For this project I decided to create a graphic that narrates a couple different aspects of my life. This project relates to my topic because it shows the important pieces of my lifestyle. I gave a sneak peak of the yoga I like to do, and I gave some examples of some Paleo meals I’ve made and ate in the past.
Along with the yoga poses and foodie pics I added a picture of myself with a book… I never actually read this book, I haven’t even read a book since middle school hahaha. The reason that I included this photo is because to me this picture represents meaning. It reminds me to do more than what is expected of me. Basically this picture has a deeper meaning that’s hard to form into words, but when I see it I’m reminded to keep doing my best. To keep buzzing on.
In my design process I was inspired to use the Text Tool, and share a quote. The reason behind this quote is simple. Recently, (not entirely by choice) I have become a “fan” of new beginnings, and this lighthearted quote happened to catch my eye so I went with it. It was CUTE!
The research I did for this Graphic was simple I just chose pictures that connected with my topic. I found it easy to collect photos that captured my lifestyle because they were already on hand. I have been very dedicated to the way that I live for a while now.
I found significance in blurring my pictures, and trying to mold them together. To do this I first embedded and placed all the pictures where I wanted them. As I was editing I blurred where I needed to, and adjusted the colors when I inserted the text boxes.
I feel like my process on photo shop was fairly simple in editing my pictures. I enjoyed lightening specific areas to add effect, and the blurring was the technique I used to bring the pictures together.
I didn’t encounter many problems with the software, I just did what I could to make the picture more meaningful to myself 🙂 My tip is: Just do what you feel makes the images come alive. Allow the images to speak for themselves.
All of the images in this Graphic design were taken by me.
Maya's World 
I think I have a solid topic and ideas to work with. My topic is great to work with and make projects out of. I like the images I chose, and I like how they all worked together to create this graphic. I feel like I have a variety of color in my design, and that is significant for this kind of project. However, something that I could improve on in this project is the layout, and how I decided to blend the pictures together. Another thing I think I could definitely improve with this project is to further my learning with how to utilize all the tools available. There are so many tools to use within the software in order to enhance my project. It would be much more beneficial to gain full knowledge about the software so that the designs I make for this project, and the projects to come turn out even better.
I also think that the colors I included in this graphic work well together, but perhaps I could add even more color. Maybe after adding more color I could add borders as well. I noticed that other people had borders, and I liked the way that it looked! Overall, I like my draft of my graphic design, I just want to find new ways to enhance it. After gaining knowledge and feedback from others, I have some new ideas.
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