Kinetic Typography Inspiration

Here's a link to 34 MUST be examples of great kinetic typography.

Please explore on your own as well and find one that really speaks to you.

Post the video (embed) on your blog and write about some of the following qualities:

     Pace, timing, speed, movement (types of movements), emphasis, unity, font choice,
     variety and contrast, balance, colour and overall design.


Here's "The Child" by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet.
Enjoy.





Check out THESE informative videos that use kinetic typography to send an important message!

Written statement for Tattered Seams production work

Upon completion of your t-shirt and poster for Lakeshore's production of Tattered Seams please create an artist statement that addresses the following:

1. Creative Process (Go through the steps of the design process)

Discuss your thought process and how you came up with the visual concept for both your t-shirt and poster.

2. Meaning and Visual Language (use elements and principles of design)

Discuss the design choices you made - addressing colour, font, shape, line (other elements) as well as any significant principles of design and how they expressed the desired mood, feeling and concept based on the client's needs. (Old school small broken down family circus - shiny on the outside, falling apart on the inside)

3. Technical Procedure

Discuss the steps you took to create your final product - both tshirt and poster. Did you use a scanner, digital camera, tracing images, what programs did you use and why?

Discuss any technical challenges you had and how you overcame them.

4. Final Reflection

Are you satisfied with your final product? Why/why not? Do you feel that it met the initial requirements based on the client's needs? What did you learn from this project?

Please submit your final products to the Tattered Seams folder AND post jpg or png on the blog

Post your final written statement on your blog as well. 

Due posted on the blog - Wednesday May 3, 2016

Quick Compositing Tutorial in Photoshop

Check out this quick and dirty 14 minute video on compositing photos in Photoshop.



Remember to use whatever you can to create the looks you want for your posters!
There are millions of tools and tutorials out there.

Written statement for First Stage Logo Assignment

In a written statement that includes your final work, explain the following:

1.     Initial ideas of group members and the creative working process of the group

2.     Your direction with the logo, given the ideas of your group in terms of meaning.     Explain how you addressed the design needs of the client (expressed the personality and qualities of the organization) through the use of visual language (imagery) as well as colour, size, placement, proportion and any other elements and principles of design that are relevant.

3.     Discuss the ideas behind your slogan and what you were trying to express.

4.     Evaluate your logo, stationary and business card by looking at the client’s initial needs. Are you satisfied with your final product? If so, why? If not, why not?

Please write your statement in a word document and submit to Ms. Silverman Tuesday April 12, 2016 

Well designed stationary examples

40 Must See Stationary Designs

Click on that link and explore each of the designs. Just notice how they use space and really have the logo stand out (emphasis). Also great use of ALIGNMENT!! Lining up the edge of text information with the edges of images makes design look purposeful.

More Stationary

And still more...

Illustrator quick tip - for symmetrical objects (like a heart!)

Logo Design Inspiration - Year Two

Aaron Draplin Takes On a Logo Design Challenge from lynda.com.

Here is a link for Trademarks and Symbols - the book by Yasaburo Kuwayama that Draplin was referring to. This website has the entire book on display to peruse. How great is that!?

There are sections on ways of designing each letter of the alphabet in volume 1.
Volume 2 takes on symbolic designs.

Here's one page from volume 2 on Hands.