For Extra Credit
1. Self Portrait (earn 1-5 points)
“Create a Series Of Images Using Photoshop or Illustrator.”
Visually depict yourself in a series of image repeated with different effects (using Photoshop, Illustrator or both) or create a one image composited together from several. Use imagery that somehow “defines” who you are and tells a story. For a more detailed focus on the self-portrait see the PowerPoint “Self-Portraiture” below.
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| Self-Portrait by Susan Baxter |
There is no right or wrong way to create a self-portrait. Be creative. You should, however, make this an exercise in both showing off your Photoshop (or Illustrator) skills and in self-awareness, illustrating “a story” about some important facet of your essential self as an artist or designer. (Or, you might choose to create an alternate persona you would like to “try on.”) Focus on communicating a message about yourself or a particular “type” of person. Take your time and be creative--this project is worth 10 points.
Present your images (3 separate or one large composite) in a creative and professional way --mounted on art board, scanned into a multimedia presentation or placed creatively in a book or binder of some sort. Pay special attention to resolution!! Upload the PS file with layers intact to Server 8as well so I can look at your layers.
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER…
1. How can I communicate my “self” visually?
2. How can I communicate my values visually?
3. How can I use symbols/visual metaphor to communicate who I am?
4. How can I use emphasis, unity, and repetition to make the photos work as a series?
2. How can I communicate my values visually?
3. How can I use symbols/visual metaphor to communicate who I am?
4. How can I use emphasis, unity, and repetition to make the photos work as a series?
RESOURCES
- Self Portraiture (with examples)
- Nrey Ad (inspiration)
- Catherine McIntyre (inspiration)
VIDEOS
- Adding Drama w/Color Tutorial
- Andy Warhol Effect
- iTunes Effect
- Dragan Effect
- Dragan Effect 2
- Compositing Around Hair (Edge Detection)
- More on Compositing
- Morphing Faces
- Superimposing
(earn 1-4 points)
(Following the guidelines below, present a critique that organizes text and image effectively into an Infographic created in InDesign. Suggested size 11" x 56")
in·fo·graph·ic
Sample Infographics/click to view full size
ˌinfōˈgrafik noun 1. A vertical visual image including text and images, charts, or diagrams to represent information and data; the modern infographic is typically meant to be scrolled top to bottom on the web or using a mobile device. As with an effective Powerpoint, an infographic is intended to present complex information quickly and clearly, the difference being that it appears, like a poster, on just one page."a good infographic is worth a thousand words"Instructions: Return to your first practice in Art 109, the powerpoint on Romanticism vs. Realism from the first week. You are invited to find one romantic and one realist photo on your own to represent each style effectively and, by answering the questions I've provided in these guidelines, create an infographic illustrating your understanding of the two styles. InDesign is the suggested software for creating your artwork, although Photoshop is also acceptable..Assignment Purpose: To demonstrate that you understand the “atmospheric” differences between romantic imagery versus realist and to show your ability to both identify and discuss two styles of image-making that communicate different moods. This practice also allows you to illustrate your comprehension of the basics of composition as you've learned in the textbook readings and from class lectures. Finally, you are given a space within which to demonstrate your skill with the suite of Adobe Creative Cloud programs.The Infographic Requirement: Infographics (click on images above to view and enlarge) are a popular form of design today--they are poster-like or powerpoint-style explanations of concepts that can be read in one space on a mobile device and are therefore tall verticals in format.
Your Job: Find the work of two photographers whose imagery illustrates a contrast of style--realist vs. romantic. Provide one example from each photographer using original images at least 1024 X 768 pixels in size at a dpi of 300 or more. (Choose your images for their clarity--no pixelating!)Write a critique that addresses the issues provided as questions below and be prepared to present your ideas in a sophisticated infographic-style presentation. The content should address these questions...1. Which image is romantic and what are the characteristics that identify it as such?
2. Which is realist and what are the characteristics that identify it as such?
3. What can be observed about the “mood” of each. (Describe/contrast them.)
4. What might be identified as the strengths and weaknesses (technical or aesthetic) of each image you chose?
5. How might each be used by marketing professionals to promote a product or cause.
6. Come up with a possible headline and explain how it the headline and image together might persuade a audience
7. If an artist was to layer these two photographs together into one image how might they effectively them together? (Equal size? One smaller than the other in the final image? One more transparent than the other? What about eye path?) Justify your choices by providing thoughtful rationale and example composites and talk about the synthesis of the two moods to create the third.REMEMBER TO STICK TO HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES.SOME RESOURCES
- About Infographics
- Piktochart (online software)
3. Magazine Spread (earn 1-5 points)
Layout by Adjiah Daley
(Before you begin this project it is
important that you have read the assigned readings in
the online Adobe Manual: grids and guide lines and creating pages and
spreads)
Objective: In this assignment you
will carefully examine how a PRINT magazine (that you choose) is laid out and
how the pages hold style continuity within a particular grid system (as
explained in class). You will then replicate one double-page spread (2
facing pages) from a feature article as a full-size
mock-up in InDesign, using the same grid-system from the chosen
layout. You are copying the layout but introducing your
own subject matter, art or photos (which may be borrowed from the Internet),
and display text choices to give it your own "signature."
