Framing The Portrait

Framing Portrait

Use the landscape to help create the frame.



Use objects to help frame the subject.

Use shapes and lines to add direction toward the subject.

Framing The Subject

The photograph above is a good example of framing the subject of the photograph. Using existing objects or landscapes can center the attention of the viewer and help create an emphasis to the composition. Also, a good sense of center of attention creates an impact on the viewer's eyes and adds a sense of drama.

Portrait Assignment

Leading Line Portrait

Rule of Thirds Photography

This photograph illustrates the use of thirds. By dividing the picture plane into thirds and placing important elements of the composition on one or more of the intersections, a more dynamic image is created which provides for tension to occur between two or more points of interest in the composition. In addition, the use of strong shadow lines and 'bird's eye view' camera angle, helps add drama and direct the viewer's attention.

Priority

Order Of Importance

The poster above uses the following graphic concepts to create 'order of importance':

White space

Emphasis

Rule of thirds

Size of image

Placement

The importance of organizing a composition helps the viewer to scan the poster or project in an orderly manner. It tells the viewer to look here first then here and so on. This sequence enables a purposeful distribution of information and avoids confusion and ambiguity.

Creating a Photographic Narrative

Photoshop

Photo Manipulation

Postcard Project

Poster Project

Pamphlet Project

Book Cover Design

The design considerations that your cover should address include:

The narrative is the story or plot of the novel. You should consider time, place, character, genre and plot as important aspects of the narrative. Your design should indicate or prepare the reader as to the type of action, the genre as well as the mood of the narrative.

As you begin your design considerations you must address a design priority.....Is your story formal or is it informal?.....Is there humor involved or is it a serious theme?....Who is the audience?

In order to create the appropriate cover for your narrative every aspect of the cover design should be addressed. Mood can be created not only by your choice of image, but colour, type face or font, white space, design movement, textures all play and important role in communicating the mood and genre of the narrative.

Creating Unity and Dynamics

Student work Theme development 'Jordan Olso-Lyons'

Mid-Term Exam

A basic INDESIGN page layout can contain the following elements:

Background

Art objects

Header

Photographs

Text blocks

Art In Action Poster

The 'Art In Action' poster is a poster design that implements the aspects of good poster design. These aspects or criteria should include a strong image that draws attention to the poster. This can be achieved by having strong content or a strong image. Also, a strong image may mean stong colours that help create a tension or excitement. Considerations must also be given to the title so that the viewer can read the title a distance of twenty feet. Your dimensions and resolutions are 11 x17 @200-300dpi.

Tshirt Project

The Tshirt project is a project that enables you to print an image onto a white Tshirt. Select an image that you wish to have on the shirt and create an Illustrator EPS file with cut lines for submission.

Deadline for submissions

The following assignments are due at the end of the semester: four panel 'unity' assignment, eight panel independent project and your tshirt design project. All of these assignments must be posted on your bog for marking. If you have any questions or concern about meeting this deadline you must contact me asap.

Final Page

A completed page or panel should include the text components in such a manner that the type both informs by providing detail and ordered information, but it also is sympathetic to the matrix layout. This panel provides both the background graphics or pictorial components and provides the reader with an ordered sequence by which the text information is provided. The header provides and maintains the most important topic to be covered, the 'pull quote' provides a quick personal interpertation of the event and the textbocks provide further details of this page's content. Also, attention to where the text is placed and the colours that are used provide and maintain the design unity. The choice of font or fonts provide support to the theme or mood of the page and the project as a whole. Text not only provides the information and details, it also is in and of itself a graphic aspect to the total design of the project and page.

Text Placement and Considerations

Type should be carefully considered as it contributes to the mood and the intended objectives of the graphic project. If the outdoor education trip is one that is fun and educational, then the type should indicate both aspects of the trip. The type face and font are as important as the images. Together they reinforce each other and provide a carefully and consistant theme or mood. Other considerations include: type size, type colour and the placement of the type. Type size indicates the importance of the message. The more important the message the louder or bigger the type. Type colour is significant and should be considered along side of the concept of contrast. Pacing opposite colours together will create a sense of excitement. Placing light type against a dark background ( or vise versa) will create a sense of contrast and help offset the message from the background. Placement of the type is also important as it helps create the space or emphasis that the message may require. Placement of the text such as headers and subheaders also contribute to the layout or the template of the project. Type placement should be a consideration when developing the matrix image.

Variations On A Theme

The two panels above illustrate the development of the panels with the images and the matrix image and layout. Each panel will change and deviate from the matrix concept yet remain faithful to the original idea or layout. Images can change and should provide the narrative for the project of and establish the purpose and message that the project has in mind.

Establishing Mood & Theme

Using the background as a place to introduce and establish the mood and theme is important in creating a project that has depth and maintains interest. Thnik carefully about the collection of images and edit carefully to maintain a consistent unified content.

Matrix Image

The panel above represents the basic structure of the layout and the matrix image. Both of these design elements will provide the conceptual frame work for the entire project. Careful planning is critical at this point in the design. Allowing enough space for future images and type must be a consideration in laying down the matrix.

Colour Scheme

The image above establishes the colour scheme which is derived from the matrix image. Simply establish a colour scheme by identifying colours that exist in the image and organize them in terms of highlight, dark, darkest, and neutral. These four colour choices helps to place limits on the colour selection and establishes limitations. Additional highlight colours can be introduced in the successive pages as the design requires.

Student work 'Jenn Stonner'

Jenn Stonner Long Term Project