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Yeah... blending colours is hard in Illustrator, but at least the fog in the farmlands is working out... take a look!

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Ecopoint Amazon - Fallow Fields ( Final Draft ).pdf

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Still excited to show off!  And good news, Everyone!! I have decided to keep Amazon Guardian!!! To celebrate ( and to make up for the short post ) I'll show a bit more of what's to come...

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I'm still working on the Fallow Farmlands, and I'm having a bit of trouble with the Misty Mountains in the background, more like I'm having trouble with the Misty part of the Mountains... lol.

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Ecopoint Amazon - Abandoned Abbey ( Final Draft ).pdf

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I am really excited to show off my work come finals week! It occurred to me that I never shared this but I decided that my ideas needed a massive overhaul, but thankfully it looks like I'll be able to get it all done by the Second of May. I still like my OC Character so I may keep him but I'm not entirely sure, unfortunately if I want to get all this done I will have to scrap the action poses for my OC. Instead I'll share a preview of what's to come.

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Ecopoint Amazon - Village Ruins ( Final Draft ).pdf

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Finally finished my project. Also, finishing my proposal as well.

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So this last week was basically just working to get done the last several things that I still needed to do. One of the things that I did was to create the table of contents at the start of the document. I saved the table of contents for last because I wanted to have the titles for each section to be created in order to make it in InDesign. I just made it using the automatic table of contents section that InDesign has. I actually had a bit of trouble using the table of contents function in indesign. I have only used it once so I'm not too familiar with it. I had to look up a couple of tutorials to kind of refresh my memory of how it works.

I have also finished the final section that I had to work on still which is the autistic character section. I did a bunch of research and then wrote the article myself. The characters that I have are Billy Cranston from Power Rangers 2017, Wendy from the recent movie Please Stand By, Shaun Murphy from ABC's The Good Doctor, and Brigid Tenanbaum from the video game series Bioshock.

And finally I made the inside back cover be an acknowledgements/dedications page. I wanted some way to thank all of the people who submitted stuff to me for my magazine.

I also worked on stuff such as the final version of my project proposal, and creating my presentation for Wednesday.

So I managed to get done everything that I needed to over the course of the semester. All 24 pages are done.

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I finally finished & submitted my project!! I am so happy with how everything turned out and I can't wait to show the class!

I spent the past few days finalizing my Project Proposal and perfecting/cleaning up all of my InDesign files. For back-up purposes, I saved a text version and a text-outlined version.

The photo album came in the mail the other day, and I have to say, it looks amazing! Right now I am just finalizing the mockups I am creating for my final presentation. These will really tie the project together and help visualize the entire wedding package on the screen.

I don't want to attach any photos/files this week; I want the whole project to be a surprise to everyone!

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So I managed to get two things done this week. The first thing that I did was to finish the autistic celebrities section. I only had one more page left to do in this section.

And the second thing that I did was to create the ad that goes on the back page. It is an ad for a fidget cube.

There's honestly not a lot left for me to do at this point. I only have about two pages left to do in my magazine before all 24 pages are full. If I have time this coming week I might add another 4 pages so I can do the 2 sections that I haven't put into the magazine yet. But I will only be adding those extra pages if I think I can get the sections done by the end of the next week.

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Over the past few days, I have changed the color palette/design of all of the invitations. I am very happy with the way they turned out. I think adding more colors actually looks better and really makes the whole package come together. Today, I got all of them printed. Now I am about to cut them out, with my exact-o knife (I got them printed on a full sheet of paper to save money!)

Today, I also ordered the wedding album to be printed! I created the layout of all of the photos in InDesign, and uploaded the pdf to Blurb. I have gotten things printed from them before, so I know the quality will be great! I did not get to include as many photos as I would have liked to.. I decided to go with the layflat pages and a hard cover. Once I started adding more pages, the cost was getting to be too much. So I decided to be very selective in which pictures I chose. I wanted each one to capture a moment & memory. I also included some text throughout the book, which are select phrases from the couple's vows to each other. They wrote their own vows, so adding the text was not only helpful from a design perspective, but also adds a more personal touch to the book. The book ended up being 24 pages, which is enough to capture the story-line of the day. Since the book was pretty expensive, I am going to show the couple and if they would like one made, or even more pages added to it, I will definitely charge them extra! I will be keeping this book for my portfolio (I am very proud of it!)

Attached is a pdf of some of the final invitation designs, as well as a few pages from the album.

