martes, 15 de noviembre de 2011

Chinita's Fair

The class are designing a campaign for the Chinita's Fair (celebrate November 18th), to exhibit the products in the URBE EFL Center in Second Life.

We're decided to make a logo for the 46º Chinita's Fair, slogan, poster, and P.O.P Material.


-The Logo and Slogan
Slogan is a very important part of the logo, the concept of the slogan was about cheering the people.

-Poster:


-P.O.P Material (I designed) Which means Point of Purchase materials.
I used parts of the logo to form this Material, using the colors and shapes.
I designed pins, t-shirts, key chain and tissues with this style. 

 


Our job in a shorten way through a mindmap


I wrote an information about our stand and our group.


-Our campaign in Second Life with my avatar:)!..


This is our stand in Second Life,  We uploaded our logo of the campaign, Poster, P.O.P material and the information note about it!

Job Interview

I watched this video about Jobs Interview.
http://www.videojug.com/interview/the-job-interview



I learned from it
Every applicant needs to be prepared for any variety of circumstances that might arise during a job interview.

You can do in an interview is to make a great impression, make eye contact, smile, and give a nice.
Employers are not allowed to ask any questions relates to culture, gender, family status, anything like that. 

If an employer doesn't call you back after an interview, don't be shy about calling them.It's also imperative that the day you interview with this employer, you send a handwritten thank-you note to them.

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For the second part of this assignment I had to create a hypothetical questionnaire based on the job I looked up, my resume and cover letter.

1.What are you looking forward in working with our company?

I would like to make the best use of the skills that I've developed during my academic studies

2.How much experience do you currently have?I recently graduated as a bachelor in graphic design from urbe university. I haven't had any work experience-

3.How do you feel about work ethic?

Respecting the job others for me is the most important thing to do as well as keeping an impecable attitude on the job.

4. How do you manage to make deadlines and develop work in short notice?

You have to be determined to finish your tasks while obtaining quality results.

5.What are your greater strenghts?My greater strenght is the way I can come up with quick ideas during a brainstorm or group meeting.

6.What is your greatest weakness?I tend to get too caught up in work and stress takes over me.

7.How well do you take criticism?Constructive criticism is always a positive thing.

8.Why do you think you are the appropiate person for this job?I believe I can provide a lot of fresh concepts and ideas that are fit for the demands of the actual public.

9.What branch of graphic design are you most interested in?

My favorite branch of graphic design is editorial design, I feel it gives you a lot of creative freedom.

10.How do you feel about team work?

It is a better way to get the job done while getting great ideas and concepts from every member of the group.

Cover Letter and Resume

I had to write a Resume and my Cover Letter..


Here it is a Resume


Here it is my Cover Letter

miércoles, 9 de noviembre de 2011

Suffix and Prefix

I played this game, it was about prefixes and suffixes. I really had a lot of fun, and guess what?! I learned a new word -Disgraceful-!

martes, 25 de octubre de 2011

Experience Graphic Designer

Sandhi Schimmel

The Art

Her work reflects our society's obsession with beauty through advertising - and the endless images that bombard us daily. It is a purposeful intermix of images derived from advertising and thousands of incongruent pieces - images and text - from advertising that arrives through my mailbox. Assembled like a mosaic; the paper tiles create an entirely new image - an eclectic and tactile portrait reworked in my imagination, utilizing materials that would otherwise go to waste."

 

Is a painting technique and type of collage recognized. The term defines the difference between a collage made of several kinds of materials, and a collage made of only paper glued onto a painting.

 

Sandhi’s Papier collé mosaics feature hand-cut and hand-applied pieces of assorted paper: greeting cards, advertising ephemera, calendars, packaging and other decorative papers onto an original painting in much the same way as a collage, except the shape of the pasted pieces are objects themselves - individual mosaic tiles. Each “tile” featuring unique typography, texture or imagery of their own. Sandhi may embellish work with paint, ink or other materials.

 

Inspiration

In Venice, She saw a portrait made of tiny fragments of colorful glass.

It was too heavy to carry by train, so she decided to make one

 

Her Vision

To perfectly join the disciplines of painting & mosaic to create a connected collection
of representational images in segments of color - utilizing resources that would otherwise go to waste.















