First Blog Posts!!

The blog is a place to gather ideas and record your progress from this semester….

Please post these items:

 An image of your "Folder logo" brainstorm map…

A jpeg of your logo design

and answer these questions about the design:

1. How do the SHAPES in your logo tell us about you?

2. How does your use of tools, or shapes make your logo a unique design?

Starting your BLOG!

Here is the link to begin setting up your own blog for the class!

http://wawacdesign.blogspot.com/2012/03/lets-blog.html

PLEASE be sure to send me the link to your blog, so I can add it to the list….

Some ideas for the final...

Here are some quick links and samples for your inspiring minds!!

Links @ thehaitiposterproject.com

and here @ http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/culture/graphic-advocacy-posters-digital-age/page/3/#slide-top

and here @ http://graphicadvocacyposters.org/posters/

 This one was made by a WA student last year!!!!

Final Project

Here is the link!!

http://wawacdesign.blogspot.com/2011/06/design-2-final-project.html

Thinking of a Poster Design? Check out this link.. @ http://thehaitiposterproject.com/posters/view/artist:412

More Good Examples for Animation!!!!

Here's the link!!!

http://vimeo.com/channels/innovativeanimation/27488753

ANIMATION TECHNIQUES AND SAMPLES

Here are links to previous posts about animating with Photoshop....

PANNING @ http://wawacdesign.blogspot.com/2012/04/panning-in-animation.html

FADE @ http://wawacdesign.blogspot.com/2012/04/changing-focus-animation-experiment.html

and

another example here @ http://wawacdesign.blogspot.com/2012/04/blur-with-panning-trick.html

ANIMATION IDEAS

Look for examples of PANNING, Objects CROSSING the frame and FADES..

Here are some links

@ http://portfolios.risd.edu/search?field=&risd_major=391&content=projects&sort=&time=week&offset=0

Adding Page Numbers!

Here is the link @#http://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/layout-design-9.html

Add page numbers to your layout....

The InDesign Challenge!

Another "need to know" skill for you is the program- InDesign.... This program is primarily used  for desktop publishing- magazines, newspapers, web sites, etc. If you do more graphic design work in college or at work, you will wind up using this program!!!!

Here we go....

SKILLS TO MASTER

Setting up a document with pages

Setting up columns and guides

Creating and editing linked text and text boxes

Drop Caps

Text Wrap

GRID POSTER EVALUATION

Post an image of your "Design research grid poster", and discuss the following topics:

• How does your poster "look" like the artist's style? Describe what is unique about their use of the elements and principals....

• What was the type of grid you used ( rule of thirds, asymmetrical, columns, baseline, or your own)?

• What object in your poster "breaks off" the grid?

• How did you lead the viewer through your design? Did you use changes in size, color, contrast, texture, shape....

• What is the most successful part of your design?