Playing Photographer
Today I took pictures of five different types of design concepts we learned about this week in the assignment Design Blitz. Through blogging on my own I’m always snapping photos of different things when I can, but one thing that’s popular in the blogging world is a style called flat lays, which is what my […]
A New Perspective
color
typography: HP
spacing:
balance
metaphors/symbols
Typography
Shoot the serif- In my first attempt of shoot the serif I had a little trouble recognizing the serif letters, but eventually I got the hang of it and I I SHOT THE SERIF! I was promoted since I started the game as a junior! Typewar- Was the most difficult game I played I was […]
Aubrey vs. TypeWar
This K is definitely Verdana. No doubt in my mind. So, I may have dedicated about an hour of my evening to this game but now I am beyond confident in my ability to distinguish certain fonts. I love this game but still couldn’t help but mumble some unflattering words under my breath when I ruined my … Continue reading Aubrey vs. TypeWar
A Play on Words
Today in class I played three different games that helped better describe the different things we learned in class this week like Sans Serif font, being able to create visually pleasing spacing between different letters in words. In Shoot the Serif you are given different letters that are either serif or sans serif font. You […]
Teach Me How To Font
I never knew how important it was to know which fonts to use and that specific fonts can actually induce different meanings and feelings. A really helpful game was “Type Connection.” It helped me understand what fonts go and do not go with each other. It was fun because it was kind of like a … Continue reading Teach Me How To Font
You’re never too old
So for this week in PR Pubs, we were suppose to play some typography games to help us learn the different fonts. My personal favorite, Type War, was all too addicting. It shows you a single letter example and then you’re suppose to be able to answer what font that letter comes from. Here’s a … Continue reading You’re never too old
Finding the Elements of Design
For “Design Blitz” Lesson 1.2, I took pictures of different objects that illustrated the concepts of design. It was really interesting to learn about all of these concepts, and then to see how they are found in certain objects that we use or see in our everyday lives. This first photo of my agenda represents the … Continue reading “Finding the Elements of Design”
Professional Portrait
By Christy Montenegro First of all, let’s address the elephant in the room. I am not your typical college student. I am not 18 and fresh out of high school. Matter of fact, I’m 10 years older than that and you can say I’ve already lived and I’ve learned. Oh and by the way, hello, I’m Christy Montenegro. I’m a… Read more →
