Final Essay info

Here you go!

Some quick ideas....

How about using the window as a "paper" for your design?

I discovered that it also made a reflection.....

I'll work more with this idea..

So, what if I used "invert? in photoshop to change the colors and values? neat!!

Folded paper also made some nice shadows...

You can make the digital camera focus and blur by holing it close to the letter.... interesting effect..

Skolos Wedel Graphic design- using light and shadow in their work

Check out more of their work and some interviews here @ http://www.graphichug.com/?p=5952

and here @ http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex310sko/ex310sko.htm
 

Creativity Exercise!!

Here is the link @ http://wawacdesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/way-outside-box.html

 

This image is by Nathan

Post the Screenshot Project

Post an image of your completed project.....

Please post one or more screenshots showing your use of Layer Masks and Adjustment Layers....


Discuss your awesomeness, by answering these questions about your ideas and work:

1. What "trick" or software technique made the most impact on your work? (masks, selection tools, others?)

2. What is it about your use of images, layer masks, adjustment layers or other techniques, that made your image unique and different form the others in class?

3. What would you title your work?

Screenshot Envy

Use screenshots as the primary source for gathering images into Photoshop...

Select an image to recreate.....

Select the SHAPES of VALUES in the image, using selection tools.......

Make them into masks......

Fill those shapes with screenshot images- to create a "collage" drawing of the image...

Extra tools:

Layer modes (multiply, overlay, screen)

Layer blend (double click on the layer itself)

Adjustment layers (to colorize the screen shots)

Filters?!!!!

 A work in progress here.....

Check this out first

Check out this site too for use of images and marks with Collage..... cool!!!

http://designenvy.aiga.org/tobe-nick-dangerfield-and-parte/

Design Research

Looking at other designer's work is one of the best things to help you get new ideas for your work. 


So.....

Gather at least 4 images of ONE designer's work- and even a picture of the designer- to show what YOU found interesting about the person and their ideas....

Describe what art-making technique, or element of art makes the work interesting to you: is it- colors, values, images, irony, humor, special effects, ????

Here is the link to the video series... @ http://www.aiga.org/Inspiration.aspx?taxid=519

The designers are: Milton Glaser, David Carson, James Victore, Stephan Sagmeister, and Paula Sher.

Posting Your Irony Design

Please answer these questions about your irony poster:

1. What was the message you were trying to get the audience to think of?


2. Describe how you used any of these elements, in your design, to deliver the message:

Color, Value (contrast), filters and effects, images, words..... or any others not listed here.

More Ideas on CREATIVITY

Check out these guys and their work @

http://www.ogilvy.com/

Using Irony...

Here are some good examples I found...

First, and entire add campaign for "Nothing" - ha ha

Here is the link: http://www.aiga.org/case-study-nothing/

and here is more about the idea behind the advertising @ http://www.nail.cc/work/nothing/

Another one here @ http://justsomething.co/23-creatively-funny-print-ads-will-make-you-giggle/

above is for Lifebouy soap company- "you eat what you touch"....

Above is for Pocket Pies... a quick snack...

 

3M tape add..... "sticky on both sides".... for double sided tape!

Posting the Completed Animation

Post the movie and answers to these questions about your final animation...

1. Theme- What is the "big idea" behind your movie? How did you convey that idea? Did you use color, images, timing of frames, or other visual effects?

2. Which animation technique, or effect (fades, timing, movement through frame, or panning) worked best in your movie?

3. What discovery did you make while creating the movie?

Also, 

Please post screen shots to show how you used the layers and animation "frames" tools...
Screen shot command is: "Command" + shift + 4..... then click and drag to select what part of the screen you want to "capture".

INSPIRATION! What do designers do?....

1. Designing for the Web is one of the new challenges for visual designers (you). Here are some web sites to see a collection of creative ways to get information across on the internet.

