Friday, October 21, 2011

Color Schemes

Triadic color scheme
Split complementary
Monochromatic
Complementary
Analogous color scheme

Andy Warhol

Title: Tomato soup can from Andy Warhol’s series of Colored Campbell’s Soup Cans
Color Scheme: He used primary colors, secondary colors and neutral colors to mimic the design on the actual can. His coup cans were prints and not paintings. There is virtually no color scheme.
Notice: The secondary color ini the middle contrasting the primary red and neutral white.
Title: Siberian Tiger
Color Scheme: Tetradic scheme
Notice: The contrasting black background against some of the lighter colors.
Within what art genre did Warhol work?
paint, printmaking, and film
Define the genre?
Flimmaking: creating film to show Painting: is the practice of applying paint, color or other medium to a surface Printmaking is the process of making art by printing, usually on paper.
During what years was he alive?
1928-1987

Friday, October 14, 2011

Review Week 9

Compare and contrast vector images and pixel images.
Vector images can be stretched and shrunk retaining their shape and quality. Pixel images can be stretched and shrunk but the larger it is the more pixels you see and the less pretty it is.
What resolution is needed to print raster images?
300
What resolution is needed to display raster images on the internet?
72

Friday, October 7, 2011

Steve Jobs

Who is Steve Jobs?
He started the apple company
What company was he CEO for many years?
Apple Inc.
What did he do for the computer industry?
He made great steps for the computer industry and propelled us forward into the 21st century
How did this man impact the graphic design industry?
By creating new software it allows graphic designers to greatly improve their work.

Review Week 8

Why must designers pay close attention to how color is utilized within a composition?
If the colors are too bright than they are distracting and the eye can't see the design as an overall design.
Why is the color wheel an important tool for graphic designers?
It's an important tool because it shows which colors to use and which colors go good together.


The Designer used neutral colors in this design to show emphasis on the droid and how unstoppable it is.

Briefly describe how we "see" the color of an object?The electromagnetic spectrum allows the eye to see visible light thus allowing us to see colors.