Semester Reflection

I learned alot like how to use illustrator and how to use Layer Masks and Clipping masks

Next semester I would like to do a project that doesn't use pictures from the internet so we can show OUR style and not the internet person's style.

I think learning how to do a "paper craft" style on PhotoShop would be fun (I saw a tutorial on DeviantArt and it was a bunch of fun!)

Review Week 17

Yes, I learned serifs don't need to be curly

Review Week 15

How many points are in an inch? How many points are in a pica?
72 12
Of the seven classifications, which classification(s) would best work as body type? Why?
old style, they're based on newspapers
Identify the lowercase characters that have ascenders?
t l f d b
Identify the lowercase characters that have descenders?
y q pClassify the following typefaces and briefly explain why you believe it should be classified that way:

Add caption

Podcast #4 Typography

Define typography?
The art of expressing ideas through the selection of different type faces
Where did the word "typography" originate from?
greek typo graphy
What does typography involve?
fonts
What is a typeface?
Symbols used to compose an image
What is another term for typeface?
fonts
What is a character?
individual symbols
What is type style?
mods in typeface
What does type style "create" within a design?
variety What is the waist line and what does it indicate?
Middle
What is a base line and what does it indicate?
bottom
What is an ascender?
xtends above waste line
What is a descender?
Below
Describe a serif?
final line
How can the size of the typeface be identified?
pointsWhat is a point?
size
How many points are in an inch?
72
What is a pica and how many are in an inch?
6
How many points are in a pica?
12
What is body type and where can it be found?
4-`12 pnt
What is the key to selecting appropriate typefaces to be used as body type?
readablity
What is display type and how is it used?
12 pt draw att
What is reverse type and when would it be used?
white type on dark BG
What is a typeface classification?
basic system for classifying
When was Blackletter invented and how was it used?
calligraph
Describer the characteristics of a Blackletter typeface?
highly elaborate
When was Old Style invneted and what was is based on?
newspaper
Describe the characteristics of an Old Style typeface?
wedge shape
When were formal scripts developed?
early
When were casual scripts developed?
later
Describe the characteristics of a Script typeface?
cursif
When was Modern typefaces developed and why?

Describe the characteristics of a Modern typeface?
sharp contrast
How early can Sans Serif typefaces be found? What happened?

When did they become popular?
1920
What does "sans serif" mean?
no serif
Describe the characteristics of a Sans Serif typeface?
uniform
When was Slab Serif developed and why?
advertising
Describe the characteristics of a Slab Serif typeface?
uniform
Describe Decorative typefaces?
vary greatly
Why were they developed?
for a spc theme
What are they best used for?
unformal stuff

Review Week 14

1)Academy of Art University- San Francisco.
Advertising, Animation & Visual Effects,Architecture,Art Education,Fashion,Fine Art,Game Design,Graphic Design,Illustration,Industrial Design,Interior Architecture & Design,Landscape Architecture,Motion Pictures & Television | Acting,Multimedia Communications,Music Production & Sound Design for Visual Media,Photography,Web Design & New Media

2)Rhode Island School of Design
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Graphic majors that are offered: Photography, design and painting.
Requirements for admission: 

3)Maryland Institute College of Art
Location: Baltimore,Maryland
Graphic majors that are offered: Socail Design, Community Arts, and Art Education Online.
Requirements for admission:Tuition and fees must be paid to Student Account Services on the payment due date. Failure to meet the payment due date may result in cancellation of enrollment and registration and the imposition of a late fee.
4)University of Delaware
Location: Delaware
Graphic majors that are offered: Book Arts, Interactive Media, Drawing II and Design II.
Requirements for admission: Students must complete the common application to the University and submit an application to the department.

5)California Institute of the Arts
Location: Californina
Graphic majors that are offered: Art, Dance, Film/Video, Music and Theater.
Requirements for admission: Transcripts, Letter of recommendation and application fee.


What is a portfolio?
stuff w/ ur work
What is the importance of a portfolio?

so places can see your art

Review Week 13

Variety= diff colors ducks w/ diff bill colors

Unity= Uses same figure/colors to bring together

Rhythm= same movement of lines over and over again

Repetition= same face used over and over

Proportion= apple big, city s
mall

Ground= Negative space used as cat

Figure= Shape f hawk/eagle

Balance= Man on right, tree on left

EMPHASIS- pick is b/w flower= purple

How do you add a layer mask to a particular layer?
click layer mask button
What two colors are used to create the mask?
black white
Describe the process of using a layer mask?
black-remove white- bring back

Stephen Kroninger

Post 2 samples of his art. Answer the following questions for each piece...

Was this piece published? Where?

No

Yes, in a children's book

What kind of art/design does he produce?
PhotocollagesIn what publications/media studios has his work been featured?
Time Magazine
What principles of design were utilized within the piece? How?Figure     BalanceWhat elements of design were utilized?
Color, line

Review Week 12

How can you, as the designer, use principles of design to help compose a page?
You can make a design more interesting
What are the principles of design (define each in your own words)?
Repetition- Using an obj over and over
Proportion/scale- how big/small something is compared to another
Balance- How pic is weighed
Emphasis- Bringing out a certain area
Unity- together
variety- diff
figure- general shape
ground- negative space
rhythm- repetition of movement

Podcast 3

Define principles of design?
Concepts used to arrange elements
What do the principles of design affect?
Message
What is the principle of repetition?
Reusing certain element
Describe ways that the principle of repetition helps the composition/audience?
Beautifies
What are ways that you can incorporate repetition into your designs?
Bold Text, Thick Lines, color....
What should you avoid when working with repetition?
using so much it gets annoying
What is the principle of proportion/scale?
Relation between elements
What is the most universal standard of measure when judging size?
Human Body
How can the principle of proportion/scale be used as an attention getter?
Comforting or scary
What is the principle of balance?
distribution of weightWhich kinds of elements/shapes visually weigh heavier/greater?
Irregular
What is another name for symmetrical balance?
Formal
Define symmetrical balance?
Same amount of weight on both sidesWhat is another name for asymmetrical balance?
Informal
Define asymmetrical balance?
Uneven weight distribution
What is the principle of emphasis?
Stressing a particular area
What happens to a design that has no focus?
Nothing stads outWhat is a focal point and how is it created?
Where eye goes.Making an element dominate
How many components of a composition can be a focal point?
1
What ways can emphasis be created in a design?Sudden change in:
-direction
-size
-shape
-texture
-color
-tone
-line
What is the principle of unity?
Wholeness of a composition
What three ways can unity be obtained?
1.Making them similar
2.Diecrt vision by line

3.put things close together

What is the principle of variety?
Difference
What ways can a designer add variety to a design?
Texture    color    shape
Why is it important to find the right balance between unity and variety?
too much is boring
What is figure?
form     silhouette    Shape
What is another name for figure?
Positive space
What is ground?
surrounding area around an obj
What is another name for ground?
Negative space
When a composition is abstract (has no recognizable subject) what will the figure depend on? What does that mean?
sdasa
Why must a designer consider the composition as a whole?
So it wont get too complex
What is the principle of rhythm?
Constant recurrence or movement
How is rhythm achieved?
Orderly repetition of an element
What three ways can rhythm occur in a design?
1.Same dist between objs

2.Organic flowing

3. Sequence of shapes

How does rhythm help a composition/design?
Helps deliver massage
What is the principle of contrast?
2 elements are diff
How can contrast help a design?
add visual interest
What is wrong with having too much or too little contrast in a design?
Confusing
What is the key to working with contrast?
Make sure diff is obviousWhat are some common ways of creating contrast?
diff shape, color, texture

Potato Head

Color Schemes

 Complementary

Analogues

Monochromatic

Slit complementary

TRIATIC

Andy Warhol

Within what art genre did Warhol work?
Pop Art

Define the genre?
Style

During what years was he alive?
1929-1987

Post 2 samples of his art. Answer the following questions for each piece.

Title of the piece?

Marilyn Monroe
Describe the color that he utilizes. Does he use any particular color scheme?

Bright, Complementary. Yes, Complementary

What do you notice about the artwork itself?

It is in an older style

Title of the piece?

Knives

Describe the color that he utilizes. Does he use any particular color scheme?

Dark BG and bright pink knives as the focus

What do you notice about the artwork itself?

There is a lot of detail

Review Week 9

Compare and contrast vector graphics and pixel images.Vector is a mathematical equation. Pixels are little squares
What resolution is necessary to print raster images?
300 p/i
What resolution is necessary to display raster images on the internet?
72 p/i

Steve Jobs

Who is Steve Jobs?
Co-Founder and previous CEO of Apple

What company was he CEO for many years?
Apple

What did he do for the computer industry?
Invented the Mac

How did this man impact the graphic design industry?

