Week Four was pretty cool. We got into our artistic mindset by looking through different fonts, business logos, etc, and got ideas to do our own. The purpose was to think about how different logos can make you feel or what they induce you to think.
Also, we learned that good logos not only look good, but they look good in any size, tiny for a newspaper or large for a bilboard. That thought helped me make mine a little less complicated. At first I had some crazy idea that involved a music note, swirling piano keys, and a black "D" with blue highlights. I settled for a plain black square with a D in the middle, small piano keys lined up at the bottom, and a nice blue background. :D
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Service Learning Journal - Week Two
This week was pretty good in my service learning class. It's still a little hard getting used to doing art projects again. Week two we drew a little and mostly listened to Lauren and looked through some books she gave us to introduce us to different art styles.
I'm pretty excited about this service learning so far. I really love art, and it's great to have an opportunity to be back in the artsy world again. I'm a little hesitant to do still lifes, but they're not too bad. Besides, practice makes perfect.
I'm pretty excited about this service learning so far. I really love art, and it's great to have an opportunity to be back in the artsy world again. I'm a little hesitant to do still lifes, but they're not too bad. Besides, practice makes perfect.
My Life in 10 Years
I. Where do I want to be in ten years?
1. I would like to have a really big house somewhere nice and isolated from city craze.
2. I would like to have a husband and maybe kids. If I have kids, I'd love to have twins!
3. I would like to be involved somehow with animal rescue.
4. I would like to be a known musician/artist/writer and have that be my source of income.
5. I would like to be emotionally and physically stable.
6. I would like to teach workshops at my church.
7. I would like to have a Honda Civic.
8. I would like to still be in touch with my friends and have many more friends that I can invite over.
9. I would like to still be silly and crazy!
10. I would like to live somewhere where it is warm most of the time and in the winter it snows.
II. What can I do now to get there?
1. Saving money!!
2. Keep dating and learn through relationships.
3. Volunteer at the cat shelter and keep rescuing animals like I already do.
4. Keep practicing music, writing, and singing.
5. Keep learning through experience on how to better myself.
6. Keep being involved with my church.
7. Save money!
8. Stay in touch with friends.
9. Keep being crazy and silly!
10. Research places to live
III. Upload an image/picture that represents at least one aspect of what you want your life to look like ten years from now.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Week Three
Task #1:
I suppose I need to work on all the listed study skills, but there are a few that I need to work on most:
1- Get Started: If I'm tired or have little motivation one day, it is very difficult for me to get started on work. Even getting started on this was hard today!
2- Take Good Notes: Now, I take excellent notes, but I could save a lot of time by using abbreviations and not trying to make everything perfect.
Procrastinating: I tend to do that a lot.
Task #2:
a. Taking Notes
1. Before Class
-Review Notes
-Bring supplies
2. During Class
-Listen for key words
-Abbreviate and use symbols
3. After Class
-Complete any incomplete areas in notes
-Review notes for the next day
Five things I can do to take better notes:
-Ignore/eliminate distractions
-Write abbrs. for words
-Review notes each night!!!
-Make sure I have plently of paper and a good pen
-No panicking!
b. Procrastination
-Main reasons for it are:
*Difficulty concentrating
*Litte motivation
*Confusion/Too difficult
*Perfectionism
Preventing Procrastination:
-Just get started without worrying or thinking
-Stay focused
-Rewarding once completion
-Breaking down tasks into smaller pieces
-Taking breaks when needed
-Making a schedule
-Realizing that once you get started it won't be as hard as you thought
5 Things For Me to Prevent Procrastination:
-Know that things aren't as difficult as I tend to make them out to be
-Staying focused and ignoring random urges to do other tasks
-Rewarding myself when I've done a task
-Just going for it and getting started without hesitation
-Believing in myself!
Task #3:
Well, the art thing (as I call it) is going very well for me. I realized that not only do I procrastinate with my assignments at school, but I do the same for art. If I don't feel like starting/finishing an art project, I'll just leave it and ignore it, telling myself it's too hard to finish. However, I know that I am a good artist and I do have the potential to complete what I start. I hope to include the things I've learned about procrastination into my art service learning. :)
I suppose I need to work on all the listed study skills, but there are a few that I need to work on most:
1- Get Started: If I'm tired or have little motivation one day, it is very difficult for me to get started on work. Even getting started on this was hard today!
2- Take Good Notes: Now, I take excellent notes, but I could save a lot of time by using abbreviations and not trying to make everything perfect.
Procrastinating: I tend to do that a lot.
Task #2:
a. Taking Notes
1. Before Class
-Review Notes
-Bring supplies
2. During Class
-Listen for key words
-Abbreviate and use symbols
3. After Class
-Complete any incomplete areas in notes
-Review notes for the next day
Five things I can do to take better notes:
-Ignore/eliminate distractions
-Write abbrs. for words
-Review notes each night!!!
-Make sure I have plently of paper and a good pen
-No panicking!
b. Procrastination
-Main reasons for it are:
*Difficulty concentrating
*Litte motivation
*Confusion/Too difficult
*Perfectionism
Preventing Procrastination:
-Just get started without worrying or thinking
-Stay focused
-Rewarding once completion
-Breaking down tasks into smaller pieces
-Taking breaks when needed
-Making a schedule
-Realizing that once you get started it won't be as hard as you thought
5 Things For Me to Prevent Procrastination:
-Know that things aren't as difficult as I tend to make them out to be
-Staying focused and ignoring random urges to do other tasks
-Rewarding myself when I've done a task
-Just going for it and getting started without hesitation
-Believing in myself!
Task #3:
Well, the art thing (as I call it) is going very well for me. I realized that not only do I procrastinate with my assignments at school, but I do the same for art. If I don't feel like starting/finishing an art project, I'll just leave it and ignore it, telling myself it's too hard to finish. However, I know that I am a good artist and I do have the potential to complete what I start. I hope to include the things I've learned about procrastination into my art service learning. :)
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