Preliminary: To
begin this project start by watching the video on Magazine design found
at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cu5FuAdOVY&feature=related
.
Next, find a print magazine of
your choice to work with.
Step 1. Measure
and Create an Accurate Style Sheet. Examine your chosen magazine for its
page-to-page, article-to-article continuity. Find the imaginary rule lines
(psychic wire) used by the art director to create the design grid. Note the
consistencies--what repeats--and the small variations that seem to be within an
acceptable range. Take notes and make a visual guide as you study the
publication, writing notes and column/gutter measurements directly on the pages
of your magazine, a copy, or a piece of tracing paper. You will be turning in
the original magazine spread plus your notes and/or sketches with your
final InDesign document along with a completed Magazine Style Sheet (download a
copy here). (Note, if you turn in this assignment AFTER the last day of class,
you MUST scan your notes, completed style sheet, and visual guides and send
them along in the email!)
While examining the magazine for
recurring fonts and other repeating stylistic choices, you will be filling out
this Style Sheet. The Style Sheet is
intended to guide you through the process of notating such details as
page size, folio location, column widths, typographic and stylistic continuity,
use of horizontal anchor-lines (weight lines), etc.--all things that make up a
publication's unique "look." Don't worry about every detail on the
style sheet--just use it as a guideline.
In summary, you are to write down your
observations as you go, take notes, sketch your ideas, and attempt to
understand the "science" behind your chosen publication's continuity
and layout. You should also indicate your understanding (as explained in class)
of feature articles versus departmental news columns. On the final project
you will be evaluated on your attention to detail for things such as point size
and style of body text and accurate measurements throughout (alley widths,
common headline sizes, and consistent artistic styles--such as BW vs. color
photo vs. illustration, etc.).
Step 2. Create
a facing-page double spread that duplicates an existing feature
article in your magazine (DO NOT USE AN ONLINE PUBLICATION/YOUR MAGAZINE MUST
BE PRINT).
Once your style sheet and/or notes are
completed, find an example of a typical feature article in your
magazine with a 2-page opening spread. (Note that recurring
departmental or column articles are a different
animal from the feature article and are inappropriate for
this assignment! Choose wisely.) Set column widths, margins, anchor
guidelines etc. as they will appear in InDesign while adhering PRECISELY to
your publication's measurements on those two pages.
Step 4. Plan/Think Gather
your art, choose your display fonts, and get ready to follow the layout as you
interpret it.
Your layout needs to include effective typography with
important elements like pull quotes, teasers, subheads, captions, and anything
else that might appear on a “real” page of the magazine, so get these
written. Select any photos you wish to use at an appropriate resolution
(240 to 300dpi for print). This is also a good time to search out
interesting fonts to use as your display text and sketch some details in
thumbnail. Use negative space efficiently and don’t clutter your
layout. ALWAYS pay attention to readability, focal points, eye path, and
other effective magazine design rules.
Step 5. Create
the final mock-up InDesign Document. Your final layout should look like a
published article (pictures/text/and all). Use any old text as a
placemarker for body copy in your mock-up. You can use the Placeholder
Text command found in the InDesign Menu by choosing Type>Fill with
Placeholder Text (this is the gobbledygook designers use called “greeking”). Do
not worry about printers marks or bleeds for this assignment.
Step 6. Export
the finished article as a PDF format and keep the original InDesign file
in your student folder. Be sure to "PACKAGE" your file, too. as
explained in class. (For an explanation of packaging, refer to the
Adobe reference manual | Look for "package" under the
ID "File" menu commands. Packaging places your fonts and images into
a folder you keep for your printer (or instructor).
When exporting to PDF (for print) for
this assignment you do not need to worry about printers’ marks (IN THE
EXPORT DIALOGUE BOX that appears after "save" . This final InDesign
file is a finished mock-up (it does not have to be prepared for lithographic
printing but should look as professional as any page in the magazine would and
be ready for a creative director to understand and take it from here.)
Evaluation Criteria: The
finished assignment will show an understanding of page continuity, magazine
design traditions, effective typography, and readability, accurate translation
of an existing design grid, and effective use of repetition and rhythm. You
will be evaluated on how well your article looks like it came out of the same
publication as the one you are "duplicating"--but also for your
creative ability to put your own unique signature on it, with attention to
focal interest, and evidence of effective planning with accurately measured
detail.
You need to turn
in all evidence of “pre-production” to me.
(Obviously, in order to create a professional-looking spread you must first
have determined the “rules” of layout for the magazine you’ve chosen and
followed the directions above.) The final project should look like a
published article (pictures/text/and all) and needs to include:
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the final mock-up exported to pdf, plus
the final InDesign file that is "packaged" with fonts and images.
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any lists, notes,and thumbnails you've
made
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the completed Style Sheet (provided at the
link above)
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a copy of the original magazine layout
(the pages you were imitating) with your measurements and notes
(or, a visual sketch/parchment tracing of the original
article with accurate measurements written in the margins
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a brief note in your final email providing
any details about the publication you feel are pertinent to your evaluation
Other Resources for this project:
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with justified type:
