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Wallpaper Design

I was required to use Adobe Illustrator to design four different wallpapers. The criteria included using one letterform and to create the wallpaper using 1 of the four typefaces: Adobe Caslon, Bodoni, Courier, Didot. The major obstacle I faced was aligning and creating outlines. I also learned to reflect, align, and adjust the art board sizes.

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Album Package (Ungodly Hour)

I was required to create a 5-page digital album using type techniques and paragraph styles. I also had to include hyperlinks and a type-only image. I had trouble scaling items, using master pages, and aligning. I learned too hyperlink, create multiple columns in one text box, and drop cap.

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Quote Poster

Design a Poster Using One of the quotes:

“Art is Anything You Can Get Away With” – Andy Warhol

“The Purpose of Art is Washing the Dust of Daily Life Our Souls” – Palbo Picasso

“Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what is considers to be shackles limiting our vision” -Salvador Dali

“Color does not add a pleasant quality to design – it reinforces it” – Pierre Bonnard

“Go some distance away because the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance, and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen.” –  Leonardo da Vinci

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How will the Local News Funding Act benefit local news outlets?

On Oct. 23, Ward 4 Council member Janeese Lewis George and Ward 1 Council member Brianne Nadeau proposed the Local News Funding Act to legislation. 

The Local News Funding Act will set aside 0.1% of government funding for Local News outlets to help them stay in business. Some local news outlets that will receive funding include the Washington Informer, Washingtonian, and DCist.

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Graphic Design (PSA)

I was tasked to create a 30-minute animated PSA about what my classmate is passionate about. I also was required to have an audio track added to the project. I learned to create storyboards in Adobe Illustrator and bring them over to Adobe After Effects.

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Homecoming Revival Story (Audio)

How have alumni revived Howard University for the future generations? Good Evening Howard University, as homecoming week kicked off I set out to the field to gather some insight on what Alumni think about Revival at Howard University and what can be improved for future generations. Let’s take a look! 

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