Look at how these sites use TYPE, COLOR, VALUES and MOVEMENT to catch your attention and get the information to you

Here's the link @ http://www.thefwa.com/

2. Finding work as a designer is a challenge.

Here is a site with wonderful interviews, articles and examples of HOW designer's get jobs, and solve problems....

Here's the link @ http://www.giantthinkers.com/

INSPIRATION for your animations!

Check out the short movies
at this link @ http://www.shortoftheweek.com/category/style/animation/

Getting Into Animation

Here is a link to more info....

http://wawacdesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/animation-techniques-and-samples.html

MORE COOL Ideas!!

Wow!!! Look at this cool example of someone playing with the ideas of how a web page displays information...... scrolling to make things change!


SEE the examples here @ http://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/janelle-monae/

and another one HERE @ http://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/bat-for-lashes/

COOL IDEAS

Here are some great examples of poster designs for you....

Look how these designers use VALUE, SHAPE, COLOR and even TEXTURE on their work...

See more here @ http://designenvy.aiga.org/?filter_search=poster&filter_tag=&filter_category=&filter_user=&filter_month=

POSTER design Information...

Ok, here is some writen info to go on your poster.....

Little Shop of Horrors

Poster/Program Cover Design Contest

Assignment:

Design a poster for the upcoming Woodstock Academy production of Little Shop of Horrors. If chosen, your design will be featured (with credit given to you, of course!) on all Little Shop posters and on the program covers, which will be distributed to over 1,000 audience members!

Requirements:

-design must have a color AND black/white option (we will be printing some of both)

-design must work for all the following paper sizes:

·      8 ½” x 11 (standard paper size-flyers)

·      8 ½” x 5 ½” (for program cover)

·      11” x 17” (posters)

-must feature ALL of the following text: (the bolded information should be most prominent)

·      Woodstock Academy presents

·      Little Shop of Horrors (play title)

·      Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman

·      Music by Alan Menken

·      Based on the film by Roger Corman, Screenplay by Charles Griffith

·      March 15^th, 16^th, and 17^th at 7:00 pm

·      March 17^th at 2:00 pm

·      in the Bates Memorial Auditorium

·      General Admission: $12

-should be eye-catching and representative of the show

-should feature your name (as poster designer)—unless you’d prefer to remain anonymous

Show Synopsis:

Set in the early 1960’s, this rock musical centers on Seymour, a young man living and working in a run-down Skid Row florist shop. He discovers a unique new plant species, bringing him fame, fortune, and the confidence to win the heart of the woman he loves—Audrey. But all goes wrong when he discovers the plant, which can talk (and sing!) has an appetite for human blood.

Please feel free to research images or further information about the play to help inspire your design!

Cool designers

Here's a job for you!!!!

How about designing all the documents and packaging for an entire "world"?!!! These designers work in the movie industry and were hired to do just that- AMAZING!

Check out Annie Atkins here @ http://annieatkins.com

AND here is an interview with her @ http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2014/march/grand-budapest-hotel

And 

Mina Lima Design did all the work for the HARRY POTTER films! Cooool!

See them here @ http://www.minalima.com/film-work/graphic-props/harry-potter-2000-2010

and a quick interview here @http://www.coolhunting.com/design/interview-printorium.php 

Designing with Photoshop

We are going to create a poster for the school play-

to do that, we need to master two new skills in Photoshop…

 LAYER MASKS

and


LAYER STYLES

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http://www.mybloggerlab.com/2013/03/how-to-embed-pdf-and-other-documents-in-blogger-posts.html


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ADDING the PDF of your book to your blog

Try this technique out...... you should have access to Google docs, because you signed into blogger,,,,,

if that is so, you can use their code to add the PDF..

Here is a step by step of how... @ http://www.mybloggerlab.com/2013/03/how-to-embed-pdf-and-other-documents-in-blogger-posts.html

Mess With the Web! ...... a project

Creatively use the effects of scrolling, resolution, and computer monitors different from paper, to create an artwork that evokes CHANGE from start to finish.

