My memory book

This is my beautiful memory book that I created on indesign and photoshop. 2013 has been a great year for me and so I really was looking forward to putting many great things into my memory book! My russian heritage has influenced me greatly in my life, and so I wrote my name in russian also on the front. Then I decided to open the book by placing my reflection over 2013, then I followed that by placing nice graphics of my friends, hannah, michael, hallie, alyssa, megan, and josh. Then i gave you a more detailed intro of my life by adding the troupe page, which is an acting group i go to after school, and then after that I placed the projects I had done on the next page. Then I put things that I liked a lot, which were my two cats and russia and molang. Those two pages complemented each other and were the center of my book. then I placed the signature page at the back, as with all yearbooks, and then I finished with a little russian goodbye, to give one final salute to the russians. thats all that i have to say :) thanks! I had a great year!

Interview

This project was really fun also! I liked creating and adding the text and pictures all at once. Then placing them was very simple and changing the text sizes and placing was fun too. I hate the color scheme though but I guess it's supposed to look cheesy? I dont really know but this was really great and the coolest part was placing the silhouette in front and making her be in front of the words.

Eco Poster

This is the beautiful Eco poster that we had to do! It was really fun and easy but there were just so many steps it took a really really long time! I changed the kerning and the size and paragraph spacing in most of the page, and I added columns and color. I didnt really understand why the 'green' wasnt green but orange. but that's ok! I really like this project because it was fun and easy.

De motivational poster

This is the poster that I made in indesign! All I did was make the XPLORATIO part smaller and further above the E and N and then I added a line to fill that gap between them. then I added a small one at the end of the second and third bars of words (the ones in white)

Scrap book Template

This is my beautiful sea-themed scrapbook template that I created. First I found a suitable background picture, shell pictures and then I found some nice sea-themed picture frames that would go nicely with this. I then got a picture of sandpaper and erased part of it so it looked like sand (I used a soft brush with low opacity). Then I placed my shells onto there and added a nice drop shadow. Next I placed the picture frames and added a similar drop shadow. Now the pictures were in place but they all had different shades and hues. so I created several hue&saturation layers plus a few curve layers to get all of my pictures looking like they came from the same image. So that is how I created this wonderful backdrop.

Reflection Page

My Reflection over 2013

 

 

2013 was a very fun and prosperous year for me! In that year I turned fourteen, making further steps toward deep teen hood. I also started high school! I was so worried at the end of eighth grade about it, but over the summer I matured and became a more responsible and modest person. So high school seemed big and confusing at first, but then I got used to it and high school flew by really fast.

 

Before high school though, I had a great summer! I worked most of it, getting a lot of money at my parent’s business. My dad and mom both own a physical therapy clinic. Anyway, when I worked there I just cleaned and did grunt kind of work. But it paid off and I got paid minimum wage! So I earned a lot of money!

 

Also, during Christmas, me and my family took a week long Disney cruise to the Bahamas. It was really really really fun! We had an awesome time and it wasn’t cold, as the Bahamas are very hot! We also went to Mexico and I got a sombrero for my friend. I also went scuba diving and that was VERY fun and the water was crystal clear! We also had Mexican Fanta which has the best taste on a hot day and I even got to practice my Spanish! I also made some new friends, and one that I still talk to! He lives in Minnesota and I love to joke about the weather with him.

 

Last year I also created some nice drawings and stories! And my two cousins also got married and I met my now best friend Cella! I really like her and I met her through my friend Emma. We have lots of fun talking and having a good time together. I really enjoy drawing now because of her, and I’m already great at writing stories but I am getting better!

 

School was fun too though. I had lots of fun last year conquering Illustrator and my other classes. Some of my teachers took getting used to, but now I’m a pro in their class. I make good grades, and I, just like every other teenage girl, have a crush on someone.

 

2014 Is coming on slow but I think I have it! Summer is almost here and now that I’m reminiscing over the old year I’m very happy that I got all that stuff done. And that I met all those people! This year has been fun anyway. Full of sleepovers, parties, friends, fun, and greatness! I celebrate miracles almost every day with my family and my friends. We’ve all been through good times and bad and I just think that I’ve had the best time!

Cover Page

This is my coverpage for my memory book! I really like this and I had fun putting all of my projects together and then creating the clipping mask for it! It looks really cute and I like it alot!!!