Sanman Design

My final design consists of some new techniques and methods learned from the Lynda.com training videos. First, I used 3-D text for the title of my webpage throughout all three webpages. Next, I grouped all my layers together by category, which greatly assisted me with finding a specific layer and keeping them organized. Lastly, by using the guides and rulers, I was able to strategically place all of my text and objects mathematically across the the webpage. This really helped me to keep things organized. I am happy with how this project came together and I learned new ways to use Photoshop as a tool in Photography and Graphic Design.

Web Design Sketch

For our final project, my web page will consist of methods covered during previous modules, as well as some new. The background image I will incorporate holds significant meaning to my family. In Italy, their is a town called Severino, which my family originates from, and San-severino means "of Severino" . As a representation of me and my ancestors, I find it fitting to use the Sanseverino Crest as the background for my Website.

Sanseverino Crest

By referring to the Lynda.com videos, my web design will be of standard design, which includes tiles showcasing previously completed projects during our class, a picture of myself, and creative text inside buttons to serve as links for my website. The pictures will be strategically placed and imported using the grid system to ensure a perfect fit. I used a picture of myself to portray my personable character as well as familiarize my viewers with their designer. Others pictures will be used as placeholders to acquaint my viewers with my background and accomplishments. 

Selfy

Web Design Sketch (Background)

Description of Web Design

Tile

Tile

Awareness Poster

Book Cover

Photomontage

Completed E-Card

Here is my completed E-Card, I used some ideas from the Creative Effects Videos covered in Module 5. The cover of the E-card shows an Electric powered train with the text of "Switch to Electric" advertised on the side. The text used was created using a graffiti creator found online. I followed the video for "Vanishing Point" to be able to add this text to the side of the train. The girl on the Segway was added, to show, by using this type of Electric vehicle we can minimize the amount of cars and trucks on the road today. A Segway is ideal for Urban Environment's because of its small size and battery life. As the background for the middle page, I used a picture of the Electric Recharge Plug found on a Honda Fit EV (Electric Vehicle). On top of the background is a diagram which compares a normal combustion engine to that of an electric motor. The findings are astonishing as to the benefits of using Electric Energy as oppose to conventional methods. Lastly, for the back page I combined a collage of vehicles to show the variety of new and upcoming Electric vehicles. For this page I tried to incorporate a hand drawn edge/border found in video #15 from the online videos. I also experimented with the hue, and saturation of the pictures. The size of the pictures was kept at 400x300 pixels to adhere to the project requirements.

E-Card Front

E- Card Inside

E-Card Back

For my E-Card sketch I would like to promote the use of Electric Vehicles to take the place of combustion engines found in today's vehicles. If everyone in the world made the switch to Electric the amount of pollution contributed to the atmosphere and the environment would be reduced. Not to mention the United States' dependency on foreign oil. The title of my E-card will be "Lets switch to Electric". 

After a few weeks of tinkering and playing around with Indesign and Illustrator, I finally completed my book cover and am happy with the results. My project came out as expected and as promised in my last post.