INDEPENDENT PROJECT BOOKLET.

INDEPENDENT PROJECT.

For the final project in Visual Communications II, we were asked to create our own independent project in which we will learn about a program of our choice. The programs that could be chosen from were allowed to choose from Adobe Ilustrator, Photoshop, AutoCAD, SketchUp + Plugins, or Rhino.

I chose to use Photoshop because I had the least experience with this program and was also advised by Stephanie to use InDesign to create a booklet of my findings.

In Photoshop, I explored "actions" which is a feature that allows you to record adjustments to a particular image, no matter how many, and apply all of the changes to another image with simply the click of a button. It is a means of saving time and maintaining consistency throughout a project.

Here is the final presentation that I put together for my class. In the next post, I will post the pages of the experimentation booklet I created in InDesign.

 

SKETCH UP VIEWS & ANIMATION.

Here are the views and video that we were assigned to produce for the SketchUp project:


BIRDSEYE TOP VIEW:

HIDDEN LINE:

PARALLEL PROJECTION:

PERSPECTIVE:

SECTION CUT:

TOP VIEW:

 

ANIMATION:

 

SKETCH UP PROJECT.

For the fourth project that we completed in Visual Communications, we were asked to create the same space that we were assigned for the AutoCAD project, in the program called SketchUp.

These are the instructions for the project:

For this assignment you are expected to produce and turn in the following:
Well-Organized 3-D SketchUp Model, a collection of perspective and orthographic views from SketchUp, Two Photorealistic Renderings, and a 30-seconds long animation with music! 

Here are views of the model that I produced:

WHAT I WANT TO KNOW!

There are a few things that I'd like to know about the various computer programs we use in Visual Communications:

PHOTOSHOP:
1- General Rendering
2- Successfully Managing Layers
3- Using Filters
4- The Magic Wand
5- Successfully Using Materials to Look Realistic

AUTOCAD:
1- 3D Modelling
2- Array Tool
3- Just a General Knowledge of More Advanced Tools

SKETCHUP:
1-Making a Shape the Correct Way
2- Solids
3- I've never used it before now, so pretty much everything.

ILLUSTRATOR:
1-Being able to alternate between Photoshop and Illustrator Files

Using the Adobe Design Suite to Successfully Move Images and Files Back and Forth Between Programs.

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN FINAL BOOK.

Here are the images of the final book that I turned in for assignment three for Visual Communications II. 

Our AUTOCAD assignment had to include each of the following:

Dimensioned floor plan, interior section elevation, reflected ceiling plan, rendered furniture floor plan, custom title block, and physical model

And we were graded based on:

Accuracy, Effort, Craft, Image Quality, Compositional Quality, Creativity 

 

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN.

For the third assignment for Visual Communications II, we were to learn the software AUTOCAD 2012 by drafting and creating a space from our studio in the program.

For this, we were separated into three groups and divided amongst several spaces in the studio.

I was put into the group that was responsible for the Digital Lab, kitchenette, and stairs.

The instructions for the project were as follows:

Over the next three weeks we will survey an interior space and draft the space in floor plan, section elevations, furniture floor plans, and reflected ceiling plans. You should come to each class prepared to present progress in the form of digital work and hard copies. 

For this assignment you are expected to produce and turn in the following: 

Dimensioned floor plan, interior section elevation, reflected ceiling plan, rendered furniture floor plan, custom title block, and physical model.

EMPHASIZING CODES.

For the second assignment for Visual Communications II, we were asked to take codes that had been illustrated by our classmates in the previous assignment and use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to emphasize each code.

Again, we chose two codes to emphasize. The instructions were as follows:

For the second assignment, you will be challenged with identifying and emphasizing the application of building codes in an existing interior space. You will be assigned two codes. For each code you will seek out a location on campus or in the neighboring area where that code have been applied. You will photograph the spaces and then edit each photograph to highlight the code applied. 

We will use a combination of Photoshop and Illustrator to create a composition that measures 8.5 x 11. On the composition you must briefly describe the code in your own words, provide a reference to the code and reference the location to find the code in written form. These compositions will be placed within the booklet that will house the illustrated codes that you created in the previous assignment. 

Here are the codes that I emphasized:

 

And the second code:

 

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ILLUSTRATING SAFETY CODES.

For the first assignment that we had to complete for Visual Communications II, we were asked to choose and illustrate two safety codes using Adobe Illustrator.

We drew from codes that had been pre-selected by our teacher.

The codes that I was to illustrate were:

1- SECTION 1004: OCCUPANT LOAD

This was the original illustration that I turned in, but later amended it based on critiques received during class. (Amended version is beneath original.)

 

Here is the amended version of my Occupant Load illustration:

The second safety code that I was asked to illustrate was:

2- SECTION 1009: STAIRWAYS AND HANDRAILS

 

This was also amended based on critiques and the final version can be found below: