This semester proved to be quite challenging on many different levels.

Although I had to pivot multiple times, I was able to continue to develop my After Effects skills to create a mixed media presentation, using photography, video, 2d animation, and illustration, for Quinnipiac’s IDN 528 collaborative Design for Digital Environments. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to further build skills in a program I absolutely love.

A two-minute video was a massive undertaking for me, I ended up with 206 layers and 12 compositions in Adobe After Effects- a bit chaotic, but as always, I gained valuable skills that I am confident will benefit future projects.

In the end, the secret to learning is so simple: forget about it. Think only about whatever you love. Follow it, do it, dream about it. One day, you will glance up at your collection of Japanese literature, or trip over the solar oven you built, and it will hit you: learning was there all the time, happening by itself.

― Grace Llewellyn