was a deer in headlights for the majority of the class, but all in all my finished design looked pretty similar to what I was supposed to be mimicking. I left class feeling proud of myself for pushing through but mentally I was exhausted and relieved that was my last class of the day. On Thursday I came back hoping the day would be a little easier. Thankfully, it was and on the agenda for the day was to learn to work with columns in Adobe In Design. Croom showed us on the big screen how columns worked and how to create a layout for a newsletter or something similar to that. Then for the remainder of class, I was supposed to mimic a newsletter design given to me. There was a guide to what type of font to use and what size font but the rest was up to us. Thursday went by much smoother since I had finally begun to grasp how to use the Adobe program. Within 30 minutes my design was coming together and looking like it belonged with the rest of the newsletter. I had a few hiccups with how to properly align everything, but by the end of class, I finally started feeling comfortable with Adobe In Design. Croom instructed us at the end of class with some homework for the upcoming weekend. First, find a brand or company and do some research on it. Second, create a Pinterest board for competitor analysis and then a mood board for the brand/company. This information is going to be used for our first ever solo design project, creating a business card. I am excited to jump in next week on my own and see if I can create a business card worth using! Till next week, Amanda
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Amanda HuseI am a recent graduate from the University of Oklahoma. I majored in Public Relations with a minor in Nonprofit. I am an authentic, philanthropic and proficient person who has technological and communications skills that will help me efficiently communicate with different publics. Archives
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