This is my postcard that I made almost entirely in adobe illustrator, then touched up a tad bit in adobe photoshop. The city I chose for my postcard is Canton, OH, my beloved hometown. I was born in Canton and spent my entire childhood there. Canton is a small-medium sized city which holds a few notable attractions, mainly the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is located in Canton, because that is where football originated long ago. In order to make this piece, I followed instructions in class and looked through the tutorial, duplicating letters, ungrouping them, giving them shadows, etc. Yet at one point when attempting to add in a photo that was much too large, I somehow managed to delete my entire piece and had to start all over the next day in class. Nonetheless, I used the tutorial to help guide me through, and asked questions when I needed in order to finish my work. By the end of the day I had mostly completed my work. However one thing that was pointed out to me is how the “Welcome To” and “Home of the Hall of Fame” phrases seemingly look weird/out of place/hard to read. I believe it is due to the multiple colored background of the Hall of Fame building. I attempted to fix this by changing font and adding a border to the letters, yet it only helped a little in my opinion. I think the main problem is the background image itself, I figure I need something more monochromatic. Yet, I loved the background to much to change it so I am content with my work. I really enjoyed making this piece, it was one of my favorite things we’ve done all semester. I am excited to attempt doing this again on my own with different words/place. If done correctly, I believe I could make a really cool looking postcard that I could actually use with my friends and family!