The Xtra Mile p.2

Upon completing my first extra credit assignment, it came time to complete the second one. For this task, it contained similar components to the first one. However, for this one I had to incorporate human body parts to a sneaker. Initially, I was planning on placing an eyeball in the face of a watch, until I learned I had to use a shoe. Going forth, I merged a photo of braces on the front of my favorite sneaker, the Nike Air Force 1. The idea was a body-based colorway concept, donned "The Moment of Tooth", as the braces read. I added the original eyeball that I was planning on placing the watch, in furthermore showcase of the anatomy inspiration behind the shoe.

The Xtra Mile p.1

Although, the course has met its end, students were provided a great opportunity to excel even more. Upon conclusion, the professor supplied us with the chance to obtain extra credit. I decided to take up on the task. We were given 2, optional assignments. Amongst Adobe applications, using either Illustrator or Photoshop, students faced 2 jobs: The initial is to combine two related or unrelated objects/images, nevertheless, creating one synced object. I initially was going to place airplane wings on a pair of converse, inspired by Jeremy Scott's Adidas collaboration. Then, I was viewing my phone, an Apple product. That is when it came to me and now to you guys... I present the Banana Phone! Part 2 of extra credit coming soon.

Finale

Be as it may, the course has come to an end. My peers and I were given one final assignment, and boy was it quite the workload. For the project, the professor assigned the task of designing and developing a portfolio. But this is not your average portfolio, this one consists of the work we have done throughout the course of the semester. For beginners, this task was not fun, nor easy in any way. I found the time consuming hours, inexplainable mishaps, and overall confusion to be overwhelming. During my work, I had chosen a template emailed to me, only for it to have over 40 errors. The errors were due to missing fonts, as well as text frame issues. After taking 20 minutes to fix that, I was well into my project. I took a break after a couple hours, only to sign back on and see that there were 40 new errors. It said the font I chose to replace the missing font was missing as well... issues like these are ones that I am not going to miss. Throughout the course many mishaps occur that leave the class confused. However, I prospered. Despite the negative, there is one thing I noticed that outshines the bad. My improvement. After completing this task, reflecting on my past work, the portfolio became a timeline and that is what I see it as now. Honestly proud of myself for overcoming challenges and completing this project and overall how far I have came in this class. I can say I'll be ending this course with more knowledge.