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Blog Week 17

New Post Title the post " Review Week 1 7" Go to www.ilovetypography.com. Under "Popular Articles", click on "Who Shot the Serif?" Read the article. At the end of the article, the author asks a question. Answer that question in this post and discuss your findings. “ What’s a Serif? ” it’s the curly bits at the ends of letters ” Title the post " Semester Reflection " In this entry, reflect on what you've learned this semester ... which is a lot! Also, discuss anything you would like to see changed for next semester (be honest) ... and any projects/techniques you would like to learn how to do. Vocabulary page ligatures, ampersand, small caps, lowercase, uppercase ligatures- a.  something that is used to bind;  specifically   :  a filament (as a thread) used in surgery ampersand- is a  logogram  representing the  conjunction  word and. small caps-  are uppercase(capital) letters set at the same  height  and weight as surrounding lower...

Blog Week 16

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New Post : Title the post "Review Week 16" Answer the following questions in your own words... How many points are in an inch? How many points are in a pica? Of the seven classifications, which classification(s) would best work as body type? Why? Identify the lowercase characters that have ascenders? H,and I Identify the lowercase characters that have descenders? P Classify the following typefaces and briefly explain why you believe it should be classified that way: Blackletter Assignments page Upload Assignment #7. State the objective of the assignment, briefly reflect on your work and explain how you utilized layer masks. Vocabulary page typography, typeface, serif, body type, display type, reverse type, point size

Podcast #4 Typography

Define typography?  The art of expressing ideas through the selection of appropriate typefaces. Where did the word "typography" originate from?  Perform and writing. What does typography involve?  Creates and modifies type using a variety of illustration techniques. Appropriate front,the size,and the font,the spacing between letters. What is a typeface?v Distinctive designs of visual symbols that are used to compose a printed image/design. What is another term for typeface?  AKA...fonts What is a character?  Individual symbols that make up a typeface. Different typestyle. What is type style?  Modifications in a typeface that create design variety while maintaining the visual style of typeface. What does type style "create" within a design?   It creates a bold,italic,condensed,roman,heavy. What is the waist line and what does it indicate?  Its an imaginary line drawn at the middle of the characters. What is a base line and what do...

Blog Week 14

New Post : Title the post "Review Week 14" Identify 5 colleges that offer graphic design (or related) majors. For each, list the school name, location, graphics majors that are offered, requirements for admission. Answer the following questions in your own words... ITT Technical Institute,Troy University,Georgia Tech,University of Georgia.University of Georgia. What is a portfolio?  A folder where you put your stuff in like classwork or assignments. What is the importance of a portfolio? To organize your stuff and work inside it. Don't lose it. Assignments page Upload Assignment #6. State the objective of the assignment and briefly reflect on your work and the principles used within your design. file://localhost/Users/2000004994/Desktop/bozhkovz_A5.psd. It describes how i would cross the road and I would go to the beach,because it is the best place to go now.I  don't like winter. And it has a lot of pictures opposite of that it's suppose to be. Fo...

Blog Week 12

What kind of art/design does he produce? he's a drawer. In what publications/media studios has his work been featured? The New York times. Post 2 samples of his art. Answer the following questions for each piece... Was this piece published? Where? What principles of design were utilized within the piece? How? What elements of design were utilized? EQ page State Essential Questions 5-8 (this should be all of them at this point) and answer them in your own words. What is a vector-based design and how is it created? How is color used effectively in a graphic design? What is a raster-based image and how is it created? How does the manipulation of size and resolution effect digital images?

Podcast #3 Principles of Design

NEW POST   Title of the post " Podcast #3 Principles of Design ". In this post, copy/paste the following questions and answer them while or after you watch the podcast: Define principles of design? Concepts used to arrange the structural elements of a composition. What do the principles of design affect? What is the principle of repetition? acts as a visual key that ties your piece together. Describe ways that the principle of repetition helps the composition/audience? has a repetitive element particular format spatial relationship. What are ways that you can incorporate repetition into your designs? too much accents and fonts and letters What should you avoid when working with repetition? the letters and space around it. What is the principle of proportion/scale? the relative size and scale of the various element in a design. What is the most universal standard of measure when judging size? How can the principle of proportion/scale be used as an at...

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Week 10

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New Post : Title the post "Color Schemes' Copy/paste or download/upload the following images to your blog. Identify which color scheme each utilizes.  split-complementary   mono cromatic titanic Analouge Complementary New Post : Title the post "Andy Warhol" Research the artist Andy Warhol. Within your post, copy/paste the following questions and answer them... Within what art genre did Warhol work? She worked for some sort of gallery. Define the genre? A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. During what years was he alive? Post 2 samples of his art. Answer the following questions for each piece. http://www.blazinglazer.com/v1/extras/BL%20wallpaper%20-%20created%20by%20different%20designers%20and%20ill Title of the piece? Warhold back to life. Describe the color that he utilizes. Does he use any particular color scheme? What do you notice about the artwork itself?...

Blog Week 9

In this post, answer the following questions: Compare and contrast vector graphics and pixel images. Vector graphics are  the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon(s), which are all based on mathematical equations.Pixel images involve using pixels and they involve mostly in photoshop. What resolution is necessary to print raster images? 300 dpi. What resolution is necessary to display raster images on the internet? probablyy around 72 pixels. Vocabulary Page  (Edit Pages) In your own words, define the following ... continuous tone image, resolution, file size

Blog Week 8

Review post Title the post " Review Week 8 " In this post, answer the following questions: Why must designers pay close attention to how color is utilized within a composition? Why is the color wheel an important tool for graphic designers? 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. Briefly describe how we "see" the color of an object? Research post Title the post: " Steve Jobs " In this entry post, answer the following questions: Who is Steve Jobs? A guy who created apple. What company was he CEO for many years? Apple What did he do for the computer industry? He created apple and made it very famous.Apple is now famous. How did this man impact the graphic design industry? He invented it. Vocabulary Page In your own words, define the following terms: hue, primary colors, secondary colors, ter...

Blog Week 7

EQ Page State the Essential Question for vector graphics and briefly answer it below. Assignments Page File > Export your Texture Grid as a .png file and upload the finished design.  In your own words, discuss the objective of the assignment and briefly reflect on your work.  Journal Post review post  Title the post, " Podcast #2 Color Theory " In this post, copy/paste the following questions and answer them while or after you watch the podcast: The right use of color can do what? Within the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves allow us to see color? Visible waves Describe white light? When all wavelengths are reflected back to your eye. How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"? What is a glass prism? A transparent triangular object that breaks white light into all the colors of the visible light spectrum. What seven colors result when white light is refracted through a prism? red,blue,green,orange,yellow,indigo,violet. Des...