Week 02 - 2D DESIGN

 = Expanding your knowledge =

1. OPEN DISCUSSION – Identifying sources of information

   

• Internet 

      a. Search engines such as Google, Yahoo ...etc.

      b. Personal or professional design company website.

      c. 

• Book research

      a. Library art book or magazine research.

      b. Design company publication, ex: Mac magazine, Computer Arts magazine.

      c. Any kind of magazine could be a yourself reference and source.  What ever any topic it is, could able giving any different ideas.

     

• Chatting

      a. discuss with friends with the ideas.

      b. one of my friend who work as Graphic Designer told me "Ideas coming by accident." Even just chatting with rubbish may also giving yourself ideas.

• Smart phone, Ipad, TV...etc.

      a. Actually using smart phone or Ipad are normally for internet. Or we could pay and download art digital Magazine.

      b. Art TV program is good for collecting ideas.

• Museum

      a. Any art work exhibition is always good source for designer.

   

• Other people's art work

      a. There's people's art work all around in our life, when ever walk down the street or shopping. Good source all around and don't have to be from a artists. 

Reference and group discussion with Cherill and Paul. 

They are very smart and always have a lot of great ideas to tell. Thanks Cherill and Paul. :D

2. GROUP EXERCISE 

Accessing sources of information Evaluating information Collating information


Cherill favorite     
                        Graphis – http://www.graphis.com/  => Cherill likes this site because it is visually exciting, inspirational and covers both photography and advertising

André favourite 
                        Facebook – http://www.facebook.com 
                        => Andrea likes the versatility of facebook, so many users with different points of view
                        Kati Vond - Tattoo art http://www.katvond.net/  
                        =>Andre would like to be a tattoo artist and finds this site inspirational

Queenie's favourite
                        The design files - http://thedesignfiles.net/
                                                 ＝＞ I like this website because it giving brightly and flash look. I like the laconic, simple and clear look. Always look easy, clean and also modern with fully information. I like the font they choice of the topic of "THE DESIGN FILE". I used to give up put this kind of font into my design, I though it is too simple and not enough impressive look, but I start to like it after view this website. And the font of "daily" is totally the same form of my favourite AD design company - Ogilvy.
        
                        OGILVY - http://www.ogilvy.com/
                                                 => My dream company that I wanna work with.

Paul's favourite
                        Design you trust –  http://designyoutrust.com
                        => Paul likes that this site has so much to offer, the subjects are varied and educational


= Design a personal background for my blog =

I like romantic and leisurely style, it is not hard to find out this kind of image from my photo album because I'm taking this all the time. And also, every photo that I took in Melbourne city are all amazing. Melbourne is the city with fully ART.

Photoshop techni: filter, level adjustment, color balance and duotone.

Shape: jpg photo from my personal photo album.
Media: Photoshop
Style: nature panting