AICE Media Studies AS- Kolb, O

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 Creative Critical Reflection Question #1-  https://youtu.be/TkSbWwtpTTg  Creative Critical Reflection Question #2- https://prezi.com/view/bRcDU6hnoopwd7WgKOzS/  Creative Critical Reflection Question #3- https://youtu.be/FhtQozCaMHY  Creative Critical Reflection Question #4- https://youtu.be/CIY-zcASkCU

      Katie and I have finished our magazines and I am pretty happy with the way it came out. I figured out how to get the background to transfer because I did have that problem when submitting the first draft. We fixed our fonts and any other problems. Overall, this was a fun and challenging project and we are excited to share this. 

 Katie and I sat together side by side this week and officially completed our magazine. One of the biggest comments we received from our peers is that our magazines did not match very well. So, we focused on making our layouts similar and more professional. I will be honest and say that our typography did not match at all. We each had very different fonts, so this week we went through and found some fonts that we each liked and fixed our magazine.  Katie had to make her feature article longer, so she went back and rewrote it. She also added another interview. Our layouts for our feature article were very different. Katie changed her layout to match more like mine and we made it all the same fonts. She added more pictures to her feature article and I think it looks a lot better. I feel like our magazines do look a lot better than what we had before. We took our recommendations and comments and tried to incorporate everything we could into our magazine. Now, We each are going to...

 After the peer reviews, we realized how many people told us that our magazines don't match very well and we need to change something. My partner, Katie, and I worked on editing the fonts because those were the parts that needed to be fixed the most. We found a font that works for both of our magazines and they are starting to look a little bit more similar. It was difficult to find a font that worked with both of ours though. We worked side by side and did our best to make these magazines look similar. However, Katie and I are still working on making our feature article layout similar. After we finished working together, I decided to work a little bit on lengthening my feature article. I also might add a couple more really good pictures in order to draw in the audiences attention and keep their attention. Working on this magazine has definitely been tough, but we are making these magazines come together. Once we fully complete both of our magazines and making the layout similar, t...

 This week I presented my magazine midterm project on InDesign to my whole class. For the most part, I think it went okay. There is definitely some things I need to work on though. My peers said that they would like my partner, Katie, and I to work on matching our magazines a little and to have more similar fonts and colors. It makes sense because we are partners and we need to make sure our magazines match in a way. Also, my classmates said they liked my cover picture and how the colors of all the fonts tied together. They also said they liked my pictures throughout my whole magazine. On the content page, one person said to fix my page numbers such as, don't put pg.10-12 just put pg.10. The group did like that Katie and I's content page was set up the same. One of my classmates, said to maybe make a teen magazine and a regular magazine, but we decided not to.. My peers did say my magazine looks like it would attract teenagers to young adults which is what I was going for. Most...

  The background color of all the pages was light blue, but when uploaded onto blogger, it took the background color away and will not change.  I turned my magazine midterm project in and I had some difficulties that cannot seem to be fixed. The background of all my magazine pages were a light, baby blue color. I asked multiple classmates, my partner and family members to try and figure it out, but nothing worked. I would prefer it had the light blue color as the background, but the white will work too. I am upset that it didn't work and didn't upload properly but I guess the white background will have to do. I tried saving it as a JPG and PNG, but neither of those worked and it still continued to delete the background color. I unchecked and checked different boxes to see if it would change anything and nothing changed.  My partner, Katie, has completed and submitted her magazine on blogger. She is making sure she has all her blog posts done for the midterm, then she will...

 I am reviewing my magazine and trying to find someone to do pier reviews. My peer came and looked and reviewed my magazine and suggested that I switch some of my pictures around and use a different picture as the main image. She gave me a reason on why I should do that and it makes complete sense. She said that the picture I had chosen did not match the the selling line, "Escape from Reality", completely. It made sense, so I swapped it with another picture I had. I had one of my classmates, Maya, review my magazine and she said she liked it and that my pictures were well done. I then reviewed hers and her magazine looked amazing. My partner, Katie, also had the teacher review hers and the teacher suggests she touched up her content page so it was more bright and not as "boxy". She also had Maya review her magazine and she liked the way Katie did hers and her pictures.  So this week, we got reviews and advice and added the final touches and changes to out magazine.

