Q4 Benchmark for Media and Design

For this project I created a digital portfolio using a website generator. Here I would display my work I have completed throughout my highschool career in an attempt to get my name out in the world. When I Google my name I don’t find much, so I wanted to put something positive out into the world. I have an About Me page, Projects page, Resume and and Contact page. I think my project for Quarter one was a success because I created an easily accessible, aesthetically pleasing website that showcases my talents as a student. For my second project of the year I chose to take a more political approach. I decided to Photoshop a series of photos of Donald Trump into a Cheeto. I wished to express my feelings regarding the 2017 presidential candidacy. For this project I used Adobe Photoshop. This was a difficult task because the application is not the easiest to learn. But with tutorials and random clicks, I got it. For this project I chose to do 3D modeling. I wanted to learn how to use the application TinkerCad so I could apply this knowledge to other things I was working on outside of school. I decided to play with the shapes to create a chicken shaped coin bank. This project was not about what I created, it was about the process in which I got there. Overall this project was a success, I was able to familiarize myself with this application so that I could design bigger, better things. For my revision I chose to enhance my Quarter 2 image editing project. I chose this project because I wished to enhance the image quality subtly so that it could be that much better. This is by far my favorite project and I wanted to work on it one more time. I used the smudge tool and blur tool to clean up the edges around the edges of the cheeto. I also changed the order of some of the faces and added a orange filter to a few of the images. I feel as if this gave the image a cleaner look and a clearer display of what my image represents. A highpoint of this course in regards to this class is I have become insanely familiar with different applications and their functions. I can say that this class has helped me with tasks I do throughout my school day and extra curricular life. I was apprehensive to be a part of this class at first because it seemed like it was a waste of time, but my expectations were exceeded. This class has forced me to manage my time a little better. Meeting deadlines was harder at first because I was too focused on other classes, but my priorities have changed. I used the 3d Modeling skills I learned in this class in my Digital Fabrication internship at the Franklin Institute. I have to create two hands on activities teaching kids about brain waves. My knowledge of the application TinkerCad allowed me to use their 3d printers to create brains and lasercut wooden cards. An interesting project for next year would have to be something with coding. I think that many people will benefit from this skill and can maybe create applications. TURN IN CHECKPOINTS ON TIME AND COMPLETE. Choose projects that are interesting and challenging. Use the skills from this class to help you with other projects.