Decorating Boring Annual Reports

    I chose to redecorate the annual report of an organization that specializes in disabilities and neurodivergent people. I feel like a lot of people don't know enough about Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. It's fascinating and disturbing how some cultures revere and others demonize these individuals. I am lucky to have been born in Canada where all energy and walks of life are respected but there are still groups of people that are clueless and fearful. I hope there is a world in the future that accepts and lets the neurodivergent be themselves. Where no one is afraid of them. Where no one's mindset shifts negatively just because someone is different. Where they are not automatically targeted for abuse. 

I highly respect foundations like St. Amant and Asperger Manitoba so I tried to bling out their boring pdf with some artsy vectors. Captivating illustrations make reading long paragraphs fun and then the information that it holds is more easily digested. 

Lucky's Supermarket Flyer Project

    I didn't know much about the Lucky Supermarket store so I asked my friend to drive us to it. I walked around the Asian supermarket to get a feel for the type of things they sell, which are mostly food items. I also looked around to see if the store was decorated. I loved the packaged dumplings I found and the Mochi ice cream. I also thought the Terracotta soldiers on top of the grocery aisle, near the front door were unique and interesting and thus I decided to incorporate a soldier couple in my flyer project. 

    I don't really like the color pink but prefer peach instead. Red and peach compliment each other well and it added a good color palette to the flyer for Mother's Day. If you want to see what else I added to the flyer then please look at the picture. The layout design is my own original concept and the food photos were found on Google for this assignment. 

A Blog Entry about my Journal Page HW Design

    Writing about me was actually pretty hard. Why do I love Art and Design? I don't know. I've just always been in love with colors and aesthetics. I've been drawing since I was a toddler and I just never stopped. My art style has changed a lot in all these years, and I've started using different art tools. I have a heart for art. God made me this way. If you want to know what my long response to the assignment question is then take a look at the pictures below these sentences. Click the pictures and then zoom in. I designed the look of the journal pages and the last illustration is one of my cartoon art pieces that I vectorized.

Brochure for the Every Child Matters movement.

    For my final Adobe InDesign project I was told to make a brochure. I chose the topics that make up the Every Child Matters movement. I read a lot of articles and blogs including " Click here for Orange Shirt Day information". I also watched a Netflix movie called "Indian Horse" that was very moving. Indian Residential schools were harsh and too strict on the children. Often times they would get hurt and traumatized there. Wikipedia has more information and also feel free to research Indian Residential Schools. 

    I made a brochure that explains why Christians are filled with shame and remorse. I wanted the Christian voice to apologize for the abuse and trauma that Indian Residential Schools caused. I am a Christian and I feel shame and remorse. I hope that Indigenous people can forgive the Christian religion. I want to bridge over division and hurt. I want hope of forgiveness to lay the groundwork for friendships and genuine reconciliations. I want Indigenous people and Christians to come together and make a new future, walking hand in hand as equals towards a world full of opportunities. 

    I read an interesting article called "Why some Indigenous Christians still have hope in the church." It filled my eyes with tears and my heart with optimism. In the article Jimmy Thunder, who teaches Indigenous Ministry at Horizon College and Seminary in Saskatoon, says this about how Jesus Christ was introduced to him: "The difference in my situation is, there was an invitation from someone, there was a relationship and there was an understanding that we are equal in the eyes of God. The motivation was love and just a desire to share Christ. "

    A lot of Christians, teachers, and churches are speaking for Orange Shirt Day. They are boldly vowing never again and we will move forward and protect the Indigenous people forever more. Click this sentence for what the Presbyterian church has to say about it. 

    Click here for Hearts Exchanged is a learning and action journey designed to equip Reformed Christians to engage with Indigenous people as neighbors and fellow image bearers. This co-learning setting models the sacred journey of reconciliation, preparing us as Christians to build relationships with Indigenous communities that are marked by mutual respect and reciprocity.  Participants are transformed in their minds and hearts as they are invited into honest dialogue about the harms of colonialism, and encounter ‘hearts broken’ stories and experiences. 

    Also I found this beautiful blog that highlights art and literature from Indigenous people from around the world with a Christian theme. Jesus Christ loves everyone. Regular humans make mistakes not God. Jesus protects and saves all of humankind. I hope that everyone will continue to grow with this in mind. I want to imitate Jesus and adore and appreciate everyone.

Learning the InDesign Adobe program. Made a fake resume.

    The Adobe program, InDesign is very useful for making magazine and book spreads. Anything to do with writing, and graphics like in flyers or digital zines this program excels at. For one of my class assignments I had to make a resume. I decided to make a fake one due to time constraints. I experimented with shapes and I used different fonts. I hope I can get cool jobs like what the resume indicates. I'd love to impact my city in a positive manner, helping out the businesses that make up society and influence the diverse communities.