2024-05-17 | 07:28:48 AM

This is a test to see if my public journal’s Git is working on Macbook. I’m currently typing it using my Macbook and I’ll see if it syncs back to my desktop.

2024-05-17 | 12:36:05 PM

Hi there. I’m currently at the office now. It’s kinda weird how silent it is but I understand that there’s a lot of things that each of us has to do. It’s nice that I get to co-exist in a space wherein I feel like I’m not judged for whatever it is that I’m doing. I don’t have much to say other than that it’s kinda boring in here. I’m just waiting for 12:45 PM so we can get to meet with our Capstone 2 adviser, then I could think of the changes that I’ll implement to our paper. We ate steak a while ago, which I’m kinda thinking about since I have health concerns that affect my dietary choices. I have a health condition that requires me to actively avoid steak and other high-purine food, so I’m a bit concerned about that. Other than that though, I think I’m generally okay.

2024-05-17 | 02:06:42 PM

I’m dumping my notes on the Creative Bootcamp here:

Design Principles

Krissie

See/observe like a designer
Think like a designer
- Lateral thinking
  - Something something about rhizomatic systems.
- LInear reasoning
Representational drawings
Non-representational drawing
Don’t marry your idea:
- Continuous iteration and self-brainstorming
Visual language ¹
- Visual Rhetoric
- Semiotics
- Didactics
- Symbol style
- Symbol families
- Metaphors
- Poetics
Discover everything about your target market
- Think globally:
  - Different cultures, diferent contexts
- Integrate proper market research
Collaboration
Organize
Think Micro:
- Micro-decisions such as type size, layouts, color choices, etc.
- Think Macro:
  - Check the project as a whole if it is cohesive.
  - Scheduling and organizing:
    - Intermediate deadlines and breaking the process
    - Set a series of milestones and/or checkponts/meeting approvals with client/s
    - Organize and always update files
    - Label and fix your layers LOL
Design Flow:
- Receive and understand the brief and budget
- Ask, clarify, and collate all materials & brand & target audience knowledge
- Research & conceptualize
Q&A:
- Where do you draw the fine line between inspiration and copying it as your own²
  - Daqui: As long as you’re able to add your own twist to it, it’s considered more as an inspiration than a copy.³
  - Krissie: It’s important to build on it, not copy it.

Daqui

Fundamentals of Composition:

Visual structure and organization of elements within a design to convey an intended message.
Why does it matter to us as a digital agency?⁴
- Because of visual perception — the way our eyes and brains make sense of what we see.
- Any element in design is viewed in a context.
Gestalt theory:
- A set of theories:
  - Proximity
  - Continuity
  - Formatting
  - Symmetry
    - Symmetrical
      - Calm, peaceful, balanced, clean, and static
    - Assymetrical
      - Dynamic, moving, and tense
  - Similarity
  - Common Fate
  - Common Region
  - …among others
- How do we apply these theories in design?
  - Layouting
    - Elements should be arranged in a logical and coherent way.
    - Be friends with grids!
    - Use the rule of thirds.
  - Formatting
    - The best way to determine forma is through the content. Examine all available materials for inclusion before you determine the final format.
    - Choosing visuals:
      - Image style and theme
      - Be contrary
      - Budget and schedule
      - Target audience
      - Shelf life
      - Clarity of info
      - Perceived value
      - Design criteria and usage
      - DIY
  - Symmetry

Zion

Elements of Design ⁵

Typography is the process of arranging letters, words, and text for almost any context imaginable.
Why fonts matter:
- Fonts matter because it conveys a lot of the contexts that can be implemented in the design process.

2024-05-17 | 10:52:57 PM

I just got home. It took 4 hours trying to book a vehicle going home. It was really annoying having to deal with that, but I also understand that I really couldn’t do anything about it (the situation) but accept it and do with it what I can. I’ll have to code tonight just a little bit just so I keep being consistent at the habit. You can refer to my dev log.

Footnotes

Refer to the primary source given by Krissie. PS: I actually opted to not ask this anymore since I got shy. 🥲 ↩
This was asked by Zion ↩
She talks in the context of Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon (I don’t know the right spelling lol) ↩
Daqui’s speaking in the context of Hatch Corporate Solutions. ↩
I choose not to note too much on this segment of the bootcamp since I already understand it. ↩

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