Autumn Schreiber Creative

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staying in design software over the summer
Summer for me goes by super fast! Whether I’m passing the days working full time, visiting family, or going on trips it can be hard to stay in the software. Read on to see some of my suggested summer projects.

Potential Summer Projects

Poster Design

One of my favorite things to do is to design posters! I like to make music posters (band tour posters, lyric poster, etc). You can even print them out at your local Fedex for cheap.

Here’s a band tour poster I made! I used Illustrator and tried layering text for a grunge feel.

Rebranding

Whether you have a brand in mind, or you want to make up a fictional one, creating a logo can be a lot of fun! Personally, I like the idea of creating a fictional fairy tavern and then designing the logo, Pinterest board, ad campaign, signage, etc.

Tattoo Design

I’ve gone over this a few times, so feel free to check out my last post! Or click here. But basically, the idea is to sketch out a potential tattoo (inspired by your favorite, books, or games!) Try sketching and then bring it into software to clean it up.
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April 28, 2024
playing around with tattoo design ideas
One thing about me is that I like tattoos! I only have one, but as soon as I have some money saved up I’m gonna get some fresh ink. I love music, so most of my ideas for tattoos come from meaningful song lyrics. My approach to designing tattoos always starts with a sketch. Sometimes my sister and I bounce ideas off of each other.

Here’s some rough sketches for a potential tattoo. My sister loves Matt Maltese’s song Oldest Trick in the Book, so I wanted to come up with something to reference that.

I’ve really only ever messed around with tattoo design and haven’t gotten anything of my own design inked.

Some cool resources I found for tattoo design are as follows:
- Adobe Tattoo Design Article
- Tattoo Design Techniques
April 26, 2024
how to survive dreamweaver: the ‘unofficial’ guide
read on for some tips and tricks to survive Dreamweaver
1. Gather Your Resources
  - People
    
    If you’re a student, try reaching out to teachers or classmates for additional help
    
    Don’t be afraid to use office hours as a student!
  - Videos
    
    Youtube can be a great resource! Try some of Professor Kim’s videos
    
    Try Linked In Learning
    
    This resource has step by step tutorials for Dreamweaver and more (it can be free if you have a Siouxland Library card)
2. Don’t Panic
  - This is very important. Coding is akin to learning another language. It’ll take time, practice, and most importantly patience.
  - If needed, save your project and take a breather. Looking at code with fresh eyes can help you catch little errors.
3. Save Often, Save Your Sanity
  - Perhaps most critical of all, save your work constantly!
April 23, 2024