Lab Exercise 2
in two parts
The purpose of
this exercise is to give you hands-on practice with the capabilities of Adobe
Photoshop (and, by extension, other graphics software).
Practice each move demonstrated in class.
Turn in a digital version of this practice and a
simple verbal explanation of what you successfully accomplished, what you had
trouble with, and (possibly) what you’d like to do next.
Turn in Part I on Wednesday, September 24: verbal
and digital practice work
Create a hand-drawn sketch of the invitation you
have in mind.
Explain verbally why you have designed your
invitation this way.
Create a digital rendition of your planned
invitation.
Verbalize your success or failure to fully
realize your plan.
Turn in Part 2 on Wednesday, October 1: paper,
verbal, and digital finals.
Rhetorical
Situation
You want to make party invitations for an
upscale, well-funded, political or social event. It’s up to you to decide
whether this party is a protest or fundraiser, whether the invitees will be
supporters or critics of the Bush war policy.
What you do know is that the invitation should make people want to
attend and know how to attend.
Figure/Ground
Grouping
Visual Noise
Tone/Ethos
Spatial Arrangement
Complete a Task
Others at your discretion, drawn from McCloud,
Myers, other K and R chapters, other readings.
Cropping
Pasting
Saving
New canvas
Layering
Sizing
Rotating
Distorting
Adding borders
Manipulating color
Adding and manipulating text
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