review week 16!

Answer the following questions in your own words...
How many points are in an inch? How many points are in a pica?
7 & 12
Of the seven classifications, which classification(s) would best work as body type? Why?
- To briefly explain the way its structured, and how it is placed, and why. understanding the way, and functions, when working with fonts, understadning the concept if the most important process.
Identify the lowercase characters that have ascenders?
When you are working with this type of function, every font that you will be whiling to work with is going to be hard to figure out why its shaped the way it is. The way you find out if by using it with other object, or assignments.
Identify the lowercase characters that have descenders?
- This function, is working with the boldness, or the italicized fonts. Why? Well, ill tell you why. The reason for this is to make the image pop out into its place. By working with fonts, its easy to figure out how you want your font, and you don't think much to it. It's just like picking out your close. But with fonts, you need to catch your audience attention, and grab them to your imagination.
Classify the following typefaces and briefly explain why you believe it should be classified that way:


This one is nice and big. The letters are stretched out, and nicely pointed at the ends to make it seem much more sifisticated.


 The edges are nice and curved to make it seem more dramatic. They have a nice boldness to it, to make it pop out more.


 Behind the typefaces, there is a 3D pop to it, to make it look like its coming out of the picture, so it can grab your attention. On the back its nice and bold, and the front are white to make it pop.




This one is plain and simple, regular font, nice and big, and all of the letters are bold to make you notice it. 

This one has alot going on. Somtimes, when it has tooo much of everything on it, ( like this one ) you cant really read it, and it just makes the reader not want anything to do with it. They dont have the time to sit there and try to read what it says.

In this type face, the letters are strechted to you can read what it says. On top of that, its bold.
This one is plain and simple as well. Not much going on, they just want to get right to the point of there topic. Its talking about graphics.....now, lets move on.  

Podcast #4

1. Define typography?
That is, creating and modifying type using a variety of illusion techniques.
2. Where did the word "typography" originate from?
- the art of expressing the idea thought the selection of appropriate typefaces
3. What does typography involve?

4. What is a typeface?
distinctive designs of visual symbols that are used to compose  printed image/design.
5. What is another term for typeface?
fonts
6. What is a character?
letters, numerals, and punctuations
7. What is type style?
maintaining in a type face that create design variety.
8. What does type style "create" within a design?
that are important to understand as you explore typgraphy
9. What is the waist line and what does it indicate?
line drawn at the middle of the characters.
10. What is a base line and what does it indicate?
a line drawn at the bottom of the characters.
11. What is an ascender?
the part of the character that extend above the waist line
12. What is a descanter?
 the part of the character that extend below the base line
13. Describe a serif?
Smaller line used to finish off the main stroke or the letter
14. How can the size of the typeface be identified?
the vertical measurement used to identify the size of a typeface.
15. What is a point?
Even if the character doesn’t not have an ascender or a de-a  the point size will still measure from top to bottom
16. How many points are in an inch?
        72
17. What is a pica and how many are in an inch?
        6
18. How many points are in a pica?
       12
19. What is body type and where can it be found?
body text.
20. What is the key to selecting appropriate typefaces to be used as body type?
Headlines and subhead lines
21. What is display type and how is it used?
Consists of white type on a solid black or darker background
22. What is reverse type and when would it be used?
if the text is too small
23. What is a typeface classification?
reverse type can be difficult on the reader’s eye
24. When was Blackletter invented and how was it used?
display type is necessary revers
25. Describer the characteristics of a Blackletter typeface?

26. When was Old Style invneted and what was is based on?

27. Describe the characteristics of an Old Style typeface?

28. When were formal scripts developed?

29. When were casual scripts developed?

30. Describe the characteristics of a Script typeface?

31. When was Modern typefaces developed and why?

32. Describe the characteristics of a Modern typeface?

33. How early can Sans Serif typefaces be found? What happened?

34. When did they become popular?

35. What does "sans serif" mean?

36. Describe the characteristics of a Sans Serif typeface?

37. When was Slab Serif developed and why?

38. Describe the characteristics of a Slab Serif typeface?

39. Describe Decorative typefaces?

40. Why were they developed?

41. What are they best used for?

Review week 14!

Identify 5 colleges that offer graphic design (or related) majors. For each, list the school name, location, graphics majors that are offered, requirements for admission.
  1. Rasmussen Collage- Atlanta (online college.) four year college.
2. Arizona State University - Main Campus Tempe AZ
3. The Art Institute of Atlanta Atlanta GA
4.Academy of Art University San Francisco
5. Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale
( ALL FOUR YEAR COLLEGES)   

Answer the following questions in your own words...
What is a portfolio? - Its a list or a book full of all your assignments.
What is the importance of a portfolio? To keep your things, nice and tidy, (organized)

Review week 13!

For each of the 8 principles of design, find an example that utilizes the principle within the design. You should have 8 DIFFERENT sample designs. For each, discuss how the particular principle is used.




 1. Repetition
The way this image repeats itself, is by using so much of the same colors, and object.

 

2. Proportion/scale
  By maintaining the structure of this image, the way it set up, it shows the way it can see everything.

3. Balance
It shows the way the image can be prepared to show the whole image itself, without having to cram thing in one whole picture. 






4. Emphamis
 focuses on one object, while blurring the whole image so you can concentrate.





5. Unity
 Makes other objects connect, to from another object.









 
6. Veriety
 Same objects, but with different colors. blurring non objects.






7. Rhythm
 The same contrast trace of the picture.




 
8. Contrast  
Brightening one object that your focusing on.

Stephen Kronginer

Research the contemporary artist Stephen Kroniger. Within your post, copy/paste the following questions and answer them... (www.stephenkroninger.com)

What kind of art/design does he produce?
Different textures, with different types of objects made in one whole pictures.


In what publications/media studios has his work been featured?
Books for children.

Post 2 samples of his art. Answer the following questions for each piece...
Was this piece published? Where?
What principles of design were utilized within the piece? How?
Bicycle, eyes, faces from famous people.

What elements of design were utilized?
his imagination.