 This week I did a lot of work and was very productive. I have completed all of my magazine. I might do a few touch ups but for the most part I am done. This week I learned a lot about InDesign and how to use it. I had some difficulties in the beginning with certain parts, but I learned how to do it with the help of some classmates. I did change some fonts, font colors and background colors because what I had planned originally did not look as well when I put it on InDesign. I think what I changed, looks better then what I had originally planned. My partner, Katie, has been very productive this week and has also finished up her magazine and is looking over her whole magazine to see if she can improve anything and make it perfect. She did have a few difficulties in the beginning as well but we both managed to figure it out and improve our skills. Overall, both of our products ended up coming together and they both fit our travel theme. 

 I have completed the cover of my magazine and I am almost done with the content page. I am changing some of the fonts and colors because I realized what I had originally had planned doesn't work well with the fonts I chose. Some pictures do have to be moved around, but for the most part, it is going well. I am still working on the backgrounds and choosing what colors and designs look best with my pictures. My partner, Katie, has started her magazine and she only has a little bit left. She has done every page, but she still needs to do some touch ups to fully complete it. She put all her pictures in the magazine and I think they look really good. My goal is to try and complete this whole magazine by Friday, 1/15.

 I have been working on my feature article throughout the last couple days and I think it came along pretty well. I incorporated two interviews into the feature article. I am uploading all my pictures onto InDesign. I have started designing my magazine and making it look the way I like. However, I am changing a couple things that I originally planned. I am changing the colors of my fonts because the blue color I had originally planned on using is not working for me. I don't like the way it looks on the picture I decided to use. Also, I am changing the font because again it does not look good with my picture. Some pictures might get changed but I am still unsure. I will figure out what looks best and compliments everything together. My partner, Katie, has all her pictures uploaded and is working on the cover page of her magazine on InDesign. I think her work is starting to look really good. She is close to be finished with her feature article and she incorporated an interview.

 I have talked to and interviewed multiple travel enthusiasts and have gotten many responses. I plan on using the interview I did with Eric Stoen because he gave me the most information and/or Kelly Shin and possibly Kiki(The Blonde Abroad). They have all been very helpful with telling me information and have been really kind.  I have also started my feature article and implementing my interviews into it. It is coming along pretty well. I have written about half of my feature article, but I will be working on it the next couple days in hopes of finishing it. I am still thinking about how I want to design my feature article page. I think I want to have it so there are able two pictures on each feature article page and have the text a simple, black font. My partner, Katie, has been finishing her interviews up and she has started writing her feature article. She is about half way done with hers too. We both plan on trying to finish these articles up by the end of this week. ...

 After I messaged the travelers, I got a couple responses back from people who are willing to be interviewed. For the interview, I will be asking some basic questions to start off, such as, "Where is your favorite place to travel?","What are best ways to safe during these times?","Do you even recommend traveling?" Then I will ask a couple more like "Where in state could people go to be safe?","Have you traveled in 2020, if so where was it and how did you keep safe? I think I am going to do my interview with a guy named Eric Stoen and/or Max Homer. They seemed the most interested in doing an interview with me! For the photo process, I am not going to have a model for all the pictures, but if I do it is going to be my mom, sister and cousin. Overall, I think the start of the interviews and getting people to do them have gone pretty well. They all have been very nice and they seem excited to be a part of these article. My partner, Katie, is als...

 Throughout these next couple days, I am going to work on scheduling an interview. I have messaged 15 travelers and now I am just waiting for a response. If they do not respond, I do have a small back up plan. In the mean time, I am looking/deciding what photos I would like to take and use. I am trying to figure out what photos will look the best with my magazine and what angles match the style I am going for.  I am still determining exactly how many photos I want. I plan on taking a lot of my photos over Christmas break. Some angles I might use are "Extreme Wide Shot" and maybe a couple others. I am still playing around with InDesign and trying to figure out different tools in order to make my magazine the way I want. My teammate, Katie, is working on scheduling where she is taking her photos and at what angles. She has also messaged a whole bunch of travelers and has gotten a couple of responses. For the most part, we are pretty much doing the same thing. Now I am just wait...

