E-COLLAGE

I wanted my e-collage to feel like fall, without being the cliche image of fall that we all imagine. I had many different photos of fall in my camera roll from over the years, so I was able to use those in the background, and the road in the front of the image is also from one of those photos. I really wanted my collage to look almost realistic, but not quite. By combining elements in ways that they don’t usually interact, I was able to achieve this.

The most challenging part of this assignment for me was figuring out how to fill the space without any text. I knew that I wanted a background of fall leaves, so that it tied into my font poem, but then I wasn’t sure what else to add on top to make it more interesting. There is a designer I follow on Instagram who creates digital collages, and they use a moon as the center of a lot of their designs and I was inspired by that. However, I wanted it to be a little more simple and grounded, which I was able to do by making the road so solid.

I really enjoyed the freedom of this assignment. I liked being able to take whatever I liked and put it together in whatever way I wanted to. I didn’t have to make things realistic, and I didn’t have to follow any rules. It was fun to be able to create something different.

I am very proud of how I was able to put together this assignment. I didn’t have to spend too much time thinking about how I wanted it to look because I had an idea right away. I like how seamless everything is, and how you can’t totally tell how everything has been cut and pasted.

If I had more time, I might have looked for my own moon image, or searched for better quality images, however I am still happy with how it turned out as is.