Author: Nataliya

Instead of having class today, my classmates and I volunteered to rake leaves for 3 different homes for the Rake the Town program. It was a great time. The first two houses were really not bad at all. It seemed as if someone had already raked their leaves before we got there, but we still…

The company that I work for sells printers, but they are not a print shop so there is not much media opportunity for me here, especially since I do customer service also, but still. My boss is aware that I am studying design so whenever a design opportunity comes up he lets me know. I…

Although I do follow a lot of graphic design leaders and role models in the industry, my sister will always be who I look up to the most. I am essentially a younger copy of her. My older sister has been the graphic designer/marketing director at A&B Business Solutions for over 10 years. She is…

I enjoy spending time studying and admiring art and design outside of school as well. One of my favorite places to look for inspiration is an app called Cosmos. It is sort of like Pinterest, but it is more art-focused. Another platform that I see a lot of design content on is TikTok. The algorithm…

Typography is one of those things that you wouldn’t think holds much importance, but it can create a big impact on your designs. The tone of a design relies heavily on the font choice. Using a serif font will create a serious message that conveys a sophisticated, trustworthy tone. A sans-serif font is more modern…

Out of my gen ed classes, the skills that I learned in my English classes have helped me in creating my designs the most. I have learned that correct grammar is very important for a design to be successful. I did run into a grammar issue earlier this semester. We had just finished up our…

I was always under the impression that beauty is subjective, meaning that it is influenced by opinion, so different things can be beautiful to different people. This being said, I didn’t understand how someone could teach good design. If everyone views beauty differently, how can there be a standard for creating designs that are appealing…

I absolutely adore fall. I’ve been wanting to go to a pumpkin patch for a few days, and yesterday my brother asked me to babysit his 2 daughters. I thought it would be perfect to take them to a pumpkin patch, but they are all closed on Mondays for some reason. My brother told me…

I never really knew there was a difference between vlogging and blogging before I started this blog. I love to make vlogs all the time just for fun, and recently I have started making a lot of them. I find it so much more convenient to just record what is going on and it is…

The dot is the fundamental building block of all forms. It’s actually an interesting concept that I read about in my Design Development class. For a shape to be classified as a dot, it doesn’t even need to be that small. It does eventually become a plane when it is large enough compared to the…