10/06/16 CAPSTONE 499

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I have started working on the library illustration for George, I have so far 4 borders designs with different elements that are related to the other bubble heads illustrations. The first one is a nature team border with leaves, the second one is a #1 medals illustrations that goes with Rodney Mullen and how he has wins tournaments, the third one is a conjunctions of skate boars over a green rectangle related to Rodney Mullen as well, the last one so far is a bubble / water team border for the other bubble heads showcase in the book.

A also have 2 of 5 backgrounds that I’m planning to illustrate for any of the bubble heads illustration used in the book. The first illustration is a generic landscape in the countryside with green grass and a relaxing view, the second one is more city oriented but keeping friendly  for the kids.

Yesterday we had a team meeting on the student union to talk about the feedback we received from Sam and we also gave feedback to each other to fix minor details on our logos.

Below are samples if the work I’m illustration this week:

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Ready, Set, GOogle! Design with Engagement in Mind: Curate Critical Thinking With Google Slides (2 of 2 Posts)

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Installment 2: Welcome back!  Yesterday, I compared two uses of Google Slides in support of UDL and the impact on Student Engagement and Critical Thinking.  Now consider engaging students through  the curation of a Collaborative Question and Answer slide presentation. Google Slide Use #2: Online Presentation with Student Contributions UDL Principles:  Multiple Means of Representation, […]

Ready, Set, GOogle! Design with Engagement in Mind: Curate Critical Thinking with Google Slides (1 of 2 Posts)

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Installment 1:   Designing ‘Structure’ to Support  ALL Learners:   Universal Design For Learning (UDL) stems from architecture, in which buildings and infrastructure were designed to reflect the needs of all individuals from accessing curb, sidewalk, or building.  Likewise, instructors must design  content sensitive to the needs of all learners.   The 3 Main Principles of […]

02/02/16 CAPSTONE 499

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A total of 6 logos were created today, I had some drawing before hand but the finalize design was done today. I’ve created three logos for “Biking.com” the first one a simple vector base bike with with a composition of two colors mainly. The second one from the same was a more abstract design, taking inspiration from the 50’s modern design. The last one from this category was a combination of design from the 50’s and a modem take with the inclusion of a feminine line drawing. The target audience for this design is women and modern women baby boomers.

The second three design are for “Hobbies.com” a similar website to Amazon. The first design was dynamic and eye catching with with some play with simple shapes and text. The second one is a very simple text based design with a simple texture line to make it more interesting but at the same time simple and easy to remember. The last design is more funny base, but im not too sure about this one yet. After the feedback from my teammates ill make some changes to improve mi design and have a better outcome at the end.

Bellow are the mage of the design I was talking about:

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Richard's Capstone Blog // Fall 2016 2016-10-01 09:23:49

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kartick_posesandexpressionsWe have made progress some more progress on all of our projects. For our Active Planet kids project, we have sent our Illustrations for three poses and three expressions for the bobble head characters. We also sent them illustrations that would go along with the bobbleheads. We got emailed back by George and he was very happy with the work we sent him, and also got a chance to get feedback from someone who works with Kartick and the SOS Wildlife Organization. She gave us some suggestions for possible element illustrations that would go along with the Kartick section of the workbook. We plan to move forward with completing the rest of the libraries for the three bobble head characters.

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I was also working on the Tour de Franck Illustration this past week. I provided my team with the instruments that would go inside the cart. I am really happy with what we have created.

Another project that we’ve made progress in is our project with The Graft Group. After our meeting I sent him a new inspiration board for the biking website and he approved of direction we are planning to take with the overall design of the brand identity. He also approved the other two inspiration boards. Our next step is to get him sketches of logos and have them rendered out on illustrator for approval.

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This past tuesday we had a meeting with another club “The CSU Channel Eye-Lands Pre-optometry Club”. We talked about some projects they would like us to create for them, Which include a logo, sticker design(Logo), table banner design, and T-shirt design. We are starting out with the logo design first since it is the most important. I have already started sketching out some ideas that we plan to send them soon for approval.

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I have also sent new logo sketches for the Line Lackeys club this past Wednesday, but have yet to hear from the president.

