Graphic Design 2 – Week 4 – Shape

Project- 605_project_4_shape_project Experiment with the way shape can be used to manipulate type and image. Experiment with perspective, distortions, collages and compositing.     Illustrator Type Manipulation Perspective- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0oAgEkzwHU Envelope Distort- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KPHYfDVq_0 Photoshop Type and Image Manipulation Warp- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4nvu920FvE Puppet Warp- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIYxyQ2s64c Vanishing Point- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK84L3f9h0c Displace- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huvysaySBrw   Files to use for class practice:

TechFair LA 2018!!! GET A JOB!!!!

LA’s Largest Technology Job Fair will be returning to LA for an even bigger and better event for the second year in a row, co-hosted by Comparably, Annenberg Foundation and Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti. Over 250 most prominent tech companies in attendence along with 10,000+ job-seekers in Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Design and more attending.…

Graphic Design 1 – Week 3 – Working with Paragraphs

Class Notes: Paragraph_Settings Project: Setting a Quote 604_Project_5_Quote_Project 4- Panel Zine 604_Project_6_Zine_Project Quotes from Nina Simone, bell hooks and Andy Warhol Warhol_Simone_hooks_quotes Illustrator Paragraph Shortcuts CMD+SHIFT and Arrows (next to M) to increase size of type ALT + UP/DOWN change leading ALT + RIGHT/LEFT change tracking ALT + RIGHT/LEFT change kerning (when in between two letters) ALT…

Graphic Design 2 – Week 3 – Line

PROJECT: Proj_3_Line_Project Photoshop – Mixer Brush Illustrator- Art Brush Illustrator- Pattern Brush Wacom Settings Add ‘Pen Pressure’ to Shape Dynamics + Transfer Control+Option+Click&Drag Left or Right= Adjust Size Control+Option+Click&Drag Up or Down= Adjust Hardness Opacity vs Flow Press 5 to change Opacity to 50%. When you paint and RELEASE and then paint AGAIN you will…

Animation – Photoshop Keyframe Animation

project_3_photoshop_keyframes Photoshop’s video timeline can use keyframes to make animations. This can help automate some animation tasks and also allows for animation of preexisting images and videos.   1st steps Use Keyframes to edit: Position Opacity Style Making Bouncing Basketball Open Basketball image, remove the white background using magic eraser. Save it as a .psd…

Animation – Photoshop Flipbooks and WalkCycles

project_2_photoshop_flipbook_walkcycle Frame Rate Practice Timing Practice Animating on ‘1s’ An image is drawn each frame Animation on ‘2s’ An image is draw every 2 frames Instructions: *these are the same notes from our previous Animation post but with some additional notes on drawing with 1 or 2 frames 1. Open Photoshop 2. File New and…

Graphic Design 1 – Week 2 Type Classification and Anatomy

CLASS RESOURCES: Type Classification and Anatomy- Type_Classifications_ Classic Typefaces –Classic_Typefaces Type Classification Project- 604_Project_2_type_classification-01 Type Anatomy Project- 604_Project_3_Anatomy_Project Expressive Type Project- 604_Project_4_Expressive_Type_Project NOTES & LINKS: Type Classification Examples and History – http://www.designingwithtype.com/cooper0/index.html Serif Overview – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serif Old Style Serif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Old_style_serif_typefaces Transitional Style Serif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Transitional_serif_typefaces Modern Style Serif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Modern_serif_typefaces Slab Serif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Slab_serif_typefaces Adobe Typekit, interactive site with…

Graphic Design 2 – Week 2- Point and Halftone

Syllabus & Project: Proj_2_Point_Project Halftone_Lesson – Notes on how to create halftones in Photoshop and Illustrator techniques POINT & Halftone Patterns in Photoshop Point is one of the most elements of Design. We see points at the end of our sentences, we see points as imaginary spaces on a horizon, we can see points as…

Wacom Basics and Photoshop Video Layer Animations

Lets start practicing some animation techniques with a Wacom tablet and Photoshop! Wacom Settings Add ‘Pen Pressure’ to Shape Dynamics – as you press harder on wacom the line will be thicker Add ‘Pen Pressure’ to Transfer – as you press harder on wacom the line will be darker Control+Option+Click&Drag Left or Right= Adjust Diameter…