The Lens.
This is where my perspective comes into focus. A place where I share my ideas, opinions, and creativity. Read all of my latest posts down below & feel free to leave a comment.
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It’s one thing to capture a face, but what about the stories behind that face? Everyday we walk past hundreds of faces, we scroll past them online, we see so many faces, but how many do we actually see? A 1 second double tap on a photo of someone smiling, then we move on to…
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When I first selected Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School (MELS) for my social media campaign, I assumed the biggest challenge would be coming up with content ideas. After completing the social media audit, I realized the opposite was true. MELS already had incredible stories happening every day, I could attest to that because I see it…
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Still relevant. Still popular. Still thriving. Now I’m not talking about myself lol but I’m talking about Instagram. I remember when I first heard of instagram back in middle school maybe 7th or 8th grade, I didn’t hop on the trend right then though, I waited until freshman year of high school and I am…
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This final project, where I developed an overall brand strategy and identity system for South Queens Women’s March, challenged me to think beyond individual design elements to create an unified system that communicates a specific, powerful message. My goal was to create an identity that directly reflected the organization’s commitment to community, equity, and action.…
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This week, I worked on both wireframes and compositions for a newsletter and a website. This challenged me to think more deeply about how structure, layout, and user experience interact in a design. One of the key lessons I took away from this process is the importance of wireframing as a base for effective design.…
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This week, I focused on hierarchy in layout while designing a brochure for South Queens Women’s March. It truly changed how I think about design. Before this project, I saw hierarchy as just making things bigger or smaller. Now, I understand it deeper. It’s about shaping how people experience information. Hierarchy guides a viewer’s eye.…
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Color can be considered one of the most weightful aspects in graphic design because of its power to affect mood as well as convey ideas beyond what visuals and words alone could do. In Cath Caldwell’s book Graphic Design for Everyone, she mentions how color can help in communicating messages that may not have otherwise…
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Before working on Module 1, I tended to associate branding with specific visual elements like logos, color palettes, fonts, themes, and more. This is the way I broke it down for my students as well. After completing my brand strategy deck or some of it at least, my understanding has shifted. I read Graphic Design…
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Before we begin, I’d like us to take a moment and acknowledge the image above. The future isn’t on the left. This image tells you my intention this week. My focus is moving away from traditional classroom teaching that no one remembers in a month from now and to shift to learning that allows students…
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SORRY! I didn’t mean to startle you, I was just referencing Drake’s album cover that I used as my do now this week. If You’re Reading This Its Too Late was the perfect opener for my lesson. This bold and unique handwritten cover automatically caught the attention of all my students as they walked into…
A. Ragnauth: Expanding the Frame 