Anya Carroll

 I created a portfolio displaying all of the work that I have done in FMX 210 this year on InDesign. I downloaded a template from drop box, and used it to create my portfolio. I used the rectangle frame tool to create the spots for all of my work to go, and then I placed the files in the rectangles. I also put all of my artist statements from my blog posts into my portfolio using the text tool. There is also a contents page and an about me page in the front of my portfolio, as well as a front and back cover. 

 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0eqhUFRlvgI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> This first video is called Learn Adobe InDesign in 9 Minutes! It explains the functions and how to use the basic tools on Adobe InDesign. First, they went over how to create a new file and adjust the size of the page, the margins, and the bleed. Next, they discussed how to make and switch layers, as well as the properties functions. Then they went over the selection and move tools and what they are used for. Lastly, the video explains how to use the text box tool and how to adjust the colors to shapes or writing on InDesign.  <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RXRT3dHu6_o" title="YouTube v...

Business Card Sketches: Business Cards: Artist Statement: I created three person business cards using Adobe InDesign. I did this by creating three layers and adding color to my background layers. Next, I went onto my first layer and placed my logo onto the business card. Then, I went onto my third layer and put my name, phone number, and email using the text tool. For the back of my business cards, I added color to my background layer, and then placed my tag brush in different locations.   

This is a postcard for Spain that I made on Adobe InDesign. I placed images of Spanish beaches, and used the Text Tool to add the phrase "Spanish Beaches". I used the selection tool to move around the images of the beaches and organize them on the front of the postcard. Next, I added another horizontal page and used the line tool to add the lines for writing. I also used the brush tool to add my tag brush, and added a wavy line around it. Lastly, I used the text tool to add the words "Spanish beaches" to the top of the page.  Business card sketches:  

 Original Image: Final Animated Gif:  Artist Statement: I created a GIF of a dog wagging his tail. I used Adobe Photoshop to do this. I created and duplicated layers to draw the different tail positions. Next, I added the frames to the timeline, and hid different layers at different times to make it look like the dog's tail was wagging. I also added frames of my tag brush and the credits at the end of my animation. 

 Here is the original image: Here is the image of myself before editing: Final image: Artist statement: For my somewhere project I photoshopped myself into my favorite tv show, Bob's Burgers. I used Adobe Photoshop to insert the still frame from Bob's Burgers. I then hid the base layer before embedding the image of myself. Next, I used the quick selection tool to create a mask of myself. After that, I used the clone stamp tool to blend myself into the background. Lastly, I used the brush tool to put my tagbrush in the upper left hand corner. 

This image would be hard to photoshop yourself into because Kirby is pretending to touch the other person in the photograph. This is more difficult than just photoshopping yourself near another person.  This image inspired me for the somewhere project because it was taken on a safari, which is something that I have always wanted to do.  This set of images made me laugh because that is obviously not what he meant when he wanted to look less like a child.  I think that this image would be cool to recreate because I like the idea of playing with depth by making something small look larger that it really is. 

 Artist Statement: My calligram project depicts my future self on her way to work. My dream job is to work as a public relations practitioner on a political campaign, and that is what I wrote about in my letter. I created the calligram on Adobe Illustrator. I put my sketch of my future self on a layer, and then on a separate layer I used the pen and curvature tools to outline the image. Next, I used the Type, Type on Path, and Area Type Tools to add the text from my letter over the path that I created. Lastly, I deleted the layer with my original sketch.  The Calligram:  The sketch: My letter:  Dear future self,  I am currently a freshman at the University of Tampa, and loving it. I have made some amazing friends here, and I hope you are still close with them. I am studying political science, advertising and public relations. I really want a job working for a corporate public relations firm, or for a political candidate. Is that what we ended up doing? I just we...

  The black and white version of my logo: The 3 color versions of my logo: The sketches for my logo:  Artist statement: My logo consists of the Czech, Belgian, and British flags. This is because these are all of the countries that I lived in while I was growing up. I chose to include these flags in my personal logo because these countries and the people I met while I lived in them shaped me into the person that I am today. I created the logo on Adobe Illustrator, and used the pen and curvature tools in order to create the shape of the flags. I also filled in each logo with different shades of the appropriate color for that flag. 

  For my black and white to color project I created three separate colorful versions of a photo of me and my friend Rachel. Each version has a separate color pallet that I got from the Adobe color wheel. First I turned the original image into black and white. Next, I used the masking and selection tools on Adobe Photoshop, along with layers, to add color back into my black and white image. Lastly, I added my tagbrush in the appropriate color pallet to the top right corner of each picture.

My TagBrush image depicts the Czech, Belgian, and British flags combined into a single logo. This is because I have lived in all three of these countries, and they are a big part of what shaped me into the person that I am today. The logo has been distressed by scratches and spray marks that where added in Adobe Photoshop. The logo was also changed into three deep shades of red for the TagBrush. Below are my finished TagBrush and the original logo. 

