Weekly Blog Post – MMP 100 Spring 2024

Programming Update

Here’s my programming project link:https://codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/mad-libs-version-1-6k9l84

Final Project

Animal Blues Band

Spring 2024

HTML, CSS, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Live Site: https://l4ypct.csb.app/

Dev Site: https://codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/final-project-image-template-forked-l4ypct?file=%2Findex.html%3A14%2C41

My final project was a comic book about a band of animals called the Animal Blues Band. My creation process involved using Photoshop and Illustrator to bring the animal characters to life. Each animal in the band is based on a real-life musician, and part of the fun is seeing if readers can guess which musician inspired each character. The Cat plays the role of the guitarist, the Dog is the bassist, and the Bear is the drummer. These funny animal musicians bring their unique personalities and musical talents to the story, creating a vibrant and engaging comic.

The project was not just about showcasing my technical skills that I’ve learned over this past semester but also about infusing humor and personality into each frame. The comic aims to evoke joy and laughter, as the whimsical scenarios and the quirky characteristics of the Animal Blues Band unfold. My hope is that readers will find the antics of these musical animals amusing and endearing, drawing parallels to their favorite musicians and enjoying the playful narrative.

Ultimately, the goal of the Animal Blues Band comic is to provide an entertaining escape, a lighthearted experience that resonates with music lovers and comic enthusiasts alike. By blending the worlds of music and storytelling through the lens of animated animals, the project aspires to leave readers with a smile on their face and a new appreciation for the creative possibilities of combining different artistic mediums, those being HTML, CSS, Photoshop, and Illustrator!

Credits:

“A light show”
Elijah Ekdahl. CC BY CC0 Flickr. December 16, 2019 https://unsplash.com/photos/empty-stage-with-lights-8XxF2kYHIgo

“Tilt Shift Photo of Acoustic Drum Set”
Elijah Ekdahl. CC BY CC0 Pexels. April 7th, 20181 https://www.pexels.com/photo/tilt-shift-photo-of-acoustic-drum-set-995301/

“Person Playing Guitar”
Jan Kopřiva. CC BY CC0 Pexels. March 4th, 2020 https://www.pexels.com/photo/tilt-shift-photo-of-acoustic-drum-set-995301/

“Person Using Black Fender Stratocaster”
Yabee Eusebio. CC BY CC0 Pexels. December 2nd, 2018 https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-using-black-fender-stratocaster-1656066/

“Bass guitar on tripod against musical score on stage”
Caleb Oquendo. CC BY CC0 Pexels. April 23rd, 2021 https://www.pexels.com/photo/bass-guitar-on-tripod-against-musical-score-on-stage-7626333/

“Music Rock Guitar Instrument”
Markus Spiske. CC BY CC0 Pexels. May 3rd, 2016 https://www.pexels.com/photo/music-rock-guitar-instrument-92069/

“A Drum Set in a Studio”
RDNE Stock project. CC BY CC0 Pexels. June 3rd, 2021 https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-drum-set-in-a-studio-8197227/

“Baby Bear on the Woods”
Janko Ferlic. CC BY CC0 Pexels. January 27th, 2020 https://www.pexels.com/photo/baby-bear-on-the-woods-3634930/

“Brown Bear on Brown Wood”
Janko Ferlic. CC BY CC0 Pexels. May 11th, 2018 https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-bear-on-brown-wood-1083502/

“A Pregnant Woman Exercising with Her Dog”
Antoni Shkraba. CC BY CC0 Pexels. April 15th, 2021 https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-pregnant-woman-exercising-with-her-dog-7524680/

“Close-Up Shot of a Corgi Dog Sitting”
Antoni Shkraba. CC BY CC0 Pexels. April 15th, 2021 https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-shot-of-a-corgi-dog-sitting-7524671/

“Cute Gray Kitten standing on a Wooden Flooring”
Marko Blazevic. CC BY CC0 Pexels. January 3rd, 2018 https://www.pexels.com/photo/cute-gray-kitten-standing-on-a-wooden-flooring-774731/

“Gray Cat Sitting on Concrete Floor”
Enrique. CC BY CC0 Pexels. June 4th, 2022 https://www.pexels.com/photo/gray-cat-sitting-on-concrete-floor-12381417/

My Storyboard

Here is my storyboard draft for my animation, the emotion I’m animating is “Happiness”

Website CSS update

Website update

Here’s a link to my first website:

https://editor.p5js.org/alex.wuhe/sketches/Rt_zcMpaC

Creative Brief

Michael Schnick

My Final Project

Summarize the story: My project will be an interview or interviews with directors from CUNY TV studio. I am an intern there and I will be asking them questions on how they got started, where they are now, and how they see their future in the industry. Also any other advise they would give to people that would like to one day be TV directors.

Media: I’m going to record interviews and edit the recordings on audacity.

General style: Informative, educational and hopefully inspirational.

Software: Audacity, HTML

Creative Brief

Daniel Martinez

Animal Blues Band

Summarize your story: The story for my comic book is about a band of animals that go through the process of performing a concert. SImilar to how my first project was about a picture of a punk band with a cat and a dog, this will be a comic that expands on this. There will be a cat, a dog, and a bear within the band, each playing a guitar, bass, and drums, respectively.

Media: I will be embedding around 4 images of each animal for each of the 4 pages of the comic.

General Style/Emotion: The general style/emotion I want to convey is happiness but also a level of cuteness since at the end of the day, it is a band full of animals.

Software: I will mainly use Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, since I plan to edit the pictures of the animals in a way where they have the instruments. Photoshop will be for the editing of the pictures, and illustrator will be for the general layout and organization of the comic book pages. I will also be using Code Sandbox to host the comic book.