Project one: Remembrance Day Poppy Vector.
In this project, I used Adobe Illustrator to create a poppy in a vector artwork style, in honour of Remembrance Day. I then used Adobe Photoshop to place it in a field of other poppies.
Project two: Tech News Articles.
Topic one: Rise of Artificial Intelligence.
In recent years. artificial intelligence has quickly become incredibly prevalent and important in everyday life. Artificial intelligence is simply a computer which is capable of performing tasks that would typically require human intelligence, such as writing. AI has great utility, being used as a virtual assistant, or useful tool to complete mundane tasks. However, the rise and development of AI raises societal questions regarding autonomy of machines, as well as job loss.
In my opinion, AI is generally a good and useful thing. I frequently use AI for help with assignments or studying, as it will do whatever you tell it, and is more specific than any search engine. I think that in its current capability, the downsides to AI are very limited. Obviously plagiarism is the main concern currently, however, it is very obvious when a student has used AI to generate a response to a prompt. If AI keeps improving, and its work starts to become indistinguishable from that of a human, then I think that it will become a large problem in society, as this will lead to job shortages, etc. Overall, AI is currently a very prevalent topic and it will be interesting to see how it pans out in the course of the next few years.
Topic 2: Nvidia share price drop
In early 2025, Nvidia, a leading company in the production of artificial intelligence chips and graphics processing units experienced a crash in its stock value. This was due to a multitude of reasons, such as restrictions being placed on the export of chips to China, as well as the emergence of Deepseek, a Chinese AI competitor. This had a drastic impact on shareholders for Nvidia, as many people lost money due to this large crash.
In my opinion, I am not happy about this event. As a shareholder in Nvidia, this event means that I have lost money as the stocks went down in value. In addition, I do not wholeheartedly agree with restrictions being placed on the export of cutting-edge technology, as I believe that technology should be shared and used to benefit all parties, not just some. Overall, this event was somewhat significant in the world of technology, and may be somewhat foreshadowing future events.
Topic 3: PC Part Affordability
Over recent years, components like CPUs and GPUs have undergone massive changes, regarding the technologies in them. Additionally, during the COVID-19 pandemic, prices for computer parts skyrocketed due to supply chain issues. Adding onto this, computer gaming became more popular, and the demand for these parts increased, as the prices did too. Today, although the problem has gotten better, PC part prices still have not recovered from this event, and they are still incredibly unaffordable, making it difficult for the average person to access high-end technology.
In my opinion, this event is absolutely terrible for everyone. In the world of PCs, it is usually advisable that instead of buying a pre-built PC, you should build one yourself, to save money, and to know that no corners are being cut. However, I remember a few years ago, it was actually more expensive to build your own computer than to be the same PC pre-built, which is an absolutely insane concept if you factor in labor prices. As someone who owns a PC, I feel bad for those who require or would like a computer in this era, but simply cannot afford it due to the prices. Overall, this issue is again very impactful in the technology world, and I hope it will be resolved soon.
Project 3: Short Film
This is a short film that I created using Adobe Premiere Pro. I collaboratively created it with other students, and I used many fundamental editing techniques.
Project 4: Short Film
Again, this is another short film that I created and edited using Adobe Premier Pro, and used many fundamental editing techniques to do so.
Final Project Portfolio
In this video, I go over what I did on this webpage. Although I forgot to include it, I also completed a spreadsheet in which I predicted how many points players would have over the NHL season.