Finding a Job Online

For this english assignment I had to look 2 jobs in the internet related with my career. I used  www.vault.com and www.moster.com.

-Vista Print

1st Job: They are looking for Junior Graphic Designer responsible to do designs about they're products, print material; passion for drawing, illustration, and sketching and proficiency in Illustrator, In Design and Photoshop. This job would be great for me because I can use this programs and I great creative thinker.


https://jobs-vistaprint.icims.com/jobs/5601/job?hub=5&&sn=Indeed&?mode=apply&iis=Indeed&iisn=Indeed


-Out Systems
2nd Job: They're looking for Junior Graphic Designer too, Requires a person who can work full time.They are looking for an outstanding visual and human interface designer to lead the visual design of the next generation of Agile Platform, web and mobile web properties, and support the company’s overall visual design. 
I think I have the creative, I like the visual design, corporative promotional material and I can work with people.
They offer me -Great Salary-, Vacations to a month and the opportunity to be a Graphic Director to the company:). 

miércoles, 28 de septiembre de 2011

What makes a good logo?

Article
What makes a good logo? A good logo is distinctive, appropriate, practical, graphic, simple in form and conveys an intended message.
There are five principles that you should follow to ensure that this is so…

1. Simple

A simple logo design allows for easy recognition and allows the logo to be versatile & memorable. Good logos feature something unique without being overdrawn.

While in college in the mid-70’s an instructor introduced me to the K.I.S.S. Principle of design; which translates to: Keep It Simple, Stupid. It does convey a very important design consideration. Simple logos are often easily recognized, incredibly memorable and the most effective in conveying the requirements of the client. A refined and distilled identity will also catch the attention of a viewer zipping by signage at 70 miles per hour, on packaging on the crowded shelves of a store, or in any other vehicle used for advertising, marketing and promotion. Remember, the basis of the hugely effective international branding for the world’s largest shoe manufacturer is a very simple graphic swoosh.

 2. Versatile

An effective logo should be able to work across a variety of mediums and applications. The logo should be functional. For this reason a logo should be designed in vector format, to ensure that it can be scaled to any size. The logo should be able to work both in horizontal and vertical formats.
Ask yourself; is a logo still effective if:
  • Printed in one colour?
  • Printed on the something the size of a postage stamp?
  • Printed on something as large as a billboard?
  • Printed in reverse (ie. light logo on dark background)
One way around creating a versatile logo is to begin designing in black and white only. This allows one to focus on the concept and shape, rather than the subjective nature of colour. One must also remember printing costs – the more colors used, the more expensive it will be for the business over the long term.
I like to work first in black and white to ensure that the logo will look good in its simplest form. Color is very subjective and emotional. This can distract from the overall design – say if you saw your logo in all red, that color may be the first thing that you respond to and not the composition of the design elements. I will not even consider submitting color suggestions to a client for review until they have signed off on a final black and white logo.
One should also familiarise themself with the commercial printing process so as not to come into printing problems further down the track. Learn to know the difference between the CMYK, Pantone and RGB color systems. When designing logos, the Pantone colour system is recommended.

 3. Appropriate

How you position the logo should be appropriate for its intended purpose. For example, if you are designing a logo for children’s toys store, it would be appropriate to use a childish font & colour scheme. This would not be so appropriate for a law firm.
It is also important to state that that a logo doesn’t need to show what a business sells or offers as a service. ie. Car logos don’t need to show cars, computer logos don’t need to show computers. The Harley Davidson logo isn’t a motorcycle, nor is the Nokia logo a mobile phone. A logo is purely for identification.
For further evidence of this, take the
top 50 brands of the world – 94% of the logos do not describe what the company does.
Paul Rand also has a say on this topic:
Should a logo be self-explanatory? It is only by association with a product, a service, a business, or a corporation that a logo takes on any real meaning. A logo derives its meaning and usefulness from the quality of that which it symbolizes. If a company is second rate, the logo will eventually be perceived as second rate. It is foolhardy to believe that a logo will do its job immediately, before an audience has been properly conditioned.

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My Opinion: I think this is a great article. The article teached me about how to make a great logo, I agree with all the said points. Minimalistic and simple designs last longer and stay evergreen. An effective logo is
Simple, Memorable, Timeless, Versatile and Appropriate.   Jennifer



Decomposing and analyzing a sentence:
A simple logo design allows for easy recognition and allows the logo to be versatile; memorable. Good logos feature something unique without being overdrawn.

