Post #1
In this post, answer the following questions: Why did you take this class? What goals do you have for the class? 1
Post #2
Video post Title of the post "Video #1 Elements of Design". In this post, copy/paste the following questions and answer them while or after you watch the video:
What does it take to create good graphic design?
What is the difference between elements and principles?
Name the six (6) elements of design.
What can lines aid in, when alone or combined with other lines or shapes?
Which lines suggest a feeling of rest? Why do you think?
Vertical lines communicate a feeling of what? Why do you think?
What lines suggest a feeling of movement? Why do you think?
Soft, shallow curved lines suggest what? Why do you think?
These lines suggest confusion and turbulence? Why do you think?
What element defines a specific area of space? What is the difference between two dimensional shapes and three dimensional shapes?
Describe the difference between geometric shapes and organic shapes?
What are abstract shapes?
Which basic shape projects an attitude of honesty or equality?
What do triangles suggest?
Circles convey feelings of what?
Describe positive space and negative space? What is texture? Incorporating texture into a design can help do what? What is value? What is the difference between elements and principles?
Name the six (6) elements of design.
What can lines aid in, when alone or combined with other lines or shapes?
Which lines suggest a feeling of rest? Why do you think?
Vertical lines communicate a feeling of what? Why do you think?
What lines suggest a feeling of movement? Why do you think?
Soft, shallow curved lines suggest what? Why do you think?
These lines suggest confusion and turbulence? Why do you think?
What element defines a specific area of space? What is the difference between two dimensional shapes and three dimensional shapes?
Describe the difference between geometric shapes and organic shapes?
What are abstract shapes?
Which basic shape projects an attitude of honesty or equality?
What do triangles suggest?
Circles convey feelings of what?
What is another name for value? What can the element of color do when incorporated into a design?
Post # 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KI-jBbSxTU
In this post, answer the following questions:
What is OSHA? What do the letters stand for?
How can graphic designers effectively communicate? In your own words, explain the communication process.
Understanding the history, culture and movements of fine and graphic arts will make you a better producer of visual messages. Why?
Why/how can logos be used to communicate?
Via the internet, find 2 favorite logos that clearly communicate their brand.
Post both in this entry and explain your choice.
What is the difference between copyright and public domain?
How can you avoid plagiarism in this class? In other classes?
Post #5
Via the internet, find 2 examples from each category of logo design. (Descriptive, Symbolic, Typographic, and Combined). Explain why you picked them. Also, tell me if it follows 1 or all 5 principles of effective logo design--simple, memorable, timeless, versatile, and appropriate.
Post #6
Brand Identity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKIAOZZritk
Find 5 images for 2 brands. Include the identity examples for each for a total of 10. Examples for corporate identity can be business card (front & back), envelope, letterhead, advertisement, signage, product, promotional items, packaging, shopping bags, etc.)
For each brand, tell me what the brand means to you. How does the brand make you feel? Do you buy this brand? Why? How did the company brand their products or service so you would feel this way?
Post #7
In this post, copy/paste the following questions and answer them while or after you watch the video:
Title of the post "Video #2 Color Theory" part 1 & 2
Title of the post "Video #2 Color Theory" part 1 & 2
Describe white light?
Describe hue?
What is the difference between black and white?
What colors can you mix to get black?
What is a color wheel?
What are primary colors? Name them?
What are secondary colors? Name them?
What are tertiary colors? Name them?
What are neutral colors? How can they be created?
How can a neutral color help a design?
What are complementary colors? Name them?
What is color value?
What is a shade?
What is a tint?
What is saturation/intensity?
What happens when you mix complementary colors together?
What is a color scheme?
Describe a monochromatic color scheme?
Describe an analogous color scheme?
Describe a complementary color scheme?
Describe a split-complementary color scheme?
Describe a triadic color scheme?
What colors are considered to be warm colors?
Describe the psychology of a warm color scheme?
What colors are considered to be cool colors?
