GRM23 – Week 7
Posted on October 3rd, 2012
- White Space read Chapter 3 & 4, pp. 21–42
- Introducing the Pen Tool (vectors) in Photoshop and Illustrator (4,5,6)
- The Illustrator Workspace (4,5,6)
- Chapter 12, Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
Tonight we will be discussing your progress on your self-portrait posters. This will involve checking your folders to make sure that you have an assignment sheet and that you understand the assignment and its purpose. We’ll also look at your thumbnails and brainstorming ideas. Bring the journals you have been keeping. Don’t forget your cameras and the cable to the computer just in case you will need it. Some of you may be ready to work on your self-portrait on the computer, scanner or at the very least, research and organize any digital images you might want to use.
We will also be reviewing the two photo retouching assignments which will be due at the beginning of class next week, Oct. 3rd. Be sure to print a “before” and “after” of both images. Files should be submitted in a completed folder. All requirements for turning in assignments are detailed in the syllabus. The proper way to assemble a folder is illustrated here.
This evening’s lecture is an introduction to Painting in Photoshop.
READING:
The following two readings are optional:
READ and REVIEW Chapters 1, 2 and 5 in WSINYE
During the first 60-90 minutes of class, you may use the time to work on your photo retouching exercises and reading so that we can review the 5-step process for approaching the self-portrait project:
PROJECT ONE: Self-Portrait Poster – Trim Size 11”x17” (1,3,4,5,6)
DUE Week 8
Objectives: Use Photoshop to assemble images and/or part of images that form a multi-faceted picture of “you.” You should be including images and word/s, positioning them in a composition that leads the readers’ eye through the image using the Four Design Principles boiled down by Robin Williams: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity (CRAP). The Elements of Design include line, shape, form, color, texture, and space. Chapter 5 in WSINYE discusses seven elements and seven design principles. We will discuss these concepts in class tonight by examining some of the posters from last semester.
Tonight we are going to spend more time in Photoshop working on the Photo Retouching exercises. By completing these two exercises, you should acquire the necessary skills to complete your self-portrait project which will NOT be due on week 6 as listed in the syllabus. We are going to push the self-portrait due date forward to be DUE Week 8.
Take a look at the tools of the trade pre-Macintosh. This overview of paste-up was how my education is graphic arts began, so you can see how radically the technology has changed. What do you think will come next?
This week we’re going to have that “pop quiz” I told you about last week.
It is labeled a quarter term quiz, meaning nothing more than we are about 1/4 of the way through the semester. My how time flies! If you’ve kept up with the reading through week 3, you should do just fine on the quiz. We’ll review the questions, take some photos and download them, as well as answer any questions you might have about any of our assignments and the material we covered in our first three weeks.
Enjoy. Shopping from home in 1999 (1967) Doug Englebart’s Mouse – 1 Doug Englebart’s Mouse – 2 (1968) Apple’s Knowledge Navigator (1987) What exciting developments can we look forward to in our future?
Here are a couple of must-see videos that have affected the design business from the 60s on. Enjoy.
Okay, I get it. You’re wondering how to use this website. There are two main pages that you’ll want to check on the website.
The home page contains a listing of everything that’s ever been posted in reverse chronological order. This is where you will find the most up-to-date class-related information.
The left and right columns on the page provide shortcuts to links that are categorized in a variety of ways. The links can be other posts, pdf files, or other websites. Each has information relevant to topics covered during the course of our class.
This is a separate page containing an outline with a prospectus of what should occur each week in the semester.
Be sure to bring your camera and the cable that allows you to connect to and download to the computer. We will be doing some exercises to help jump start your self-portrait project.
Because we the Assignment Sheet Project flowed over into week two, we did not have the opportunity to complete the sphere exercise, which we will complete in class this evening. The remainder of the outline
We will continue our study of InDesign with two primary objectives:
FINAL PROJECT: Portfolio Book (3,4,5,6)
Objectives: to edit and present the best of your work using the cumulative knowledge gained over the semester.
FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATION due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, May 9th at 12:30 p.m.…note the time difference 12:30-2:30.
This week we will examine the InDesign interface and we’ll explore the grid system and how it is used to organize and present information. We’ll learn how to use master pages and prepare our files to output a multi-page document.
