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Life Log

October 21
7:00 – 7:15 AMI woke up and made the bed
7:15 – 8:00 AMI meditated. I like to start my day with a meditation/prayer session
8:00 – 9:00 AMI exercised, focusing on my legs and abdomen
9:00 – 9:55 AMI had a FaceTime conversation with my brother. We discussed his short-term plans to move to New Zealand
9:55 – 10:56 AMI cleaned the studio. I vacuumed the carpet, cleaned the bathroom, and organized the kitchen
10:56 – 11:30 AMI took a shower, got dressed, and followed my skincare routine
11:30 – 11:44 AMI left for Trader Joe’s
11:44 – 12:00 PMI arrived at Trader Joe’s to do some grocery shopping
12:00 – 12:19 PMI returned home 
12:19 – 1:00 PMI prepared my breakfast
1:00 – 1:24 PMI had lunch
1:24 – 1:32 PMI prepared the laundry
1:32 – 1:40 PMI went to the laundry room
1:40 – 1:45 PMI cooked my lunch and 
1:45 – 1:48 PMI washed the dishes (I don’t have a dishwasher)
1:48 – 2:10 PMI organized the groceries I bought in the kitchen
2:10 – 2:16 PMI went to the laundry room to dry the clothes
2:16 – 3:19 PMI worked on my “Interactive Design” project, integrating images and colors into the Yale School of Art website that I’m redesigning
3:19 – 3:33 PMI went to the laundry room and folded the clothes
3:33 – 4:05 PMI had lunch and washed the dishes
4:05 – 4:15 PMI brushed my teeth
4:15 – 4:20 PMI took out the trash
4:20 – 5:00 PMI headed to the Capitol Hill lightrail station to go to work
5:00 – 11:00 PMI worked
11:00 – 11:50 PMI returned home
11:50 – 11:59 PMI went to sleep
October 22
00:00 – 7:00I slept
7:00 – 7:15I woke up, made the bed, and brushed my teeth 
7:15 – 7:47I meditated
7:47 – 8:07I took a shower
8:07 – 9:15I prepared my breakfast, had breakfast, washed the dishes, and brushed my teeth
9:15 – 9:30I went to the Capitol Hill light rail station to go to the chapel
9:30 – 10:46I attended mass in downtown
10:46 – 12:00I walked around Pike Place Market
12:00 – 12:25I got home
12:25 – 12:38I cooked my lunch
12:38 – 1:11 PMI did FaceTimed with my mom
1:11 – 1:43 PMI had lunch, washed the dishes, and brushed my teeth
1:43 – 2:32 PMI went to the Capitol Hill light rail station to go to Sandy’s house in the U District
2:32 – 3:00 PMWe headed to a pumpkin patch called “Swans Trail Farms”
3:00 – 3:40 PMWe walked around the farm looking for pumpkins to carve
3:40 – 4:55 PMWe had a photo session near the cornfield dressed as ghosts
4:55 – 6:00 PMWe bought some snacks and had a meal
6:00 – 6:43 PMWe returned to Seattle, and I went back home
6:43 – 8:05 PMI worked on my Illustrator project #1, creating vectors for my 6 icons based on my sketches, to send a final email to Jason before the project presentation
8:05 – 9:55 PMI worked on the Yale website again
9:55 – 10:10 PMI brushed my teeth
10:10 – 11:59 PMI slept
October 23
00:00 – 5:30I slept
5:30 – 5:28I woke up, made the bed, and brushed my teeth
5:48 – 6:28I did meditation
6:28 – 7:00I worked out
7:00 – 7:50I began working on project #2 in Illustrator, modifying the shadows of a photograph of an object to print multiple photos of the same object
7:50 – 8:40I took a shower and got ready for school
8:40 – 9:00I walked to school
9:00 – 10:00I attended the interactive design class with Erik. Each group presented their progress on their web pages
10:00 – 10:15We took a break
10:15 – 11:30Erik explained many of the properties of Flexbox, and we applied them through a game of arranging some frogs on the screen
11:30 – 1:30 PMI had a meeting with Reid to define the tasks each of us would work on for the progress of the Yale web page project next week
1:30 – 2:00 PMI printed several icons for the Illustrator class, choosing the line thickness
2:00 – 3:13 PMI worked on project #2 for the Illustrator class, modifying levels in a photo of an object and repeating the process several times. Then, I printed the results
3:13 – 3:25 PMI did FaceTime with my mom
3:25 – 3:35 PMI printed the 6 icons according to Jason’s specifications for the project #1 for the Illustrator class
3:35 – 353 PMI left the college to go to QFC to buy eggs and avocados and then returned home
3:53 – 5:00 PMI cooked my breakfast and lunch, had breakfast, did the dishes, and brushed my teeth
5:00 – 6:00 PMI worked on my Blog Assignment #3, deciding how to present the data collected during the week
6:00 – 7:00 PMI worked on a presentation about the Art Nouveau movement (Design History project #2)
7:00 – 8:11 PMI had dinner, did the dishes, and brushed my teeth
