CTE Expo Review

The CTE Expo was an event so that we could practice our communication and interviewing towards others. At first we thought that it was about the 9th Graders being introduced to the academies and learning what's about, that wasn't the main priority. There were many things going on in the classroom but there was a lack of approach and bravery towards the 9th graders. Also it seemed as if they were more interested in the computers rather than physical projects such as a poster board based on typography.
   In addition, there were a few students that didn't care about the event and isolated themselves from others. There were certain situations that went well such as the attempts to explain what is Web Design about and why they should join. Also we all dressed professionally in buisness clothes such as suits, polo shirts and button shirts. Furthermore, this unites the whole Web Design team since the 11th and 12th graders were also part of the event. As the rest of our 3 years in the CTE academy continues we will only be getting better and less shy to share our thoughts. This was a great time and a good way to improve our skills in communicating with others

Hour of Code

The hour of code is literally an hour of coding. A website to practice coding is Khan Academy. Coding isn't difficult as people think since it's simple and striaght forward. Also we participated with the founder of the hour of code Hadi Partovi. He explain to us how this is going to help us in the future with technology and understanding it. In addition, we had the chance to teach others from our school and let them have an hour of code. We guided them in what to do but we let them use the computer. People such as Neymar, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo participated in the hour of code. This shows how it's infuential around the world and even the biggest stars do coding.

This is important in the future because as technology advances we need learn how to use it and not understanding it will leave us behind.

Project#4

This project was about creating business cards using a new software InDesign. Also we had to be creative since we needed 3 drafts but with each one getting better. My business card was representing religion using hands of faith. My first draft had the hands but with text in different languages such as Spanish, English, Italian, Saudi Arabian and French meaning faith. This draft was very basic and simple so in my second draft I added light illuminating from the hands and added shading for more texture. The idea of the light was represent hope and prosperity. The horizontal text tool helped me added the words in each finger to have a clearer meaning. To fill in the color of the light and the hands I used the brush tool and vector shapes to add straight lines. In addition, my final draft had a minor addition compared to the rest but made it more noticeable and nicer, I added clouds to the background using baby blue and white to make it as accruable possible. InDesign helped us complete the business cards by allowing us to use a business card size document. Furthermore, customizing the margin to 1p0p allowed us to have more space of the card then being limited on space. This is helpful in the future since learning the techniques of InDesign will make us better Web Designers and more creative

Project #3

This Project was very challenging in many ways. The goal was to restore the image using the tools we learned such as the spot healing, patch, stamp and content aware tool. The image is in very bad condition which limits our selection using the healing tool. Also when using the patch tool it is necessary to zoom into pixels so that is when you patch it there is minimal difference between its surroundings. In addition, for the blue background healing brush tool is best since most of its surrounding is the same color. This helps it blend with the image making it look new and clear. Furthermore, to eliminate the white spots on the face patch tool is helpful but only in small portions. If the patch tool is used in a big size then people start to realize the difference in the image and it will look odd. The eye on the left is very messy and the best way to fix it is to use spot healing tool which allows you to use parts of the other twin's face as an alternative. This project requires a lot of time since there are many details that are covered. Overall, this project was difficult but helps us understand and have better use of the tool needed for this .

Lab#8

Lab#8 required a series of steps towards our goal, which is to modify certain images with specific tools. Image "a" was about us fixing the bottom left of the image using the healing brush tool to add missing grass. Also using the clone stamp tool we had to replace the sprinklers for grass. Using the healing brush tool requires to use a good selection so that it could be unnoticeable and strange.
           In Image "b" we had to remove holes from the rock using the patch tool to match the its surroundings. In addition, to using the patch tool using the stamp tool also helps the blend of the hole. This image was fairly easy since the task only required the removal of the hole and its surrounding were very similar. Overall image "b" was simple but helpful in learning the tools.
          Image "c" was challenging since it was very sensitive. The task was to remove the wrinkles off a person to make him look younger. The healing brush tool was the most useful but hardest to use. This was because the spot selection had to match his skin tone and not look odd to the rest of his face. Also the person had wrinkles near his eyes but had glasses, this couldn't be replaced just with skin but also with lens to match and remove the wrinkle. 

Lab#6

Lab#6 was very similar to Lab#5 because it required us to fill in our drawing with color. Instead of using the brush tool we had to use vector shapes which in my opinion was a bit more challenging. Although it may have been more challenging the vector shapes gave the edges a neater and straighter look. In addition, the tools I used were the rectangle, elliptical and custom shape tool which gave me the shapes to fill in my drawing.
                 This is relevant yo web design because it focuses on us having creativity and options such as using either the brush tool or vector shapes. The difference between these two options is that with the brush tool you have more freedom on where you want to paint. I see myself using these skills because it gives me the opportunity to work with different options rather than one.

Lab#5

Lab#5 was about coloring our sketches with the brush tool using Photoshop CS6. The painting had to be precise and neat. In addition, doing the lab helped introduce the use of new tools such as the eyedropper and pen tool. The eyedropper tools helps me recover color that I use to paint. I did this Lab by zooming into the pixels so that I don't be inaccurate with the colors. This is related to Web design because it helps us be created and precise towards our work. I see myself using these skills in the future because it helps towards other career opportunities than just Web Design.