Digital Photography and Imaging WEEK 1

Name: Ng Jia Xuan

I.D: 0375273

COURSE: Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media

GROUP: 3

Digital Photography and Imaging

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WEEK 1: 

Lecture & Tutorial:

Q: Why we need to learn photoshop?

A: It provide various tools and supplies for us to create all kind of graphic design and digital photography. It is user friendly and help us to operate in web design, visuals style etc.

The Importance of Photoshop for the Graphic Designer:

1. Express creativity: Create mind blowing artwork

2. Create graphic design: Create card, poster etc

3. Restoration of old images: using tools in Photoshop can restore old picture

4. Integrate graphics with text artistically: Combine images with message

5. Make use of brushes: To complete the work quicker

6. Change photo color: Play with the colors

7. Rectify mistakes in photographs: Conceal the weak points as well as boost the aesthetic allure of the photos.

Digital Imaging:

Top 10 tips of successful graphic designer:

1. Follow the tutorials: Learning is important

2. Experiment: Create new stuff

3. Memorize all keyboard shortcuts: Be more efficient when creating

4. Try to replicate others work

5. Do participate in design competitions: Develops confident

6.  Subscribes to online gallery: Be able to browse large amount of design

7. Smart objects for smart designers

8. Scaling artworks and proportions

9. Use actions to personalize work

10. Organize the files properly: Nice and clean make it easier to work

Practical:

Exercise 1:
Three of my favorite design:

Design 1:

Artwork by: Jonas Voegeli, Martin Woodtil

https://pin.it/69ndlJhGu

Description:

It is a poster for the Olma Competition. I like the idea of using all kinds of veggie and fruit as the cow spots, it is simple but creative at the same time. The bright red background enhances the overall visual impact, making the cow truly stand out and capturing the viewer's attention.

Design 2:

Artwork by: Kelvin Teow and Jamie Toh

https://pin.it/6nUarK7pr

 Description:

It is a poster about traveling to Sydney and Langkawi. I like this poster because it uses the element of reflection, making it look more fun. The soft color palette creates a refreshing vibe that perfectly captures the essence of travel and adventure.

Design 3:

Artwork by: Pei-Ling Ou

https://pin.it/65dJt9ZOS

Description:

I love how this poster is simple, but immediately brings out the message when I first saw it. The artist cleverly utilizes the microphone, transforming the top into a cage, which adds a unique visual element that reinforces the theme.

REFLECTIVE WRITING:

This week exercise is about finding and analyzing these design. I think this exercise has given me the opportunity to browse more design (One of the successful designer tips).