Blog Post 12 Midnights Booklet: Documentation Part 2   Introduction   Hi everyone! In this blog post, I’ll be documenting the back-half of my design process leading up to my finished product.    Timeline   Before I got started, I created a timeline of small goals to reach up until the due date of the…

Blog Post 11 Midnights Booklet: Documentation Part 1   Introduction Hi everyone! I’m excited to document my journey in creating the Midnights booklet.    Inspiration As I began to brainstorm for this project, I felt very lost. Being a CTD major, I have a lot of background in terms of fabrication: in my arsenal of…

Blog Post 10 Album Booklet: Progress Introduction Hi everyone! I’m excited to share and document my progress on the Midnights booklet. Specifically, in the past two weeks, I’ve made a lot of headway in creating my page layouts in Illustrator. I’ve also massively improved my ability to create duotone images in Photoshop.  Creating Duotone Images…

Introduction As you’re probably aware, my final project for this class is a printed booklet full of graphic designs for the album Midnights by Taylor Swift. Specifications (1) Aesthetic Achieving the minimalist aesthetic is a huge specification for this project. I need to be careful of adding too much of anything (text, color, graphics). I…

Post 8: Final Project Design Preview Report Introduction   Hi everyone! I’m so excited to share with you my Design Preview Report for the final project.  A couple of weeks ago, as I began to brainstorm for this project, I felt very lost. Being a CTD major, I have a lot of background in terms…

Post 7: Plans and Alternatives – Hailey Usher   Where I’m At    This week, I’ve had some more time to sharpen my ideas for the upcoming final project. Last week, I shared that I was thinking of designing a booklet or poster series based on an artist, album, or song lyrics.    As I…

Post 6: Main Project Plan – Hailey Usher Where I’m At Hi! For our upcoming final project, I feel that I’m still in the ideation phase. I don’t have one singular idea that’s sticking out to me right now.  For my project, I know that I want to do something more design-focused. This means that…

Post 4: Opposite Upcycle Aesthetic – Hailey Usher   Opposite Aesthetic to Rustic  Hi everyone! As per my last few posts, my chosen aesthetic for our Upcycling Project is Rustic. To achieve this aesthetic with my design, I’m choosing to go for an “aged” wood look; I’m not going to worry about any imperfections or…

Post 3 – Upcycle Progress Main Update  Hi everyone! I’m excited to share that my Upcycling Project is going smoothly so far! This week, I’ve made some important progress on my prototype that I’ll be sharing with you in this post. Currently, I have a miniature prototype made up of cardboard that I laser cut…

Post 2 – Upcycling Project Aesthetic   Introducing My Idea For my upcycling project, I am aiming for a rustic aesthetic. I’m inspired by this aesthetic because I anticipate wood to be the primary material that I’m working with. Additionally, my friend has offered up some of his old vinyls for me to do what…

Post 1 – 2024 Aesthetics Explorations By Hailey Usher   Introducing Minimalism I’m choosing to explore the Minimalism aesthetic as it pertains to graphic design. I want to dive into this aesthetic because I enjoy using it in my day-to-day design work as a Creative Technology and Design student. Something about minimalism that I enjoy…