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CD Album Cover
This assignment was challenging because I found a black and white photo and tried to stick with the simplicity of the colors. I used the font Lucida Sans Typewriter because I thought it suited the quote for the album title. Fresno High School sounded like a young band from California, so I imagined them typing stories in a low-budget way.
Since Fresno High School is in California, I tried to add some bright colors for a warmer feel. I thought the angles might keep a persons eye moving throughout the cover. Also, I tried made Fresno High School in white over the orange shape so it would look like it was carved out of the color.
Gestalt Theory Examples and Playing with Adobe Illustrator
The first example of Gestalt Theory that I noticed was on an Interactive Optimum TV Service remote control. The iO TV icon in the center of the remote uses closure and continuation to form the letters into the shape of an eyeball. The letter “I” curves up in a continuation that draws upward into the bottom part of the letter “O.” The location of the letters has an appearance of an unfinished eye. Also the colors reminds me of the veins in the back of an eyeball and the black circular rim on the pupil.
The American Eagle All-Access Pass has the characteristics of continuation and figure-ground. The white shape angles towards the right-hand corner and the slanted cursive draws the eye across the words quickly. It implies speed, which could be interpreted as fast discounts for members. Since white is a light color, it makes the blue cursive pop out more.
The third example is the game Halo. I noticed that the last letter was unique. It turns out that it is the same shape as the halo around the planet within the video games story line. I thought it was interesting how they used proximity and closure to make the halo and the planet into the letter “O.”
Playing around with Adobe Illustrator was pretty fun. The one thing that frustrated me the most was adding color and using the pen tool. The curves didn’t seem to go where I wanted them to go. Most of the drawing was created with the pencil and paintbrush. I also tried to shape elipses for more of the coloring for the face and the top section of hair.
Examples of a Good Online Portfolio and Project
A screenshot of Nigel Chiwaya’s online portfolio taken on Sept. 5, 2012. It’s simple and user-friendly appearance is an example of a good online portfolio.
This is an example of a good online portfolio because it is simple and user-friendly. Nigel Chiwaya has four ways to connect to him, including Twitter, Google Plus, Facebook and LinkedIn. It shows that he is experienced in several forms of social media. These links appear in the same location throughout every section of the website.
There are tabs on the top to view his resume, clips, designs and contact information. In his clips, the pieces are sorted with the organization in which they were published. Each title is a link to an article or video he worked on. A few of the pieces are linked to PDF files as well.
The design section on Chiwaya’s online portfolio displays his work in small photos as an organized grid. A user can maximize the designs that they want to view more closely.
Also, on the top of the screen, it lists his name and his title very clearly. Any employer will automatically know that he is a multimedia journalist and graphic designer. The homepage has a brief description about the journalist and his experience, as well as links to his work within the text.
A Great Online Project: How Safe is Your Food?
A project website about food safety created by News21 is creative and easy to navigate. The project is from 2011 and it provides good quality visuals as well as several multimedia features to tell the story.
This online project by News12 has very good quality visuals that are creatively presented. The picture of the map tells the viewer that the project is specifically about America. Each tab listed on the top, such as “Risks,” “Imports,” and “Safety” has a large image relating to food safety to go with it.
There are related articles on the website for each risk, food product, unenforced law and disease. There is also an educational and interactive feature that allows readers to trace the source of pathogens in their poultry. The website provides a link with information on how to reduce the risks of eating contaminated food.
There are also several links to “Farm to Fork.” This link sorts food safety issues by different categories of food.
The great thing about this part of the website is that it provides infographics that lets readers know how much of the products are consumed, the amount imported, the amount grown locally and the temperature in which a food product should be cooked. I also appreciate the detail put into the website concerning the small pictures above each category, such as the fork and spoon about the “Consumption” category.