It made newer computers

Review Week 8

Why must designers pay close attention to how color is utilized within a composition?
Because colors can either make or destroy a picture

Why is the color wheel an important tool for graphic designers?
So they know what colors clash ad match

Find an example of neutral colors utilized within a design (hint: google poster design). Near the sample, discuss why you feel the designer included neutral colors within the composition.

I believe he used neutral colors to bring out the point that it is a dark time

Briefly describe how we "see" the color of an object?

We se what color the relfect

Podcast 2 Color theory

Within the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves allow us to see color?
Visible Light

Describe white light.
Equal amounts of all colors

How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"?
We see what they reflect of the visual light spectrum

What is a glass prism?
Transparent and triangular object when white light is shown through all colors show

What seven colors result when white light is refracted through a prism?
red, orange,yellow,green,blue,purple, indigo

Describe hue.
Color itself

When does white light occur?
All wave lengths are reflected back to your eye

When does black light occur?
No light is reflected back to you eye

How color is perceived depends on what?
The type of light it is seen in

What is a color wheel?
Shows relationship between primary, secondary, and tertiary colors

What are primary colors? Name them?
Blue Red Yellow

What are secondary colors? Name them?
Purple Green orange

What are tertiary colors? Name them?
Red-Orange, Yellow-Ornage, Yellow-green, Blue-Green, Red-Purple, Blue-Purple

What are neutral colors? How can they be created?
Aren't on color wheel. combining complementary colors

How can a neutral color help a design?
Help bring our focus or tone down a picture

What are complementary colors? Name them?
Colors opposite of each other. Red and Green, orange and blue, yellow and purple

What is color value?
Lightness or darkness of color

What is a shade?
color that had white added to it

What is a tint?
Color that had white added to it

What is saturation/intensity?
Brightness of a color

What happens when you mix complementary colors together?
you get neutral colors

Describe color harmony?
Pleasing arrangement of colors

What is a color scheme?
Harmonious color combinations

Describe a monochromatic color scheme?
Uses values of 1 color

Describe an analogous color scheme?
3 colors next to each other on color wheel

Describe a complementary color scheme?
2 colors opposite of each other on the color wheel

Describe a split-complementary color scheme?

2 colors opposite of each other and 2 colors next to 1 of them

Describe a triadic color scheme?
3 colors equally spaced on the color wheel

What colors are considered to be warm colors?
warm vivid colors found in nature. Red orange yellow

Describe a warm color scheme?
Bold and energetic

What colors are considered to be cool colors?
greens blues and purples

Describe a cool color scheme?
calm

Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?

so you get the desired response and message

Review Week 6

What is the pen tool used for?

Creating line and tracing patterns and textures

How can you manipulate a path/line in Illustrator? Discuss the use of the white arrow tool, pen+, pen-, and convert too.
Pen+ : Adds more anchors so you can manipulate the line/shape where you choose.

Pen- : Rids line/shape of anchors you don't want

Convert tool : turs paths into corners and corners into paths

How can you utilize the layers palette in Illustrator?
You can add a new layer, Hide a Layer, lock a layer or delete a layer

How do you create a clipping mask in Adobe Illustrator?

You make a shape w/ no line and no fill around the area you want to keep. You make sure its at the top and then select everything. Go under object -> Clipping Mask -> Make

Review Week 5

SHAPE

A poster for the classic game of TETRIS. This poster uses shape very well even though all the shapes are made up of Squares it makes it 3-d. Making the audience want to play.

LINE
This Poster may not be serious but it's a perfect example of the use of line. The lines used here are coming from the duck, which causes us to go there 1st. And the lines are bright and colorful making it more interesting.

TEXTURE
This AD for a phone uses texture perfectly. ItMakes the audience think that the phone is awesome and can handle anything. It is directed towards teens.

SPACE
An Add for a show called Space. They also utilized space within the picture very well. The black space in between the objects makes us feel that the space in between them is great not just a few inches.

VALUE
This a Poster for the Game Limbo. The poster uses value to show light and dark spaces. This effect of value cases a mysterious feel to it.

Review Week 4

Why/how can icons be used to communicate?

They can show basic ideas w/ or w/o words and letters

Via the internet, find 2 examples of common icons that clearly communicate their message. Post both in this entry.

 found at: http://media.smashingmagazine.com/images/rss/rss_icon.jpg

 Found at: http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/judge/iphone/128/ipod-icon.png

None of those are owned by me c: Thank you

What is the difference between copyright and public domain?

Copyright- Illegal to use

Public domain- Legal to use

How can you avoid plagairism in this class? In other classes?

Siting the location in which you found the image Not taking credit for work that isn't yours.