Finishing my final design project and this course has been a huge learning experience. When we started, I was honestly a little overwhelmed by the idea of creating a design project in Adobe Creative Cloud, but now I’m really proud of what I accomplished. I created a multi-page design project that included elements like custom graphics, typography, and layout design. Learning tools like the pen tool, masking, and layer adjustments helped me make everything look polished and professional.
One of the hardest parts was making sure all the elements worked together cohesively and maintaining a consistent style across the pages. There were times when some parts of the design felt unbalanced, and it took a lot of trial and error to fix that. With feedback from my teacher, tutorials, and practice, I learned how to use color palettes and grids to improve the overall design.
The final project really taught me patience and how important it is to plan ahead. I’m most proud of how the final design turned out overall, but if I had more time, I would experiment more with advanced effects and refine some of the smaller details.
This course has helped me get better at design and made me a lot more confident in my creative skills. The skill-building projects earlier in the course taught me the basics of Adobe Creative Cloud, which I used to tackle the final project. At first, managing my time was tough, but I learned to set small goals to stay on track and keep making progress.
The best part of this course was seeing my work come together and realizing how much I enjoy design. I’m now excited to take on more challenging projects in the future, and I feel like I have a strong foundation to keep learning and improving. This course showed me what I can achieve with focus and hard work, and it’s made me even more interested in pursuing design.
Practice #1
Practice #2
Choose TWO competitions that you would want to do if you were to join TSA . . .
In response to the annual theme, participants create an illustrated children’s story of artistic, instructional, and social value, and submit documentation related to the development of the physical storybook. Semifinalists read their story aloud and participate in an interview.
Children’s Stories
Theme: Students develop and produce a non-fiction, die-cut board book
To address the annual design challenge, participants exhibit and demonstrate their knowledge of mechanical and control systems by creating an animatronic device with a specific purpose (i.e., communicate an idea, entertain, demonstrate a concept, etc.) that includes sound, lights, and an appropriate surrounding environment (a display).
Animatronics
“Time Travelers’ Museum”
Design Problem: Create an animatronic figure or scene from a key moment in American history. The character should "come to life" to explain their world to a young audience. Designed for a children's museum or educational tour.
racing drone logo with a shark influence heavy use of red emphasize speed and remove background
racing drone logo with a shark influence heavy use of red emphasize speed and remove background with 4 propellers and motors
racing drone logo with a shark influence heavy use of red emphasize speed and remove background with 4 propellers and motors in a front view
racing drone logo with a shark influence heavy use of red emphasize speed and no background with 4 propellers and motors in a front view remove shadow shark should have aggressive teeth and glowing eyes the motors should have prop guards
Finished Example!
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Finished Example!!
- Max Length 4" and max Height 1.25" and Grommet Hole size of 1/8" (0.125")