8:11 – 10:08 PMI worked on the visual proposal for my Blog Assignment #3
10:08 – 11:59 PMI brushed my teeth and went to bed
October 24
00:00 – 5:30I slept
5:30 – 5:50I woke up, made the bed, and brushed my teeth
5:48 – 6:45I practiced meditation
6:45 – 7:45I worked out
7:45 – 8:00I cooked my breakfast
8:00 – 8:40I took a shower and got ready for school
8:40 – 9:00I walked to school
9:00 – 9:19Review the categories of San-serif and serif fonts
9:19 – 10:00Each table found one example of a piece of media that in some way illustrates a value or belief that is present in our contemporary culture
10:00 – 11:02Each table presented their examples
11:02 – 11:12Break
11:12 – 12:01Lecture about graphic design in the modernism era, focussing in the Japanese influence
12:01 – 12:45I had my breakfast
12:45 – 1:15 PMMeeting with my group to discuss our progress in the Art Nouveau presentation
1:15 – 1:25 PMMeeting with Gabriel to talk about the progress of the Art Nouveau project
1:25 – 2:00 PMUploading my information about the Graphic art in the Art Nouveau to the slides
2:00 – 2:10 PMI talked with my mom
2:10 – 2:43 PMI worked on my sketches for project #2 of the Illustrator class 
2:43 – 4:23 PMI worked on my sketches for a logo I am designing for Project #3 for Intro to Design class
4:23 – 4:33 PMI went home
4:33 – 5:20 PMI had my lunch. I brushed my teeth and I got ready to go to work
5:20 – 6:00 PMI went to work
6:00 – 10:30 PMI worked
10:30 – 11:15 PMI went home
11:15 – 11:59 PMI got ready to go to bed + I slept
10-25
00:00 – 5:45I slept
5:45 – 5:55I woke up, made the bed, and brushed my teeth
5:55 – 6:30I practiced meditation
6:30 – 7:15I worked out
7:15 – 7:30I cooked my breakfast
7:30 – 7:50I took a shower and got ready for school
7:50 – 8:40I worked on my sketches for a logo I am designing for Project #3 for Intro to Design class
8:40 – 9:00I walked to school
9:00 – 10:20We presented our project # 1. Each person explained the process, and we gave feedback to each other
10:20 – 10:35We had a break
10:35 – 11:31Jason did a presentation showing the width shape tool, curvature tool, and blend tool in Illustrator
11:31 – 12:15I had breakfast
12:00 – 12:45I had my breakfast
12:15 – 1:29 PMJason did a presentation showing the rotate tool in Illustrator
1:29 – 2:50 PMI worked on my sketches for a logo I am designing for Project #3 for Intro to Design class
2:50 – 3:00 PMI went home
3:00 – 4:30 PMI worked on the website of the Yale School of Art
4:30 – 5:20 PMI had my lunch. I brushed my teeth and I got ready to go to work
5:20 – 6:00 PMI went to work
6:00 – 10:30 PMI worked
10:30 – 11:00 PMI went home
11:00 – 11:59 PMI got ready to go to bed + I slept
October 26
00:00 – 5:30I slept
5:30 – 5:40I woke up, made the bed, and brushed my teeth
5:40 – 6:30I practiced meditation
6:30 – 7:00I worked out
7:00 – 7:20I cooked my breakfast
7:20 – 7:40I took a shower and got ready for school
7:40 – 8:00I walked to school
8:00 – 9:00I worked in the Info Central office at the SCC. I replied to the emials and the voicemail messages
9:00 – 9:30Jill did a presentation explaining what we will do during class. She showed how the project progression would be.
9:30 – 10:15We worked in groups to define the mission of the Third Place books and the audience for the place. Then we worked in pairs, sharing our sketches and choosing just one to move forward.
10:15 – 10:30We had a break
10:30 – 10:40We define the client combination, the tone, and the designer tools used 
10:40 – 11:00Jill explained what the next process in the logo design was and taught us how to find the heart of the story in our logos
11:00 – 11:49We did the second round of sketches. We choose one to move forward
11:49 – 12:15We shared our new logo with the table to talk about opportunities for improvement
12:15 – 12:45I had my breakfast
12:45 – 1:55 PMI talked with my dad
12:55 – 1:15 PMI worked on project two of the design history class: I chose two vinyl covers to redesign
1:00 – 2:00 PMI did more sketches for the Third Places Books’ logo
2:00 – 4:30 PMI worked in the Info Central office at the SCC. I did a round around the BE and the SAM buildings checking the info central board and posting some information on them
4:30 – 4:40 PMI went home
4:40 – 5:20 PMI had my lunch. I brushed my teeth and I got ready to go to work
5:20 – 6:00 PMI went to work
6:00 – 10:30 PMI worked
10:30 – 11:00 PMI went home
11:00 – 11:59 PMI worked on my Blog Assignment #3, and I posted the blog on my website

