Since the very moment of class starting their has been nothing but ideas and projects presented to us. A task that was asked to be done and really represent who I was had been my four identity symbols project. This was a creative way to represent who I was using four symbols which was difficult at first because theirs a lot of things that I do. For this task we were required to use Adobe illustrator which refreshened my skills and sharpening them as well. The reason is because I haven't used the program in six months straight. First I had to create a 8 1/2 x 11 document, then hunting images that represent who were are. These images had to correspond to the four symbol requirements which was, human, tool, animal, and plant.
A symbol is used to represent someone or something revealing identity or secrets. When hunting for the four symbol requirements I thought of all the things that I love to do, who am I, and most of all what represents Ernesto. This compelled me to search on and in a way their was an excavation of my personality taking place.When I thought of myself these symbols came to mind the animal symbol had been the great bald eagle. I Chose this because it is animal of strength and renewal simply because when the bald eagle is old and his beak is curving to the point were he cannot open his mouth, he flies to the highest and most jagged moutain. The bald eagle does this beacuse once he gets to the high point he consistintly bangs his or her beak to the most jagged edge letting go of his old feathers and renewing his strength. When I chose my drum set as one of my symbols to represent tools it reminds me that I tend to do things with no sense of direction but theirs rules to follow even when playing an instrument. The acoustic drums is what I came up with as my symbol for tool because it also allows me to be the reckless person who never has the chance to, and in a creative way using my senses to create or follow a beat eventually discover my direction through music. Finding my human symbol had not been so hard I found a symbol representing who I am and because of this I am were I am today in life.This symbol is the cross were Jesus Christ had died centuries ago a man who spiritually, and physically saved humanity who took all the lost souls in hell and earth right away from the devil himself. HE inspires me and through my good deeds I represent who was but never exactly because I'm not perfect their is no such thing as a perfect person I highly doubt it. We all have that one moment were everything just collapse and when I found Christ everything changed. Having to choose a plant was a little difficult for a couple of reasons. The first reason is because once every one in my class had thought of plant they all automatically choose flower and trees. This made me hunt for a symbol that was different and represented Ernesto and what he likes to do. I finally found the plant which was a reef and I chose it because one little hobby that I discovered over the summer had been scuba diving. My love for nature itself was great but when I found the other side to it all my passion for nature grew larger.
Through out the course of this project I was shocked how rusty my skills were on adobe illustrator and Photoshop. But in this project I was able to sharpen my skills and become creative letting myself go and revealing who I am. So far I have learned that graphic design is a subject that inquires creativity and a person willing to put lots of effort and its consistent. When I began using color effects on my symbols I learned how to use gradient tools and pa-tone colors to variate in my colors but their was a color limit were we used two colors along with black and white. So when I created my symbols I wanted them to stand out and stay bright because I have a everlasting joy and brightness even in the darkness. I learned about myself that I would go the extra mile just to be different that the others and possibly better. As I said before this was a very tedious project for me because I was willing to put all my effort to find myself symbols and this wasnt so easy to start off with. But if i had extended time on the project I think i would change the amount of detail i had on my symbols. When I learned about gradient tools I overcame the problem of trying to make my symbols stand out.
In English class we were creating self narratives for our colleges essay were the theme was all about us and who we are. The teacher called it excavating in this lost city. When she used rivers as an example as to how they return to where they originated centuries ago during floods, it is like when floods of memories bring us back to where we originated and we discover from that point in life who we are. Their are many ways of finding the lost cities and our origin using our senses and what describes us. These symbols activate my hearing(drums), touch(plant), sight(cross), and attitude (eagle). These ideas and creativity would be used to promote knew ideas and advertising. However when using these skills to promote something it should be for the better and not for the worse.
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