photo editing tools/examples

sharpen

sepia






selective colour

vignette

1) with the sharpen tool, i simply sharpened overall to create more contrast and so the face in the photo could be more clear

2) i used the sepia effect for the entire photograph, it allows for the details to be noticed with one tone more rather than colour

3) i kept the reds in the pants and shoe and desaturated the sidewalk and pants in the photo, using selective colour with the red

4) i blurred the edge of this photograph

I made a banner/blog header and uploaded it as my actual blog header***

modus operandi

doc design 7

document design 7

response

Graphic Design conveys information and influences the viewer/audience. I would say I am knowledgeable in the subject from my Graphics I, II, III courses, but also having an artistic mind.

Well taken photographs can be used to easily show something specific to a user/viewer. Sophisticated graphic design takes much skill and dedicated time to be accomplished. Some graphics inform while others promote. I have learned graphic design myself through hours of 'hands on experience,' and exhausting tool/color/size/shape/etc options until I find something worthwhile. I am familiar with most of the design aspects/topics relayed in this chapter, so it's not exactly new for me. It is good to be reminded of the principles though, and how to use them correctly.

doc design 5

document design 5

A designer needs to approach 3 perspectives including culture, perception, and rhetoric in page design.

I've learned a surprising amount laying out my echapbook in Pages, working my images into text and making things line up correctly so the viewer can focus on the details. Things need to be balanced in some manner and have good use of negative space. Grids are helpful in organizing and creating uniformity.

doc design 4

document design 4

response

I noticed this chapter mention 'visual-spatial thinking,' I once took a neuropsych test/examination and I scored highest in the 'visual-spacial' category. I understand how design works. This chapter dealt with formatting and money and time spent into making the design come across well so the viewer/client can interact/understand clearly. The designer needs to make the design accessible and user friendly.

doc design 3

document design

3

response

This chapter talks about using visual culture to explain /rhetoric to persuade/ perception to capture attention while designing a document.

It also mentions universal design- create universal visual language/symbols/etc so that others (outside of our culture) can relate and understand.

doc design 1 & 2

document design

1 & 2

response

1

Chapter 1 addressed the relationship between clients/designers/users working. Information can be communicated on physical /cognitive/ affective levels.

2

By using the principles of design (alignment, contrast, enclosure, order, proximity, similarity) knowledgeably a designer can successfully convey and communicate information to the user/audience. Also design characteristics to know and use correctly in a document include: color, orientation, shape, texture, size and position.