 Last week I started storyboarding for my magazine. It was definitely a good way for me to get ideas and stay organized. It got a little difficult at some points because I had no idea of what I wanted. I brainstormed a lot and looked at all my sample photos, so I would get an idea. I enjoyed being able to see everything laid out and the magazine slowly coming together. In the article " Storyboard your way to success" it states  "Storyboarding is flexible. It is comprehensive. And it allows a group to generate a lot of ideas." Storyboarding helped me come up with a solid plan of what I would like my magazine to look like. It took careful organization and thought, but it eventually came together.  According to the article " Filmmaking across the curriculum: a beginner's guide" it states  "...a complex and time-consuming activity which requires careful planning and organization to make sure both you and your students get the most out of it." I s...

  Preliminary Layout Portfolio Project Olivia Kolb   Title: Limitless Escape We chose this title because we want people to know that the are endless ways for you to go on vacation and still have a good time no matter where you go.   Cover: Main Image: For the main image, it will be a picture of a lady at the beach and it will be in a glossy form. Typography/Font: The title will be in “Modern Love Caps”, size 72 and will be an orange color to complement the kayaks. The text for other headings will be in “cavolini”. The main heading/article will be size 18 and turquoise and for other writing and articles, it will be white and size 12 font. Masthead: Limitless Escape Selling Line: “Escape from Reality” We chose this selling line because some times we need to go on vacation and just escape from reality. Life can get rough and some times we just need to escape everything happening.    Feature Article: Title: Safest Ways to Travel During Covid-...

  AICE Media Studies AS Portfolio Project Concept Refinement Fall 2020 CATEGORY DETAILS Film OR Magazine Magazine Genre Travel Target Audience (Be specific) It is geared towards adults and people who want to travel and go on adventures. What is your concept? (Be thorough & specific. Review the links on Blackboard) The concept of this magazine is to give budget friendly and luxury trips. The different trips could be in state, out of state or even out of the country. We will ask show hacks on how to save money and airport hacks. For this first magazine, we will be doing a camping trip to Yellowstone National Park. Camping is better idea then flying to a different state right now because it is safer, but still fun. We will show the 12 different campgrounds they have to offer and a couple of the camp sites. The magazine will also show different option to camp (...

  Creativity is  a very important  part when trying or learning something new.  Creativity can be used so much in our everyday life.  In the Ted Talk,  “The Theory of Creativity ,”   he talked about how he got his nephew a bike and his nephew play ed  with the box more than the bike, why, because it “could be anything  he wanted it to be, it was anything you wanted it to be, it was a fort, it was a castle, it was a  rocket ship ,  it was Barbie’s house. ” His nephew was creative and made the box whatever he wanted it to be. He was creative and used his imagination, instead o f  riding a bike.  As we get older, we think  of a  box as just a box, nothing else. It is good for younger kids to discover creativity and use their imagination  in  different ways .    In the “New Introductions” activity, it made us  have to  think in a way we  don’t  normally think. For example, I wr...

I have  made a decision  on  whether or not  I want to work independently or with a team on the AICE Media Studies portfolio this year. I have decided to work with a partner, Katie, because both of us do better when we are in groups. Our personalities match  really  well ,  and we have worked together in other classes and done well on the projects.  Stated in the article “The effect of personality type on team performance” “ Personality types  have an essential role for the success of IS development team performance. ”   Katie and I know each other's personality type and work ethic, which will make working together a lot easier.   We will both bring different things to the table , so  this is why  I am choosing Katie to be my partner .   On Katie's social media, it is very  simple,  but she is creative. Actually, Katie also has a photography account and it has very well taken picture on it. She can teach me ...