Describe the psychology of a cool color scheme?
Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?
Post #8
Why must designers pay close attention to how color is utilized within a composition?
Why is the color wheel an important tool for graphic designers?
Why is the color wheel an important tool for graphic designers?
Find an example of neutral colors utilized within a design (hint: google poster design). Near the sample, discuss why you feel the designer included neutral colors within the composition.
Briefly describe how we "see" the color of an object?
Briefly describe how we "see" the color of an object?
Post #9
In this post, copy/paste the following questions and answer them while or after you watch the video:Video post Title of the post "Video #3 Principles of Design".
Define principles of design?
What do the principles of design affect?
What is the difference between the principles of design and C.R.A.P.? How can contrast help a design?
What is wrong with having too much or too little contrast in a design?
What is the key to working with contrast?.
What are some common ways of creating contrast?
What is the principle of repetition?
What is wrong with having too much or too little contrast in a design?
What is the key to working with contrast?.
What are some common ways of creating contrast?
What is the principle of repetition?
Describe ways that the principle of repetition helps the composition?
What are ways that you can incorporate repetition into your designs?
What should you avoid when working with repetition?
What is the principle of alignment?
What is the principle of proximity?
What is the principle of proportion?
Define symmetrical balance?
What is another name for asymmetrical balance?
Define asymmetrical balance?
What is a focal point and how is it created?
How many components of a composition can be a focal point?
What ways can emphasis be created in a design?
What is the principle of harmony and how is it different from unity?
What is the principle of unity?What three ways can unity be obtained?
What is the principle of variety?
What three ways can a designer add variety to a design?
Post # 10What should you avoid when working with repetition?
What is the principle of alignment?
What is the principle of proximity?
What is the principle of proportion?
Define symmetrical balance?
What is another name for asymmetrical balance?
Define asymmetrical balance?
What is a focal point and how is it created?
How many components of a composition can be a focal point?
What ways can emphasis be created in a design?
What is the principle of harmony and how is it different from unity?
What is the principle of unity?What three ways can unity be obtained?
What is the principle of variety?
What three ways can a designer add variety to a design?
How can you as the designer use principles of design to help compose a page?
What are the principles of design (define each in your own words)?
For each of the 4 principles of C.R.A.P., find an example that utilizes the principle within the design. You should have 4 DIFFERENT sample designs. For each, discuss how the particular principle is used.
In this post, copy/paste the following questions and answer them while or after you watch the video:
Video post Title of the post "Video #4 Typography".
What is the difference between font and a typeface?
What is the waist line and what does it indicate? What is a base line and what does it indicate?
What is counter?
What is cap height?
What is x height?
What is an ascender?
What is a descender?
Describe a serif?
What is leading?
What is tracking?
What is kerning
What is a point? How many points are in an inch?
What is a pica and how many are in an inch?
How many points are in a pica?
When was Blackletter invented and how was it used?
Describe the characteristics of a Blackletter typeface?
When was Old Style invented and what was is based on?
Describe the characteristics of an Old Style typeface?
When were formal scripts developed?
When were casual scripts developed?
Describe the characteristics of a Script typeface?
When was Modern typefaces developed and why?
Describe the characteristics of a Modern typeface?
How early can Sans Serif typefaces be found? What happened?
When did they become popular?
What does "sans serif" mean?
Describe the characteristics of a Sans Serif typeface?
When was Slab Serif developed and why?
Describe the characteristics of a Slab Serif typeface?
Describe Decorative typefaces?
How many points are in an inch? How many points are in a pica?
Of the seven classifications, which classification(s) would best work as body type? Why?Identify the lowercase characters that have ascenders?Identify the lowercase characters that have descenders?
Classify the following typefaces and briefly explain why you believe it should be classified that way:
Post #13Also, answer the following questions in your own words.
What is a portfolio?
What is the importance of a portfolio?
Post #14
Semester Reflection: What did you learn? What was your favorite and least favorite projects? Any suggestions for improvement?
