ALLY TRUTWEIN
SHOWCASE 22T3
STUDIO 4 - DDX314
1024242@STUDENT.SAE.EDU.AU | @ALLYTRUTWEIN | PORTFOLIO
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ABOUT ME
Hello, my name is Ally Trutwein, and I am a student at SAE, studying Graphic Design. I am currently finishing my sixth trimester (Studio 4) and I am expected to finish my degree in May 2023!
Design is something that is so subjective, and that is why I love it. The possibilities of design are endless, and it is so much fun to create something on your own terms.
I love anything retro, whether that is a cool, chunky font, bright or pastel colour patterns or etched away textures. My favourite design inspirations are Andrey Azizov, Milton Glaser and Paula Scher.
Contact me:
Email: allytrutwein@outlook.com
Instagram: @wtfally / @allytrutwein
Portfolio: https://allytrutwein.myportfolio.com/
YAGAN TOWER PROJECT
FRAMED MEMORIES
This brief involved producing a body of work that represents something that inspires us. We
FINAL DESIGNS
Framed Memories by Ally Trutwein.mp4
PROJECT DOCUMENTATION
Framed Memories Project Documentation - Ally Trutwein.docx.pdfIDEATION
The idea was to express yourself by resonating with something that inspires you. We started off by brainstorming things we associate ourselves with, and branching out ideas, taking a deep dive into our self-expression.
A lot of my ideas surrounded the theme of community and togetherness with friends and family.
The main ideas I thought could be strong to look into are:
Festivals, the chaos and the pleasure
my identity with my big family
travelling back to my mum and dads country
nightclub/music aesthetic
MOOD BOARD
DEVELOPMENT
Developement 2:
filling the field, adding in more frames and trinkets
not set on the layout, and need to add more houseplants to incorporate more greenery
all the frames will have photos of family and friends
not set on the frame layout, need to research the best fit
I originally layed out my frames so I could get a sense of what image/frame size could go where, but it was hard to look at with a plain white background, so in the round of feedback, my peers and Angela told me to add in a textured background and maybe a panelling a quarter way up the wall, to which I found a really cool wooden texture that I duplicated and used for that.
This was the updated wall after feedback and cleaning up some parts, and adding more images in. It was much easier to see against a realistic background, and I could place things accordingly.
Angela did tell me that there is going to be a panel for our name at the bottom, so when we fit that in I will have to be weary of that and keep spare room for it.
Angela also told me to fill up the wall with more frames, so there is no visible seam. I ended up moving them closer together and adding more of the thin black frames in because Angela said they looked quite effective and modern against the eclectic, vintage wooden frames. This was my final image I submitted for the static test, so she mentioned to up the saturation and have it in the right aspect for Zeppo to upload onto the tower next Monday.
I spent some time rendering and developing the frames for each of the photographs. I have not illustrated as much as I was planning to, but I can do that after I have my initial static design for the week 6 screen test.
Most frames were custom made by using the blending options: stroke, bevel and emboss, contour, gradient overlay, drop shadow and playing with different thicknesses, colours and blending modes and shapes. I am so happy with how the custom frames turned out because they look eclectic and real. The next stage after the static test would be to give them a bit more texture than just a plain colour.
Another technique I used was taking a copyright-free image of a frame and removing the background and insert, and changing the hue or cleaning it up to suit the background, and using that as a frame. Angela and I tried different techniques to make the oval frame symmetrical as there was a dark part covering some of it in the original photo. I learnt some really handy skills when duplicating and flipping sides with the lasso and pen tool that I will take with me further in my design career.
When I first started making the frames, I was so impressed with how you can so easily make them look real. Like I mentioned, I used different blending options and layer styles, and played around with highlights and shadows in the frames. One frame I was really proud of but was reluctant to use heaps of, was the curved bar frame. I think it looks just like a real vintage picture frame thats made from a steel beam thats been bent, but it was quite shiny compared to the rest of the frames, so I limited it to just the one.
SCREEN TESTS
Screen Test 1:
Screen Test 2:
Screen Test 3:
Screen Test 4:
AFTER EFFECTS
In week 9, I got help and feedback from Ange to complete my After Effects animations. I started with the butterfly asset and found a tutorial to guide the butterfly or other asset in a customised path. This was using the pen tool, and instead of using key frames and changing the position, Ange told me about how I could customise the pen tool and mask the layer, then copy and paste it into my butterfly composition, where it would follow the path. From there I edited the 3D positioning of the butterfly to rotate, keeping the keyframes in place and when the butterfly would change position in its natural path, I would toggle the x and y axis and positioning, to face it the other way. I think I used my problem solving skills to the max doing this, as it was a lot of trial and error, and thinking how I could achieve this based on the tutorial I watched on the butterflies.
After I got the composition right, I saved it and then duplicated it several times, creating more butterflies flying around the room, some starting from the bottom and some from the top, all doing the asme pattern but in different parts of my work. I like how I could separate the flights across the three main panels where people would watch the tower, because you will never see all the sides at once.
After I animated the butterflies, I took away the drop shadows in photoshop on the plants, then exported them and took them into After Effects. I put a wobble expression on the effect, and the slant tool, which I then edited to make the leaves of the plant wave as if it was in the breeze.
I was not too sure if the actual image of the plants was warping too much, and if that would be noticeable on the tower. This was something I needed to check on the next screen test. I also made sure to do all 3 plants swaying in a different speed, so I could work out which speed was the best on the big screen.
INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK (AUDIO)
At the beginning of trimester, we networked with a class of audio students, to find a good match for a student to write a track for us, in the background of our graphic. That is where I met Jude Boon, who is the talented musician that created the backing track for my motion graphic.
Since meeting, we have exchanged ideas in person and online, and he listened to my presentation where I said I wanted some chilled out house music that has a tropical, summery vibe to it. We exchanged contacts and then both got to work.
From the get go, Jude hit the nail on the head with the song. He was very interactive with me and asked me how I wanted it all to sound. But after the first full demo he sent me, I genuinely couldn't think of anything to change because it sounded so good already.
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