Monday, March 28, 2011
A day in the Life: Visual Storytelling
For this assignment I had to create a video of images that would display what I have done in that particular day, along with a sentence describing how I felt. I chose a lap top, umbrella, face wash, special k cereal, and a StarBucks iced coffee. Using powerpoint I upload each image on a separate slide. I played around with the different effects in order to create visually appealing images. When I finished this I then saved the powerpoint as a movie. I never knew you could actually save a powerpoint as a movie so I think knowing this tool is very helpful.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Color Echo: Hue and Saturation
Exercise 1.
For this activity we found a picture online that was very colorful. I chose a picture of colorful flowers because it was bright (see below). The purpose of this assignment was to practice using the tools, hue and saturation, in photoshop.
For this activity we found a picture online that was very colorful. I chose a picture of colorful flowers because it was bright (see below). The purpose of this assignment was to practice using the tools, hue and saturation, in photoshop.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Second Life Prim
The purpose of this work was to build a 3D object using second life. I decided to create an image using the sphere object. I made the color pink and then changed the texture. The texture I used was called Waterfall- water ripple 2. The sphere is useful as hollow so I thought the water ripple was visually pleasing with a hollow object. I decided to move the object by increasing the numbers on the X,Y, Z axes. Lastly I increased the size of the object by stretching it to make it bigger. I thought the concept of creating visuals in a virtual world is very interesting and I enjoyed creating my own object.
Legibility and Text Safe Areas
"A backdrop, like a border, is a visual device used to contain and direct attention to a piece's content and message." -Krause
I searched on google for an image that I wanted to used as background for an invitation. The purpose of this activity was to practice using different fonts/colors/sizes of text in order to successfully convey a message. I began with the image of what looks like a light pink silk material. What came to my mind when viewing this background was something delicate and graceful so I decided to create a wedding invitation. I used a white script font because I thought that went well with the theme of delicacy. I couldn't really read the font so I decided to use a drop shadow on the text to ensure readability. I think the visual texture of the background goes very well with the font style I chose and also displays the message through the chosen visual.
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