Digital Photography and Imaging / Week 1
Week 1 (23/08/2021 - 29/08/2021)
Nurul Adlina Rizal / 0345429 / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media
Digital
Photography and Imaging
Group A
LECTURE
It was my first class ever and although I was not able to attend due to
injuring myself prior to class, I was able to watch the recording of the
whole session and gained a lot of key information regarding the module and
the projects ahead.
For the lecture, Mr Fauzi had explained about Adobe Photoshop which is my
favorite Adobe Program since I used it for a long time. Despite my
experience with it, I know that I can learn so much more from this module
in terms of Imaging and how to create aesthetic graphics. He also talked
about the Importance of Photoshop for Graphic Design and the Top 10 Tips
of Successful Graphic Designer.
Two tips that I want to take note of are Tip #2 and Tip #10.
Fig 1.0 Tip #2 of Successful Graphic Designer (23/8/2021)
Fig 1.1 Tip #10 of Successful Graphic Designer (23/8/2021)
I find these two tips quite important for me to take note of because I
rarely do experiment with different types of styles and techniques when I
create a design. It would be good if I could experiment with something new
during this module. Tip #10 is just a reminder to keep my files organized,
especially my layers when I'm designing which can be a little disorganized
when I am lazy.
Other than that, Mr Fauzi showed us our senior's works which were very
inspiring and made me very excited to create works like that myself. My
favorite one was made by Lim He Yu. I love the falling animation and the
color pallette of the piece. It can be interpreted in many ways but this
is certainly a personal piece that only the artist would know what each
element really represented.
Fig 1.2 Lim He Yu's work for DPI (23/8/2021)
TUTORIAL
We were briefed on our first Project (Project 1A) which was to create a
physical collage using many different types of materials. Mr Fauzi showed
us a video on the process of collage and it helped me understand the
random nature of collage and even tips like taking photo of the
composition before gluing them together which will certainly save me from
trying to recall it from memory.
PRACTICAL
For practical, we played the Bezier game and I managed to achieve 18 nodes
left. I rarely use the pen tool so it was hard to get used to it but after
playing, I understand better on how the pen tool works.
Fig 1.3 My Bezier Game Score (23/8/2021)
Other sites:
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/nadlinarizal/_saved/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/nadlinarizal/_saved/
Lastly, Mr Fauzi told us to list three of our favorite graphic design
work from Pinterest and explain why. This is what I have chosen:
Fig 1.4 Favorite Graphic Design Work from Pinterest #1
(23/8/2021)
This is one of my favorites because of how well it understands visual hierarchy and has eye-catching graphics. It lets the viewer instantly know what the poster is about because of that. It also has a limited amount of colors which makes it look very neat and minimalistic.
Fig 1.5 Favorite Graphic Design Work from Pinterest #2 (23/8/2021)
Fig 1.6 Favorite Graphic Design Work from Pinterest #3 (23/8/2021)
The New Yorker cover for the December 12, 1984 issue is also one of my favourites. It emphasizes the title using the space of the sky and has a very detailed illustration of the architecture shown. The color tone of this design is cool toned which fits the night atmosphere of the design. Other than that, it uses traditional media such as watercolor which fits the piece well.
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