Today’s Plan:
- Syllabus Review
- Quick Reading Review
- Sharing Designs
- Friday’s Class: Photoshop Fundamentals
- Homework
Syllabus Review
Hopefully this won’t take too long.
Quick Reading Review
A few points that stood out to me:
- The idea that, unlike the fine arts, graphic design has to be practical. It always has a purpose, that purpose should be evident, and design decisions should be focused on maximizing that purpose. Form should be dictated, or at least checked, by function.
- Readability, usability, and visual appeal are 3 critical components of design
- G&H’s three primary building blocks of any design? Visuals, Typography, White Space (which sort of map onto Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity?)
- From their assignment:
- What first captures your attention? [Focal Point]
- How does your eye travel? [Visual Flow]
- What kind of information does the design convey?
- What, if any, emotion(s) does the design evoke?
Sharing Designs
To Canvas! Let’s look at what y’all submitted.
Homework
Our next assignment is due Monday–the “Layout Sins” assignment (check Canvas).
If we have time–let’s copy and share the slideshow.
