Stamp Project

The Peace Corps is celebrating 50 years. It was formed in 1961 and since then it has provided accessibility for those who want to help and see the world. One can become emerged in a foreign culture and discover themselves at the same time.

At first we were told that the stamp project had to be a political theme. When I think politics all I can think of are presidents for some reason. I ended up googling anniversaries being celebrated in 2011 and a link explaining the creation of the Peace Corps by President Kennedy showed up.

I wanted the stamp to be moving and visually captivating. I focused on coming up with such a brilliant idea that by the time I was inspired it was time to leave for the day. Although I do like my stamp design, I feel I wasn't bold enough to try different effects. This project could have easily been done on Microsoft Paint. I really admired my classmates who used the different effects Photoshop had and experimented. In all honesty some of the designs made no sense whatsoever but I respect that they tried something new.

In order to do justice to my Peace Corps themes, I would want to do a series of stamps each commemorating a different continent where one can go and volunteer. In those stamp designs I would try and be more bold, trying to capture a culture in a limited amount of space. Now there's a challenge.

Potato Head Assignment

This was my first real attempt with Photoshop. I used to play around with all the different options on it before but this was my first assignment. I'm kind of proud of this sad little potato head. I just hope my work evolves and shows significant improvement by the end of the semester.

At first it was very tedious creating all the layers and trying to give her "cute" locks. Once I got the hang of it, I was using the shortcuts on the keyboard to get it done. I wish I had more time to explore the other options. I do not like how her mouth came out. If I ever master Photoshop. I will use my new found power to fix her mouth. It bothers me so much.

Assignment #1 -- Pictures that represent Hunter.

My partner and I decided to focus on Hunter trash. Behold the trash from the cafeteria, hallway and library. When we were supposed to share our ideas, ours was met with enthusiasm and general praise from the class. However, I feel our execution wasn't as great as it could've been. The trash looks like trash that could be found in any other place, except for the last image, which was the one the class liked.

If I were to redo this project, I'd want to capture majestic images. For example, a pigeon flying away while carrying a piece of a bagel. Or a pigeon's next made out of candy wrappers it found on the street. I digress with all the pigeon talk but I know there is an interesting element to trash.

My favorite image is the one with the orange. I love how waste can still be so colorful.