Digital Photography and Imaging - Week 1

23/9/2024 - 29/9/2024 (Week 1)

Chang Wing / 0367807 

Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelors of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University

Project 1A: Physical Collage Design

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Week 1 

Lecture

The first lecture outlined the importance of Photoshop for the Graphic Designer. Mr. Hafiz also shared the top 10 tips of a successful graphic designer.

Importance of Photoshop

Figure 1.1 Restoration of old images

Figure 1.2 Integrate graphics with text artistically

Tips of A Successful Graphic Designer

Figure 1.3 Participate in Design Competitions

Figure 1.4 Subscribe to online galleries

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Tutorial

After getting introduced to this particular module and the learning outcomes, we learnt about the main steps in developing a collage design.

Figure 2.1 From http://fauziyusoff.com/casestudies/

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Practical

Here's my 3 favorite graphic design work from Pinterest!

1. "ACIDITY" by by Klare.ns & Auguste Lefou

I have a special love for acid design, so this is one of my favourite graphic design work that strongly embodies the essence of acid design with all the glitchy effects in the background and window tab elements. 

Also I like the glitchy color tone of the poster, it looks strikingly beautiful and surreal as well as the clever composition of elements which make the poster look ordered even though with all the chaotic recurring elements by aligning the window tabs and contrasting the color of the human figure with the background. 

I like the sentence "spit out your acidity and cleanse your soul", it inserts a strong personality in the poster which seemingly conveys a positive message of about "expressing yourself".

Figure 3.1 ACIDITY by Klare.ns & Auguste Lefou

2. "TC_495" by Austin Dingess SEO Bologni

Another graphic design work with acid design elements, with good hierarchy of information and font choice that makes overall composition within the poster looks tidy and ordered. This poster gives a futuristic retro vibe that I like with modern elements like san-serif fonts and metallic color but combining with a sculpted human statue that echoes past cultures. 

Also I like it's use of color, metallic mint color of the human statue perfectly balanced monochromatic color of the background and fonts, adding liveliness to its gloomy surrounding.

Figure 3.2 TC_495 by Austin Dingess SEO Bologni

2. "What about water?" by Tina Touli

I like how this poster conveys it's message strongly and clearly by putting the fonts in the middle, with a big big big font size and just a white background behind it. Beside its simplicity, Tina added blur effect to the words covered by the roundy outlines, suggesting the effect of ink covered by liquid or water, fitting it's theme and making it eye-catchy. 

Simple, fun and straight to the point! 

Figure 3.3 What about water? by Tina Touli

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Reflection

After Mr. Fauzi provided an overview of this module, I came to understand the significance of learning Adobe Photoshop and how we can effectively utilise it. Additionally, analysing the works of other graphic designers allows us to reflect on the elements we should consider in our own designs while gaining valuable insights and inspiration from their creative approaches.