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Friday, October 21, 2011

Color Schemes



a tetad color scheme



Monochromatic 


Monochromatic 


Triad

tetrad

Andy Warhol

Within what art genre did Warhol work?

Pop art





Define the genre?


Class or category of artistic endeavor having a particularform, content, technique.


During what years was he alive?


1928~1987


Post 2 samples of his art. Answer the following questions for each piece.







Title of the piece?

The first one was called eight Elvises
The second was of Marylyn Monroe


Describe the color that he utilizes. Does he use any particular color scheme?


In the first one, he uses different shades of white and black and as the next elvis appears it gets less color, making it seem like elvis is going to go invisible or disappear, and there getting closes and closer as the number increases.

For the Marylyn Monroe one, he used many different types of colors that would get a persons attention. In each square he uses 5 different types of color.


What do you notice about the artwork itself?

What I notice in his artwork is that he utilizes many different colors in most of his paintings and he uses colors we are not used to seeing in faces, and objects.




Friday, October 14, 2011

Review week 9

Compare and contrast vector graphics and pixel images

vector images will look the same no matter what size you make it and pixels cannot easily change size with out sacrificing some quality and showing pixels.






What resolution is necessary to print raster images?



300ppi

What resolution is necessary to display raster images on the internet?

75ppi

Friday, October 7, 2011

Steve Jobs


Who is Steve Jobs?
Steve jobs is the owner of apple which he invented a lot of products for. He is one the the richest men in the world and he died from cancer.

What company was he CEO for many years?
apple
What did he do for the computer industry?
He has created many jobs and he has created new technologies for us
How did this man impact the graphic design industry?
His company often has billboards of people enjoying his devices. There is no text on them, just a person enjoying using their device. He has created new programs and macs for the graphic design industry.