"Assignment 13: Research and Inspiration"

Research

-Exquisite corpse: a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled (Wikipedia)

-Surrealist artists are the people who created exquisite corpse.

-Surrealism is a period of time where everyone who doing or creating something that were futuristic and not realistic. 

-Became popular in the 1920's.

Brainstorm

-Something creative, colorful, but not so much warm coolers, more cooler tones, unique, try to portray something comical and funny, make it enjoyable for the whole class

The Creative Process

-Series of steps you repeat every time you need to design something
~Why do we need this?
1. It improves consistency
2. Ability to plan and time your work
3. Raises the quality of your work
4. Communicates more effectively and in a more professional way

1st step of process (research): the dent and the competition; get online, look in magazines, listen to music, and pay attention to the world around you
2nd step (brainstorm/inspiration): striving to be unique and innovative while still following the current trends, ensures a fresh and creative approach; ask yourself: who is my audience, what kind of message am I going to make, what am I trying to tell my audience, what kind of color/style will work for this audience
3rd step(sketching): do this to get your thoughts out and to to work through ideas
4th step(execution): complement your ideas; use your design principles, utilize visual ideas, try different techniques, forcing an idea won't result in a good design
5th step(critique/revise): make sure the design effectively conveys the message to the intended audience; if not, then tweak and change the composition

"Photo Composition"

Snapshot: is a quick shot, ofter spontaneous, taken to record a moment in time
Photograph: an image taken with care and thought
Rule of Thirds: imaginary lines drawn dividing the frame of your camera into thirds, both horizontally and vertically
-Place the important subject, or important elements of your composition where these lines intersect (vertical)
-Place the horizone line at the top or bottom horizontal divider (horizontal)
-Fill up the entire frame with the subect for a close image
Leading lines: use lines created with the foreground or background of the composition to lead the viewer's eye though the photo; they can draw attention to the subject
Point of View: change the way your subject is perceived by changing the camera positions
Simplicity: keep your background simple and clear of clutter
-A chaotic composition can make the viewer want to look away