Reflective Journal

 Unit 8 FMP Course Review

03/03/2025

Reflective Journal 

Week 1

The aim of reviewing my previous projects and skills is that I could make my projects better, and for skills is to identify ares for improvement. It also will help me to understand what I can do differently next time and how my creative or technical skills have developed over time.

After reviewing my skills , I'm considering to focus on photography, graphic design, editing pictures/videos, because it is well related with what I want to do in my project. I have noticed my strengths in attention to detail, curiosity, noticing light or shadows, and the weaknesses that are challenging for me to grow like camera settings knowledge and sometimes lighting.

Class mind mapping

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Week 2

We were doing mindmapping in the groups and everyone chose to put the pictures they liked and everyone put nice pictures and we all had different idea and thoughts based on the pictures.

With these locations I would like to take pictures there at different places and time, because I'm passionate to take pictures of nature and different buildings or just outside. What appeals about nature is its beauty and calm, like bright colours, textures, and gives you a break from noise and stress. What appeals about buildings is its design like shapes, the colours of the building and contrast like modern or ancient architecture.

I put pictures of a beach and mountains as an inspiration, and it does impact on my projects because I don't have beaches and mountains where I live, so I will have to find beauty in the quieter places around me.

Wix

Website for a location

07/03/2025

I used WIX Website Editor to make my own website for a location. It is about History Museum and I put lots of different pictures of historical items. It is for people who are interested in exploring old things from past and discover history. IN my opinion it looks good and I'm satisfied with my website. I could also change the size of the pictures, so if someone looks at the website they get an idea what is it about and to make it look more interesting.

https://vladislavaghilciuc.wixsite.com/history-museum

Practical experimentation (Vinny)

17/03/2025

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Week 3

For this experiment, I used Adobe Photoshop to edit my miniature photography that I tried to do for the first time. I changed Brightness, Texture, Tint, Vibrance, Saturation and Clarity. Overall, I really liked the process of putting small figures in different positions and places. Some of the figures are sitting down and some of them are standing up.

I also experimented with miniature toys and multiple human figures, I had to put them in different positions like standing and sitting. It was an interesting and long process, but needs patience because the figures can move or not stand in the position you put them, also the lighting and it doesn't need to be over or under exposed.

I would like to produce my own miniature photography but using different background, miniature toys or different shapes.

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Week 4

Pecha Kucha

This week we started doing our Pecha Kucha structure first and plan each slide of how should it look like and what title each slide will have. I included lots of different pictures of locations/places that are related to my project, I also talked about what software for editing pictures/videos and websites for audio I will use.

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Week 5

FMP Proposal template and timetable

This week I showed progress and wrote what I'm doing for each week in FMP proposal template and timetable.

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Week 6

Script

This week I'm changing the script for my Pecha Kucha presentation to make sure I'm happy with my ideas and I have enough time for each slide.

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Week 7

Pictures

And for this week I changed the photos for my Pecha Kucha presentation to make sure they all have good quality and them to relate to my project and ideas.

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Week 8

Contextual Analysis 1

For this week I'm completing my Contextual analysis about locations and places in Harry Potter. I'm including information about where is this place located and the name of it. I will also add my own thoughts about each location I'm showing and write which location I find most or least interesting.

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Week 9

Pecha Kucha video and feedback

And for this week after I presented my Pecha Kucha I put my video and all my feedback in Pecha Kucha page. The feedback helped me in what I need to improve or how could I do my presentation differently.

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Week 10

Secondary Research

For this week I'm doing my secondary research and researching on my topic which is location. 

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Week 11

For this week I will show what locations/places I will visit to take pictures at for editing them and doing experimentations, or already visited.

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Week 12

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Week 13

Experimental design (Annette)

18/03/2025

Max Huber

Max Huber was one of the pre-eminent twentieth century Swiss graphic designers. He designed art covers for music magazines, records and the set stage for concerts. Besides, he exhibited his work internationally and worked as an art instructor.

