Review Week 9

vector vs. pixel
Vector-based graphics are defined by mathematical equations. They are scalable to any size and can print at an optimal quality at all times. They are constructed from lines, shapes, and curves.

Pixel-based or raster-based images. The files created with pixel-based images can represent all variations of color and are able to produce continuous tone images. They cannot print at an optimal quality at all times and need a resolution of 300 to be printed at a good quality. They also need a resolution of 72 to be displayed on the internet.

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. He, along with his partner Steve Wozniak, designed, developed, and marketed the first commercially successful lines of personal computers. This led to the creation of Apple Lisa, which was named after his newborn daughter. One year later, the Macintosh was born. Later came the ipod, iphone, and ipad. Without this man, we would not be in these rooms today using Photoshop and Illustrator on these amazing computers. We would not be able to create all these wonderful designs without this genius who changed technology forever.

Review Week 8

Colors play a big part in creating the overall mood in a piece or design. The designers must take into account which colors convey which message. If an artist wants the audience to feel relaxed and calm, they should use cool colors. If they want the piece to convey excitement, then warm colors are a better choice.

The color wheel is a very important tool for a graphic designer because it can help them to choose colors that work well together in the design or a color scheme. They can see the colors complements, split complements, etc.

This poster represents how neutral colors, like the beige in this example, can bring out the other, brighter colors in a design. If the designer had used a bright color as the background, the other colors wouldn't stand out nearly as much.

When an object absorbs or reflects one or more color in the visible light spectrum, we see them as he colors that they are reflecting back to our eye.

Podcast #2 (Color Theory)

The right use of color can do what?
Maximize productivity, minimize visual fatigue, and relax the whole body.

Within the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves allow us to see color?
Visible light waves.

Describe white light?
Equal parts of all colors in the visible spectrum.

How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"?
They absorb or reflect one or more colors in the visible spectrum.

What is a glass prism?
A transparent triangular object that breaks white light into all the colors of the visible light spectrum.

What seven colors result when white light is refracted through a prism?
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

Describe hue?
The color itself.

When does white light occur?
When all the wavelengths are reflected back to your eye.

When does black light occur?
When no light is reflected to your eye.

How color is perceived depends on what?
The type of light that it is seen with.

What is a color wheel?
A visual tool that shows the relationship between primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.

What are primary colors? Name them?
Red, Yellow, Blue.

What are secondary colors? Name them?
Green, Orange, Violet.

What are tertiary colors? Name them?
A mixture between one primary and one secondary color. Red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue green, yellow-green, yellow-orange.

What are neutral colors? How can they be created?
Colors of very low saturation. By mixing a complementary color pair.

How can a neutral color help a design?
Help to put focus on other colors or tone down overpowering colors.

What are complementary colors? Name them?
Colors that are opposite of each other on the color wheel. Red/Green, Orange/Blue, Yellow/Violet.

What is color value?
The lightness or darkness of a hue.

What is a shade?
When you add black to a color.

What is a tint?
When you add white to a color.

What is saturation/intensity?
The brightness of a color.

What happens when you mix complementary colors together?
You produce a dull tone.

Describe color harmony?
Something that is pleasing to the eye and engages the viewer creating an inner sense of order.

What is a color scheme?
Harmonious color combinations.

Describe a monochromatic color scheme?
Uses different values of the same color.

Describe an analogous color scheme?
Uses three colors that are adjacent to each other on a color wheel.

Describe a complementary color scheme?
Uses two colors that are opposite of each other on the color wheel.

Describe a split-complementary color scheme?
Uses a color and the two colors adjacent to it's complement.

Describe a triadic color scheme?
Uses three colors equally spaced around the color wheel.

What colors are considered to be warm colors?
Yellows, Oranges, or Reds.

Describe a warm color scheme?
Appear to be closer. Vivid in nature. Used to express aggression.

What colors are considered to be cool colors?
Blues, Greens, and Violets.

Describe a cool color scheme?
Cool colors are soothing in nature. Comforting and nurturing. Appear to be farther away.

Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?
The right color choice can convey the right message and evoke the desired response.

Review Week 6

The pen tool is used to create many shapes that would not be able to be created by only using geometric shapes. You can also use this tool to trace most anything very cleanly and effectively. This pen tool can create perfect curve and even perfect circle. There are so many possibilities when you are using the pen tool.

You can change the shape of a line/ path of something by using the white arrow tool, the pen+ tool, and the pen - tool. The white arrow tool can manipulate lines by taking points of a lines and moving them to a different position. This changes the angle of that part of the certain line or shape. The pen + tool, on the other hand, can add points onto a line so you can manipulate the line in that area. The pen - tool is used to take away points on the line.

Layers are very helpful in design because after you finish part of a design, before you start drawing more details, you can create a new layer where you can safely draw over the previous design without messing it up. Layers are also helpful when using guidelines, so you don't accidentally move them, but you can still see them.


To create a clipping mask you must first draw a shape, with no fill or line color, that covers the whole portions of space that you want to isolate. Then you must make sure the shape is in the front of your design. After that, take the black arrow tool and highlight the whole design and go up to "Object" then "Clipping Mask" and then "Make Clipping Mask".

Review Week 5

LINE
This poster represents line element. These long vertical lines represent loftiness and grandeur. This is suggesting that either the city or even the batman and powerful. There are no curved or twisted lines on this poster. Twisted lines would show confusion or turbulence, which are some things that "The Dark Night" does not posses. 

SPACE
This poster is portraying the use of negative and positive space.  While some people may see a simple goblet, others may just as easily see two men, facing each other. In this case, it is very difficult to decide which is the positive and which is the negative. 

VALUE
This poster of Obama is showing value, which is the degree of light and dark in a design.  On his face you can see the  different use of colors. They seem to create a three dimensional look. Also, the blue and the red in the background show great contrast.

SHAPE
This poster utilizes shape.  The globes that represent the wheels on the bicycle are circular.  Circles  convey the feeling of protecting or infinity, symbolizing that by doing this we are protecting the world. The world will last longer if we take good care of it. 

TEXTURE
This poster shows many different textures. They compare the hard rocky ground to the smooth, slick iphone. This is a very good use of contrast. Using texture engages your sense of touch instead of just your sense of sight.