Connotation
The visual styles of my work all seem to tie in with the theme I meant to convey. For example for my legibility post I believe the font and color I chose to use accurately display the theme of a wedding. The font is a script therefore it appears very delicate and mystical which clearly demonstrates a wedding as well as the color white that I chose. When taking a broader look at my entire blog as a whole I would have to say that every sub-component within the element work toward the same goal. The elements meaning each post that I create and yes every component within each post work toward answering 4 specific reflective questions. Each post that I create answers what the purpose of my work was, the design techniques demonstrated, how my work has evolved from one version to the next, and my personal thoughts about the quality of my work. When looking at my post called emotional design I don't think that the theme of love is projected in a way that could be seen as too specific or overly broad. I think that the colors I used of blue and pink clearly demonstrate a male and female. I also believe the object of two keys intertwining makes it apparent that the two objects want to be together, also demonstrating love. Although I believe this theme is projected very well, I do think it would be helpful to show this element to others in order to find out if they perceive it the same way as I do. Lastly I believe my post of Gestalt principles clearly demonstrates the theme of closure. The two shapes that I used make the full object appear as if the white space in the middle is being confined by closure.
Attributes
Overall, I am pleased with the visual weight, structure, color, and presentational style of my posts. For example, my icon post that I created conveys its message clearly and in a manner that is aesthetically appropriate for its purpose. When looking at the icon I created from different basic shapes it is very apparent that it is supposed to represent a telephone. For my post called legibility and text safe areas I think the only thing that should be fixed is possibly increasing the drop shadow on the text. You can read the font but I think increasing the drop shadow some more would make the element stand out a little more clearly. For my emotional design post I tried using different tools in order to make the keys look like metal. Adding the texture of mosaic tiles definitely helped but maybe taking another look at other textures would help add a "roughened up" look to better establish the elements aesthetic integrity. This element does have a backdrop which is black and I think this really makes the keys stand out clearly. The bright colors of the keys have a great contrast with the black background. For the color echo assignment I think the color scheme of the element fits very well with the scheme of the larger layout. I ensured this by using the paint bucket tool to select the exact color from the element of the eyeshadow in order to use this color for the background. Using the same exact colors from an element in the background creates a very unified look. I think this element could be presented to a wide variety of media because it is simple enough that it could be changed in size. The typography used is very legible. I believe that for each assignment the look and feel of the type connect with the overall message. I spent a lot of time making sure I chose fonts that accurately represented the message I wanted convey as well as using appropriate colors to further support the message.
Placement
When viewing all of my assignments posted I don't think I really concentrated on the placement of the elements all that well. A lot of times I would just type and insert the image and sometimes it would look great and then other times I would have a lot of difficulties getting the images to go exactly where I'd want them to go.
For the emotional design assignment I believe the component of the keys have the starring role. I ensured that this would be the case by changing what I originally had for this assignment. I made the images much larger to take priority in this poster. They keys should definitely call attention to itself because they are what the viewers ultimately have to look at in order to perceive the theme of love. I payed a great deal of attention to the placement/alignment of each element in this assignment. I made sure the backdrop of the keys was the starting point to wear the text on the bottom began. I also made sure the main title was clearly aligned with the text. For this assignment I did not conform to a flush left, flush right, or centered alignment. I think the element used does not need to be further cropped, sized, or rotated. I played around with different sizes and rotations and I feel that the way I have designed it allows for the element to appear the priority for the entire poster.
For my hue and saturation post I do not think that the three different images should have been grouped. I like the way I have them separated with some text in between. Having text in between allowed me to briefly explain the differences of each image from one another.
I can notice an increase in creativity by the new knowledge I have gained from all the techniques we have learned. I am really enjoying all of the assignments we have done this far!
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