the internship seeking activities you are doing
I sent in the draft for my second internship and recieved it back with some notes from Tammy. Looking to submit it Wednesday and get started soon!
the internship work you are doing
Right now I’m designing the rest of the website and generating copy as per my client’s specifications. So far I’m having a good time.
the experiences you are having
The hiccups I talked about last week have been resolved and it appears animating elements like slideshows appear as intended on mobile devices now, which is excellent. This is one of the pillar goals of the project, as the current website does not support the responsive web in any way.
mini tutorials or examples of work you did
Have you ever noticed watching a TV show that your favorite brands aren’t present? Replaced with sound-alikes such as “McRonald’s”, or loose representations like “Sandwich Queen”? Or how sometimes a laptop or tablet will have it’s identifying branding taped over? Perhaps you’ve also noticed how certain shots of a scene will be framed to not include a particular building, sculpture, or landmark. Shows do this in order to avoid having to pay a royalty fee to the company, entity, or artist in question for the use of the intellectual property (such as logos, branding, signage, artwork, buildings, or other trademarked work).
Speaking from research this week, I suggest that my classmates research the photos provided by your client and make sure they are OK to use in a business/commercial setting. There may be elements of a photo’s background, that–whether the photo was taken by the client or not–you as a web designer do not have the rights to use, and you or the client may have to contact the establishment/entity for written approval before publishing. If you don’t do this, you could be putting yourself and the client at risk for copyright/trademark infringement.
There are some times where the photo is downright unusable. But in those cases where a soda can is seen in the background, or a car’s logo is detracting from the focus of the photo, I recommend using Photopea. Photopea is a web-based photo editor like Photoshop but free-to-use, so long as you have an internet connection.
- Open PhotoPea/Photoshop.
- Open the photo you want to remove branding from.
- Use the Spot Healing Brush tool and select “Content Aware”.
- Brush over the area you want to remove branding from. This may take multiple passes and use of multiple tools after the fact to get the desired look. I recommend using the Smudge Tool and Eyedropper to blend colors further together.
- Voila! You are now at a far lower risk in receiving legal repercussions from the intellectual property holder.
Hi Christian, I know that in video games I’ve played they have cars with a made-up name because it would be stealing their trademark and copyright. If people steal someone’s website or logo without their permission, it is considered copyright/trademark infringement like you said. That’s cool how you are able to use Photoshop and Photopea to fix the photos in that situation. I never knew you could do that. I have to try that out sometime. Great job with your Internship so far!
Thank you! Yes, I have played plenty of video games in a similar situation. Sometimes it is better to avoid licensing the “real deal” anyways, because I know of a few games with advertisements featured within that prevent the game from being re-released unless the material is removed, edited, or re-licensed.
Super posting to you blog, really gives us a sense of what you have been doing and where you are at in the progress with internship project work! Great discussion about the tutorials and learning that you are working on also! Keep moving forward!
Thank you! This was a fun write up and I hope it helped others.
Hi Christian,
It sounds like you are right on track and moving along smoothly even with the hiccup you ran into. Thank you for the heads up the photos as I would not have thought of that. Good job.
Yes, things were moving along pretty well at this point. Thank you! 🙂 And no problem regarding the photos tip, I’m glad it helped.