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Connotations of Form and Color COLOR https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/01/color-theory-for-designers-part-1-the-meaning-of-color/ When designing, every choice you make should support the intention of your design.  From color, to arrangement, to text, to form, every decision should be thought through and explicable (you should be able to explain it). One of the strongest conveyors of meaning is color and it is employed in every facet of our lives both to influence us to feel a certain way (advertising) and for us to convey a specific demeanor (fashion & anti-fashion). The traditional (In the U.S.) meanings ascribed to colors are below: Red:  Passion, Love, Anger Orange:  Energy, Happiness, Vitality Yellow:  Happiness, Hope, Deceit Green:  New Beginnings, Abundance, Nature Blue:  Calm, Responsible, Sadness Purple:  Creativity, Royalty, Wealth Black:  Mystery, Elegance, Evil Gray:  Moody, Conservative, Formality White:  Purity, Cl...

https://visme.co/blog/elements-principles-good-design/ Elements of Design Line, Shape, Color, Size, Tone, Texture, Direction We can think of the Elements of Design as the things of design. They can be combined and arranged in any way we like to create some sort of visual statement. The elements of design are the raw materials or building blocks for any form of visual expression. LINE https://vimeo.com/57567494 SHAPE COLOR SIZE TONE TEXTURE DIRECTION https://visme.co/blog/elements-principles-good-design/ Principles of Design Contrast, Balance, Harmony, Repetition, Dominance, Unity, Gradation If the Elements of Design are the things or raw materials for any form of visual expression, then the Principles of Design are a list of things we can do with those things--how they can be arranged and influenced. CONTRAST BALANCE HARMONY REPETITION DOMINANCE UNITY GRADATION         h

Your final Photography project will be in 2 parts, due over the next 2 weeks. The 1st part will be research and response and the 2nd part will be the project itself. Please refer to the directions below for each of the parts. Part 1 A) Go to this link:  https://500px.com/horazio/galleries/favorites ...and find a Photographer whose work you appreciate (click on their name to see more of their portfolio).  B) In a  short paragraph, describe their photography and identify 3 characteristics of their work that you feel sets them apart.  C) Along with your paragraph, post a couple of their photos as examples of the characteristics you are identifying.  Part 2 Using the photographer that you have chosen as a point of departure, create an image that reflects the characteristics you identified in Step B of Part 1. Accompany your image with a written description of how your image reflects those characteristics Because thi...

Letter to Sarah Part 2 In Part 1 of this assignment you watched a segment from Ken Burns' "The Civil War". Burns' technique of panning and scanning historic photographs brought a certain life to the still photographic images of the time. His narration and choice of soundtrack added their own qualities, the sum of which was a compelling rendition of an event that is beyond the memory of any living American. In the video embedded below, historic photographs are used again as a motif for describing a a bygone era that, while burned into the history of this nation, is rarely remembered. Please watch the video below and read the article that is linked to below that.  When finished with both, respond to the each of questions in a short paragraph. https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/are-colorized-photos-rewriting-history-1579276696 1) How do you feel the colorized version of these old photographs affects your sense of the time and place in which...

Letter to Sarah https://www.insidehook.com/article/movies/the-perfect-ken-burns-coronavirus-binge-watch-plan Ken Burns is a documentary Filmmaker who developed a story-telling technique of scanning, panning and zooming across old historical photographs to create a sense of movement and to focus attention on different parts of the image as he unfolds the story. Burns, known for his documentaries of historical events, has been a prolific Filmmaker, covering such subjects as the Statue of Liberty (1985), Baseball (1994) and the Vietnam War (2017). The following excerpt from his highly-acclaimed documentary "The Civil War" has become emblematic of the power of his method of story telling. The scene combines Burns'  technique with live film to tell the story of a letter home, written on the eve of battle. The "scan & pan" effect (formally known as "kinestasis") as Burns used it, became known as the "Ken Burns Effect" and w...

Time https://qz.com/1516804/physics-explains-why-time-passes-faster-as-you-age/ Time. Time is a funny thing--it is measured by scientific instruments and there are universal units and standards--including insanely accurate Atomic Clocks--that keep the whole world running on time. Despite this, we all experience Time in different ways, at different times. You've all heard the expression "Time flies when you're having fun" and I'm sure you've all experienced (not in my class, heaven forbid) boring lectures that seemed to go on for hours. Our perception of Time is colored,  among other things,  by our moods, our health, our activities and the schedules that we keep. So during this disruption in our regularly routines, Time has changed for all of us. For some, the days may be flying by, for others, dragging on slowly. But regardless of our perceptions, the passage of Time creeps uniformly forward, second by second, hour by hour, day by day. ...

Non-Denominational, Spring Ovoids That Just Might Be Appropriate  For The Mid-April Holiday Of Your Choice https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/144933-traditional-patterned-easter-eggs-vectors We will continue this week with another Pixlr-based Project intended to enhance your familiarization with Pixlr and the Pixlr workspace. Your challenge will be to *(convincingly) apply an image/pattern/design to ovoid shapes.  For the purposes of demonstration eggs are employed, but you could use any ovoid shape--a football, or um, a rugby ball, or, OK, I'm stumped.  Make it easy on yourself and use an image of eggs.   You may use the image below: You can also find a different copy-right free image online or, if you are ambitious (or hungry) create your own image. In any event, you will need a picture of at least 3 eggs. The Project can be completed in Photoshop as well as Pixlr, but if you are going to use PS, you will want ...