EQ7

Review this semester. What activities have you enjoyed and why? Why activities have you not enjoyed and why? Upload your favorite piece of work so far and explain why it is your favorite.

My favorite activities have been creating the logos. They gave me the chance to work with Photoshop and Illustrator. My least favorite activity was by far the business plan. I'm not particularly fond of making stuff up, which is pretty much what Jordan and I had to do for about half of the project because we had just created the company only a few weeks ago.

EQ6

Upload your favorite logo. Explain how you made it. Explain why it is your favorite.

Not the easiest logo I've made, probably the biggest pain, but I like it the best. (Maybe that's why it's my favorite?) As for how I made it: I made three spheres in PS. Then, I squashed them down to make them look like they do now, textured the top and bottom ones and colored then brown, and changed the middle one's color slightly to make it white. Next was the text, not hard since I've done it on a few other of the logos I've made. When it was first made, it looked hollow, so I took 2 black ovals and sized them so it gave the effect of chocolate chips.

EQ5

What are the eight parts of the business plan your were assigned?
The 8 parts of a business plan are Executive Summary, Company Description, Market Analysis, Organization & Management, Service or Product Line, Marketing & Sales, Funding Request, and Financial Projections.

Is that different then you thought?
Yes, I thought it was going to be almost totally different than before I found out what it was.

What are the issues you have had so far writing your plan?
The problems I come across are in things like the marketing aspect. Because this is a school-made company for a project, there will be no real marketing.

What has been easy?
The easiest thing by far has been making the product. I honestly thought it would be harder compared to the plan, but the plan has been a difficult experience.

EQ4

What do you think goes in a business plan? What are the parts? Is research involved? What facts do you need to know, if any? Where could you find this information?
I think that a business plan is what someone plans to do with the business's future, as in goals and such. As I do not know exactly what a business is, I can only assume that a business plan would have things such as the goals of the business and how to achieve them. Facts you would need to know, You would need to know what your business would be doing, be it production or office work or whatever. If you don't know what your business is going to be based on, you really need to stop skipping ahead to a plan and start prioritizing...

EQ3

Explain at least two difference between Photoshop and Illustrator. Which one do you like better and why?
One difference between Illustrator and Photoshop is that Illustrator uses vectors, while Photoshop uses pixels, making Illustrator better for changing an image size because it won't get pixelated. Another thing would be in my opinion, but Photoshop makes it easier to access the 3-Dimensional properties it has. I still don't know how to fully utilize the 3D abilities of Illustrator, but upon further use, I hope to discover how to use it.