review week 16

How many points are in an inch? How many points are in a pica?72 point in a inch and 12 point in a pica

Identify the lowercase characters that have ascenders?
f d b l k h
Identify the lowercase characters that have descenders?
j g p q 

this is a serif and it is used when trying to make things simple and pop out at you

this is a medieval type and it is used to make things like your is stylish for a medieval theme  

podcast

Define typography?

Where did the word "typography" originate from?

What does typography involve?

What is a typeface?

What is another term for typeface?

What is a character?
different type styles
What is type style?
how you right
What does type style "create" within a design?

What is the waist line and what does it indicate?
the middle line
What is a base line and what does it indicate?
bottom where everything sits
What is an ascender?
goes above the base line
What is a descender?
goes under the base line
Describe a serif?
top finishing off stroke of a character
How can the size of the typeface be identified?
the fonts
What is a point?
standard unit of measure
How many points are in an inch?
72
What is a pica and how many are in an inch?
where you start in picas 6 picas in a inch
How many points are in a pica?
12
What is body type and where can it be found?
smaller type sizes
What is the key to selecting appropriate typefaces to be used as body type?
readability
What is display type and how is it used?
14 point or above
What is reverse type and when would it be used?
white type on a darker background
What is a typeface classification?
organizing your fonts
When was Blackletter invented and how was it used?
the earliest used in newspapers and wedding papers
Describer the characteristics of a Blackletter typeface?

When was Old Style invneted and what was is based on?
15 and 16 centuries
Describe the characteristics of an Old Style typeface?
wedge shaped classic looking have serifs
When were formal scripts developed?
17 and 18 centuries (formal)
When were casual scripts developed?
20 centuries (casual)
Describe the characteristics of a Script typeface?
every proper
When was Modern typefaces developed and why?
18 to 19 centuries
Describe the characteristics of a Modern typeface?thick and thin scripts perfectly hori. 
How early can Sans Serif typefaces be found? What happened?
early as 5 centuries
When did they become popular?
weigh heavily on culture
What does "sans serif" mean?
no serifs
Describe the characteristics of a Sans Serif typeface?
no thick or thins
When was Slab Serif developed and why?
19  centuries
Describe the characteristics of a Slab Serif typeface?
thick and chunky
Describe Decorative typefaces?
where everything else goes
Why were they developed?
to seem like a party look different then others
What are they best used for?
large sizes

review week 14

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fall sail university- winter park, florida offers multi education digital storytelling,interactive media design and usability color, color theory motion graphics, graphic web design,and flash media

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Portfolio- what a person or a company might look at to see what you have done with your works and what they will choose if the decide to choose you

it is important to have a portfolio so they can see all the work you put into and how well you work and what you have made over the years

Andy Warhol

Within what art genre did Warhol work?
visual arts pop art

Define the genre?
category of literature or other forms of art or culture

During what years was he alive?

Aug. 6,1928- Feb. 22,1987

king of pop Michael jackson 

Marylin Monroe 

all of his art works are of pop art people like for example Michael Jackson and Marylin Monron.

color schemes

complementary

monchromatic

analogous

tertiary

split complementary

review week 9

Compare and contrast vector graphics and pixel images.
vector graphics is used with dots they can be stretched without the picture getting defaulted
pixel images is used with squares when you zoom into it enough shows each square but you can not stretch it out without it defaulting
What resolution is necessary to print raster images?
the picture needs to be big enough so when it is enlarged it will not be boxes and it wouldn't look like you wanted to because it is blown up
What resolution is necessary to display raster images on the internet?
it needs to be on 72  so that it can be loaded fast because then it won't load as fast and it will not your computer sign.

review week 8

Why must designers pay close attention to how color is utilized within a composition?
it matters how much it will show to people
Why is the color wheel an important tool for graphic designers?
so you know the contrast and what works with different colors
Find an example of neutral colors utilized within a design (hint: Google poster design). Near the sample, discuss why you feel the designer included neutral colors within the composition.