He began his career working for an advertising agency in 1935. Later he worked for Emil Schultness at Conzett & Huber and met Hans Neuburg and Max Bill. In order to avoid being conscripted into army at the advent of World War II, he decided to move to Milan and join the Studio Boggeri.

reference: Famous Graphic Designers. (n.d.). Max Huber | Biography, Designs and Facts. [online] Available at: https://www.famousgraphicdesigners.org/max-huber. [Accessed 18 Mar. 2025].

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reference: Alchetron.com. (2025). Available at: https://alchetron.com/cdn/max-huber-graphic-designer-dc0a4535-b3ec-4865-9d75-3b49933a94c-resize-750.jpeg [Accessed 18 Mar. 2025].

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reference: Blogspot.com. (2025). Available at: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cwiVRLoBbFg/Wa877VN3CJI/AAAAAAAADBo/mh1gbFSXHScR5NAQC8Qp5k3421gtnqTDACEwYBhgL/s1600/Poster%2B2.jpg [Accessed 18 Mar. 2025].

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My experiment

In my Photoshop experiment, I created a new layer, and in Edit-Fill (in white), move this layer down and duplicate 2 more layers from the original image.

Experimental design (Annette)

21/03/2025

Studio Dumbar

reference: Pinimg.com. (2025). Available at: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fe/c5/a4/fec5a4c6c7d8253455f865265abf111a.jpg [Accessed 21 Mar. 2025].

reference: Proof, M.K. (2019). Amsterdam Sinfonietta Posters. [online] Pinterest. Available at: https://ar.pinterest.com/pin/92323861097604958/ [Accessed 21 Mar. 2025].

reference: M, L.M. (2017). Amsterdam Sinfonietta Posters. [online] Pinterest. Available at: https://ar.pinterest.com/pin/4222193381647561/ [Accessed 21 Mar. 2025].

reference: Playgrounds. (n.d.). STUDIO DUMBAR. [online] Available at: https://weareplaygrounds.nl/artist/studio-dumbar/. [Accessed 21 Mar. 2025].

Dutch based Studio Dumbar is specialised in visual branding and attracting talented individuals from around the world. Their portfolio is equally diverse, encompassing work for a variety of clients both large and small – from business and governmental agencies to cultural and non-profit. They create meaningful brands, going from strategy all the way to reality. Pure. Simple. Powerful.

This international agency with a Dutch heritage was founded by Gert Dumbar in 1977. Projects span from the Dutch Police visual identity to the Amsterdam Sinfonietta poster series. They have collaborated with the non-profit organisation Alzheimer Nederland, created the visual identity for the Royal Cabinet of Paintings Mauritshuis as well as facilitating the complete rebranding of the airline Transavia.

Since 2016 Studio Dumbar is part of Dept, an international digital network. Dept brings together the best agencies in creativity, technology and data.

reference:Playgrounds. (n.d.). STUDIO DUMBAR. [online] Available at: https://weareplaygrounds.nl/artist/studio-dumbar/. [Accessed 21 Mar. 2025].

Magazine for La Sagrada Familia Basilica

19/05/2025

Front page

2 pages inside the magazine

Back page

I used InDesign to make my magazine about La Sagrada Familia Basilica. I used Rectangle Frame Tool to place images in all pages of the magazine, Type Tool to write information about the church. I used different type face like "Forte", "Arial Rounded MT Bold", "Minion Variable Concept (Semibold)" and "Magneto (Bold)". The information that I wrote about the church is not mine, so I searched their website and I took this information from: 

reference: Information Booklet 1 · Meaning of the Sagrada Família. (n.d.). Available at: https://sagradafamilia.org/documents/20142/1205286/SF_Booklet_01_20240405_digital_AF.pdf/7291e4f9-062b-8ebc-6ac0-1d9ad0129614.

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My pictures at Southend-on-Sea

08/06/2024

To edit these pictures at the sea, I used Adobe Photoshop Express. To make these pictures look more bright and shiny I changed exposure, contrast, shadows, temperature, brightness and saturation. In the first picture, I really like the three colour gradient in the sky (yellow, white and blue). And in the second and third picture, I really like the blue and shiny sea and I think that’s what pops out more when you look at the photos.