Donell Pettus- The Highway

  Donell Pettus VDCM 230 (Intro To Comp Graphics) October 13th, 2023 Direct Effect Innovation "7"  The Washington Hilton- 1919 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC (10:00 AM)        On October 13, 2023, the Direct Effect Innovation hosted an event at the Washington Hilton on 1919 Connecticut Ave. This was a competition between schools around the world competing to make a pitch to the marketing judges for their brand. They had a book for all the students that participated.  This book was colorful. It seems like the book was covered with shining stars. I was very amazed how the front cover was different than the back cover. Both covers had greats designs on them.  The design team did a great job bolding the name of the book and making the fonts the main focal point. I want to say thank you to Direct Effect Innovation for inviting me again. It was a nice experience.

  Donell Pettus VDCM 230 (Intro To Comp Graphics) October 10th, 2023 The 2019/2020 Lakers "Phillip Bichsel" "6" Fine and Performance Arts Center (12:00 P.M)             In 2020, the Los Angeles Lakers had a great regular season, which led to a nice playoff run, then they went off to win the 2019/2020 NBA champion. The head coach of the team was Frank Vogel. The players on the team that lead them to the championship were Lebron James, Anthony Davis, Rajon Rondo, Alex Caruso, Markieff Morris, Dwight Howard, Danny Green, JaVale McGee, and Kyle Kuzma. The artist did a great on this design on photoshop and AI. The artist Phillip Bichsel did a great job using Maxon Cinema 4D and Octane Render. He uses visual communication by having palm trees and a purple/orange sky in the background. Finally, the artist Phillip Bichsel showed the audience that they are National Association Basketball champions (NBA) by having the basketball gold because when you the NBA finals, the Larry

Donell Pettus VDCM 230 (Intro To Comp Graphics) October 10th, 2023 Washington Wizards Alternate Nike NBA City Uniforms 2022/2023 "5" Fine and Performance Arts Center (12:00 P.M)      First introduced in 2016, the City Edition uniforms is updated each year. While some teams have stuck with the same design for multiple seasons, others continually switch it up. These uniforms represent the stories, history, and heritage that make each franchise unique. This honors the inherent bond between the court, community, and culture. The design team at Nike collaboration worked closely with each team. Last season, the Washington Wizards and Nike design team came up with a Washington Wizards Cherry blossoms uniform.  The bloom city edition uniforms pay tribute to the city's iconic cherry blossoms. Washington, D. C's cherry blossoms represent hope and new beginnings. The planting of cherry trees in Washington, DC originated in 1912 as a gift of friendship to the people of the United

Donell Pettus VDCM 230 (Intro To Comp Graphics) October 9th, 2023 Afro Future Digital Screenshot "4" Fine and Performance Arts Center (12:00 P.M)           Recently, in class we did an afro future digital collage. We had to write five concepts that were important to us. Then, we had to Incorporate the 5 elements of our design to represent concepts that we are passionate about and then use Afrofuturist visual techniques to impress them.  The five concepts that was important to me were spiderman, Power (family), the Lion King (Simba), Sports, and myself. The original spiderman/ Peter parker who was played by Tobey Maguire had so much patience. In life, I have been through difficult times. It has been times when I wanted to quit, leave, or act a certain way that is not my character. Spiderman one, two, and three helped me understand that you always remain calm throughout the storm. My second concept was power (family). When people read a description about power or watch power, t

 Donell Pettus VDCM 230 (Intro To Comp Graphics) October 9th, 2023 Overdue Recognition Art Gallery "3" Bowie Town Center (3:00 P.M)             Last Wednesday, I drove to Bowie town center to attend an event at the Overdue Recognition Art Gallery . There were nice sculptures, paintings, and books of designs, exhibition design, and film art. Woodrow Nash studios had great designs on their sculptures. Their designs on these sculptures were functional and aesthetically pleasing. When looking in the gallery, it was interesting to see not one but two areas of sculpture. Although they were two different art pieces, they portrayed the themes of “Exhibition Design” due to them following the same artistic theme while both being on public display. There was a nice painting with a young black girl with stars, flowers, and protesting in the picture. The painting is phenomenal because this design gives the audience an understanding message. Lastly, it was a book that was called “A Tribut

 Donell Pettus VDCM 230 (Intro To Comp Graphics) October 7th, 2023 The Art of Marketing Hip-Hop Event "2" Fine & Performance Art Center "The City of Bowie Arts Committee" (2:30 P.M)       A few days ago, my intro to computer graphics class finished at 1:40 P.M. After class, for the first time, I visited the city of Bowie arts committee. I was pleasantly surprised to find the inside so beautiful. While I was walking around, I realized that the city of Bowie arts committee reminded me of a little art museum. One picture that caught my eye was the Eminem " Recovery" album cover. The reason why is because in class, we looked at pictures and discussed the meaning behind each picture.  In the Eminem " Recovery" album cover, I noticed a man walking alone in the middle of the street. There are no other cars or pedestrians. If you look further, the street that he is walking is cloudy and froggy. As the audience/fans, we see a blurry road at the end. T

Donell Pettus VDCM 230 (Intro To Comp Graphics) October 7th, 2023 Black Broadway (Coronation) Event "1" MLK Auditorium (7:30 P.M)                                                       Recently, Bowie State University hosted its Black Broadway coronation of the 31st & 77th Mister and Miss Bowie State University, Caleb Shaw-Watson & Trinity F. Cephas. This royal event took place on Wednesday October 4, 2023, at 7:30 P.M in the MLK auditorium. This event was phenomenal. The Bowie State royal court was unique. The royal’s outfits and the stage were filled with bright-colored. Visual communication was expressed throughout this whole event. Also, that includes the invitation flyer. Which is the first two pictures down below. In VDCM 230, we discussed how fashion designs can be created on photoshop and how it can be shown in different types of art. After spending six weeks in VDCM, you can tell the artist used photoshop.  The 31st & 77th Mister and Miss Bowie State Unive