Briefly describe how we "see" the color of an object?
its light

Research post Title the post: "Steve Jobs"
In this entry post, answer the following questions:

Who is Steve Jobs?
Steve Jobs was a co finder of apple
What company was he CEO for many years?
14 years
What did he do for the computer industry?
he made them better and lighter
How did this man impact the graphic design industry?
it made us have a good design to think of and how it was going to be advertised

podcast#2 color theory

The right use of color can do what?

maximize productivity minimize visual fatigue and relax the body

Within the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves allow us to see color?
visible light

Describe white light?
equal parts of all colors in visible spectrum

How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"?
objects appear to be in color when they absorb or reflect colors in the visible spectrum

What is a glass prism?
transparent triangular object that breaks white light into all the colors of the visible light spectrum

What seven colors result when white light is refracted through a prism?
red orange yellow green blue and indigo violet

Describe hue?
the color itself

When does white light occur?
light occurs when all wave lengths are reflected back to your eye

When does black light occur?
light occurs when no light is reflected back to your eye

How color is perceived depends on what?
type of light

What is a color wheel?
visual tool that shows the relationship between primary secondary and tertiary colors

What are primary colors? Name them?
red blue and yellow

What are secondary colors? Name them?
orange green and violet

What are tertiary colors? Name them?
red-orange 

yellow-orange

yellow-green

blue-green

blue-violet

red-violet

What are neutral colors? How can they be created?  

blacks grays whites and browns by mixing

How can a neutral color help a design?
saturation

What are complementary colors? Name them?
red and green 

orange and blue

What is color value?

lightness and darkness of a hue or color 

What is a shade?
adding black to a hue produces a low value color

What is a tint?
adding white to a hue produces a high-value color

What is saturation/intensity?
making duller more neutral color by adding gray or its complement

What happens when you mix complementary colors together?
produce a dull tone

Describe color harmony?
pleasing to the eye

What is a color scheme?
uses tints and shades values of one color

Describe a monochromatic color scheme?
easy on the eye

Describe an analogous color scheme?
uses 3 colors adjacent next to each other on the color wheel

Describe a complementary color scheme?
uses 2 colors opposite each other on the color wheel

Describe a split-complementary color scheme?
uses 3 colors 

1 color and 2 adjacent to its complement

Describe a triadic color scheme?
uses 3 colors equally spaced around the color wheel

What colors are considered to be warm colors?
yellows oranges and reds

Describe a warm color scheme?
bold and energetic

What colors are considered to be cool colors?
blue green violet

Describe a cool color scheme?
gives impression of calm

Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?

impacts all visual communications

review week 6

What is the pen tool used for?a pen tool is used to trace lines curvy or straight

How can you manipulate a path/line in Illustrator? Discuss the use of the white arrow tool, pen+, pen-, and convert too.
you can use the white arrow tool to move it around, you can use the pen+ to to add an anchor, you can use the pen- to delete an anchor and you can convert to png to post it on a website like a blog

How can you utilize the layers palette in Illustrator?

you can lock the layers where they don't move and you can make one for each layer. And it can help you see the drawing or not to see it.

How do you create a clipping mask in Adobe Illustrator?
you make a bow around what you want and then use the white arrow tool to select all of it then go to object clipping mask and then its done!

review week 5

shape

In the picture above it shows the shape of a circle.  Many circles that are in one and another. Shows one of the shape used in different way.

 

line

This picture shows a picture of colorful lines.  Thick lines with smaller more narrow lines in between. In this picture it makes your eye follow each line. And if you look closely there is a picture in between the lines.

 

texture

 Texture in this picture it makes you feel like you can feel it even when you can't. This picture make it feel like the texture if a rough feeling with a of of bumps ans some interesting lines

space

The spaces in between the lines are very clear. These  lines are pretty basic and you can see all the spaces in it because its in a different color.  It shows it in different color so you an see it clearly then it would be if it would be all hard to see.