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So I got a lot of work done this week. First I finished the Autistic Advice section because I got the last couple of submissions that I needed. And I got enough submissions for the relationship advice section and this week I put that section into the magazine.

And I have done one and a half pages of the autistic celebrities section. I did a bunch of research and wrote some pretty decent length articles. So far I have articles for Satoshi Tajiri (the creator of Pokémon) and Susan Boyle (a singer). I am not done this section yet as I still want to have articles for a couple more autistic celebrities.

I think that I am on track to have everything done by the end of the semester at this point. As long as I keep working on it consistently and get at least one of the remaining section done a week I should be good to go.

This coming week I am going to finish the autistic celebrities section and work on the autistic characters section.

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Good news Everyone, I have finished the rough drafts of everything, and have started working on the Final Drafts...

AND THEY'RE LOOKING GREAT!

I have decided all of the details for the Ruined Temple of Ecopoint Amazon, and the Ecopoint Amazon Village Ruins ( and have written them down so I don't forget them ), and have moved on to the other parts of my project.

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Over the break, I went to the wedding in Punta Cana! The wedding was absolutely beautiful. The lighting and scenery was perfect on the beach; I know I got some really great shots! I did take close to a thousand pictures, so this week I will be going through the pictures and editing the best ones, which I will be using in the photo album that I will be creating for the couple. I have attached a PDF of some of my favorite pictures so far.

After attending the wedding and seeing how the pictures turned out, I think I am going to go back and edit the color palette on the designs. My current color palette is a a different color palette then I had anticipated. While this is very disappointing and frustrating, since the last class is quickly approaching, I know I will be able to fix the designs on time and they will be better than they were before. I was there work better under pressure, and I think some of my best work Will come out of these next few weeks.

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So a lot of the work that I did over the break was basically prep work for the last couple of sections of the magazine. I did a lot of research into autistic celebrities and DIY stim toys and started to write articles for those sections in a word document. The next step will be putting the articles that I have written into the magazine, which I will be doing this weekend.

I also created one of the ads for the magazine. Instead of being an ad for a product, its technically more like a psa ad. I'll include a picture of the ad below.

Finally, I think I'm on track to get everything done. I only have four more sections of the magazing left to do. And since there's four more weeks left in the semester I figure that I should be good as long as I get at least one section done per week, if not more.

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these are images of the recorded interview that was done Wednesday and an image of it being uploaded. I'm going start building the video tomorrow night. I was suppose to start last month after the presentation, but I wanted too get more B-Role and interviews done but that did not pan out well because of the schedules the leaders have. I did get more B-Role though.

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Good News Everybody, I got caught up to where I wanted to be over the weekend!

Now that that is covered, I have been thinking it over and have decided that for the Final Draft of the Ecopoint Amazon panels I am going to draw them by hand convert them scan them in and finish them in Illustrator ( colouring, shading, and such ).

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Unfortunately, I did not spend much time working on my designs this week, since . I've pretty much finalized all of my invitations/ designs. All I have left to do are the table number cards and centerpieces, which I will be working on over the long weekend (I am off work on Friday! yay!)

Now I am just trying to get through the waiting game, since the wedding is next week! I have been doing a lot of prep work to get ready for the wedding next week! I went into the camera store because I needed to buy some more equipment for the wedding: sd cards, flash, exta batteries, etc. I also sat down to meet with the family and get an idea of what kind of photos they specifically wanted & what the schedule would be like a day of The wedding.

I also tested out printing the invitations on regular computer paper just so I could see how the font sizes and layouts of the designs looked when printed.

In the next few days, I plan to go to Michael's and get some supplies that for when I print the invitations.

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So I have managed to get a lot done this week. First, I went back to all of my previous sections to make the changes that were suggested from the show and tell regarding the inset. It took a while but I eventually did this for each section that I had done so far. In my opinion it makes the text look a lot better.

Second I started working on the tip section. I am about halfway done this section but I still need some more submissions before I am completely finished with it.

Finally, the last thing that I did this week was to put in another article that someone had written for my magazine.

The next thing that I am going to work on will be the autistic celebrity section.

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I am sad to report that I also did not get nearly as much work this week done as I wish I had, I did at least get I couple ideas down for the Ecopoint Amazon - Village Ruins Farmland Rough Drafts as well as the Ecopoint Amazon - Temple Ruins Rough Drafts.

I have managed to get roughly 35-ish% of the Ecopoint Amazon - Village Ruins Farmland Rough Drafts done this week but I had planned to get it finished this week.

I just have to keep chugging along I guess.

