Friday, February 24, 2012
Benchmark corrections
36) The answer is C because the crop tool has a different appearance, than the place image tool.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Assignment 14 Research and Inspiration
Graphics designer
right descriptions in small font under to hide it.
dull back ground, only place pictures in color
make type color white.
Review Week 10
Why is file management (organizing your design files) an integral part of the job/assignment process?
What is the resolution necessary for printing raster images (images from Photoshop)?
What is the resolution necessary for displaying images on a monitor or website?
Name the principles of design and define each in your own words?
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Visual Organization
If you don't lead the audience through, then don't mislead them.
The typical eye moves left to right and top to bottom.
Controlling eye movement within a composition is a matter of directing the natural scanning tendency of the visual eye.
The eye tends to gravitate towards areas of complexity first.
Light areas of composition also attract the eye.
Diagonal lines or edges will also guide eye movement.
Optical center: Spot where human eye tends to enter the page. It is slightly above mathematical center and just to the left.
It takes a compelling element to pull your eye away from the spot.
Z Pattern: Our visual pattern makes a sweep of the page, generally, in the shape of a "Z"
Effective page design maps a viewer's route through the information. The designer's objective is to lead the viewer's eye to the important elements or information.
1. Don't use more than two fonts per page. Make sure that the fonts complement each other.
2. Avoid all caps unless NECESSARY.
3. Choose the right font.
4. Do not overuse complicated or fancy fonts.
www.typography.com/email/2010_03/index.htm
The typical eye moves left to right and top to bottom.
Controlling eye movement within a composition is a matter of directing the natural scanning tendency of the visual eye.
The eye tends to gravitate towards areas of complexity first.
Light areas of composition also attract the eye.
Diagonal lines or edges will also guide eye movement.
Optical center: Spot where human eye tends to enter the page. It is slightly above mathematical center and just to the left.
It takes a compelling element to pull your eye away from the spot.
Z Pattern: Our visual pattern makes a sweep of the page, generally, in the shape of a "Z"
Effective page design maps a viewer's route through the information. The designer's objective is to lead the viewer's eye to the important elements or information.
1. Don't use more than two fonts per page. Make sure that the fonts complement each other.
2. Avoid all caps unless NECESSARY.
3. Choose the right font.
4. Do not overuse complicated or fancy fonts.
www.typography.com/email/2010_03/index.htm
The Grid
Needs to come together to communicate
Way of organizing content using margins, guidelines, rows, and columns.
Inspired by modernism
Can assist the audience by breaking up information into small
chunks and bridging text and images
Consists of a distinct set of alignment-based relationships to guide elements across a format
Every design is different and requires a different grid structure to addres the elements within a design appropriately.
Used to clarify the message being communicated and to unify elements.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Cave Paintings | 35,000 years ago
What are cave paintings?
A way to visually communicate.
Name several common themes found in cave paintings
Bison, Deer, Horses, and Human Hands
How were these paintings created (tools, pigments)?
They were made by mixing water, plant juice, animal blood, soil, charcoal, and forms of iron oxide.
Brushed were made by putting together sticks, stones, leaves, and animal hair.
What is the most famous cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?
Lascaux. Discovered by teenage boys.
Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
Why did this cave have to be closed? What was done to satisfy public curiosity?
It was closed because of damage created by carbon dioxide emitted from tourists. The french government made a replica of the cave.
Post an example of cave painting(s) from Altamira cave.
In Altamira cave, why do most of the paintings have a red hue?
The red clay in the soil was used to make the paintings.
Who discovered this site? How old are the paintings confirmed to be?
Amateur artists. 19000 years old.
What is the oldest known cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?
Chavet-Pont Arc in France. Discovered by Eliette Brunell Deschamps, Christian Hillaire, Jean-Marie Chauvet in 1904.
Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
What was different about the painting techniques at this site?
The walls were scraped to make the walls clear of debris and there were 3D effects created by etching around edges.
What is "speleology"?
The scientific study of caves.
What three reasons do archeologists and historians believe prehistoric man created cave paintings?
To tell a story, help teach others, painted for magical or religious reasons.
A way to visually communicate.
Name several common themes found in cave paintings
Bison, Deer, Horses, and Human Hands
How were these paintings created (tools, pigments)?
They were made by mixing water, plant juice, animal blood, soil, charcoal, and forms of iron oxide.
Brushed were made by putting together sticks, stones, leaves, and animal hair.
What is the most famous cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?
Lascaux. Discovered by teenage boys.
Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
Why did this cave have to be closed? What was done to satisfy public curiosity?
It was closed because of damage created by carbon dioxide emitted from tourists. The french government made a replica of the cave.
Post an example of cave painting(s) from Altamira cave.
The red clay in the soil was used to make the paintings.
Who discovered this site? How old are the paintings confirmed to be?
Amateur artists. 19000 years old.
What is the oldest known cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?
Chavet-Pont Arc in France. Discovered by Eliette Brunell Deschamps, Christian Hillaire, Jean-Marie Chauvet in 1904.
Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
The walls were scraped to make the walls clear of debris and there were 3D effects created by etching around edges.
What is "speleology"?
The scientific study of caves.
What three reasons do archeologists and historians believe prehistoric man created cave paintings?
To tell a story, help teach others, painted for magical or religious reasons.
Cuneiform and the Sumerians | 3,000 BC
The Sumerians were one of the earliest types of this kind of civilization? What does that mean?
Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization?
What could the Sumerians practice year round because of the regions climate?
Post an example of early Cuneiform (Sumerian pictograph).
Why was Cuneiform created?
What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface?
What did Cuneiform begin as a series of?
Post an example of evolved Cuneiform (wedge-shaped).
After it evolved over time, what shape did the characters of Cuneiform evolve into?
Post an example of Akkadian Cuneiform.
After the Akkadians conquered, what happened to the Sumerian culture and written language?
What is a pictograph?
Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture?
Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization?
What could the Sumerians practice year round because of the regions climate?
Post an example of early Cuneiform (Sumerian pictograph).
Why was Cuneiform created?
What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface?
What did Cuneiform begin as a series of?
Post an example of evolved Cuneiform (wedge-shaped).
After it evolved over time, what shape did the characters of Cuneiform evolve into?
Post an example of Akkadian Cuneiform.
After the Akkadians conquered, what happened to the Sumerian culture and written language?
What is a pictograph?
Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture?
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Assignment 13 Research & Inspiration
Wiki: a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled.
Started in 1925 by French surrealists.
Surrealism; Extravagant, dream-like art style.
Abstract, non-realistic
Target Audience: Self
Started in 1925 by French surrealists.
Surrealism; Extravagant, dream-like art style.
Abstract, non-realistic
Target Audience: Self
Different, and everything doesn't match up, but it works.
Also very different, and it uses pictures that are disproportional, but add humor.
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