Blogs

  • Grids in Designs

    As I Have said before, designing, much like any other career, needs problem-solving to be used when working 

    within the career, and working in designing is no acceptation; a form of problem-solving that is used is to use a grid in a layout to help organize the design and simplify the design. Another use for a grid is that it helps ease the navigation of the design and can also help determine the sizing and shapes of images or text within a design. We will review how a grid can help improve a layout or create a design.

    First, we have to go over the different types of grids and the first type we have is a column grid. This type of grid is named because it has apparent columns in the grid, but what makes this type of grid more remarkable is the space 

    between the columns, which is called a gutter. Gutters and columns can make a grid more flexible for a design and help with the use of text and images. An important fact to note is to remember how wide or narrow the grid is, as it can affect text sizing, mainly how many charters are in each grid square. Next, we have a monocular grid, which is a grid made up of two or more column grids with a more significant number of horizontal flow lines that divide the columns into rows; these matrices are called modules, which, when looking at it look like a design grid that is best used for a magazine or newspaper. Then, each module square occupies its own space in the layout, and its size also affects control. Next, we have grid hybrids and combinations, which combine elements from the other two types of grids. Combining grids depends on the complexity of the design, and multiple grids might be needed to make the design’s message look effective. This shows that no matter the size of the columns, the grids can be used in many different ways.

  • Business Cards Ordered

    Hello, everyone. I have ordered my business cards for the portfolio show, and they will arrive in a week or two, if not sooner. I am glad to have completed that project and am closer to finishing the rest of my projects. Here is an image of what my card will look like.

  • Happy Easter

    Hello, the Easter break is this weekend. My sister is planning a college visit to my other sister at Iowa State. I will be spending quality time with our family up there while they take their tour. So those are my plans. I hope the rest of you have a good weekend and holiday.

  • Window cling

    Hey, I have a question for you: have you ever seen a window covered by a picture of a big flyer? Well, that is a window cling, and they are like a big see-through sticker that you attach to a window. First, you have to make sure the measurements for the window are correct. Then, after you design whatever someone wants for the window cling, you have to use special paper and a printer to make the cling. It is essential that while it’s printing if it is a very long design, the design does not get a kink or fold cheese. It could mess up the cling and won’t go on correctly when applied to the window. Once it’s printed, you remove the back slowly while attaching the cling to the window. Do it slowly so there are no bubbles or anything, and if you are removing an old one, make sure the window is clean before you put on a new one. I hope you find this helpful.

  • Project Update

    Hello again. I am glad to say that I have completed my personal logo and ordered my business cards for the quickly approaching portfolio show. I have also ordered pens, which I will engrave using the laser we have at the school. This is all part of the project I mentioned last week. As always, I am busy on the school front. Then, as for my personal life, I have plans to meet with an old mentor of mine to check and see how things are going and to meet with her managers, and hopefully, this will lead to a possible job opportunity. Well that’s all for now until next time

  • New Project Laser Engraving

    Hey, here’s a new update for one of the last few weeks in my final semester: we are going to be using a laser to engrave either our personal logos or one of our designs onto an item of our choice. For me, I will be printing my logo onto pens, which I will. Hand out as a freebie at the portfolio show, which is quickly approaching.

  • Personal Project Update

    Hello, everyone. I’m back and have good news. If you remember, some time back, I said I was helping my sister’s school softball team get a new logo designed for them. Well, I completed that project, and it was well-liked. Here are the two designs that they wanted to use. I had one that was a redesign of their original one, then one with the school mascot behind a softball, which is similar to what other teams do.

  • About Will Roths

    What you should know about Will Roths is that he is a caring person. Along with going to school, he also volunteers for the Volunteers of America, helping their marketing team and preparing food boxes at Feeding South Dakota, which has helped him become a better person by helping others in need.

    I am someone who rises to challenges. When I was born, I was three months premature, and everyone was unsure if I was going to live, but I pulled through and survived. Thinking back on it, that was a big part of what made me who I am. I always want to try something new, rise to the occasion, and help others. I do that by volunteering to help those in need. I have helped at nonprofit organizations like the 211 Helpline Center and Feeding South Dakota, the Union Gospel Mission, and The Volunteers of America. I helped with a variety of tasks at each organization, but what I learned I liked doing most was working in media when I volunteered at The Union Gospel Mission; I worked with their marketing director, and most of our daily tasks consisted of creating posts for Facebook and Instagram and billboards about upcoming events and what the mission needed for donations. The best part about working there is that they showed they trusted me by letting me work on my own and that it would be finished on time; it also helped that the people I worked with treated it like a mentorship and taught me some skills that related to working in social media which was very helpful to me. I was able to learn a great deal. Volunteering has helped me grow, and it is great knowing that my work was used to help others in need. It made me feel good, so I returned as much as possible to help.

  • App Prototype Project

    So, last semester, we were asked to create a prototype for an app that was from a specific category. For mine, I chose to design a transportation app. Now, what makes this app stand out from so many others is that it is intended for those who are in wheelchairs. Now, I know there are already services for that, but none of them have their own apps. On top of that, they do not have the best communication with clients or have guidelines that affect where they can go. So, my app changes so that users can pick whatever location they want in Sioux Falls, and they get notified every step of the way, all for a reasonable price I decided to name the app Roller.

  • Personal Project

    Hello, I’m letting you know that I am helping my sister’s school softball team redesign their logo. I am doing this first to help out my sister and second to get more experience in logo design. Here is the original logo I will post the redesign once its completed