Digital Media

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Self Insertion

Original Photos

The Final Product

You may be saying to yourself, "did he even do anything to this picture? It's just a picture of him golfing." The answer to that question is yes I did. I took a photo of myself mid-swing from a recent tournament and inserted myself at one of the most famous holes on one of the most famous courses in the world. This is the 12th of at Augusta National during the Masters Tournament. The 12th hole is part of a three-hole stretch on the golf course called 'Amen Corner' and this hole in particular has been vital in the final rounds of the tournament ever year. It has seen both triumph and disaster. Although it is a short hole, it poses as a threat because of the water short and the bunkers that guard the back and front of the shallow putting surface. This is such a special place because it is the biggest golf tournament of the year and only the cream of the crop make it here every year to play. This is what every young golfer aspires towards, to be competing in The Masters at Augusta National. Being that I am a golfer here at UT and my ultimate goal in life and in golf is to compete in the Masters I figured this was the perfect opportunity for me to see what it would be like for me to actually be there. On top of all this, The Masters is only about 10 days away from beginning so it's the perfect time for this picture!

Monday, March 20, 2017

ASCII

My Project

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<script>
window.onload = function() {
var canvas = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var context = canvas.getContext("2d");

////////////////////////////////////// start below this line ˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇ

context.beginPath();
context.arc(375, 300, 175, 0, 2*Math.PI, false);
context.lineWidth = 15;
context.fillStyle = "red"
context.fill();
context.strokeStyle = "red";
context.stroke();

context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(301.4, 100);
context.lineTo(301.4, 300);
context.lineWidth = 48;
context.strokeStyle = "white";
context.stroke();

context.beginPath();
context.arc(375, 300, 90, 0, 2*Math.PI, false);
context.lineWidth = 15;
context.fillStyle = "white"
context.fill();
context.strokeStyle = "white";
context.stroke();

context.beginPath();
context.arc(375, 300, 52, 0, 2*Math.PI, false);
context.lineWidth = 15;
context.fillStyle = "red"
context.fill();
context.strokeStyle = "red";
context.stroke();

////////////////////////////////////// end above this line ˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆ

};

</script>
</head>
<body>
<canvas id="myCanvas" width="800" height="600"></canvas>
</body>
</html>

Graph Reference:

Original Image Reference :

Artist Statement:

For this project I decided to illustrate the logo of one of my favorite companies- Beats. I struggled very much with this project just because I had never used code before in my entire life so it was all new for me. I had to use many resources to be sure I was inputting the correct code. Even then, there were countless times where my image just wouldn't show up when I wanted to because of one small mistake that was hard for me to identify. I found this project very difficult but I'm happy with my hard work to get this final product. I also believe that this may good be a good tool to be familiar with moving forward in my life.

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Vector Illustration

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Exquisite Corpse

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Company Logo- Dondolare Golf

In the end, I decided to go with the golf company I had created. This company is cool because it is designed to target the better golfer who is looking for a company that produces higher quality products in the higher price range. We offer everything from clubs to balls to apparel. There really isn't a club company that targets specifically the more skilled players that also produces high-end accessories and apparel, yet. The name of the company is very special to me personally because both of my grandparents from my Dad's side of my family are from Italy. The meaning of the word 'Dondolare' in Italian is 'to swing' as in swinging a golf club. This is the perfect name because we are based out of Italy and all of our products will be produced there. This is why we are targeting the higher end of the market and why we need an elegant look to our brand. The logo is based off of one of the current leading brands in golf- Titleist. I've posted there logo below so you can see the similarities. I tried to incorporate the same style of writing but make it flow a bit better to go along with the elegance of being from Italy. I've also included my initial sketches to show the different ideas I had. As you can see, I went with the Titleist look.

Sunday, February 5, 2017

Caligramme

This caligramme was created using Adobe Illustrator as I used the Nike Swoosh to insert words and sayings that represent their brand as well as a few of their top athletes. The words read from left to right- (run, tiger woods, just do it, nadal. federer, jordan)

Sunday, January 29, 2017

Logo Critique

Both of these companies are top brands in the hockey equipment industry. They both sell high quality products ranging from skates to sticks to helmets. Elite players such as college and pro players prefer either of these two companies over most others. I feel that the CCM logo appears as if it would be more successful than the Bauer logo just because it has some color which would attract more people to their products. The reality though is that Bauer is the leading hockey equipment brand and people who know anything about hockey just know the quality of their products and don't need to be drawn in by a super fancy logo. I believe that they are both very well constructed because they're easy to put on the side of a hockey stick or on the tongue of a hockey skate and you would still be able to tell what they say. In this particular business, it's not about drawing a customer in, it's about people seeing your product in action performing well and they will go and buy it. I know this from my own personal experience. In my hockey days I never went after what looked go or what drew me in, I watched teammates, opponents, and pros play and when I saw something good no matter how it looked or who made it I would go and buy that thinking it would work just as well for me. They both do a good job of allowing someone like me to be able to see their products in action and be able to tell right away that it was their product.