Week 6 Summary

This week I learned about design. I first wrote a blog about what I learned about design. Next, I created DesignBlitz. I went around town and looking at what design elements have gone into creating signs and ads. After that, Daily Creates and Assignment Bank. I started the design assignments with A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing.

Daily Create Week 6

The “Vogue Challenge”

For The “Vogue Challenge,” I edited a photo I took and added the word “Vogue” to the top of it. It’s suppose to look like the cover of a Vogue magazine. To do this, I took my photo into photoshop and created a text layer with the word Vogue in Times New Roman font. Once

A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing

For this assignment, I had to combine the logo of rivals. I decided to do Popeyes Chicken and Chick-fil-a. I began by getting a picture of both of their logos. Then, the photos were imported into Adobe Illustrator. I removed the P from Popeye’s logo and replaced it with the C of Chick-fil-a’s.

DesignBlitz

Line The Railroad Crossing sign uses lines to share a messages. The two parts of the sign cross each other and the message being shared is that a railroad is crossing a path. Color Gambino’s Pizza sign uses the colors green, white, and red. These are the colors that are on Italy’s flag. So, this

Design

I’ve taken design courses in the past, so I am fairly familiar with it. The elements of design are: line color shape size space texture form contrast value typography symbols & metaphors balance rhythm unity & harmony Graphic design is purposeful planning that uses any combination of forms, pictures, words, and meanings to achieve one’s goal.