Bet you thought I forgot about you, eh? Nope! I've been spending most of this week slogging through tutorials trying to make heads or tails of Adobe applications. Can I just say for the record right now that at this moment I hate Adobe with a fiery passion? I may change my tune, once I figure out what the fuck I'm doing, but right now - hatred - white-hot and blinding. For an introductory class, you'd think we'd get some instruction on the required software, especially since the majority of us have never used it. Did we? Nope. We're all using trials of the software right now and the course requirements changed and we aren't receiving the instructional books like before. Fun. And I'm paying out the ass for this why again? :( I'm hoping I'll get some kind of insight here soon and will be contacting the school tomorrow for some assistance cause I have two classes using all this stuff and I gotta figure it out. Also, for the record, I love Publisher. So....right now, I'm cheating a bit. I'm doing most of my work in Publisher and copying it into Photoshop. Sue me. What.ever.
Anyhoo....enough of my bitching. My Intro to Computer Graphics assignment for this week was on the Many Faces of Design. We were to take two images and a company and design an ad. So....I chose my Etsy shop. That way everything is mine and I don't have to worry about citations and shit. So....I did one in Photoshop (don't ask me how, I can't remember - but I did it) and then the other in Publisher. Oh - we were supposed to do the ad in two different programs. I did do it in Illustrator somehow, but the file was too big so - submitted my Publisher instead. Anyhoo....here ya go:
Photoshop:
Publisher:
We shall see how badly my grades are on these. I dunno. Maybe they suck. At least I have something turned in.
Also - just a note on my previous post - I'm beginning to think I'm in an ESL English class or something because those folks are deeply stupid. No one is paying any attention to the assignments. No one is posting polished narratives. It's usually two to three grammatically incorrect sentences with no purpose. And no one is peer reviewing properly except for (you guessed it) me. I'd say I'm being haughty and a bitch (which I am) but damn y'all - you should see some of this shit. Third graders write better narratives about What They Did Last Summer. I reviewed two and then gave up - it's too pathetic to continue. Oy!
Okay...back in a bit with my Typography assignment. Laters!
Haha! Type on a path! Oh, that brings back memories. Are your software classes trying to focus on design, or just hammering away at the programs?
ReplyDeleteAdvice from someone who's been there, screamed the screams, pirated the software? Worry less about the grade and more about experimenting wiht the software. You may never have another chance to practice with so many programs, and there's just no faster way to learn. You're not going for a bachelor's, you're not scholarship, so as long as you pass, to heck with the grade; learn!
And I know just what you're going through with the English classes. You would not believe how early the problem starts, either...
Also: I am cracking up reading your collegeblogger rage. You're always so sweet on Etsy, and here you are cursing up a storm. Bwahaha! It takes a computer to make it happen...
I actually am going for my Bachelor's in Digital Design and Animation so, the grades are very important. When I submitted all these assignments, it was with serious notes to my instructors explaining that I'm just learning this stuff and I'm doing the best I can. I will starting getting my Week 2 grades next Tuesday or so and will post the results.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm nice on Etsy 'cuz it's business and all. Here is just me uncensored and I used to work with sailors and engineers so....I know how to cuss, believe me! :) Thanks for the comments - glad to know you're enjoying the posts. :)