DPI | Week 1: EXPLAIN YOUR FAVORITES

23.09.2024 - 28.09.2024 /Week 1
Loh Kai Xuan (0365780)
Digital Photography and Imaging, Creative Media Design, Taylor's University

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LECTURE

INTRODUCTION

Lecturer: Mr. Fauzi

Why learn Photoshop?

Many professionals like graphic designers to web designers prefer using this application. Especially graphic style and digital photography. Proficiency in Photoshop is crucial for those in visual design, web design, or individual experience function. It's also important for individuals working in hands-on marketing positions to learn Photoshop.

✦ Express Creativity
✦ Graphic Design
✦ Restoration of Old Images
✦ Integrate graphics with text artistically
✦ Variety of Brushes
✦ Changing Photo Color

✦ Rectify mistakes in photographs

Figure 1. Samples shared in W1 Lecture Slides

What is Digital Imaging?

Digital imaging converts the printed text, artwork, and photographs into digital images using a digital scanner or another imaging device

Tips:

✦ Follow Tutorials
✦ Experiment
✦ Memorize all keyboard shortcuts
✦ Try to replicate other's works
✦ Participate in Design Competitions
✦ Subscribe to online Galleries
✦ Smart Objects for Smart Designers 
✦ Scaling Artworks and Proportions
✦ Use Actions to personalize works

✦ Organize files Properly

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EXERCISES:

PHYSICAL COLLAGE EXERCIES

We were briefed on our first exercise, A physical collage design with a video explanation as well. Tasked to prepare materials for Week 1 collage.

Practical:

- Introduction to Google Drive and Online Portfolio 

- Creating E-Portfolio

1. Create your E-Portfolio blog.

Example: https://averyongxuanting.blogspot.com/search/label/Digital%20Photography%20and%20Imaging

2. Register Pinterest

3. List down your 3 favourite graphic design composition work from Pinterest. Explain it on your E-portfolio blog, why do you like the designs?

EXPLAIN YOUR FAVORITES!

1. G-Fantasy May 2024 issue cover (Pinterest)

A main reason I chose this is because I am big fan of Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) and G-Fantasy Comics. However out of all the issues, this is one of my favorite cover designs featuring Yana Toboso's illustration. The Red and white wording around it may seem a lot but it still manages to not obstruct the primary focus. The dark background paired with red white wording and dramatic lighting gives the sense of danger and mysteriousness which pulls me in. 

2. It's Ok Poster (Pinterest)

Something more chill this time, I chose a cat poster I came across on Pinterest. It's a simple design with calming colours and prominent words, "It's Ok". The moment I saw this, it made me fill so relaxed. The subtle retro feel also gave a nostalgic feel. The playful use of words with the letters slanting downwards made the poster less serious and more playful as well. Overall, it is a simple yet relaxing poster I can stare at for quite a while!

3. reinterpretation of a scene from Sherlock Holmes (Pinterest)

I'm someone who really loves designs that references the many details from a story. In this case, it is a scene from The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes (1892), of the volume, The Man with the Twisted Lips. John. H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes' partner aides his wife's friend to find her husband who hasn't went home in days. This poster perfectly portrays the eerie opium den that Watson has entered in search of the husband. The distinguished silhouette of Watson made the people who laid around wasted in the den looked horrible in comparison. And the contrast of the light from outside shows how gruel and dark the opium den is.

TUTORIAL:

 – Students responsibilities, assignments & assessment methods

1. Introduction to Google Classroom.

2. Introduction to Google Drive folder system.

3. Introduction to Collage

4. Prepare collage's design elements for Week 2 exercise.

5. Past students collage works: https://fauziyusoff.com/dpicollage

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REFLECTION

Mr. Fauzi has given us many interesting tips and advice. This subject seems interesting and I am excited to start.