Thought Process for Portfolio

Some of the things I like about the flash websites are:
The continuous movement of objects within it
Interactive
lots of buttons
movie clips
different colours

Some of the things I like about the Be Bop Jeans website are:
beginning was very eye catching
the sort of dull colours
the movie clips
use of space- no wasted space
really interactive
all other pages are conected to home page

Some of the things I like about the flowers feed the soul website are:
how the background is blured out but the focal point on each page is clear
there is always something moving (not boring)
there is a lot happening but it relates to each page you are on

These sites look professional because the images look clear. The lines are clean and everything works on the sites. I think the use of colour is good in them and they flow.

These sites inspire me to make my portfolio look really good. I want to make sure I use my time well to do a good job. Also it inspires me to choose my colours carefully and maybe relate them to my media art work.

General themes
bubbly
swirls and line designs
clean and rectangular
Cork Board

Personal Symbol Reflection

My personal symbol represents my interest in sports. I play ringette and the skates go with that. The sort of circle shape to my symbol, shows that my life is very busy and always on the go because of my teams. I chose to use the colours red and yellow because to me they are very energetic. Red is associated with energy, strength, and determination. These are all characteristics i see when i play ringette or broomball. Yellow is associated with energy and joy. The two colours together represent the hard work and effort I need to keep running and trying my hardest when I play brooball. In my symbol, it shows that I have fun playing my sports and I am happy to be playing them as well. Overall, my symbol just shows my love for being a part of a team and the energy I get from playing ringette and broomball. Sports are a big part of my life and they are very important to. I think my symbol represents this aspect of my life well.

Personal Symbol Assignment

Personal Symbols Assignment- Brainstorming

sports- ringette, broomball
running, skating
busy
always on the go
full of activity
tiring
fun
interesting
strategy

Personal Symbols Assignment - Research

Symblol- something that represents something else, for example a logo representing a company and what the company does.

Culture- shared beliefs, values, customs and behaviours that are pasted down through generation and followed out by groups in society

This is the Greek word symbol meaning "fish". The visual part of the symbol represent the meaning because it is in the shape of a fish. it looks like the body and tail of a fish.

In Irish tradition a three- leaf clover represents the Holy Trinity. When it is found with four leaves, it represents God's grace. The visual part of the symbol represents the meaning because it is very rare to find a four- leaf clover, and if you do, you have good luck.

This is the christianity cross symbol. It represents the Catholic faith and how Jesus died on the cross for us. It memorializes Christ's death. The visual part of the symbol represents the meaning because it is a cross just like Jesus was crucified on.

The recycle symbol represents the three R's of the environment; reduce, re-use and recycle. The visual part of the symbol represents this with the three arrows in a circle that doesn't end. This shows that recycling things means we can continue to re-use the same materials.

The Handicap symbol represents easy acessability for the physically handicap people. The visual part of the symbol represents the meaning because it shows the shape of a person in a wheelchair, who would be physically disabled.

The non-smoking symbol represents that it is a smoke-free zone and you can not smoke in the area the sign is in. The visual part of the symbol represents the meaning because

4 things that the symbols have in common with each other visually are that they all have clean lines, they are not realistic looking, they are very simple, and they do not have a lot of detail. The colours in them are also limited to about 1 or 2 colours.

Sound Sculpture Reflection

One thing I like about my sound sculpture is how the egg cracks and the chick comes out. I think it turned out well and that part looks good.

One aspect I do not like so much in my sound sculpture is how some of the pictures with the boy have a not so smooth edge on the table. I think I could have spent more time fixing that.

If I could do this again, I might find some sounds to go with the expression of the boy. Like when he is disgusted at the end he could be saying eww or something.

Sound Sculpture Brainstorming

Sounds that I like:
nature ( wildlife, wind, etc.)
city noises
Places with sounds that I like:
in the woods, in the city
Objects with sounds that I like:
leaves rustling, animals, squeeky doors

1. The Fish bowl
I like how the hand looks realistic
I don't like how it doesnt really do a lot when you click on things
To improve this, I would make the objects more interactive

2. The Monster trucks
I like how each truck does something different
I do not like how nothing looks realistic
To improve this, I would make everything look more realistic and maybe have exhaust coming from the vehicles and have them do more than just jump over the other cars.

3. I like how the sound goes well with one another
I do not like how everything spins
To improve this I would make the circles do jumps and stuff instead of just spinning.

Possible Themes
I could have a forest at night, with the bright moon. there could be animals hiding behind trees or in burrows and when you click on them they come out and walk around or climb a tree or something else.

There could be a food chain with about 5 different consumers. When you click on each animal it shows what they eat and at the end who is left, at the top of the food chain.

I could have a person with a chicken burger in front of them at a restaurant and then you click on it and he says yum!! When the person bites it,he would hear a crunch and that makes him think of an egg. It could zoom in on the burger and then go to a new screen where there is an egg and then you click on it and it shows the egg hatching and you hear the shell cracking, then there is a chicken and when the mouse goes over it, it makes a chicken sound. The person's facial expression would then change and he would say something that sounds like he is grossed out.