Wednesday, November 30, 2011

OSHA

What is OSHA? OSHA is a health administration that deals with a person's health on their job.

What do the letters stand for? Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Intro Goals

Why did you take this class? I took this class because it sounds like an interesting class.

What goals do you have for the class? To get all my work in one time and not to fail anything.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Blog Week 14

5 colleges that offer graphic design majors:

1)Virginia Commonwealth University
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Graphic majors that are offered: Glass, fiber, painting and printmaking.
Requirements for admission:
2)Rhode Island School of Design
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Graphic majors that are offered: Photography, design and painting.
Requirements for admission:

3)Maryland Institute College of Art
Location: Baltimore,Maryland
Graphic majors that are offered: Socail Design, Community Arts, and Art Education Online.
Requirements for admission:Tuition and fees must be paid to Student Account Services on the payment due date. Failure to meet the payment due date may result in cancellation of enrollment and registration and the imposition of a late fee.

4)University of Delaware
Location: Delaware
Graphic majors that are offered: Book Arts, Interactive Media, Drawing II and Design II.
Requirements for admission: Students must complete the common application to the University and submit an application to the department.

5)California Institute of the Arts
Location: Californina
Graphic majors that are offered: Art, Dance, Film/Video, Music and Theater.
Requirements for admission: Transcripts, Letter of recommendation and application fee.

VCU tuition for Virginia residents is $10,093.

Stephen Kroninger


What kind of art/design does he produce? He cuts up photographic images, often from the pages of magazines, to create his own type of collages.

In what publications/media studios has his work been featured? TIME Magazine, Newsweek, The New Yorker and the New York Times. 


Post 2 samples of his art. Answer the following questions for each piece...
Was this piece published? Where?










This picture was published in the New York Times.





This picture was published in TIME magazine.




What principles of design were utilized within the piece? How? Shape, size, texture, value and hue. He used each principle in a different way.

What elements of design were utilized?
Shape, size, texture, value and hue.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Review Week 12

How can you, as the designer, use principles of design to help compose a page? I can use the principles of design to help compose a page by using the different types of principles to design a page.

What are the principles of design (define each in your own words)? 


Balance- is the concept of visual equilibrium.
Gradation- the color form of going from warm to cool colors.
Repetition- not repeating any patterns that you have used in the same design.
Harmony- the visually satisfying effect of and image or design.
Dominance- gives that design interest.
Unity- when all the of images of the design come together.