One way around creating a versatile logo is to begin designing in black and white only. This allows one to focus on the concept and shape, rather than the subjective nature of colour. One must also remember printing costs – the more colors used, the more expensive it will be for the business over the long term.

                                  Verb       Noun    Adverb    Adjective   Conjuction

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Define 3 words:

One should also familiarise themself with the commercial printing process so as not to come into printing problems further down the track. Learn to know the difference between the CMYK, Pantone and RGB color systems. When designing logos, the Pantone colour system is recommended.

SHOULD: auxiliary verb

    1.shall: I had hoped I should see you
    2.used to express obligation, duty, propriety, or desirability: you should ask first, the plants should be   watered weekly.

     I should do the homework now.
     He should be a singer.
     The car should stop.


WHEN: adverb      
    
      1.at what time?: when did they leave? he asked when he should go
      2.on what occasion or under what circumstances?: when do you double the final consonant?


     When I was a kid, I played with barbies.
     I'll meet you when I get there.
     When the airplane arrives I'll be able to board.


LEARN: transitive verb      


     1.to get knowledge of (a subject) or skill in (an art, trade, etc.) by study, experience, instruction, etc.
     2.to come to know: to learn what happened


     I want to learn a new language.
     She should learn some manners.
     People nowadays need to learn how to write.
    

martes, 20 de septiembre de 2011

Interview a Graphic Designer: Claudia Britto

1- Could you please define a Graphic Design in your own words?
Graphic Design is a way to communicate ideas, designing print or electronic forms of visual information.


2- What influenced you to pursue graphic design?
Principally the art and the fact that I can express myself.


3- Could you please describe the educational process required to become a graphic designer?
A university with good teachers and equipment. 


4- What are the skills you need to be a good graphic designer?
You need to be creative and patient and you need to love what you do.


5- What job considerations were you looking for after you completed your education?
A good salary, a job with benefits for my health, mainly alone term job.


6- What's something of your school life that you enjoy the most?
Working with my colleges and planning my future. 


7- From your perspective, what is the most difficult part of being an graphic designer student?
The lack of founds to buy supplies for the assignments and dealing with people that don't take your work seriously 


8- What are your plans for the future?
I want to continue with my education and get my own business.


9- Point out your most personally gratifying moment in graphic designer school. 
The moment when I first saw my pensum.


10- Why would you recommend graphic designer as a career?
It's cool. It is a fun career and I personally think it's one of the bests.(:



miércoles, 14 de septiembre de 2011

My friend Andrea!

Her name is Andrea Finol, She's from Maracaibo-Venezuela. She's 19 years old and she studies graphic design in URBE too. Her favorite subjects are the graphic design workshops and illustration.

She loves drawing, listening to music, and going to the movies.

She hates vallenato and reggaeton, soap operas, violence and bugs.

Her dream is to work and be successful doing what she likes. She would also love to travel across Europe, especially France, Spain, England and Italy and meet different kinds of people and their culture. In the near future one of her goals is to learn french.


About English  For her it's very important to keep practicing her english and improve her fluency. 



My friend Claret

Her  name's Claret Cuberos, She's 19 years old and studies graphic design at URBE with me.

She loves classic movies,  and staying with her family and friends.

She hates hard critiques, racism and irresponsable people.

Her dream is to do what she likes and be happy with it, she also wants to meet people from other cultures!

About English, She likes the british accent 100% more.
She needs to improve her fluency and vocabulary.



miércoles, 7 de septiembre de 2011

Hi!!

Hello!..
My name is Jennifer Drumond, I'm 19 years old, I'm from Maracaibo-Venezuela.
I study Graphic Design at URBE I'm in the 7th trimester.
I have a sister.   

I love eating brownie with ice cream, shopping, surfing the net, chat, talking on the phone, going out with my friends and family.

I hate pawpaw, pears, linstening to vallenato, hypocrisy and violence. 
My dream is to travel around the world, I would like to live in Europe. I want to graduate and get a great job, and create my own company, get married and start a family.

About English,  English is very important. I listen to music and watch the movies in english. I like english but I need practice more.