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Professional Article Review

In the article "Creative Anarchy at its Very Best" the author is simply saying that there are rules to design and sometime you need to follow them. The author is saying that you need embrace creative Anarchy and how to incite anarchy. In the article the author argues thats sometimes you need to follow the rules of design and that it is ok to branch off from the rules and create something different. A piece of evidence that supports the authors argument is "Not every project calls for a design that follows the rules" (paragraph 7). by using this piece of evidence the author is saying that every design is unique and the rules for design are bend able. This articles main strength is the creativity used to explain the concept. The article presents clear evidence to support the claim. however the articles main weakness is that the agreement is not clearly stated you have to do some inferring to find out what the author is arguing about. In general the author concludes th...

Patterns

This is a repeating pattern. For this pattern I used the polygon tool and rotated it into a diamond. Next time I will improve my project by using smart guides.  My process through out this project was trying to come up with a creative pattern and using the correct colors. I also had problems aligning the shapes equally. This is a radial pattern. A radial pattern rotates from the center to the outside. I created this pattern by first making a circle then using the direct select tool to cut out pieces of the circle. Then I rotated those pieces thus creating a spiral pattern.

Professional Project Review

This article was about a tragic event that happened at community college in Roseburg, Oregon. In Oregon an armed gunman opened fire on the campus. Nine people were killed and at least seven were wounded. The article focuses on the reporters of the incident and how demanding they were of people to get an interview with them. Many people saw this as disrespectful and rude but the reporters were just doing their job. The author does not take a strong stand for either side of the argument. He mainly discusses both sides and does not state which side is right or wrong. He agrees with the victims that it is rude but he also agrees that it is their job and that they don't mean to come off rude, but it is their job to get information quickly as possible and give it to the public. The Aritcle is not a strong source if you are looking for information of the shooting but it is strong public opinion on the topic. It discusses how reporters are too demanding of people and come off strong ...