This task was to rearrange shapes cut of paper, and try to find the point at which the figure disappears into the ground. We was supposed to cut shapes of black paper and place it on white paper.
symmetry/asymmetry.
In thss assignment we got the opportunity to test our idea sketching skills.
On an A4 landscape page, draw four equal squares. Create 4 more pages in this way. So, you’ll have 5 pages with four squares on each. Draw one or two squares or rectangles in each empty square to achieve the following visual effects (refer to your textbook, p.41 as guidance). You can work with the interaction of rectangles and squares to make the balance or imbalance more evident.
Movement to the left
Movement to the right
Movement downwards
Movement upwards
Balance
Tension
Symmetry/asymmetry
Produce at least two different versions of each effect, recording your results each time. Explain in one or two sentences what you wanted to achieve (as shown in your manual). Submit your drawings and findings on Moodle.
1. Movement to the left
Two squares and rectangles are placed at the left side, telling our mind that the objects are moving left.
2. Movement to the right
Two squares and rectangles are placed at the right side, telling our mind that the objects are moving right.
3. Movement downwards
One rectangle and two squares are placed at the bottom of the drawing to tell us that they are moving downwards.
4. Movement upwards
One rectangle and two squares are placed at the top of the drawing to tell us that they are moving upwards.
5. Balance
When the three squares are placed in the middle, it becomes balanced.
6. Tension
The small piece placed at the top and side, suggest that they are going to fall or break.
7. Symmetry
All the rectangles are the same size, and it becomes symmetry.
8. Asymmetry
The rectangles and squares are not the same size, and it becomes asymmetric.
pace and contrast.
This learning activity is about to compare the design of an online magazine, blog or website to that of a printed magazine, book or journal. I am going to tell you what difference i can see between the kinds of design strategies used in the two format. I chose the magazine Costume.
Online.
In the online version it is so much more that is going on. You have the advertising, the slideshow of pictures and it is difficult to read since it is so much going on at the same time. It can also be hard to find what you are looking for when it is so much text and pictures on the page.
Printed.
This printed version is so much better to read. You have the overview, and there is not any form of advertising which is good, because then you can read the article, without being distracted in any way. Since the background of the article is white, and the text is black it all seems so much “cleaner” and it gives it a great contrast.
When you read a magazine online, you just scroll down the page and you don`t read everything, but the printed version makes it better to sit and read it. In the online version you have to click on the article you want to read, but in the printed version you can just read, it is better to read and it is no that stressful.
brochure for a fictitious travel agent.
In this assignment we were supposed to design a 4-page brochure for a fictitious travel agent.
I decided to make a brochure for travels to Los Angeles. Since i have been there myself, i thought it would be great to make this brochure. I have used blue tones in all my pages. The font that i have used in the headlines is Little days, and on the text i have used Minion pro.
basic principles of layout.
In this assignment were we should take a magazine, newspaper or a book, i decided to take a magazine. The task was to lay tracing paper over the top of three spreads, using a pencil and ruler, carefully trace the grid underlying the page layouts. Remember to remove specific text elements or images, and to only draw the grid lines. Note column widths and margin sizes at the top, bottom, and to the left and right of the main body of text. Is your document based on a two-column, three-column, or another type of grid? Which element stay the same on each page, and which change?
In this assignment i chose to take an article in my Det Nye magazine.
In this article the column width is 6,5 cm. The margin size at the top is 8 cm, the bottom is 1,9 cm and both left and right sides are 2 cm. This document are based on three-column. Both sides are almost the same, except the image on the right side, since the image is placed there, the three columns aren`t the same as those three at the left side.
Sources:
Google.no
A foundation course for graphic design,
working in print, moving image and digital media.
Thames & Hudson.
mandatory assignment, layout.
Yesterday we got the project exam, the portfolio and the layout assignment! I love to work in InDesign, so when this layout assignment came, i was super happy. I have made a draft on this cookbook by Jamie Oliver, which i started on yesterday. Im not done yet, but i just wanted to show you what i have worked on.
exposure basics, two.
The second assignment was to take five pictures every day for the next five days. The subject of the photos could include a series of differents object, like people and landscapes. We should apply the manuel settings as exlained in our textbook. We were supposed to submit our six best pictures on our blog at the end of the week. We were also going to list all of the pictures with ISO, Aperture and Shutter speed.
Canon 600d 18-55mm. Manual mode.
ISO: 100, Aperture: 4.5, Shutter speed: 1/8
Canon 600d 18-55mm. Manual mode.
ISO: 100, Aperture: 5.6, Shutter speed: 1/2
Canon 600d 50mm. Manual mode.
ISO: 100, Aperture: 1.8, Shutter speed: 1/50
Canon 600d 50mm. Manual mode.
ISO: 100, Aperture: 1.8, Shutter speed: 1/60
Canon 600d 50mm. Manual mode.
ISO: 100, Aperture: 1.8, Shutter speed: 1/60
Canon 600d 50mm. Manual mode.
ISO: 100, Aperture: 4.5, Shutter speed: 1/30
exposure basics, one.
This week we got a new learning assignment which we are going to hand in next week, but i decided to start today. It is two assignment about photography. The first assignment was to name all the functions/buttons on the front and back of your camera, explain how you would set the correct ISO, how you would change the aperture and explain how you would change the shutter speed.
Set the correct ISO.
The ISO setting on the camera is to change the exposure settings. It´s really easy to change the ISO to get a smaller and larger aperture. For example, if you put your ISO at 1600, the noise levels get high, so if you pick a lower ISO, like 100, the noise levels get much lower. So i would have taken the photographs with different ISO, so you can see the difference yourself. It`s really easy to change ISO. When i take pictures with my camera, i set the camera on M, which is manual mode and just push the button who is called ISO, and you easily can change the ISO with the control wheel.
Change the aperture.
The values as f/1.4, f/2.5 and f/4.0 is described as a large apertures. They let much light slip through to the film and that`s give you the opportunity to photograph under bad weather conditions. The values like f/11, f/16 and f/22 is described as small apertures. They don`t let much light passing through to the lense. To use the small aperture it requires that it`s much light when you going to take a picture. So i would have changed the aperture by set the camera on manuel mode and then adjust my aperture by press the av+/- and adjust up or down the aperture with the control wheel. Usually i go for large aperture, such as f/4,5. When you want to change the aperture, you can decide wether you want the object to be sharp, or both the object and the background.
Change the shutter speed.
If you for example want to take a picture of a waterfall, and choose to have a long shutter speed, the water becomes like a “velvet effect” the longer shutter speed you have, the clearer will the picture become. Basically, it is three settings in the camera you need to relate to, that is ISO, aperture and shutter. When you are going to take a photograph with long shutter speed, you need to have as low ISO as possible, so there is minimal grain and noise in the image. I would have changed the shutter speed by rotating the control wheel and adjust is like you want it to be.
Sources:
Canon EOS Rebel T31/600D
From snapshots to great shots
Jeff Revell
http://www.akam.no/artikler/blenderen-den-fotografiske-iris/14224
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