Abigail Good

I have finally finished my magazine. 1 front cover, 3 articles, 3 visuals, and 1 back cover. I did it. I am super proud of myself for all that I accomplished. I finally made something that represents not only my creativity, but also what I believe in. This project has also given me the confidence to know that I can start something from the sketches all the way to the final file, and have every single word and design come from me. I am so thankful that I trusted my gut and chose this as my final project. But most of all, I am glad that I learned that it is okay to use your experiences to influence your creative work.

This week is starting to pull everything together. I finished my graphic about technology and phones and got it laid out in InDesign. After figuring out the layout for the type, I will only need to type my last article, a graphic to go along with that, and a back cover. I chose a topic for my last article and that is "Expression". I wasn't to end my mini magazine with a whole section of it being devoted to loving yourself, and learning how to let your emotions out. Some graphics I was thinking of implementing is adding some scans of my own personal journals. I think this could go really cool or really cluttered. Ill figure it out I guess. I do know however what to do for my back cover. I want to have a picture of m jumping off of a wall with my arms up with really bold colors and then over the picture in bold type I want it to say "Finally Free". I think that will allow for a good story line throughout the whole thing. I am glad that I finally have my vision an

This week I was really productive. I got a lot of things accomplished that started piecing my final product together. I finished one article titled "Screens", so now I only have one more big article to write, but I would like to design some fun graphics to spice up the information a little. Along with getting on article completed I was able to finish the cover and the first two pages of my magazine. I am super excited for all the knowledge I am learning about writing, and InDesign. By the end of this week I hope to have selected and started my last article topic, and put together a few more pages that include some graphics and "Screens". Next week is the final week and I am very pleased with where I am right now I just need to keep reaching my goals!

The second week of Freedom Magazine went a lot smoother. Since I had the photos from Ava, I finished my front cover. I think that the cover gives off exactly the vibe that I wanted: relaxed and simple. Aside from physical designing, I began to put some content together. I began with my introduction. Since the cover is so minimalistic in the type department, I wrote an intro about what the goal of the magazine is supposed to be and where my inspiration came from. This part was very emotional for me, but overall I am very pleased with how my magazine is coming together. Next week I hope to have at least one article completed and maybe any info

The first week of my senior project was spent sorting all my thoughts. I finally developed a rough sketch of all that I wanted to do. I wanted to create a magazine, called Freedom Magazine, that was designed and written by myself. The goal of this magazine is on mental health, and everything surrounding that topic. I struggled with what I wanted to do but I found some inspiration and decided on this topic which holds dear to my heart, plus I get to combine it with what I love: design. After I felt confident in my concept. I started with the front cover. I decided on a hand written font that say "Freedom" and a very sleek sans-serif font that says "Magazine" underneath. I found a stalk photo that I began to manipulate. I found out that I really just wanted a simple magazine front that focused on one image that had a very easy appeal on the eyes. Over Spring Break I had a photo shoot with Ava Yerkes to use for my cover. I got some great shots. Here are my favorites

Wow. I am so happy with my portfolio. I think that is sleek and really shows my personality, and my aesthetic as a designer.  am really proud of how much I have learned in web design this semester. I know I am a bit off track, but I feel accomplished. My portfolio is not done by any means. I have a few things left on my to do list. I would like to like my O.P.E.N website to my portfolio along with my TV25 website. I also completely forgot to include my manny's Marbles site, which I think could add a lot to my site. I also need to delete/add links to the social media buttons after the contact page. I would say that I am very close to the finish line though. Overall things that I struggled with in this project is the header picture, the colors, and the portfolio photos. The header image took a combination of all of the adobe programs, and some assistance from Ava's photography skills. I needed an image that had a white background. So I set out into the hallway to take som