Surf the web and find 10 sites you would consider to be great websites. Simultaneously, make a list of 10 sites you consider bad web sites. Remember to describe why you would define them as such. Upload your lists on your blog. 10 good websites: NRK TV Spar.no Rema1000.no Mariashudogfotterapi.no Digipost.no Ikea.no Fhi.no Momondo.no HMVgruppa.noContinue reading “LA week 19 – Get the basics right – Part two”
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LA week 12-13 – Print preparation
Q1 – Practical assignment (observation and analysis) Design your own printing checklist form. Q2 – Research, written and practical assignment (problem solving) Design a simple dummy for at least 10- at most 20-page magazine style brochure combining dynamic typography and photography. You can use placeholder text for body copy. For your magazine, use a spotContinue reading “LA week 12-13 – Print preparation”
La week 10-11 – Design of Layout in InDesign (5)
Using InDesign, 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 colour. Use fake body copy, but create sensible headings. Use titles, headings and images of your choice. Be sure to pay attention to: Choice of type ChoiceContinue reading “La week 10-11 – Design of Layout in InDesign (5)”
LA week 10-11 – Pace and Contrast (4)
pp. 48 – 51 of A Foundation Course for Graphic Designers Working in Print, Moving Image and Digital Media. 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 usedContinue reading “LA week 10-11 – Pace and Contrast (4)”
LA week 10-11 – Basic Principles of Layout (3)
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 columnContinue reading “LA week 10-11 – Basic Principles of Layout (3)”
LA week 10-11 – Symmetry/Asymmetry (2)
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 5Continue reading “LA week 10-11 – Symmetry/Asymmetry (2)”
LA week 10-11 – Form and Space (1)
Rearrange shapes cut out of paper, and try to find the point at which the figure disappears into the ground. Cut out a series of shapes from black paper – squares, rectangles, circles and random shapes – in a variety of sizes, from small to large. Working with a square piece of white paper, placeContinue reading “LA week 10-11 – Form and Space (1)”
LA week 9 – Know your camera Q1 & Q2
Question 1Observation and analysis (2 hours) After reading the appropriate section in your prescribed textbook From Snapshots to Great Shots, please answer the following questions: Name all the functions / buttons on the front of your camera Name all the functions / buttons on the back of your camera Explain how you would set the correct ISOContinue reading “LA week 9 – Know your camera Q1 & Q2”
LA week 8 – History of Photography – Q1 and Q2
Practical Assignment (research and analysis) (1 hour): 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. The Camera ObscuraMuch like theContinue reading “LA week 8 – History of Photography – Q1 and Q2”
LA week 7 – Colour Theory – Q3
Question 3Practical Assignment (1 day) Design a book cover for one of the following:a.) “Rosemary’s Baby” by Ira Levin: use complementary colours to express anguish and uncertainty.b.) “Animal Farm” by George Orwell: use analogous colours with a contrasting accent to express disagreement and discontent.c.) “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett: use secondary colours to express naivety,Continue reading “LA week 7 – Colour Theory – Q3”
Randis Reflective Journal 