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After presenting and getting feedback from everyone, I decided to swallow my pride and add some color to my designs. Since the color scheme of the wedding is pink and grey, I decided to go with a pink tropical flower image that sorta looks like a watercolor painting. I think that by adding the flowers, it really pulled the invitations together as a whole. I will be adding slightly different variations of the flowers to most of the designs. In the next two weeks, I hope to be finalizing the invitations package and adding the table cards and centerpieces before I leave for the wedding.

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Unfortunately I did not get as much done this week as I would have liked to. I managed to make some changes to the inset of the text for the first section of my magazine, as was suggested during my presentation, but I still need to apply it to the other sections.

I also started getting submissions from my blog for the last section, the advice section,  that I need submissions for. I only have 5 submissions right now but I'm sure that I'll have enough submissions by the end of the week.

Finally I revamped my cover page and I think it looks a lot better now. I found a better font for the magazine title (or at least I personally like it) and have made a bunch of minor changes such as with the type and image. I'll include a picture of the new cover down below.

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Okay so I think I managed to get a lot of work done this week. First I started working on the art section. It is not done yet but it is a start. I have received a lot of really good submissions for the art section so far.

I have also worked on the autism positivity section and it is almost completely done. I just need a couple more submissions to complete the section.

I also placed an article that someone wrote for my magazine into the magazine. The article itself is about the writer's experience with getting diagnosed and their feelings on it. The article wasn't long enough to cover two pages so I have decided to place it before one of the ads.

Finally, the last thing I worked on was the magazine's cover page. I used a font called apple chancery for the text. And for the cover image I used a picture known as autisticat. Autisticat is a popular image that was introduced in the autism community about a year ago to be a symbol of the community. The reasoning behind it is that a lot of people say that cats and autistic people are similar. I actually contacted the creator of the image and was given permission to use it for the magazine.

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So I have decided to change the direction of my project.. I was too stuck and felt uncomfortable with my previous design (I did not like it). I changed the color scheme and font selection to something more simple and elegant. I will also be adding some color.. I want to print this layer of the card on translucent paper and have a second layer (picture with color) in the background and then tie the pages together!

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I'm going to start out with the positive, I am really looking forward to presenting my Mid-Point Presentation. I also have caught up to where I want to be Schedule-wise in time for the Presentation, thankfully.

In other news, I have finished the General Ecopoint Amazon - Layout Map ( Rough Draft ),  as well as the Ecopoint Amazon - Jungle Village Ruins Layout Rough Drafts. If I have time I will also add the Ecopoint Amazon - Village Ruins Farmland Drafts and also the Ecopoint Amazon - Temple Ruins Rough Drafts.

You will be able to see a sample below.

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This images and the last images was me recording (B Role) my Bishop during his sermon today at our morning service.

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Today I started getting B Role of praise and worship of the choir singing this morning

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The initial dialogues for the documentary that I will be doing. I have six that is finished as of now. So I will start to makes times for interviews with the ones I have now, and as the rest of the semester I will add more I go.

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You will find a preview of my

Partway Presentation below, posted just minutes ago, as you can see the background needs some work, and my Character needs some detailing but over all I'm happy with this visual.

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Apparently I posted it here as well 10d ago.

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So this week I mostly worked on the autistic school tips section. I actually wrote out a series of school advice beforehand myself based on the own experience of school. Then I took what I have written and created the section in the magazine with it. I actually really like my design for this section though I'm definitely open to suggestions if anyone has any criticisms. I'll be including a screenshot of the section at the bottom of this post for people to see.

I also made some changes to the magazine based off of the feedback that I received from the show and tell and other sources. For instance, I changed the backround color from a red to a more calming blue and I think it looks much better. I also changed the font for the main text to a more condensed font as was suggested.

Finally, my last class for block 1 is this Thursday and then comes reading week so I won't have any other homework besides my senior project for the coming week. So I should be able to get even more work done in a week than I usually am able to. By the end of the next week I would like to have 2 more sections done.

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So I managed to get a decent amount of work done this week. First, I mentioned that last week I had asked if anyone was interested in writing an article and got a lot of positive results. Well I have received 2 articles and am still waiting for 2 or 3 more.

I also got a decent amount of progress on the art section of my magazine but I still have a little bit of work to do on it. Some of the art work I received is really good. I also came up with a name for this section that I really like, "Artistic Autistics". Its sort of a play on words.

I also worked some on my cover page like I said I was going to last week. Though I don't really like the way it turned out so it might take me a bit longer to finish. By this time next week I'd like to have the cover page completely finished and have a good amount done of the third and/or fourth section.

