Ella Riordan Blog

Sketches:   Card 1: Card 2: Card 3: Artist Statement:  All three of my business cards have my initial logo on them. My initials represent who I am, and I knew I wanted to put them on the front of the card. The color of each card has a different meaning. The first card represents my dad because he is from Ireland. The second card has tones of blues and purples because that is my sister's favorite color. Lastly, my third business card is red for my mom. This is because she moved to America from Poland when she was eighteen. I also wanted to have some sort of motivating message or thank you quote to represent gratitude. Kindness and motivation are both free pieces of information to share with everyone. 

 Document Font- Tag Brush: Self Portrait: Front of Postcard: Back of Postcard: Artist Statement: I chose to make my postcard from Chicago, Illinois because that is where I am from. I chose to use my self-portrait as the front of my postcard because it shows me and who I am. My dad's favorite color is dark blue, and my mom's favorite color is green so that is why I chose those to be the two main colors of my postcard. My tarbrush logo is also another representation of me because it is my initials overlapping with each other. On the back of my postcard, I chose a thicker font so I could have an outer glow surrounding it. 

 Original Images Used:  Animated GIF: Artist Statement: The theme for my animation that I chose was "light your own path". I chose this because I wanted to show a strong image of independence. I also used a flame because a match flame starts at small and then gets bigger. That shows how small steps can lead to big and successful outcomes. It is also my first semester in college and being in college far away from home really gave me a sense of independence. It is on me to take care of myself and my education. 

 Write down any questions you may have so we can discuss them in class. In your Blog: under each video write 1-2 paragraphs about what you think which tool/tools will be easy or hard to use, how you might use it, and what you find interesting about the video. Video 1: Link! Indesign is a layout to make books, magezines, newspapers, and many other creative works. You are also able to transfer your logos from photoshop or illustrator into your books, magezines, or newspapers in Indesign. You are mostly going to be using the selection tool in Indesign. The frame tool will also be helpful in helping us work with our images. If you right click on the ruler you can easily change from picas to inches if you forgot to when creating your file. Video 2: Link! Indesign has many tools but there are tools that you will commonly use. For exmaple the selection tool, it allows you to expand your frame or crop the image. When placing an image you can click the image in once and it will appear at 100%.

  Artist Statement: My favorite TV show is Gilmore Girls which is why I chose it for my project. I have rewatched it multiple times. The show makes you feel connected with the characters because you know so much about their personal lives. I am very close with my family and sisters. Using this show for my "Somewhere" project felt right. I also chose the scene where they are taking a family picture after the character Rory's graduation. 

The image  I think would be really hard to Photoshop myself into: I am not sure where I would photoshop myself into this picture. It would be difficult because there is little background space. The frame is mostly taken up by two people already. I could maybe insert myself in the very front of the image or stand behind both of them. Image that inspired me or gave me an idea for the "Somewhere" project: This image inspired me for my Somewhere project because I wanted to be able to insert myself next to someone or something. The picture that I ended up choosing was a family picture scene from my favorite show Gilmore Girls. Though the sandwich is not a person it gives off the same idea of the picture.  Set of images that made me laugh: When I saw this picture I immediaty started laughing. The boy wanted to go from looking less like a child to more like a man. This artist instead jumped from the boy looking like a child to the boy looking like a grandpa. I laughed because this w