Hailey DeFazio FMX210

  Artist Statement This week I worked on creating a personal Calligramme. A Calligramme is a set of words arranged into various images. This project was created based off a letter I wrote to my future self 20 years from now. For this Calligramme I was inspired by my love for travel and creativity. I have set goals for myself both currently and in the future that involve stepping out of my comfort zone and traveling the world, as well as starting a career where I get to harness my creative abilities. Today, I want to learn more about photography and explore different hobbies. In the future, I hope I can find a job that I love that allows me to travel and be creative. To create this project, I used the pen tool, area type tool, and type on a path tool. This project allowed me to experiment with different tools on Illustrator and further grow my knowledge on the platform. To my future self, As of today, you are a 20-year-old at the University of Tampa studying marketing and advertisin...

  Link:  Selection & Direct Selection Tool Tutorial I believe that these tools will be easy to use and will be very helpful when creating projects. I could see myself using these tools when starting the base of a project and making shapes to design something bigger. An interesting aspect of these tools I found was how you can easily manipulate shapes and make them your own. One part I think will be tricky for me is getting in the habit of using shortcuts. This will allow me to be the most time efficient and use the tools to the best of my ability.   Link:  Pen, Pencil, & Brush Tool Tutorial I believe these tools will play a major role on the Illustrator platform and after some practice I think these tools will become simple to use. I could see myself using some of these tools when tracing images or refining lines. I also found the brush definitions to be a cool option when trying to bring a new element to your design. One part I believe will be tricky fo...

  Internet & World Wide Web The internet has become a crucial part of peoples' everyday lives. The internet is a global network that connects computers and other devices all over the world. This allows for access to almost any information and the ability to communicate with people globally who also have internet connection. This all started in 1973 with computer scientists, Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn. This creation was made to allow computers to communicate through the APRAnet (Advanced Research Projects Agency). Today, the internet is used for e-mail, social media, managing finances, shopping, and much more. On the other hand, the World Wide Web is an information retrieval service of the internet. The creation of the World Wide Web began in 1989 by Tim Berners-lee. The purpose of this creation was to allow for the sharing of information between scientists around the world. Today, the World Wide Web can be accessed through a browser. This then provides a system of linked pages, p...

 Hi, my name is Hailey DeFazio, and I am from Doylestown, Pennsylvania. I enjoy being outdoors and admiring nature as well as turning on music whenever I get the chance. I am trying my best to learn how to crochet, but it surprisingly is very tough. I also love to hang out with my friends and have picnics at sunset. One goal I set for myself this year is to spend time learning more about photography and videography as I think they are both extremely amazing talents to have.    I am currently a junior at the University of Tampa. My major is marketing with a minor in advertising and I am very excited to expand my creative skills in this course. Once I  learned more about this class, I was very intrigued about the many new tools I would be using. I am self-taught with a few of the adobe platforms, but I still have a long way to go to be advanced on these apps, so I am eager to see how my skills grow as the semester progresses.