Tag: Semester1
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Print Preperation
For this weeks LA we got to do 3 assignments that had to do with print preparation and layout. Here are they: Question 1: Design your own printing checklist. Question 2: Design a magazine dummy. For this assignment we had to create a magazine dummy of about 10- to 20 pages on topic of our…
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Pace and Contrast
For this assignment we were supposed to compare pace and contrast of an online magazine and the printed version of it. We were supposed to concentrate on the layout and what difference and similarities these two have. I chose to compare magazine ELLE. The first thing I noticed on their website Elle.no was that there…
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Travel Brochure
For this learning activity we had to create a travel brochure. These are steps we had to follow: The size has to be A5 when folded; Brochure has to be in full colour; Body text can be placeholder text, but headings have to make sense; You can choose images, colours and headings; Make sure to…
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Symmetry/ Asymmetry
Second learning activity this week is about working with ideas for layout. We have to make 16 squares and then draw two rectangles inside each box to achieve given effect. Effects we are supposed to achieve are: Entering left Movement to the right Movement to the left Movement downwards Movement upwards Balance Tension Symmetry/asymmetry Entering…
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Form and Space
These two weeks we were learning all about layout and it was super exciting and educational since I did not know a lot about layout. For this first learning activity we had to cut out a series of shapes from black paper (squares, rectangles, circles, etc.) and then rearrange them on a white paper square.…
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Let’s take pictures
This weeks last assignment was to take pictures everyday for 5 days and then post 6 best pictures listing ISO, f-stop and shutter speed of each picture. I found this assignment really fun to do and I got to practise different camera settings and find which ones work the best. Here are my 6 best…
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Get To Know My Camera
Last week we started learning about photography and how it became what it is today. This week is all about exploring the photography itself. To be able to take pictures you need a camera and to take good pictures you need to know how your camera works and what functions it has, that’s why my…
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Kodak Camera and Film Roll Invention and How It Contributed to Modern Photography
George Eastman (1854-1932) was an American entrepreneur and investor who invented the first roll film and the first Kodak camera that used it to produce pictures. It is the most significant event in the history of photography that shaped made modern photography the way it is now. First Kodak camera was presented in 1888. It was a…
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Digging Deeper Into the History of Photography
The camera obscura The camera obscura is latin for dark chamber. It is a name for an optical phenomenon that occurs when an image of a scene at the other side of the screen is projected through a tiny hole. It comes out both inverted and reversed on a surface that is place on the other…
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Colour theory part III
For the last part of this weeks assignment we were supposed to design a book cover. We were given a list with three books to choose from. I decided to go with “Rosemary’s baby” by Ira Levin. For this particular book cover we had to use complementary colours to express anguish and uncertainty. I started…
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Colour theory part II
For the second part of this weeks assignment we were supposed to create four colour effects in Adobe Photoshop on a photo of our choice. The colour effects we had to make were: fluorescent duotone, monochrome, split tone and a freestyle one where we could create our own effect. For this assignment I chose to…
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Colour theory part I
This week was all about colour theory. We had to watch several videos on LinkedIn to deepen our knowledge in this topic. We also got assignment which is divided in three parts. This blog post is the first part of this assignment. After have watched the video with Nigel French on LinkedIn we had to…
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