Digital Photography & Imaging | Week 1: Introduction to Digital Photography & Imaging
26.09.2023 / Week 1
Khu Ying Ying / 0357306
Digital Photography & Imaging / GCD61204 / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
Week 1: Introduction to Digital Photography & Imaging
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LECTURES
Week 1 (26/09/2023) Introduction to Digital Photography & Imaging
TUTORIALS
Week 1 (26/09/2023) Folder System & E-portfolio
EXERCISE - PHYSICAL COLLAGE
Week 1 (26/09/2023) Favourite Graphic Design Works
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LECTURES
Week 1 (26/09/2023)
Introduction to Digital Photography & Imaging
We were introduced to the module briefing and went through the past student's works.
The Importance of Photoshop for the Graphic Designer
- express creativity
- create graphic design
- restoration of old images
- integrate graphics with text artistically
- make use of brushes
- change photo colour
- rectify mistakes in photographs
Digital imaging converts printed text, artwork, and photographs into digital images using a digital scanner or another imaging device.
Figure L1.1: Purpose of the Techniques
Top 10 Tips for Successful Graphic Designers
- follow the tutorials
- experiment
- memorise all keyboard shortcuts
- try to replicate other work
- do participate in design competitions
- subscribe to online libraries
- smart objects for smart designers
- scaling artworks and proportions
- use action to personalise work
- organise the file properly
TUTORIALS
Week 1 (26/09/2023)
Folder System & E-portfolio
Responsibilities, assignments & assessment methods.- Introduction to Google Classroom.
- Introduction to Google Drive folder system.
- Introduction to Collage.
- Prepare the collage's design elements for the Week 2 exercise.
- Past students' collage works: https://fauziyusoff.com/dpicollage
A guide on making a physical collage.
Figure T1.1: Video - Composition Studies: Collage
EXERCISE - PHYSICAL COLLAGE
Week 1 (26/09/2023)
Favourite Graphic Design Works
Instructions:
- List down 3 of your favourite graphic design works from Pinterest. Explain why you like the designs?
Design #1:
Figure E1.1: Kids with Hula Hoops, Week 1 (26/09/2023)
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/729020258460018913/
Description: This graphic design work reminds me of childhood, every kid has a world in the ‘hula hoop’.
This Poster expressed: Every kid in this artwork is enjoying their moment with a hula hoop, in my perspective, it looks like their own universe that makes them feel happy. Besides that, it uses negative space to express and emphasize a strong feeling: happiness. In my point of view, black and white can represent the meaning of bored, tired and sick. However, the colours make them cheerful in the black-and-white world.
Design #2:
Figure E1.2: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Chinese Poster, Week 1 (26/09/2023)
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/729020258460019544/
Description: I genuinely love this Chinese poster for Across the Spider-Verse. It has done a really great job on it by using the Chinese novel, Journey to the West to portray the movie poster on another level.
This Poster expressed: Miles Morales is the main character of the movie, the creativity of this poster is to portray Miles as Sun Wu Kong (Monkey King). To make it short, Miles wants to break the canon (rule) of the Spider-Man rule to save his dad, yet every Spider-People try to stop him because they want to prevent the collapse of the multiverse. At the same time, the movie plot is similar to Journey to the West because they’re both exciting adventures.
Design #3
Figure E1.3: "Look Where It Got Me" by Carly's, Week 1 (26/09/2023)
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/729020258460018892/
Description: I love the concept of this collage artwork because I get to explore more on it.
This Poster expressed: The background of the collage artwork is a night sky, which can represent endless possibilities; mountains can represent challenges; grasses can represent the nature of life. We all are surrounded by nature, to explore the world, to meet someone, to figure out the meaning of living in this world. Just like the elements in the collage like stars, Jupiter, and a ghost, it can be bizarre, unexpected, mysterious, lovely and more. Just imagine humans are tiny creatures in the universe, yet we’re still encouraged to explore everything by embracing fear and excitement, making our life journey remarkable.
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