Alignment

For this assignment we had to create a flyer using the same layout and alignment strategies found at the bottom of p. 85. We had to locate one or more images in the "object" category at http://stockvault.net or elsewhere and then generate fake text at http://www,lipsum.com/ to use in this assingment.

I decided to follow the example in the book. Instead of chairs and furniture, I decided to make a flyer for cowboy boots. I changed the colors for my objects and stacked them on top of one another. I then decided to use the same colors I used in the boots in the title. My text is aligned in a clean fashion. 

Emphasis

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After

For this assignment, we had to use color or value to create one similar image. We had to emphasis in a way that is meaningful. I decided to emphasis the ace card in the pile of cards. This is the most valuable card to have in most card games and figured it would be a good idea to make this card stand out. 

Harmony

 For this assignment we had to do the following:

•choose a subject like history, math, language, technology, social studies.  Pick a simple concept to teach someone, in that area.

•Locate representative imagery at http://stockvault.net or a similar site (avoid watermarked imagery); or create your own.

•Design a visual “lesson” involving the concept.

•Demonstrate harmony using repetition (p. 53).

•Demonstrate harmony using visual echo through at least one of the following: Color, Style, Content, Typography

For this assignment, I decided to use the concept Photosynthesis. I made sure the colors I used were very similar and I used repetition for the arrows and the font I used in my texts. 

What's my word?!

The assignment asked us to: 

• Create a poster with at least 10 components (text and imagery).

• Convey your descriptive word using techniques like grouping, size, color, unequalspacing, etc.

• Swap your design with someone else and guess what their one word description was.

• Be sure to give and receive a constructive criticism
• In your narrative be sure to state who critiqued your work as a “peer reviewer.”

The word I wanted to portray is playfulness. Having to add ten components made my poster seem a little bit busy, but I think that also helps show playful. I swapped my design with Carly Goodwin and she guessed that my word was fun or happy. When my poster got critiqued by the class, I was told I could fix my text to be in the middle of the poster and to have the words up top be touching the corner to help frame box. I tried to frame my work well, but being new to photoshop I forgot how to move the text when I was making this. 

Grouping Assignment

For this assignment, we were to create an image using the same shape ten times to convey a word. We were allowed to change the size and color of the shape to help us further explain the specific words. I will explain in more depth the way I chose to set up my slides. 

For the word unity, I decided to use the the same color to make them more unified as well as enclosed all the circles inside each other. This represents unity because they are all the same and show togetherness.

For celebration, I decided to show balloons. This one doesn't look like I used the same shape as much as the other ones do. I used one shape and moved them all around by rotating them and changing the size of the same shape. I used the colors red and orange for the balloons because to me they are bright and represent fun.

For isolation, I wanted to show that one shape was being separated from each other. The shape I picked was already separated and shows the distance between the half circles. I wanted to also show another isolation that was more obvious and so I created a larger distance between the same shapes.

I had a little bit of trouble with escape. After I thought about it I made all the same shapes enclosed in one another. I tried to make it look almost as if the bigger shape ate the smaller shapes. I then decided to have one escape out of what looks like the mouth of the shape. I hope this one conveys escape well enough for others to understand. 

For intimidation, I decided to use the stop sign shape. I made one of the shapes larger than the others as well as used a glow effect to make that shape seem superior to the other smaller shapes. The red shape is facing the smaller shapes to show that it is not afraid of the other shapes.

When I first thought of the word logic, I thought of mathematical symbols. I decided to use the equal sign because it just shows how similar the shapes are and how everything equals each other. They are lined up in sync to show their similarity with one each other.

For the word anarchy, I wanted to show chaos. I decided to pick a shape that has arrows on both ends of to show the confusion of where everything is going. The lines are in all different sizes and I decided to use the colors blue and black because they are dark and not as fun as the bright colors. I hope this conveys the mess that I tried to make it look like.