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This image is from the Men's Breakfast Fundraiser that was held by the men from our church a fews weeks ago. I will use this and more to show more about the event!

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This screenshot is the beginning of a video that was shooting of how the church sanctuary looked for the surprise wedding!! I have some a lot of pictures as well from covering the wedding day. I still have not made up my mind of which ones I would like to use.

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I am just now typing up what I did for the previous two weeks. It is unacceptable on my part. On week three February 6th first thing in the morning before I went to work at 9am, the men of my church held a breakfast at Applebees for a fundraiser for the mean of the church to go on retreat in May. So I covered about 45 minutes of the event by taking pictures of the men that were helping with sitting, waiting the people that attended, some of the men in the kitchen preparing the drinks, butter and so forth. I also captured some video as well.

On February 10th I attended a surprise wedding for a couple at our church and I was the photographer on duty most of the time. I captured the before the wedding, and after the wedding plus the reception. So I have an idea to incorporate what I captured into my project with the few people that put this wedding together. I have nothing to show for it in the week four discussion because I did not try to build of of that yet in any type of design yet. Once I figure out how to show everyone. I will have it up in the week four and five discussion!

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So far this week, I have been working to catch up, I didn't realize I was so behind.

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This past week I spent some time narrowing down my ideas for the invitation. Usually, I design very minimal and elegant layouts. I wanted to try something a little more fun and out-of-the-box. Since this is a destination wedding, I wanted to play on the "adventure" "ticket" theme, without being too corny and unoriginal.

I am still unsure if I want to go this route, but I am sticking with it for now!

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So this week I managed to make a decent amount of progress with my project. First I have managed to get all of the submissions I need to work on the first two sections of my magazine (the special interest infodump section and the art section). Also I recently asked on my blog if anyone would be interested in writing an article for my magazine and I got several positive responses so in the next couple of weeks I should have a couple articles to put into my magazine.

Finally, I have actually started to work on the first section of my magazine and while it is far from finished I have at least got a good start on it.

This coming week I plan to work more on the first two sections of my magazine and try to make them look good and everything. I also plan to work on the cover page and maybe one of the ads.

Also down below I will attach a screenshot of what I have so far for the first section. Though as it's not done yet it will probably look different when it is done.

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As of Week Four, I have been working on compiling my research for inspiration regarding my character, and Ecopoint Location,  as well as continuing to fine tune my character.

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Sorry I missed adding last week it completely slipped my mind. As of last week I was researching some ideas for my character and world map. I was also thinking up names for both, trying to keep them in the same style that I'm going for. I finally decided to add the map to the Ecopoint series of Overwatch maps as "Ecopoint: Amazon". Ecopoints ( as you can imagine, I'm sure ) are bases set up in locations to monitor  the health of the immediate environment, as well as the Earth in general. Also, the  rough of my original character is done, all that is left is: small details, colouring, shading, and the background then I can move on to the World Map.

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In the next few days I'll be uploading my comps for the main invitation. I have scheduled myself to work on my project every Thursday night after work, as well as anytime I can throughout the week. Dedicating a specific time each week to work, will help me stay on track and not fall behind.

I spent some time finding the main font that I wanted to use for the invitations. I put together a small mood board/collage of the fonts and colors I have chosen to use (see below). I love the look of the main front. Script fonts are my favorite, especially if they are handwritten. I find that it really adds a personal and softer touch to any layout.

Earlier this year, I took engagement photos for the couple. I uploaded a field my favorites that I might use for this save the date card. I'd love to have anyone feedback! The pictures are posted below!

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Engagement photo 1

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Engagement photo 2

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I am working on finishing up my design brief. I will be designing an entire wedding stationery suite for a wedding I will be attending in April. The wedding is in Punta Cana so I have been doing some research on the venue. I met with the couple over the weekend and they are thrilled! They gave me some ideas of how the wedding will be planned out and set up. This will be helpful to me since I will be designing the invitations, cards, menu, etc. before the actual wedding. I will also be filming and taking photos of the wedding, so I want my designs to match the atmosphere I will be capturing in the film and photos.

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Mood Board

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This week the work I have done is mainly prep work I guess you could say. I have been obtaining submissions from other people via my blog to use in the various sections of the magazine and I have been pretty successful so far. I have also started doing basic stuff such as working on the style sheets that I will be using in the magazine

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Right now I am finally working on the project proposal.

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Currently, I am working on Week 2's Project Brief, as well as the Discussion Boards. That's about it right now.