Visual Design by Rifat R.

A couple of days ago my classmates and I were assigned a project to do over the week. The project was to create a replica newspaper about a certain topic. My group decided to do our project based on sports. The newspaper had to contain a lot of information and different separate pieces that make a newspaper what it is. For example, our newspaper included, articles that were created by the members of the group. Also it included a table of contents providing where all the pages and information will be throughout the newspaper. Also an advertisements page contains help wanted ads for sports marketing and sales and also including personal trainer ads. Another section that my group and I incorporated into the newspaper was important events such as basketball tournaments and new gym classes that were starting. Also we included quotes of motivation that could help kids and adults feel confident when doing something and help boost self-esteem. Another section that was included was benefit...

The article, "SPJ Code of Ethics" was about how true journalists work and and tips on what to and not do if a person wants to further their career in journalism. Some of the things the article mentions about journalists is that, ethical journalism should be accurate and fair. Also it says how journalists should be honest and courageous in gathering, reporting, and interpreting information. Also the article has a section where it lists what  journalists should always do. For example, the list includes, that they should provide context. Meaning, they should take special care to not misrepresent or oversimplifying in promoting, previewing, or summarizing a story. Another part that is included on the list is that, sources should be identified clearly. Which means, that the public is entitled to as much information as possible to judge the reliability and motivations of the sources that the journalist got the information from. Also the most important information was on the li...

A fews days ago, my class and I started to make news article for a future newspaper project and see where our standards are. The object of making a news article was to see what information we can provide for a topic and how we can display that on a newspaper. So first we had to pick a topic we wanted to write about. I wrote about NBA Playoff basketball. We also discussed about the different parts a news article requires. Those parts are the title, subheading, images, and a pull-quote. The necessary part of an article was the image and a pull-quote. Including the main information related to the topic your article is based on. The objective of making the news article was to practice providing information on a topic and displaying it with other resources such as images and pull-quotes.

About 2 months ago my class and I created a sample resume to see what are skills are, and how we could improve those skills in the future. Also we learned how to make resumes because it could help us prepare on what and what-not to include on a resume for future purposes such as colleges and jobs. First we saw sample resume and observed what the person did right and what the person did wrong, and how they could improve that. Also we had a workshop with a professional, and he explained to us what the purpose of a resume is, and what to include on it, and showed us little tips that people would like to see on your resume. The objective of this assignment was to learn the do's and dont's for a resume and how it can help us in the future when we need it.

A few days ago, my class and I did a short lab using Indesign. The objective of the lab was to learn how to use the rectangular frame tool properly and how to make the text fit into the frame tool proportionally. Also it helped us learn how to put an image inside of a text, and how to use it correctly, to show the image related to the text. As you can see by the picture above, I have the word "SPORTS" on top, and inside of the word, there are images of sports that represent the text, like basketball and football. You may see this when you see water inside of the word "WATER" etc. This was the objective of the lab and we we can use the rectangular frame tool correctly.

A few days ago, my classmates and I did a project dealing with identity. Identity is something that makes someone different and unique from someone else in a very personal and special way. The objective of this lab was to represent what identity meant to us, and how its important for people around the world. As you can see in the picture above, it shows a hand with mixed colors, and it represents that even if someone is different skin color of different ethnicity from someone, they're all the same,  and be treated equal. No one should treated differently based on their skin color or where they're from.

About 2 months ago in class, me and 2 classmates worked on a project which was to create a sample yearbook based on the Visual design class of 2017. It helped all of us practice our skills with all the applications such as Photoshop, Indesign, and other programs. When we first started the project, we had to first assign roles. In the project my role was the photographer. The importance of my role for the project was to take photos of everyone in the class for the class of 2019: Visual Design. Also once I've done that, I interviewed my classmates and asked them what they've enjoyed about Web Design so far, and what part of Web design was the most challenging. Also I took a few quotes from my class to see if they wanted to say anything about the course. Also what other members of my group did was that one person Uploaded pictures from our class trips and activities like the CTE Expo and include the labs and project we did in class, and include a description about each assignment....

These two images above have a unique look to it. On the left-hand side there's a picture saying "New Years Eve" with images inside the text. It shows fireworks and nightlife which is common during New Years Eve. On the right-hand side, there's a picture saying "SUPERBOWL XLIV" with a filling inside of the text. The filling is the leather skin of a football used for the Super Bowl matches. These techniques for the two images enhances the design of the text because it truly represents the message the image is trying to show and it goes the extra mile to make it look very good and it complements the text. It's also pleasing to the eye for some people. This is how these two images use techniques to enhance the design of the image.