Serenity Hernandez

       According to the article “ Pop, subcultures and the future of graphic design: an interview with Experimental Jetset”. What sparked an interest while reading this article was that an interest they all shared led them to where they are now. Post-Punk was a gateway and inspiration for their work now. Without Post-Punk, they wouldn't have had the courage to go to art school and be involved with graphic design.      That section stood out to me the most, especially since I feel I had an entry way through graphic design and can relate to how much an interest can change your whole life and lead you somewhere you never thought you would be. My whole life til college, I would never call myself an art student. I never took myself as an artistic person and saw myself as someone who was not good at it. Once I found that entryway, I felt as if it had changed my whole life as well. I would have never thought I would be where I am not, a couple of years ago, b...

 According to Steve Krug's "Don't Make Me Think," the Chapter is the most important takeaway in making a website. He explains how websites are self-evident, meaning it shouldn't take people to think about what kind of website they are on or where they even go once on it. It should all be straightforward and user-friendly.  A website that I think could be challenging for users to use is Earth Cafe. When first going on the website, typically people would go to see what they serve. When you hit "order online," it takes a few more clicks after that to actually see the full menu. It presents menu highlights before, but doesn't provide photos of the said food, and doesn't present a description til you click onto it and scroll. I think this could be troubling and take viewers away from the website. https://earth.tolhouse.com/ A website that succeeds in offering a menu compared to Earth is ALMOKA, which is also a cafe. First user experience as someone lo...

Here are 3 artist websites that caught my eye! What's interesting is that each one is obviously a different style, but each one truly showcases the artist's style through their website, not just through their work. Each one presents themselves and their work very well, and it's also playful. Compared to other websites I checked out, these caught my eye more and hooked me into looking more into who they are and what kind of art they present. That is a goal for my website as well, to be professional yet playful, to show more of my personality to my viewers through my designs.  The one that mainly caught my eye the most was David Shrigley. I enjoyed his creativity put into it and how he didn’t overwhelm it with designs as well. His layout has sections of his work, such as colorworks, printmaking, etc.  As for Kilm Type Foundry, I admired the layout and how straightforward it is. It aesthetically forms together to perfectly present her work. The layout reminds me of a digital m...

            Hello, to those who are reading this! You may not know me, but I would like to connect with those who would like to! My name is Serenity Hernandez. I am currently a junior ungraduate at Toledo University, Majoring in Graphic and Interactive Design with a Minor in Marketing!     Graphic Design has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember, which was actually my sophomore year of high school. My high school provided a Graphic Design course for sophomores to seniors, which caught the eye of many due to its being "easy" and "chill". Which was indeed my mindset as well.. guilty. Once I started progressing in the class, my love and desire for it grew, especially with the inspiration and motivation from my teacher, Sherry Walker. Since my sophomore year, I have stayed in Graphic Design, developing and exploring my creativity. What drew me closer to graphic design as a future career was that, as I was designing, it made others ...