Haley

Grass Volleyball- First Deadline This is the first spread that I used the “Polaroid” idea on some of the pictures. also, I overprinted a volleyball and a photo that I thought was a nice effect. I think that the layout and placement of the pictures was creative and risky. The placement of the volleyball photo in the middle of the story is something that was new for me. I learned how to use and adjust with the text wrap tool. While I like the pictures that I used I think that having more picture diversity would have been helpful. My dominate photo is a nice candid but the placement of it places the action in the middle of the gutter. There is also some white space on the lower right that bothers me. While I like my spread I know that my work has improved with picture placement and also watching of the gutter and white space.

Senior Superlatives- Last Deadline On this spread I learned how much I didn’t like having to deal with getting pictures of specific people! The head ache was in getting two people together at the same time and willing to take a picture. I learned that planning is everything and that I need to be more aware of deadlines and less of if people were “feeling like a picture”. Other than that I think that the main focus of this spread is the texts I used. I got to really experience with all the text options and spacing for letters as well as color. It was a challenge to get as many pictures as I did all onto the space. A risk I took was in not using an eyeline due to space restraint. If I was to do this pace again I don’t think I really would have changed much. Maybe I would have played around with the placement of the pictures but overall I think it was a success.

Senior Pages- 2nd Deadline? Well this page was by far the biggest assignment I have ever taken on. I didn’t think it would as hard as it was to get and edit everyone’s quotes and get their pictures. Like the superlatives page it was hard to depend on others for the page. Also it was a challenge to come up with a layout that used the space effectively and didn’t make any picture too small. I think I took risks in the layout and the arrangement of the quotes. I was later changed around for the better but I think that they original layout was risky in the design…. maybe not for good but risky. On the last page I used my Photoshop skills to add life to the officers page. I think to improve would be hard just because there is so many elements that fit into the page. If I was to do it again I would have tried to utilize more space.

Theme Page- 3rd Deadline- I think I like most the close up pictures that I used in this spread. The layout and clustering of the photos is very pleasing to me. The writing of the theme explanation I think was well done. I learned again how to work with the text wrap tool as well as played with tint and transparency. The risks I took were in getting powerful pictures to use as well as making sure I had a rang of grades. I think that the spread is different from my others because there is little color and the pictures are smaller and clustered. If I was to do this again I think I would change very little. I enjoy looking at this page and think that is very eye catching.

Divider Pages- Last Deadline- I like the use of one dominate photo on one page. I think that it is simple and put emphasis on getting a really good picture. I learned how to create an under color behind a black and white photo. Using black and white photos with a color adjusted tint box behind it opened up TONS of possibilities. The risks I took was in the road sign. While my first thoughts were confusing to the majority of those who looked at it that was a learning experience for me. I once again learned that collaboration is necessary to create a good spread. In the end I think that the road sign incorporated the theme nicely without being over done. If I was to do it again I think I would have made the road sign smaller creating more space for signing and making people look at the dominate photo more.