Part one The LA for this week kicks off with a couple of terms that I’m going to describe in my own words: The Internet The internet is an enormous global network of computers and other various devices that are connected to each other, with the main purpose of sharing information. For the computer orFortsett å lese «Get the basics right»
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Designing a travel brochure
The last assignment this week was to use InDesign to design a 4-page brochure for a fictitious travel agent. The size of the brochure should be A5 (when it is folded). Design the brochure in full color. Use fake body copy, but create sensible headings. Use titles, headings and images of your choice. When startingFortsett å lese «Designing a travel brochure»
Pace and contrast
«Compare the design (in terms of pace and contrast) of an online magazine, blog or website to that of a printed magazine, book or journal. What differences can you see between the kinds of design strategies used in the two formats?» I’m comparing a printed version of KK versus the KK.no. The printed magazine seemsFortsett å lese «Pace and contrast»
Basic principles of layout
«Take a magazine, newspaper or book that includes images and text. Lay tracing paper over the top of three spreads (both left-hand and right-hand pages). Using a pencil and ruler, carefully trace the grid underlying the page layouts. Remember to remove specific text elements or images, and to only draw the grid lines. Note columnFortsett å lese «Basic principles of layout»
Symmetry/asymmetry
«In this assignment, you will be given the opportunity to also test your idea sketching skills. It is important to start working with basic ideas on paper and develop your concept from there on out. On an A4 landscape page, draw four equal squares. Create 4 more pages in this way. So, you’ll have 5Fortsett å lese «Symmetry/asymmetry»
Form and space
Rearrange shapes cut out of paper, and try to find the point at which the figure disappears into the ground. For this assignment I cut out a bunch of different shapes of paper, I went a bit overboard, and did not even use half of them. I played around with them and after a whileFortsett å lese «Form and space»
Exposure basics – Taking pictures
The last assignment this week told us to: Take five pictures every day for the next five days. The subjects of your pictures can include a series of different objects, people and landscapes. Apply the manual settings as explained in your textbook. Submit your six best pictures at the end of the week, listing theFortsett å lese «Exposure basics – Taking pictures»
Exposure basics – getting familiar with my camera – twice
Our first assignment this week was to get to know our camera, and here is my sturdy old Sony a33 camera. It has not been used nearly as much as it should, but now was the time to get going. We had a blast the first couple of days, we went through the first twoFortsett å lese «Exposure basics – getting familiar with my camera – twice»
A little dive into the history of photography
Assignment 1 Our first assignment this week tells us to: «Pick three events in the timeline from this week’s lesson History of Photography: An Introduction, and find photographs of the event on the Internet or in the library and write a paragraph explaining the event in more detail. Include your photographs in the description.» InFortsett å lese «A little dive into the history of photography»
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