Graphic Design 3 – Proj 4 -Using a Template – Facebook

art_606_proj_4_social_media_template Before a brand makes their brand ‘live’ on social media they usually create versions for review. Often times a template will be used because it offers flexibility for editing and brand assets can be tested. Facebook templates in Illustrator *taken from Facebook Brand website – https://en.facebookbrand.com/assets/pages Faceboo_Templates    

Graphic Design 1 – Week 4 – Graphic Designers Current and Past

Project: 604_Project_7_Graphic_ Design_History_Project Paula Scher http://www.designboom.com/design/paula-scher-interview/ Maya Lin http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/17/nyregion/connecticut-q-a-maya-lin-human-proportions-on-a-heroic-scale.html?pagewanted=all Barbara Kreuger http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/barbara-kruger#_ Russian Poster Design Early 1900’s- Rodchenko, El Lissitzky –Russian Posters_and_Propoganda_Rodchenko http://www.designhistory.org//Avant_Garde_pages/Russia.html Saul Bass – http://www.designishistory.com/1960/saul-bass/ Shigeo Fukuda- http://www.designishistory.com/1960/shigeo-fukuda/ Milton Glasser- http://www.designishistory.com/1960/milton-glaser/ Ikko Tanaka – http://www.designishistory.com/1960/ikko-tanaka/ Ray Gun Magazine – http://www.designishistory.com/1980/ray-gun/ More Ray Gun –http://www.csun.edu/~pjd77408/DrD/Art461/LecturesAll/Lectures/PublicationDesign/DigitalTimes/David-Carson.html Tadanori Yokoo – http://50watts.com/Tadanori-Yokoo-posters Sarah Gottesdiener- http://www.sarahgottesdiener.com/ Selected Movements: Art Nouveau- http://www.designishistory.com/1850/art-nouveau/ Arts & Crafts Movement…

Animation – After Effects Basics

Art_648_Project_4_after_effects_basics Vocabulary Keyframes – Records a parameter at a specific tieme Codec – The method used to compress and decompress files. Render – Processing the layered after effects file into a playable movie file. Alpha Channel – A transparent layer that is carried with the video file. (Click on channel button underneath Preview) Project Panel…

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…