Everything Adrian

Here, you will find my professional and creative work. Please enjoy!

This is the Brainspace, where all my posts go. You’ll find a mix of stuff from class assignments to personal projects here. Anything new will wash up on these shores, be sure of it!

  • WISHING WORLD VISUAL DESIGN 2

    Hello again! Today I’ve done more research on the Mr. Mercury effect and it seems that I can’t animate the particles on a path like I exactly want to. In the meantime I can practice… Read more

  • WISHING WORLD VISUAL DESIGN 1

    Ok! Here we go. First I am going to develop that visual style. Why? Because I feel it will carry my enthusiasm for this project once I know what it should look like in my… Read more

  • WISHING WORLD GOALS

    I figure this is a good place to start, right? The endgame for this project would be a playable TTRPG set in an evocative world, supported by the fiction and visuals I create for the… Read more

  • Design Principles Analysis

    For this discussion, I found a doctoral thesis by Carrisa Baker of the University of Florida. In the thesis, she discusses the design of theme parks as a medium for storytelling.  Baker attributes storytelling to… Read more

  • The Storyboard Artist’s Life

    LinkedIn Learning Summary In the LinkedIn Interview, Darin McGowan explains different aspects of his life and career as a storyboard artist. He describes how he grew from an art school graduate to an insurance desk… Read more

  • Graphic Novel Storyboarding

    LinkedIn Learning Summary: Graphic Design Foundations In his LinkedIn course, Ben Bishop presents different composition techniques that graphic novel illustrators use to storyboard out comic panels. These techniques are common in international graphic novels, but… Read more

  • Data visualization

    LinkedIn Learning Summary Throughout her course, Amy Balliet emphasizes a crucial piece of context that is needed to deliver messages through data visualization: the target audience. That audience may have varying levels of data visualization… Read more

  • Building an Online Portfolio

    LinkedIn Learning Summary LinkedIn instructor Jason Fox first looks at the designer’s lifestyle as a whole and begin determining the goals of their portfolio from there.  An online portfolio is supposed to change as the… Read more

  • Graphic Design Careers

    LinkedIn Learning Summary Cara St. Hilaire lays out a guide for aspiring designers to follow in order to start learning and practicing design skills. In her course, she goes over general information about the graphic… Read more

  • Intro to Web Design and Development

    LinkedIn Learning Summary In the Introduction to Web Design and Development, Jen Kramer introduces the programming languages needed to build a website. HTML provides the structure, CSS improves the look, and JavaScript provides the animation… Read more