     An image from the documentary that brought me close to my own emotions was the portrait that he took of Michelle Obama for the cover of Time Magazine for the "Meaning of Michelle" issue. The dark lighting in the back of the photo in contrast with the brightness of her face creates a serious and intense tone for the portrait. There is also a lot of focus on Michelle's eyes in the photo. It creates a very strong and confident tone for the image. The camera positioning also plays a large part in this portrait. The straight on angle that the photo was taken with only adds to the intense and powerful tone of the photograph.            A photo where I visually express connection to the world around me and another human being is this selfie that I took with my friend Rachel. Rachel and I are at Plant Hall on the University of Tampa Campus. You can see the connection that I feel for Rachel because of how close we are stood to...

https://youtu.be/61mkx_OV61s <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/61mkx_OV61s?controls=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> This video tutorial shows you everything that you need to know in order to start a new photoshop project. It shows you how to first create a new document, and how to title it. Next, the video explains how to import an image, which seams very simple. Next, the video explains the software interface in photoshop. The history tool will definitely be very useful because I am new to photoshop and will likely make a lot of mistakes. Lastly, the video went over the basic editing tools associated with photoshop. For example, the move and selection tools.  https://youtu.be/aq_XgTn4l6g <iframe width="560" height="...

My propaganda poster includes an image of myself with a lit cigarette, a long with the slogan "smoking kills". The purpose of the poster is to encourage teens and young adults not to smoke. I look unhappy in the image and I am surrounded by dark grey smoke in an attempt to show the negative effects that smoking has on both your physical and mental health. Because the poster is aimed at a younger audience, I decided to create a punk style propaganda poster. You can see this through the dark and grungy color palette, as well as the block lettering that the slogan is written in.  I used the block letters on this Sex Pistols poster as inspiration for the slogan on my propaganda poster. 

       You need to be in a state of play in order to create. Being in a state of play means that you allow the subconscious to take over and you can free associate. This basically means that you stop over thinking or thinking at all. You let your thoughts flow through your head. Once you have achieved this, your creativity will flow a lot easier and you will be able to get out of your own head.      Your best ideas do not come from working at your desk. You need to get up and move around in order to get your creativity flowing. Ideas come all kinds of ways. Paula gets all her ideas from the physical world, New York in particular. She says in the documentary that she cannot leave the city for too long or she'll "lose all of her ideas". I get my best ideas when I am talking with other people. It helps me get out go my own head.       I like to create stories. I keep a journal and I love writing in it all the time. Sometimes I write ab...

     The sketch above is the inspiration that I used for my calligram.  Artist Statement      For my Calligram Project, I created a picture of my future self on her way to work. In the letter that I wrote to myself in twenty years, I talked a lot about my career and how I hope it is still important to me. I  worked really hard all through out high school in order to get into the University of Tampa, and I am working really hard now and double majoring in order to get my degree, so I really want all of this hard work to have payed off in twenty years. Because of this, my biggest hope for my future self is that I continued to work hard and I became successful.       I used Adobe Illustrator to outline a sketch that I drew of my future self. In the sketch, I am on my way to work and I am carrying a brief case. I then put the text from my letter over the outline that I created using the pen tool. I also put a background behind the ...

  Illustrator Homework 1 In your Blog: imbed the videos with included link under each video write 1-2 paragraphs if you think which tool/tools will be easy or hard to use, how you might use it and what you find interesting about the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQWTSupSrko <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iQWTSupSrko" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>      This video discussed every single tool available in illustrator. It also told you how to use them, and their short cuts. The video displayed the selection tool, which is the most fundamental tool. The short cut is the letter V, and you just click or drag and to move, scale, rotate and round corners. The video also discussed the bend tool, which is also one of the most popular ...

     The Internet is a global computer network that transmits data and media across interconnected devices . The Internet works by using a packet routing network that follows Internet Protocol and Transport Control Protocol. The inventors of the Internet are computer scientists Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn. The Internet began in the 1960s, and it was a way for government researchers to share information. However, today, the Internet is used by ordinary people as a means to find and share information.       The World Wide Web is an interconnected system of public web pages that are accessible through the Internet. In 1989, British scientist Tim Berners-Leeinvented the World Wide Web while working at CERN.The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world. Now people are able to share their work and thoughts through social networking sites, blo...

      My name is  Anya Carroll, and I am a freshman at the University of Tampa. My majors are political science and advertising and public relations. I am very passionate about both fields, so I am enjoying taking classes in both areas. I am from North Hampton, England, but I moved to Indiana in elementary school. I moved with my Mom, Dad, and older brother. Since moving to the United States my family have gotten a dog, and we have even started fostering puppies which I love to do. I have always wanted to move to Florida because I love the warm weather, so I was very excited to come here for college. My hobbies include music and watching movies. I did choir all through out middle school and high school, and my friends and I love getting together to watch movies. I also loved swimming and running in high school, even though I was not very good.      I am not very good with computers and technology, so I am very excited for this class. I  definitely...