Reflections

After each project I feel like I’m getting to know photoshop to a greater extent, which has made projects entirely easier to complete and to create new possibilities of portraying an idea. I also employed Illustrator by importing smart objects into Photoshop–learned that, that creates a cleaner look to the objects when saved. Before I would make the mistake of creating everything in photoshop and end up with pixilated images. I felt very rushed on this project and had a concept at the beginning of keeping things simple  and flat, with outlines and as much directness as possible. But I think not venturing out into other styles may have hurt me. I like the end look and feel, but I can’t help but wonder if it could have been better. I feel that my work this semester has been sub par for what I know I can do. They are not stumbling blocks, but experiences to learn from along the way.

I hope to improve upon the user experience by showing friends and asking if it is intuitive or confusing to them. I do want to rearrange some elements to better utilize the space. I would like to have just worked on the whole thing to improve aspects of the project. Simplifying and cleaning details. Dealing with negative space better and working even more on the user experience side of the app, which is pretty key to the project. I hope to discuss this with you (Mike) to see about other solutions to increase the visceral affect in a positive way.

Well now that I have a new computer with a hardshell case and protective keyboard cover I feel confident that I will be able to deliver process work in a timely manner and not feel so overwhelmed. I have learned that I work at slower pace than others. My attention to detail attributes to that, but other designers are also meticulous if not more so, but produce their work, and in a greater quantity, at a much quicker rate. It’s been very frustrating. I need to continually improve my timetable of what I can complete in order to utilize my skills to their fullest and to improve. I’m looking forward to the next project and hoping that I can create something that could be incredibly useful and well designed. We shall see.