Samples of 2D design, digital drawing, illustration, and animation.
Prototype Concept: Mobile App
I built the following prototype concept as part of a team Internet Marketing project. The concept was to create a mobile app that would allow Starbucks’ customers to place orders ahead of their arrival and to set up repeat orders. Here’s the interactive prototype that was created for this project. Watch the promo video! […]
Game Development: Side Scroller
Captain Outlander is a side scroller platform game that was designed using GameSalad. The capstone project was produced as part of a Digital Project Management course for McHenry County College’s Digital Media program. The game consists of 4 level designs: ice caverns, slums, factory, and the ice castle. Artwork was created by Sherry using Photoshop […]
3DS Max – Office & Tablet Modeling & Animation
This 3DS Max project began as a simple model of an office room setting and a separate model of a Bamboo graphics tablet. It evolved into this short animation when I combined the two. Techniques used: Custom textures, UV wrap mapping, bump maps, dolly camera The animation was rendered using Mental Ray. Adobe After Effects […]
THE BOEING COMPANY
An Innovative Leader in Aerospace, Defense, and Commercial Airplane Manufacturing By Cody Baumann, Bart Kaliszczak, and Sherry Umlah 02/25/2013 Company Overview Boeing is an international aerospace company that is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Many people are aware of Boeing’s commercial jetliners, but the company does much more than manufacturing planes. As an aerospace company, […]
The Societal Impact of a Nation’s Anthem’s Lyrics
by Sherry Umlah Throughout the world, people unite to collectively sing their nation’s anthem: a song that often tells the story of a country’s history, traditions, cultural beliefs and the values shared by its people. A nation’s anthem serves as an educational tool for significant historical and cultural events, unites its people through pride and […]
Slang: A Cloak of Invisibility and Unity for Subcultures
by Sherry Umlah Slang is like a “black cat bone” to a subcultural group. Although many people superstitiously believe that black cats are unlucky, African American hoodoo practitioners believe that every black cat has a single magical bone in its body that grants the power of invisibility to its human possessor. Slang, like a “black […]
The Inception of Blues Music in Western Europe
by Sherry Umlah In an excerpt titled “Blues Music” from A History of Popular Music before Rock Music, author Piero Scaruffi describes Negro music from the European perspective, detailing the effect the abolishment of slavery had on the evolution of music and birth of the Blues genre. From the 16th century to the Civil War […]
Best Music for Health: The Kind That Feels Good
by Sherry Umlah Lyrics of a song titled Good Music, which was released in 1986 by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, state that “… it always feels so good to hear good music.” Indeed, listening to good music results in feeling good due to its powerful influence on the human brain. Regardless of a music […]
Web Design: Fire & Ice Smokehouse & Creamery
Fire & Ice Smokehouse Creamery needed a web site to showcase their menu and provide customers with information about banquet rentals, catering, and more. They wanted the site to match the rustic charm of their restaurant’s interior – which looks much like a log cabin.