Ahoy there!
For the past few weeks in Animation, I've been learning the ins and outs of 3D modeling through use of SketchUp. We had to make a doghouse, but then came the big part of the 3D modeling unit- MAKING A HOUSE. We had to pick a house off of a realtor website and recreate it in SketchUp. After we made it, we animated it using the scene function. Fun Fact- the doghouse we made earlier in the unit was actually imported into the house project. But enough talk- Here's a video showcasing what I made.
It's not the best, but I was on a bit of a time crunch.
The project was easy at first- make a house base, make the roof and porch...
But due to the elaborate shape of the porch, many glitches happened when I was trying to shape it. I literally worked until the last second trying to fix it, but I eventually did. I really like how it turned out. After the shaping and painting of the house, we just had to import our doghouse and slap in some 3D warehouse objects. Following that, we had to get specific shots known as "scenes" to make a little animation.
Overall, I found the 3D modeling project to be very interesting and even slightly calming at times- But on the other hand, the glitches had me grinding my teeth in frustration knowing that I had to waste time fixing them instead of moving forward. I don't think I'll get into the deep and nitty-gritty parts of 3D animation in the future. I'm perfectly comfortable in my little 2D animation corner, thank you very much.
Thanks for reading,
Toast
Thursday, March 9, 2017
CSS and CARP design
Ahoy there!
This week, we did another project involving web design- this time, we had to fix up a simple HTML page using the CARP process and CSS styles. If you're confused, CARP is an acronym for Contrast, Alignment, Repetition, and Proximity. CARP was applied to the first HTML page to make it more eye-catching and to improve its overall interest.
Contrast was used to draw interest to certain parts and easily show the needed info. On the first page, Everything looks the same- but on the CARP page, contrast was used in order to draw interest to the important parts of the page. In this case, the title of the poem.
Alignment helped to organize the page and keep everything looking nice and in order. On the HTML page, everything is all over the place- nothing is perfectly aligned. On the CARP page, alignment was used to line up the headers and paragraphs in a neat and orderly way.
Repetition is easy enough- you have to keep it consistent. There seems to be no hint of consistency on the HTML page- but the CARP page is consistent and flows easily.
Proximity, or grouping, makes sure everything is connected. On the CARP page it's most certainly present- the paragraphs are nice and neat with no flyaway sentences. On the HTML page, one of the sentences was removed from the group by the dog! With proper alignment, that could be fixed to help fine-tune proximity.
Something new that I learned about CSS is simply proper and organized design- Draw interest, Organize the page, keep consistency, and group everything together nicely. Contrast, Alignment, Repetition, Proximity- CARP. With this project complete, I hopefully have a better grasp at proper design and will be able to apply it to future projects.
Thanks for reading,
Tate
This week, we did another project involving web design- this time, we had to fix up a simple HTML page using the CARP process and CSS styles. If you're confused, CARP is an acronym for Contrast, Alignment, Repetition, and Proximity. CARP was applied to the first HTML page to make it more eye-catching and to improve its overall interest.
Contrast was used to draw interest to certain parts and easily show the needed info. On the first page, Everything looks the same- but on the CARP page, contrast was used in order to draw interest to the important parts of the page. In this case, the title of the poem.
Alignment helped to organize the page and keep everything looking nice and in order. On the HTML page, everything is all over the place- nothing is perfectly aligned. On the CARP page, alignment was used to line up the headers and paragraphs in a neat and orderly way.
Repetition is easy enough- you have to keep it consistent. There seems to be no hint of consistency on the HTML page- but the CARP page is consistent and flows easily.
Proximity, or grouping, makes sure everything is connected. On the CARP page it's most certainly present- the paragraphs are nice and neat with no flyaway sentences. On the HTML page, one of the sentences was removed from the group by the dog! With proper alignment, that could be fixed to help fine-tune proximity.
Something new that I learned about CSS is simply proper and organized design- Draw interest, Organize the page, keep consistency, and group everything together nicely. Contrast, Alignment, Repetition, Proximity- CARP. With this project complete, I hopefully have a better grasp at proper design and will be able to apply it to future projects.
Thanks for reading,
Tate
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