Good Design #8

In 2020 life changed all over the world. People were forced to wear masks, stay 6 feet apart, not socially gather, and hand sanitizers were everywhere. Worse yet, some people lost their jobs and others were quarantined. Media on every channel was talking about the dangers of social interaction and yet talking about how it…

The side quest that I chose to do is a video animation in Adobe Photoshop. This was not a quick and easy side quest to complete, but in many ways, it was completely worth doing. The video animation is a map of Peninsula College that shows the trail for the Pirate Zombie Mud Run. I…

Immersion is an experience of being completely absorbed in your current activity. This is often called the “Flow State”. This can happen with playing games, working on a project, creating art, or even reading great graphic novels such as “Watchmen”.  I often find myself experiencing immersion when I am really interested in something that I…

The “Watchmen” revolutionized how superheroes were seen by deconstructing them and introducing the grim and gritty. Superheroes were no longer infallible but became humanized. “Watchmen” introduced a dark side to the superhero story by introducing ulterior motives for fighting crime while blurring the lines between good and evil. Furthermore, some of the superheroes even had…