Taylor Ridinger Digital Media

For my self-insertion, I put myself in a lovely resort pool in Hawaii. I have always longed to take a trip to Hawaii so I thought this was the perfect opportunity. I placed myself in the pool out of the shadows of the trees and added a shadow underneath my tube. I also tried to make it look like my bottom foot was underwater. Overall, using the selection tools in photoshop didn't seem to hard, the worst part was trying to find a picture and place to insert me. Original Photos:

For this assignment I chose to code the apple logo. The hardest part about this was the bulge on the left side of the apple. I had to change it from a quadratic to a bezier curve a few times. <!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <script> window.onload = function() { var canvas = document.getElementById("myCanvas"); var context = canvas.getContext("2d"); ////////////////////////////////////// start below this line ˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇ //stem// context.beginPath(); context.moveTo(500, 15); context.quadraticCurveTo(375, 25, 378, 149); context.quadraticCurveTo(500, 149, 500, 15); context.fillStyle = "black"; context.fill(); context.strokeStyle ="black"; context.stroke(); //apple// context.beginPath(); context.moveTo(605, 205); context.quadraticCurveTo(500, 125, 378, 175); context.quadraticCurveTo(275, 125, 175, 205); context.bezierCurveTo(116, 245, 116, 405, 175, 475); context.quad...

For my vector illustration, I chose to use an image of me from my recent trip to Colorado. While this project overall was a challenge, the hardest part was the facial features, hair, and vest pattern.

In my exquisite corps, I made Fabio in a futuristic world. Since his head was a robot I saw it fitting. The background is a city with a rocket ship flying by because that is his preferred way of travel.

I decided to make my logo very simple by sticking with the "G" for Greenway, and adding the palm tree to show that it is a company that has to do with landscaping and outdoor designs. I chose the two different greens to contrast each other. The brighter green on the palm tree pops against the white background and the darker green inside the letter G. The idea was to make the logo much simpler than the previous logo. I wanted this new logo to be more iconic and visually pleasing. Original Logo:

This is my caligramme of the state of Florida. I grew up in Florida so I thought it would be cool to outline it with Florida and The Sunshine State and then inside showcase different major cities within the state.  

Lululemon Athletica and Athleta are both brands that sell workout clothes. While Lululemon caters to both men and women, Athleta is strictly for women. Both companies logos can frequently be seen with no writing, just the symbol itself when displayed on clothing and storefronts. I love that the Athleta logo is purple and depicts a pinwheel like flower. It has a playful mood as though it is getting you excited to go workout. The Lululemon logo, in contrast, is much more bold. The red color reminds me of strength and determination, it has a "you can do anything" appeal. I feel that both logos are trying to reach the same target audience for the same purpose. While I think they are both doing so, I think that Lululemon is doing it in a more successful way. Their logo is more simple and unmistakable. Once you associate it with the brand for the first time, it is not likely that you will mistake it for something else. While I think that Athleta logo could easily be mistaken f...