hand/sphere
Posted on January 30th, 2013
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GRM23 – Week 3
Posted on January 29th, 2013
We will continue our Photoshop exercises with the Sphere Exercise.
Upon completing the sphere exercise, you should have an understanding of:
- Elementary Layers
- Marquee Selections
- Simple Gradients
- Feathering the edge of a selection
- Fill a Selection
In addition, upon completing the printed portion sphere exercise, you will create one additional image.
The new image specs:
- 8″x10″
- 300 ppi (pixels per inch)
- Image must include a new sphere that you create in an “active” and perhaps, unexpected role
- You must create an “environment” for the sphere and put it in action
The Spheres project is due Wed. February 6th at the beginning of class.
…preparing you for the poster project.
Sphere
Posted on January 28th, 2013
well this is my picture edit from the sphere exercise that we did in class
GRM-24 Week 2
Posted on January 21st, 2013
This week we will begin a discussion of Color Management
A Printer is a Printer is a Printer – Check out the sidebar on p. 27 of the Cohen book, From Design Into Print, herein after referred to as FDIP.
The objective is to understand the digital workflow and the process of preparing the digital file to print properly for a variety of print processes. For example, a bleed vs. no bleed, Spot UV or Foil Stamp, Special Folds or Cuts, Card Stock vs. Cover Stock.
- Color modes/models beginning with the Camera and Photoshop and ending in ink
- RGB>CMYK – What all the hullabaloo? Color Mode Bit Depth Chart, p. 80 FDIP
- Understanding Color Gamut
- Resolution
- Bleeds
- Imposition
- Time and money-saving techniques – step and repeat
Project #1 – Business Card Design
Objective: Create a press-ready business card file for three different variations on the theme with the goal of three price-points: low, medium and high.
Part I – Rough comps for a logo and business card design with low res (72dpi minimum) proofs – due Jan. 31.
Part II – Tight comps with color proofs – due Feb. 7.
Part III – Final press ready PDF and Package Files – due Feb. 14.
12 Free Cloud Storage Options
Posted on January 17th, 2013
Box.net offering 50GB of storage free for life
There are free online cloud storage services with a limited amount of space (2-7 GB) where each cloud storage service has its own specifications to fit your personal or business needs. iCloud for Apple, SkyDrive from Microsoft, Dropbox, Box, etc. You can access many of these websites through your smartphone or tablet to upload and download.
Click on this link to see more descriptions for each cloud storage services: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/092512-free-cloud-262764.html?page=1
