Freshman e-Comm Final Reflection

 This year in e-Comm I learned plenty of technical skills. I learned how to edit video footage in Final Cut Pro, use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, animate in Photoshop and SketchUp, and create a website using Adobe Dreamweaver. Over the course of the year, I created: 3 videos,  5 graphic design projects, 7 animations, and 3 websites. These were made before the final project. I learned that I like video production and animation better than graphic design and web design. In video production, we learned the fundamentals of filming and basic editing skills. In graphic design, we learned how to use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Using our new knowledge of the programs, we created a variety of projects including: a creative color wheel, photoshop images of our school, and personal logos. In animation, we learned how to make animations in Adobe Photoshop. Using different shapes and layers, we created multiple short animations. We then used SketchUp to create 3D objects and we learned to create animations with that program as well. Throughout the year, we created several websites, and learned the basics of web design. Overall, my first year in e-Comm was great. I learned plenty of new skills, and I developed a love of being behind a camera. With 3 years left, I can only wonder what new skills I’ll attain in the years to come.

-Jackson Chien

My Contributions to Our Team

  This is a coupon that I created for our team's final project. Our team ended up modifying it for the final product, but this was the starting design. I also created the outdoors landscape for our animation, which we ended up not even using. I filmed all of the footage in our videos, even though we only used one video for the final website.

Invasive Species Website

In my e9 class, I made a website about invasive species. I used Adobe Dreamweaver to make the website. The website has a home page and several pages for information about different invasive species. Here are screenshots of two of the pages.

Sketch-Up House

This is a house that I made in my e9 class. It would've had some decorations, but I missed 3 days of class. Some of my classmates added garages, trees, and a bunch of other random stuff, but I got stuck with a car.

SketchUp Doghouse

This is a doghouse that I created in SketchUp. I used different shapes, then molded and colored them to make them look a little bit better.

SketchUp Dining Room

This is a graphic of a dining room I created using the program SketchUp. I used different shapes, then morphed them to fit my needs.

My Name Animation

I learned a lot in e9 this year. The basic aspects of video production, basic graphic design, and how to animate in photoshop. I am most interested in video and animation, so I'll choose those to take next year.