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Kyle Roberts Graphic Design Mrs. Bjork A3 Final Exam




 * Artist Statement **

For the final unit of the semester, each student was instructed to select a topic and create an infographic for it. I chose to create an infographic for the girls’ tennis club. I initially struggled with this, creating a poster rather than an infographic promoting the team. However, I added some important information that Ms. Klemme requested be added to the infographic. The composition of my infographic is fairly simple. Everything is pretty much centered in the middle (the name of the school, the name of the club, and the image of the tennis rackets and the tennis ball). The additional information (the months of the season and the required items) are placed on the bottom third of the infographic. I think I did a good job at placing these items so they don’t look too cluttered on the poster. I believe my craftsmanship also turned out really well. I refrained from using the school colors and instead used various shades of pink, to emphasize that the team is for girls who are interested in tennis. The two elements of art I utilized in this assignment are color (for the monochromatic pink color scheme) and shape (seeing as I used boxes for the majority of my text and information). I’m pretty happy with how my infographic turned out; it looks very clean and organized. I just wish I had been given more required information from Ms. Klemme because the project was entirely based around the idea of delivering valuable info.

The most helpful thing I learned over the course of Graphic Design was how to use Adobe Illustrator. I had previously struggled with this program during my Graphic Arts class, but I definitely had a better experience with it in this class. With the assistance of Mrs. Bjork and my other classmates I was able to create some pretty cool designs. I think I grew as a graphic designer in this class by advancing my software skills and creating more complex designs with each project. Looking back at the first assignment (the shape unit), my design was super simple. I saw some improvement with my corporate identity and Kiwanis designs, specifically in meeting the needs of the client and my font choices. Fast forward to the past 2 assignments (the book cover and the infographic), my designs feature better craftsmanship and have become more organized and thought-out. Overall, I’m very pleased with the work I’ve created this year and look forward to using the tools I’ve learned in college.