For Tuesday (Sept. 3)

Although we got off to a bit of a wonky start with our internet issues, it seems to be fixed now. Thanks for your patience this week.

If you are in the afternoon class, don't forget to come back on Tues. with a piece of artwork with which to introduce yourself .

What's Due:

• Practice 1 (Cropping): email your original photo with your 3 cropped versions to k.hanger@miami.edu before the start of class.

• Several Readings: refer to the Module 1 schedule for today for specifics.

• Watch Skill Set 1 Training Videos up through (at least) Chapter 4

• Practice 2 (Romanticism vs. Realism Critique). Find your 2 photos, answer the questions, and create a simple Powerpoint for the start of class. (We will work together in class to turn your PPT into an infographic.) Refer below for guidelines for this assignment.

REALISM VS. ROMANTICISM PREVIOUS 
STUDENT EXAMPLES:
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5

IN CLASS: Continue Skill Set 1 video training "Essential Skills." Work on Infographic (see guidelines below)

For Thur (Sept. 5)

 .To Read:  All the chapters and articles on working with color (see MOD1 schedule)
 .To Do:  1) Bring a photo to work on Project 1 (Before & After Photo Retouching Assignment)!!  2) Continue to work on reformatting your Practice 2 PPT (on Realism vs. Romanticism) into a 1-page Infographic in class.

You must have Completed PS Tutorials SKILL SET 1 by end of class Thursday.

PRACTICE 2 PART 2

Romanticism vs. Realism Photo Critique

(After completing and turning in a copy of your PPT critique on Tuesday, you will then organizes the same text and image effectively into a digital Infographic created in Powerpoint or other familiar software. Suggested final size 11" x 64")

What is an in·fo·graph·ic?

               

Sample Infographics/click to view full size

ˌinfōˈgrafik noun  1. A vertical image including text and photos or art, charts or diagrams to represent information and data; the modern infographic is typically meant to be scrolled top to bottom using a mobile device or printed as a poster. 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."

Specific Guidelines:  

Purpose: To demonstrate a beginning comprehension of the basics of composition you are learning in the textbook readings and from class lecture and help us assess your beginning design skills. Also, you are illustrating your ability to exercise "economy" of information in a given message and given the opportunity to explore the capabilities of electronic software you are already somewhat familiar with with more sophistication than you may have in the past.

Your info graphic does not need to address ALL the issues covered in the orginal Powerpoint but what you see as the most crucial data.

REMEMBER TO STICK TO HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES. 

Suggested size is 10 x 64"). The formatted infographic comprises your final grade and should show an understanding of basic composition.

Evaluation Criteria: 

• Original choice of Images/Justification/Reasoning/Text                     
• Attention to Clarity/Resolution of Images/Form/Shape       
• Creativity (problem solving/use of headlines)             
• Presentation: Navigation/Organization/Focal Point/Composition   

SOME RESOURCES

• About Infographics 
• Piktochart (online software)
• Using Powerpoint for Infographics (from Hubspot)