Post #11

Who is Andy Warhol?
Andy Warhol was a leading figure in the visual movement of pop art

Within what art genre did Warhol work?
Pop Art

Define the genre?
Pop Art is based on modern culture and media

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?

Red Liz

Gold Marilyn Monroe

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

He used colors that would stand out and are bright 

What do you notice about the artwork itself?

I noticed how Andy Warhol liked to draw celebrities and make them stand out with vibrant colors

Post #10

Compare and contrast vector graphics and pixel images. 
- Vector Graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygons and pixel images uses dots to create an image.

What resolution is necessary to print raster images?
- 300 dpi

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

Post #9

Who is Steve Jobs?

- A college drop out who turned into a perfectionist, created movies and industries that have been the most successful around the world 

What company was he CEO for many years? 
- Apple

What did he do for the computer industry? 
- He helped establish the future for the computer industry with his Apple products and the iMac which caused other companies to follow his footsteps to compete for the consumers.

How did this man impact the graphic design industry?
- Steve Jobs was able to impact the graphic design industry by imploring colors into his computers with certain applications that would let someone freely draw or create using their minds for their creative work

Post #8

Why must designers pay close attention to how color is utilized within a composition?
- They must know how to utilize the color and see what works and what doesn't

Why is the color wheel an important tool for graphic designers?

- The color wheel provides graphic designers with colors to use in their work

Find an example of neutral colors utilized within a design (hint: google poster design). Near the sample, discuss why you feel the designer included neutral colors within the composition.

- The designer included neutral colors to express the time of day, most likely as the sun sets

Briefly describe how we "see" the color of an object?

- We see the color of the object by it's vibrant looks

Post #6

What is the pen tool used for? 
- The pen tool is the most essential tool in Illustrator, it is used to make any object by forming shapes or connecting lines.

How can you manipulate a path/line in Illustrator? Discuss the use of the white arrow tool. Pen+, pen-,and convert tool.
- You can use the white arrow tool on specific pathway on the line which you can then stretch it out to make a different shape.

How can you utilize the layers palette in Illustrator?
- You can constantly keep adjusting and adding layers over another 

Post #5

SHAPE: This is an example of shape, they are different types of shapes. Some are wider and smaller than others. While some are 3D while others are 2D. There are a different variety of shapes you can choose from. Shapes are used to enhance art by bringing itself together to create one big masterpiece

LINE: This is a picture of different types of lines. There are lines that are never ending while some have spaces in between them. Some have slopes that go up and down while some are used in machines like the last line. With that said, lines are never ending and are used to enhance art by making really cool looking designs.

TEXTURE: This is an example of texture, bright colors bringing a nice artistic look to any piece of art. Texture can enhance any piece art by having the viewers have glance at it's familiarity.

SPACE

VALUE: This represents value, which can grab the attention of any audience. It shows the different shades of black to grey and white. Value enhances art by having the different shades of colors stand out to the particular art piece.

Post #4

Why/how can icons be used to communicate? 
- An icon can be used to communicate by showing the artistic details of the design which can attract other individuals.

Via the internet, find 2 examples of common icons that clearly communicate their message. 

Post both in this entry and explain your choice.


- The Apple logo easily communicates with it's consumers because it attract their attention, when they look at it, they know it's from the Apple company.

- When people see the Nike logo, it's a swoosh icon and that they know that the brand attracts sports athletes

What is the difference between copyright and public domain?
- Copyright is protection from other people using your work and trying to take credit for it.

How can you avoid plagiarism in this class?  In other classes?
- The way you avoid plagiarism in this class to not copy and paste other people's work and make it your own.