Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Assignment 13 research and inspiration

RESEARCH
Exquisite corpse: a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled .
Surrealist: artists are the people who created exquisites corpse.
Suurealism: is a  period of time where everyone who doing ar creating something that were futuristic and not realistic.
Became in the 1920's

BRAINTSTOM.
Something creative, creative, colorful, but not so much warm coolers tones, unique, try o portray something critical and funny, make it enjoyable for the whole class

We see that this pic is tricked out and really shows the formal/balance of surrealism.---------------------------------->>

Monday, January 30, 2012

The creative process

Series of steps you repeat every time you need to design something.
Why do we need this product?
1. It improves consistancy.
2 Ability to plan and time your work.
3. Raises the quality of your work.
4. Communicate ore effectively and a more professional way.

1st step of process (research): the dent and the competition; get online, look in magazines, listen to music; and pay attention to the world around you
2nd step (brainstorm/inspiration):striving to be unique and innovative while still following the current trends, ensure a fresh and creative approach. who is my audience? what am i trying to tell my audience?
3rd step (sketching): thumbnails, thumbnails, and more thumbnails. Sketch to get your thoughts out and to work through ideas.
Step 4 (execute): IMplement your ideas. combine type an imagery into a well developed composition. Utilize design peinciples and visual organiztion guildlines to help. try technuques, explore possibile outcomes, and analizye the outcome. If you get stuck, wlk away and clear your head. If piece doesnt look how you imagined, and it isnt working, try another idead. forcing an idead wont result in a good desing.
5th Step (critique & revise): Take a step back, (literally) and look at your design with an objective eye. Make sure the design effectly conveys the message to  the intended audience. If it doesnt go back and tweak the composition until it does. Asking others for their opinion will help with this process.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Photo composition

snapshot- is a quick shot, often spontaneous, taken to record a moment in time.


photograph- an image taken with care and  thought.


Rule of thirds
= imaginary lines drawn dividing the frame of your camera into thirds, both horizontally and vertically.
place the important subject, or important elements of your composition where these lines intersect.
place the horizontal line at the top or bottom horizontal divider.
or fill up the entire frame with the subject for a close up image,


Leading Lines.
=use lines created within the foreground or background of the composition to lead the viewer's eyes through the photo.
lines can draw attention to one or more intended subjects or a single focal point.


Point of view.
= change the way your subject is perceived by changing the camera position.
if you are photographing a subject very tall, compose the shot so that the camera is looking upwards.
... and vice versa


Simplicity
=keep your background simple and clear of clutter.
the mood and effectiveness of a photo can be altered by what is in the background.
a chaotic composition will cause the viewer to look away.