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My First Music Poster :)

Last week, I was given a challenging assignment for my New Media class at Seattle Central Creative Academy. The task was to design a poster that would promote “The Empress of’s” performance at the “Capitol Hill Block Party” festival, and the twist was that I had never designed a music poster before.

Who is Empress of?

First, I would like to share some information about the artist Lorely Rodriguez, “Empress Of.” She is a singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer based in Los Angeles. Her outstanding abilities and distinctive approach have significantly impacted the music industry. She has released three albums so far: “Me” in 2015, “Us” in 2018, and “I’m Your Empress Of” in 2020.

Empress Of’s debut album, “Me,” includes the song “Standard“. In 2018, she released “Us,” and continued to collaborate with other artists, contributing to DJDS’ “Why Don’t You Come On” and a cover of Lana Del Rey’s “Love“. In 2020, Empress Of released “I’m Your Empress Of,” featuring the single “Give Me Another Chance“. Notably, she founded her record label, Major Arcana, allowing her to release music independently.

The Design Process

This assignment was a completely new experience, and I felt excited and nervous about it. I aimed to create something that would stand out and accurately reflect the essence of the festival. To help me achieve this, I drew inspiration from this year’s festival poster. I aimed to maintain the same graphic style, including the color scheme and typography, to maintain the festival vibe.

My goal was to highlight the “Empress of” herself. To achieve this, I selected a photo of Lorey and used Photoshop to add lovely shades of pink and magenta. This gave the poster a burst of color that immediately drew attention to the main attraction. For the background, I used another photo and a bit of repetition to create an aesthetically pleasing canvas.

To complete the project, I focused on the typography. I used Illustrator to accurately replicate the text style featured in this year’s festival lineup promotional poster. I aimed to create a poster that seamlessly integrated with the festival’s visual identity, making it feel more cohesive.

I stepped outside my comfort zone and enjoyed creating a visually appealing music poster.