 Use Photoshop as the primary software tool..... SKILLS include: Image resolution, image size, RGB mode and loading to the blog.



Here is a screenshot of the Photoshop page set up for you..... the SIZE may change but the RESOLUTION is set for 72 and mode is "RGB".

REQUIREMENTS: post at least three versions of your design to have evidence of your creative process.

IDEAS: look at previous student's solutions on the class' blog.

Here are some links to other samples @http://wawacdesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/mess-with-web-project.html

and here @ http://wawacdesign.blogspot.com/2012/03/experiment.html 

Posting the Book

After posting your book answer these questions about your work:

1. What was your "theme"? How does your use of images, type, and effects help your audience understand the theme?

2. How does your book design show your use of a "structure"- throught the use of a grid, or  columns....

*please post a screenshot (command+shift+4) showing your use of the grid or columns in InDesign.

3. What is the best part of your book design? Why?

fixed book MUSE _interactive_.pdf

PDF your Book!

To get your pages on the blog, you need to save them as PDF's first, then place them in Photoshop, then save them for the web as jpegs.....

that process keeps the details intact.... aparently InDesign isn't so great for converting to the web....

Here's some screen shots of how that works...

Firt, change your document color mode to RGB... that matches how a monitor displays colors.

Then, export as a PDF

 Name and save it...

Select how it is to be saved.....

Then open the PDF in Photoshop.... notice you must choose multiple pages to open..

here's my book saved.....

Mr Woodstock Ticket Design!!!

Whoaaaa!!!

are you up to a quick, last-minute job?

Design a ticket for this event..... no requirements or "theme"....

have this info on the ticket

Woodstock Academy Student Council Presents:
Mr. Woodstock 2014
7:00 PM Friday April 4th
in the bates auditorium

Design it to fit 8 tickets on a letter sized page....

Use Green and gold colors....and have a crown on it somewhere...

Thanks!

IDEAS for your "book"

Here are some links to search for ideas about using type in a book format.....

Check it out here @ http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/08/01/10-essential-books-on-typography/

And Here @ http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/05/mind-blowing-examples-of-experimental-typography/

Another one here @ http://ericakitamura.blogspot.com/2012/02/book-design-experimental-typography.html

How about this one?!!!! WOW!

Here @ http://www.esono.com/

AAAAND videos using typography here @ http://vimeo.com/74993082

Or this one @http://vimeo.com/69375692

LASTly, John Maeda's "reactive books" used programing to make type react to human input

Here @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA_UTUvC4h8

InDesign Help- Part 3!

Here is another WONDERFUL collection of ideas and tips for using InDesign.... Lisa Valuyskaya is great!


Check out the link @http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/03/17/indesign-tips-i-wish-i-d-known-when-starting-out/

The InDesign Challenge!

Let's combine your software skills with the "structures"of columns and the grid.

CREATE a 10 page book, using InDesign, that describes the message of a song or poem. Use type as the dominant visual objects in the book. Solve these design challenges:

1. Use the words of the poem/song lyric as the dominant visuals in the book

2. Show your use of a grid, or column structure to hold the book together.

3. Have an area of EMPHASIS on pages and in the book itself

4. Work with color, or black and white

5. Show VARIETY in the book design.


Document size is 10 pages, CMYK color settings, each page is "letter half" in size (5.5X8.5).

*Use Photoshop and Illustrator to create images, but build the book in InDesign.

A PACKAGE....

Create a "package of your indesign document to collect fonts, images all together!! 

 

InDesign Help, part 2

Here are more skills to learn today...

1. PLACING images into InDesign

Here is the link @ http://help.adobe.com/en_US/indesign/cs/using/WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6bc5a.html#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6bbea


 Here are the FRAME tools..... not the "rectangle" tools...

THESE are the buttons to fit the frame to your images.....

2. Here is a great VIDEO  i found this morning too!!!

here @ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/creative-suite-podcast-designers/indesign-cs-55-from-start-to-finish/