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For the Driffill School we created new sketches for the ram logo, and have began finalizing a design in illustrator. I feel like we were able to create a new ram that has a similar feel as the old logo.

First-Year Experience for STEM Students

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The R.I.S.E. programs main goal is to retain, inspire, support and engage students within the STEM community at CSU Channel Islands. One of the best features of this program is that students learn within a cohort environment amongst other peers. They are not only enrolled in Chemistry 105 together, but they are also enrolled together in other necessary core classes needed for graduation, such as English 105, and University 150. One of the students in the program stated, “I’m still struggling, but I can’t imagine how it would be if not for the program.” STEM Majors are very difficult, especially when it comes to the Chemistry involved, and that’s why the RISE Program set out to retain STEM Majors and help them through their first year in college. With an integrative learning approach the students felt more comfortable amongst peers and looked forward to meeting in their weekly chemistry study groups and making new friendships along the way.

The RISE Program is able to bring students together and build community and relationships amongst the RISE students, their peer mentors, and their course professors. This was demonstrated by the way that peer mentors would work closely with course professors and receive worksheets to better focus on the topics that the professor found important. This gave students a meaningful insight as to what they would be tested on, and made study sessions all the more worthwhile, this created a more interactive learning environment. Students were also encouraged by peer mentors to seek advice from professors during office hours, their goal was to help students understand the importance of having a working dynamic with professors through out their college life and provide useful tips that can help make students more successful academically. Overall, students found the RISE program as a resource that provided them with direction and a path to aid them in getting acquainted with college life, university level courses, and building connections with other students in the STEM major that have similar concerns and goals in mind.

09/28/16 CAPSTONE 499

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The three poses and face expressions close up for Rodney Mullen are completed today, I just need to post them on Trello to my teammates can give me feedback on my designs. By having them write comments on my illustration I’ll know what I can do to improve the design. Apparently, today the class was cancel, but we still are going to meet like always to set the new goals and assign the next design and the deadlines. We should be heading to the development of the libraries for Gorge. Also by this time more CI clubs should have emailed us for more designs to do for them. This week as well we should be starting the logos for Sam’s websites and start developing around the brand. So far I believe we are working well in team and as individual. We have our work done by the deadline and if someone is falling behind we all help to keep the work on time. At the same time we all are learning for each other simple techniques, new tools or actions by looking the work being develop.

Bellow is an image of all my progress until today of Rodney Mullen’s Illustration for Gorge:

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Portal Hypertension

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Group: Duan Nguyen, Jose Perez, Hanna Persin, Kenyn Castaneda, Audrey Guila

Who? People who have liver dysfunction, more commonly people who have hepatic cirrhosis.

What? It is the increase in pressure throughout the portal venous system.

When? It happens when obstruction of blood flow into and through the damaged liver. Common signs and symptoms are ascites which can cause fluid imbalances, distended veins, shortness of breath, umbilical hernias. Also it can lead to esophageal varices, which can cause GI hemorrhage if they ruptured, and also encephalopathy. Portal hypertension should be suspected if dilated abdominal veins hemorrhoids are detected.

Where? The organs affected are the Liver, blood vessels, and kidneys.

Why? It occurs due to obstruction of blood flow into and through the damaged liver. Risk factors include alcohol use and malnutrition, gallstones blood clots blocking the blood flow.

09/27/16

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Today I’ve completed the poses for Rodney Mullen. The first pose I did was him stating up and looking to the audience with a welcoming smile, presenting himself in a kind way. The second one I finished by illustrate him jumping with his skateboard, and smiling to show he is having fun. The third one is a illustration of him smiling to the audience and presenting his skateboard bottom part, revealing that on the bottom the text that says “CREATIVITY” because he is associated with the word according to Gorge children book ideas. I’m currently working in the close up face expression. I’m also waiting for some feedback for the second poster for professor Perchuck, so i can jump in another designs. As every other day since class started my team and I text all the time to keep up to date in the progress of each other.

Below is the image of the posses I have completed for Rodney Mullen illustration bubble head:

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Moving forward!

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We will spend the first 15 minutes or so on the exam tomorrow but then we are moving forward to Unit Two. This content covers the next two weeks with an exam planned on October 12. Read up, rest up, and don’t be late!