1. What you have learned doing your assignments?
the organizational process for producing a piece of graphic design
2. Which assignment(s) were most useful?
the grid
3. Which assignment(s) were the least useful?
the colour exercises
4. What assignment was your favorite? Why?
the poster project, because, since we got to choose who to do it on it made it more fun to do. also, the complete outcome of the class was really cool to see.
5. What assignment was your least favorite? Why?
the book cover project, because i just felt lost while doing it.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Homework 12: Constructing Meaning (pages 158-175)
1. How can iconography help graphic designers and digital artists communicate ideas?
it provides us with a way to analyze the meaning of images and objects.
2. Why might target audience affect design decisions?
when the bridge between the image and the audiences explicit, communication can occur almost instantaneously.
3. Should stereotypes and cliches be used in graphic design? Why or why not?
yes, stereotypes should be used because they are often used to create a bridge on which communication is based on preconceptions, they require little thought.
no, cliches should not be used because they are over used and predictable. they become worn out when used repeatedly.
4. Compare and contrast analogy and metaphor.
an analogy creates a general connection between unrelated objects or ideas.
a metaphor is more explicit, a substantial shift in meaning occurs when a metaphoric used
5. What is your personal definition of aesthetics?
something that is pleasing to the eye
6. Compare and contrast modernism vs. postmodernism.
modernism is a wide range of individual movements beginning in Europe in latter part of the 19th century.
post-modernism is widely described as contemporary art and design.
it provides us with a way to analyze the meaning of images and objects.
2. Why might target audience affect design decisions?
when the bridge between the image and the audiences explicit, communication can occur almost instantaneously.
3. Should stereotypes and cliches be used in graphic design? Why or why not?
yes, stereotypes should be used because they are often used to create a bridge on which communication is based on preconceptions, they require little thought.
no, cliches should not be used because they are over used and predictable. they become worn out when used repeatedly.
4. Compare and contrast analogy and metaphor.
an analogy creates a general connection between unrelated objects or ideas.
a metaphor is more explicit, a substantial shift in meaning occurs when a metaphoric used
5. What is your personal definition of aesthetics?
something that is pleasing to the eye
6. Compare and contrast modernism vs. postmodernism.
modernism is a wide range of individual movements beginning in Europe in latter part of the 19th century.
post-modernism is widely described as contemporary art and design.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
I-Pad Welcome Pages
My plans for attacking this project is to choose the product M&M's and change the pages by holiday seasons...
I am going to make the background images with different colours of M&M's:
For Valentines; a heart made of M&Ms in reds, pinks, whites and golds
For St Patrick's; shamrocks with streams of various shades of green M&Ms running down the page
For Easter; "petals" of M&Ms in pastel colours running around the edge of the screen in a colour wheel pattern, forming a white space flower in the middle
For The 4th of July; a wave of patriotic colours flowing across the page.(reds,whites and blues)
For Christmas; a sketched tree with M&Ms as ornaments, in reds, greens, and golds
Overlaid with the Grid portion of this project;
a top portion that covers the personalization available for M&Ms. Followed by 6-9 products that M&Ms offers that will vary by seasons too.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Homework 11- Critical Thinking
1 How might professional graphic designers establish project criteria differently than students?
they probably wont. in order to do any project you need to use criticak thinking skills
2 Discuss how subject matter, topic, content and meaning are inter-related.
Subject matter is the starting point for your art, Content can be seen as a refinement of subject matter, and Form is the physical manifestation of your artistic vision, expression, and communication.
3 What is the purpose of a critique?
so an artist or a designer can identify strengths and weaknesses in a project and determine the improvements that need to be made.
4 What's the best way to prepare for a critique? How can you contribute to a positive critique session?
whether you are giving or receiving advice, come with your mind open, rather than your fists closed.
5 Compare and contrast subjective and objective criticism.
objective critiques focus on observable facts. subjective critiques focus on feeling, intentions, and implications
6 Describe a self-assignment that you might want to do between semesters.
a self assignment that can be done between semesters.... hmm... i have a week betweeen semesters.... nothing comes to mind...
they probably wont. in order to do any project you need to use criticak thinking skills
2 Discuss how subject matter, topic, content and meaning are inter-related.
Subject matter is the starting point for your art, Content can be seen as a refinement of subject matter, and Form is the physical manifestation of your artistic vision, expression, and communication.
3 What is the purpose of a critique?
so an artist or a designer can identify strengths and weaknesses in a project and determine the improvements that need to be made.
4 What's the best way to prepare for a critique? How can you contribute to a positive critique session?
whether you are giving or receiving advice, come with your mind open, rather than your fists closed.
5 Compare and contrast subjective and objective criticism.
objective critiques focus on observable facts. subjective critiques focus on feeling, intentions, and implications
6 Describe a self-assignment that you might want to do between semesters.
a self assignment that can be done between semesters.... hmm... i have a week betweeen semesters.... nothing comes to mind...
Homework 10- colour part 2
1 How can color help increase the illusion of depth?
in most cases, cool, low-intensity colours tend to recede, while warm, high-intensity colours tend to advance
2 How can designers utilize color for emphasis?
designers often use colour to emphasize critical information in a composition
3 Why do human beings respond emotionally to color?
colour appeals to our sense of vision in the same way that music appeals to our sense of hearing
4 What are your favorite colors and what emotions do you associate with them?
my favorite colours are all shades of green, green is associated with growth, renewal, health, environment, jealousy, envey, and inexperiance
5 Why is symbolic color always culturally specific?
because colours mean different things in different countries. for example, here, in america, white is associated with weddings, in japan white is associated with mourning and funerals.
in most cases, cool, low-intensity colours tend to recede, while warm, high-intensity colours tend to advance
2 How can designers utilize color for emphasis?
designers often use colour to emphasize critical information in a composition
3 Why do human beings respond emotionally to color?
colour appeals to our sense of vision in the same way that music appeals to our sense of hearing
4 What are your favorite colors and what emotions do you associate with them?
my favorite colours are all shades of green, green is associated with growth, renewal, health, environment, jealousy, envey, and inexperiance
5 Why is symbolic color always culturally specific?
because colours mean different things in different countries. for example, here, in america, white is associated with weddings, in japan white is associated with mourning and funerals.
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