Playful - Type in Motion

Playful - Type in Motion from Dallas Hudgens on Vimeo.

The goal for this project was to animate a word to show its meaning. We were given a time limit of 5 seconds. This project was also to familiarize ourselves with After Effects. I chose to animate playful in a slinky motion, like the childhood toy.

Blue Squares

Blue Squares from Dallas Hudgens on Vimeo.

This is an After Effects exercise to learn the different tools and movements that are available.

Image Analysis

Click to view in its own page - Image Analysis Link

In this project, we were to find an image and highlight the historical graphic design movements that influenced the image. I chose the BBDO Minneapolis 80th Anniversary party poster. I chose a flash piece because I wanted the user to interact with the information so the user would feel more connected to the piece.

Interface Design - Research Paper

Open publication - Free publishing - More book

This is a research paper written for graphic design history. My topic was interface design. I covered what interface design was, the interaction between the interface and the user, how the interface affects the usability of the product, and how as designers we can improve the interface for the user.

Arts and Crafts Movement - Graphic Design History Presentation

ArtsAndCraftsMovement_Hudgens

This assignment was to give a 30 minute presentation on a given graphic design movement. I used a slide show to present my movement.

High Moderism - Blanton Museam of Art

This was a poster to highlight a period in graphic design history that would be featured at the Blanton Museum of Art. This also represented the specially designed buttons for the exhibition.

The Kitchen of Meaning - Mnemonics

In this project, we were to create a poster for an art exhibition entitled The Kitchen of Meaning. We selected a word that we were to use as the theme for the poster. My word was mnemonics, which are devices to aid in memory. I decided to utilize the military phonetic alphabet as they use it when remembering codes. I used this theme to create a confidential military looking document.