Computer Graphics Week 15

This week is our last class.  We needed to have our final and published copy done of our magazine and to make sure that our websites worked so that others could see our work and possibly choose to buy it.  My website works and can be found right here on my  page in the upper right hand corner.  My magazine, however, did not come.  I received an email from Lulu.com saying that they were having difficulties an didnt know why.  They did say that they would try to find out the problem and then ship my magazine as soon as they could.  

As a final farewell to computer graphics, I would like to show my viewers my favorite piece of art from my magazine.  Its my favorite because I was able to experiment with all sorts of tools while I was creating my final cover for my magazine.  I really wanted it to have an artsy feeling, somewhat of doodling in a notebook- type of feel.  

New Website!

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our class is finally wrapping up the year and we are trying to complete our websites to promote our magazines. I made my website using iweb in our mac lab. I selected the style of website I thought would best promote my magazine. From there I added pictures from my actual magazine and then added my own commentary about myself and my magazine. In class we went over how to find out magazine and to buy it on our website. It was pretty simple. All we had to do was go to the site where we could purchase the magazine, copy the url- go back to our website and click the bottom "add html" and paste the website. Now anyone who looks at my site can also purchase the magazine if they choose to.

Computer Graphics week 11

Using the new way of online distribution- using the web- I think its a great way to promote your unique designs. I, myself, am excited about my website and putting my book up on the web for people to check out. By using the web and having information about my book and myself, it will be a great way for my family to see what i am currently doing in classes since they are so far away. Not only will family be interested, but it could open up career opportunities for me as well- being able to see what I can do by using computer graphics. As a whole i am very excited to be making a web page about my book and my art that i created with the help of the class.

Computer Graphics week 10

Craft:

For this image I didnt really have to improve it all that much.  The first step I took for making this layout was clearing the page of anything that was there prior.  Next I clicked and dragged the image of the box with an X through it.  I went to "File- place" and chose the image that I wanted.  To add the text, I did the exact same thing.  For the heading I wanted something that really spoke for the image, and to me, placing myself in the image, that would have been the best seat in the house- laying in a hammock on the beach.  

Composition:

I arranged this layout this way because it was simple and focused primarily on the image, which is what this layout is all about.  I wanted the people reading the layout to really be drawn to the image first.  

Concept:

The Article and Illustration was created by Marissa Finazo.  From the article she really wanted to place the reader on the beach and have them able to feel at peace just like the illustration gives that feeling.  

Computer Graphics week 9

* Best layout

Craft:

for making this layout I used the tool with the box that had the "X" on it, dragged it, and then clicked on "file" and "place" to get al the images onto the page.  I then used the text box to make the heading and filled it in with pink to really make the title stand out.  For the pull quote, I used the oval-drawing tool to make the shape then copy and pasted the quote that I wanted and placed it inside.  

Composition:

I chose this photo for my layout page because it was my best one that I did and I thought that it would be easiest to work with and really jazz up.  The majority of the class chose this as my best one.  They said that it was simple, easy to follow and looked most like a magazine spread.  

Concept:

The concept for this layout was to have it be eye-catching with the image first.  Then the title, pull quote and then lastly, the actual text.  I wanted my spread to look like it was just pulled out of a weekly magazine with all the latest gossip in it.  

Computer Graphics week 8

Craft:
with my two layouts it was really easy. My first layout, Abe on the red carpet, was pretty simple in layout. I left the background white, went to file-place, and then added my picture from Illustrator. Next I did the same thing (file-place) and put my text in, explaining all my thoughts and feelings about the illustration. I made the title stand out by having 'Abe' in bold red and then following it with a smaller size the rest of the title. With the text I used a pull quote and also a drop cap, just to give it more of a professional feel. My second layout was my favorite to do (so far). The illustration is of the Claddagh ring. I really liked this one because I really felt like it was more of my style. I went out on a limb and made the background black and text white to model the style of the illustration. I used the exact same steps as I did with the Abe illustration on putting everything in the layout, the only difference is in the set up of the text. I put my own personal, not really the norm, style to it by having my paragraphs "step down" from eachother. Another part of my illustration is the main point of focus- the actaul illustrastion. Im really diggin how I put the words in greys around the ring- AWESOME!

Composition:
With the the Abe layout, I wanted it to be real plain, simple and really just let the viewer enjoy the picture and enjoy it without having to feel obligated to read about it. I chose the text to be black because thats the normal color for a magazine and I wanted it to look as professional as possible- especially with the big title, and columns with the block quote in the middle. The Claddagh illustration was a bit different. I really wanted the ring and words around it to stand out, but I also wanted the viewer to get a big of a history about it as well which is why I made the letting in white to follow the setup of the image. I arranged the paragraphs the way I did because I thought it followed the pattern of the image as well- more like a circular motion.

Concept:
As for the concept, I really just want my viewers to appreciate my work and understand the meaning of the ring and the history/story of abe, which is both written in the text. I want my images to be bold and something that really catches the viewers eye. I hope I did that.

Computer Graphics week 7

For my next project, my idea for my magazine continued, first I still want to work on my image. I need to fix my lettering text style to really make it stand out. As of right now its really plain and I want to fix it up a lot, and really have people inspired by it. For the magazine- I know for sure I dont want to have any Abraham Lincoln pictures in it, unless I absolutely have to. I want my magazine to be very creative, almost styled like an individualist- no one would have anything like it. I want it be based off of others people ideas and emotions, with a touch of my own thoughts and designs. I've been looking through a lot of different magazines trying to understand their layout techniques and their personal flare and I aquired some of my own as well through out the process. The one thing I want to happen throughout this project is for people to understand and know what my personal style is, based soley on this one magazine.