Money or Immortality

If I were to choose between living forever or and infinite supply of money, I would have to go with the money. I don't think living forever is all it is cut out to be, especially if you are the only one who can live forever. I wouldn't be able to deal with the fact that eventually everyone I know would die and I would have to live through all of that.

Journal Entry 17

This week has been pretty boring to be honest. I've had so much homework and am extremely happy for today being a half day. I'm not sure what I'm going to do tonight or this weekend but hopefully it doesn't have anything to do with school. We also just tested our tic tac toe boards and mine was a success.

Tic Tac Toe

Journal Entry 16

Yesterday in class I wasn't feeling very well. I had a bad head-ache, I was dizzy and could hardly see my computer screen, it was so blurry. I was thinking about going home but I stuck it out until second hour and I started feeling better. As the day went on, I thought I was all fine until 7th hour when I started feeling sick again. When I got home, it only escalated. I ended up throwing up multiple times and had a 102 degree fever. Luckily, I'm feeling fine this morning. I guess it was just a one day thing... hopefully.

Journal Entry 15

Haven't really been doing much lately other than hanging out with friends.  I can't wait for this weekend because im going up north to my friends cabin. Also I can't wait to be able to play soccer again next week. Back to all the business though.

Journal Entry 14

Over the weekend my soccer team had another tournament down in Tucson so that's where I spent most of it. We did pretty well, winning 3 and losing won. We ended up coming in second so I was ok with that even though I didn't play. I also had a doctors appointment and found out that I will be able to play again in a few weeks. After the last game on Sunday, I remembered I had a math projectso that's what I worked on for the rest of the night.

Journal Entry 13

Yesterday in Graphic Design class I finished up my banner and began to work on the scrapbook page from when I was gone. I'm hopin to finish that by today or tomorrow. Other than that, I didn't do much outside of school. I was pretty tired and right when I got home I ended up falling asleep until around 6:30. After that it was just a bunch of homework, dinner, and then I went back to bed again.

Journal Entry 12

Over the weekend my soccer team had a tournament in Scottsdale so that's where I spent most of it even though I'm not able to play. Unfortunatley, we didn't ended up doing too well, winning two, tying one, and losing the last. Also, I hung out with my friends and made a new background/ banner for my blog.

Success

To me, success is when you achieve your goals and are happy with the outcome. It also means to excel at whatever you might be trying to succeed at.

Graphic Design Principles

1.Balance: Symmetrical, radial, formal, and informal ways of arranging elements on a page to achieve visual balance is the focus of this class.
2. Proximity: Learn how to arrange elements on the page through proximity -- keeping like items together and creating unity by how close or far apart elements are from each other.
3. Alignment: While centered text has its place it is often the mark of a novice designer. Learn how to align text and graphics to create more interesting, dynamic, or appropriate layouts.
4. Repetition/ Consistency: While centered text has its place it is often the mark of a novice designer. Learn how to align text and graphics to create more interesting, dynamic, or appropriate layouts.
5. Contrast: Big vs. small, black vs. white. Contrast occurs when two elements are different. The greater the difference the greater the contrast. The key to working with contrast is to make sure the differences are obvious. Four common methods of creating contrast are by using differences in size, value, color, and type.
6. White Space: The art of nothing is another description for this principle. White space is the absence of text and graphics.
7. Dominance and Priority: The priority of elements within a design can make the difference between a good user experience and a bad one. Without some kind of priority or dominance among elements in a design, it’s difficult for the user to figure out what they’re supposed to do. Dominance of one element over another gives us a sense of what’s important and what’s not.
8. Proportion: Proportion is the scale of elements in relation to one another. Proportion has a strong effect on the dominance of elements, with larger elements having a stronger visual impact than smaller ones, all other things being equal.
9. Rhythm and Flow: The rhythm of a page directs the visitor from one element to the next.
10. Emphasis: Making a specific element stand out or draw attention to the eye. Emphasis can be achieved in graphic design by placing elements on the page in positions where the eye is naturally drawn, by using other principles such as contrast, repetition, or movement.
11. Gestalt: Sometimes considered a distinct principle of design, gestalt is the concept that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts." When viewing designs, humans apply this principle unconsciously by seeing connections and relationships among and between the elements in the design.
12. Harmony: As with music, graphical elements can be said to be working in harmony - the individual parts come together as visually compelling and a meaningful whole. Disharmony can also be used just as it is in musical compositions: to enhance the emotional complexity, to challenge the viewer, and to give a contrast within the overall composition.
13. Movement: Movement is creating an instability, making motion to blur the image. Movement can be achieved by using graphic elements that direct the eye in a certain direction such as arrows that point the way overtly or a series of lines or dots that get progressively larger or smaller, creating a more subtle sense of movement.
14. Unity: Unity creates a feeling of wholeness. Unity is usually achieved when the parts complement each other in a way where they have something in common.
15. Golden Ratio/ Phi/ Rectangle: Found in nature as well as the work of man, the golden rectangle or golden section is a visually pleasing geometric shape with specific proportions. The measurement of 1.61803398874989..., known as the Golden Mean or Phi, a sequence of numbers known as the

Fibonacci Series, and the Golden Rectangle are all mathematically connected. However, for the layperson the primary ratio of interest is 3:5 or 5:3 -- the Golden Proportion.16. Variety: a number of different types of things, especially ones in the same general category.
17. Layout: When you place text and graphics on a screen, you can’t assume that the learner automatically understands what it means.  Your job is to create relationships and guide the learner’s understanding. 
18. Color Theory: This is the quality of the colors used and their relationship between one another.
19. Perspective: A technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface.
20. Economy: If you can remove an element within a design and that design still works, then you’ve practiced economy in design. Don’t offer more than is needed, but be sure to include all that is needed to create an intelligent and economical design.

Favorite Subject

My favorite subject in school is Graphic Design because it is something that I really enjoy. It's a way to express yourself through art which I really like.

Journal Entry 11

For me, the last couple of days have been pretty hectic. I've had to come in to school early today and yesterday to make up tests and I'll also have to stay after school today to make one up. Of course the week I was out of school, I had three tests. Also, I had to fit in therapy for my hand and also soccer practice, so I haven't had much free time to be honest.

My Legacy

If I died tomorrow, then I would want people to remember me by the type of friend I was and how I was always outgoing in everything I did.

Journal Entry 10

Yesterday was pretty boring. I didn't really do much outside of school because at 3:00 I had a doctor's appointment to check on my hand and get a new splint. We were there for an hour and a half easy because I also started some therapy on my hand while my new splint was being made. It took a while because the splint was custom made for my hand. After that I just went home and slept because I wasn't feeling well.

TED Talk 3

1. Who?
The talk was by Pattie Maes.
2. What about?
The talk was about a new device known as the sixth sense. It's a device that you wear around your neck that includes a camera, projector, and then 4 colored bands that you wear around your fingers. It projects any information on any surface and enables you to view the web or find information about anything you want no matter where you are. An example is if you are buying a book and you put it in front of the camera it will show you its rating and if you open to other pages it shows other information about the book.
3. I learned that with technology, anything is possible.

Favorite Holiday

My favorite holiday would have to be Christmas. One reason I like Christmas so much is because we get two weeks off of school. I also like Christmas because it'a a time when the whole family gets together and presents just top it off.