SAMUEL KEANE (0376236)

25/11/24 (Week 10) Samuel Keane / 0376236 Digital Photography and Imaging /  Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media After Effects JUMPLINKS 1. LECTURES 2. INSTRUCTIONS 3. PROJECTS 4. REFLECTIONS LECTURES 1. What is After Effects? After Effects is a 2.5D animation software used for animation, visual effects, and motion picture compositing. It is mainly used in film, TV, and web video creation. In After Effects, Motion graphics animation works by manipulating vector and rasterized art to create and tell a story. Fig. 1.1, Adobe After Effects, (25/11/24) 2. Compositioning Layers in Photoshop A good tip for compositioning is to arrange and rename files accordingly so that it will be organize and easy to be animated in After Effects. Adobe After Effects is a digital visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing application. Basically we can import elements such as images, video, vector and more into After Effects. All the layer elements need to be organi...

04/11/24-29/11/24 (Week 7 - Week 10) Samuel Keane / 0376236 Digital Photography and Imaging /  Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Project 2 - Compilation REFLECTIVE WRITING I feel like I have learned so much just from working on project 2. For instance, I learned how to use layers to create a double exposure effect and use the adjustment layers to alter the colors and vibe of an image or object. My knowledge around Photoshop is still minimal, but I feel like attending tutorial classes, watch Photoshop tips, and listening to Mr. Fauzi's lecture is still easy to follow, at least for now. Project 2 is a little bit different from project 1 in various aspects. First of all, in project 2 we were given more creative freedom on the tasks, which means we can express ourselves more. While project 1 leaned more into the basics of Photoshop and compositioning in general, project 2 teaches us how to create an artistic compositions using Photoshop. In conclusio...

18/11/24-29/11/24 (Week 9-10) Samuel Keane / 0376236 Digital Photography and Imaging /  Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Project 2B: Poster Design JUMPLINKS 1. LECTURES 2. INSTRUCTIONS 3. PROJECTS 4. REFLECTIONS LECTURES 1. Realism vs. Surrealism Realism takes a non-exotic and non-extraordinary subject matter and theme. S urrealism   is a twist of realism. It explores subconscious mind, with subjects mainly looks like something dream-like and possibly not real. Fig. 1.1, Realism vs. Surrealism, (18/11/24) 2. How to Start Creating Surrealism Works 1. Dream-like scenes and symbolic images. 2. Unexpected, illogical juxtaposition. INSTRUCTIONS PROJECTS Poster Design Moving on to week 9, I started working on the layout of the poster on Photoshop. The first step is to add a background. I took this stone-textured wallpaper photo from my friend's apartment. Then, I put a threshold layer on top of it and another color layer with linear burn on it. Fig. 3...

11/11/24 (Week 8) Samuel Keane / 0376236 Digital Photography and Imaging /  Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Project 2B: Poster Design JUMPLINKS 1. LECTURES 2. INSTRUCTIONS 3. PROJECTS 4. REFLECTIONS LECTURES There are no lectures. INSTRUCTIONS PROJECTS Poster Design The first thing I did is to search for reference and moodboards on Pinterest and Instagram. Fig. 3.1, Moodboards, (11/11/24) We are told to pick one motivational quote that is inspirational and does not contain any negativity. Hence, I chose a quote from the song After The Strom , by Kali Uchis . "So if you need a hero, just look in the mirror." Here are the sketches I made for the poster design. Fig. 3.2, Sketch 1, 2, and 3, (11/11/24) ...

07.11.24-29.11.24 (Week 7-Week 10) Samuel Keane / 0376236 Illustration & Visual Narrative / Bachelors of Design (Honors) in Creative Media Task 3: Illustrated Typography Poster JUMPLINKS 1.  LECTURES 2.  INSTRUCTIONS 3.  TASK 4.  RATIONALE 5.  REFLECTIONS LECTURES This week, Mr. Hafiz taught us how to make a text intertwining with an object, apply texture and give a 3D effect to it. Fig. 1.1, Applying intertwine, (07/11/24) INSTRUCTIONS TASK Week 8 1. Sketches & References To begin, I searched for some references and sketches for the design of the poster I am going to work on. Fig. 3.1, Moodboards, (11/11/24) After that, I started sketching on my tablet. I made two sketches and after receiving feedbacks from Mr. Hafiz, I made a new layout. Fig. 3.2, Sketch 1, 2, and 3, (11/11/24) Week 9 2. Digitalization (Typography) For the typography, I did all of th...

23.09.2024 - 03.11.2024 (Week 1 - Week 6) Samuel Keane / 0376236 Digital Photography and Imaging /  Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Project 1 - Compilation REFLECTIVE WRITING Digital Photography & Imaging in my opinion is one of the more enjoyable courses we have on the first semester. Like everyone else, I was very overwhelmed. However, I still remember Mr. Fauzi said that Adobe is the staple for this industry which makes me have the need to learn how to use this software. The process of each exercises are very easy to follow since we were provided with very informative tutorials. Even so, I still have to face challenges because we also have to create our own design from some exercise which I find both challenging and fun. For example, when I was working on my digital collage, I was struggling on finding the correct composition yet it challenged me to think outside of the box.  These exercises made me understand Photoshop more. Fro...

12/11/24-23/12/24  (Week 8-Week 13) Samuel Keane / 0376236 Typography / Bachelors of Design (Honors) in Creative Media Task 3: Type Design & Communication JUMPLINKS 1.  LECTURES 2.  INSTRUCTIONS 3. TASK 4.  FEEDBACKS 5.  REFLECTIONS 6.  FURTHER READING LECTURES There are no lectures. INSTRUCTIONS TASK Week 7 Task 3: Type Design & Communication 1. Dissecting Letters On this task, we were instructed to dissect the letter H, o, g, b from the selected 10 fonts provided. In my case, I chose to dissect the font Serifa Std 45 Light. Fig. 2.1.1, H, o, g, b dissection, (05/11/24) ...