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 Photographs Research

This is Eliot Porter's work

All the pictures are easy to see and the background in the back really adds a nice flair to it. These pictures are very unique from each other and have a very distinct colors from each other. It really shows how talented Porter really is.

1. His artwork seems to catch the beauty of nature. This kinda gave me some inspiration to travel. Maybe to a park and just look around and take some pictures. Since fall is approaching, I can take some pictures of colored leaves on trees and on the ground. His photographs look really beautiful because it captures how might some of the landscapes are shaped by natural occurrences. Great job on the descriptions for each photograph

Born August 25, 1959, in Lodz, Poland, lives and works in Paris since 1987, studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Lodz, Poland, Graduated in graphic design, specializing in posters (with Professor Bogusław Balicki), and Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and Art for young artists, Poland, Works in graphic design agencies in Paris, Freelance graphic designer

Death and the girl

Death and girl, the design created by Michal Batory. I loved the idea of using lipstick and a bullet together I think that the design is amazing. Michal Batory is an artist from Poland whose poster entitled "Death and the girl" Was part of the virtual poster exhibition.

Born in Lodz, Poland in 1959, Michał Batory is one of the most famous contemporary poster artists and has won numerous awards in the field of graphic design. He lives and works in Paris.

My Photoshop design (Michal Batory)

This is my first attempt at the Batory design ideas. I had an idea of a cigarette but I was not sure what to do with it then I thought why not combine food and cigarette together I decided to use chips which is very similar to cigarettes. 

I used Photoshop for this design and I used the merge tool to make it look like the chips are inside the pack. For the background, I used a merged colour that matches the colour of the design.

A.M Cassandre

A.M Cassandre is an incredible French artist, painter, and fashion dressmaker withinside the Art Deco era. Art Deco, as defined, is a stylish fashion of ornamental art, layout, and structure which commenced as a Modernist response to Art Nouveau fashion. It is characterized with the aid of using the usage of angular, symmetrical geometric forms.

To guide his very own living, he observed and took benefit from the recognition of posters for advertising, which changed into all of the rages in Paris withinside the past due 1910s. He had the possibility to paint for a printing residence in Paris wherein he commenced signing his artworks, especially posters, below the name “Cassandre”.

Photography reflection

Photography has many roles in our society. Photography inspires many people. The inspiration that could lead to the better. Also for nonverbal people, it's a visual learning tool that will help to communicate. Photography opens a view into a person's mind and allows them to convey messages. There are photographs everywhere, At home, outside, at school, in shopping malls, on billboards, and mm.

 

Analyzing a poster for an event

This is a Halloween party event in Washington, Virginia, USA. This event is in Tavern restaurant and it will take place on the 31 October. I really like this poster because of the colors and how it's very clear. The type is bracketed serif and the baseline is not straight it's tilted. The letters are clear and They are in capital letters which makes the letter bigger. the small text and the date is sanserif and they used different colors.

Task 1 Binary Opposition

• What is Binary Opposition in media?

Binary Opposition is everything that is opposite. For example old vs young, poor vs rich, villain vs hero. This is used a lot in movies and stories.  The terms are related but opposite.

• Which Theorist produced this theory and give some details about them.

In the 1900s, the French anthropologist Levi Strauss proposed the theory of "binary oppositions", stating that most narratives in media such as books and films feature opposing protagonists. 

• Why do producers use binary opposition in media texts?

These binary oppositions help condense the plot and move the narrative forward, and introduce contrast. For example, in a superhero movie, it might be good and evil, in a horror movie it might be human versus supernatural, in a comedy it might be young versus old.

• List some common oppositions used in tv, film, and music

Very common oppositions are poor vs rich, hero, vs villain in movies, young vs old, and healthy vs sick or unwell these are a few examples of oppositions used in tv, film, and music. These oppositions are very important and are used a lot because they will make the story or the video or whatever more interesting and make people follow the actions and understand.

Task 2       Transpotting opening

• Q1 

In the beginning, you can see them running from the security because they stole some items so that will be criminal vs law or noncriminal. They also showed the football team which looked healthy and serious compared to the other team that looked beaten and poor so that will be serious vs unserious. They also look well presented vs scruffy. 

https://beverlyboy.com/filmmaking/how-is-binary-opposition-in-film-used/

• Q2

The team looks professional.

Task 3        Dizzie rascal

• What examples of binary oppositions are used in this music video.

Age 

he/she 

succesful vs unsuccesful

bigger smaller

she making in that she is right she looked discusted

she wears smart dress . he s wearing baggy clothes

oldes and smarter than younger.

Task 4  Asme - Trap (music video)

• Q1

At the beginning of the clip, the rapper (Asme) is in therapy because of the drugs he takes and the problems he has. The therapist in the beginning is old and looks shook. After that when he started smoking drugs he started hallucinating and started seeing a young beautiful female so old vs young, Male vs Female, Drug addict non-drug addict.

Designer for inspiration

Research your chosen designer: Michal Batory

 • Write a short paragraph, who are/were they?

Michał Batory is a graphic designer born on August 25, 1959 in Lodz, Poland, known for his poster designs. In the late 1980s he moved to Paris. After elementary school, he passed the competition to enter art school, where he completed five years of art education. After graduating from high school in 1979, he passed the competition at the National School of Fine Arts in Rhodes, where he was admitted for the first time despite the difficulty of the exam

• Copy one or two example images and briefly describe the elements, color, use of shape, photography, typography 

In these images, you can the two different sides of the edit. What I really like about Batory and what I am really inspired by is that he gets two different images or objects and combines them together to make a unique design. He uses different colors for the background and he also adds shadows. The letters are not capitalized and they are all sanserif.

 

                      

• Give your opinion, what do you think about the design? What do you like about it?

 

• What could you use in your own work? 

Auther theory

What are examples of author theory?

Author theory is a way of looking at a film, arguing that the director is the "author" of the film. The author theorizes that a film reflects the director's artistic vision; thus, a film directed by a particular filmmaker will have recognizable, recurring themes and visual queues to inform audiences who the director is (think Hitch Kirk or Tarantino’s films) and a consistent artistic identity throughout the director’s entire film work. The term "authority" is attributed to the critics of the French film magazine Cahiers du cinéma, many of whom became directors of the French New Wave. However, according to NYU professor Julian Cornell, the concept has been around for a while. Critics of the Handbook have only distilled the theory.

Graphig Poster experience (Liseberg Halloween)

This is my first attempt at the event. I choose my event to be about Halloween in the Swedish amusement park Liseberg. personally, this event is the absolute best event that I have ever been to. There are many activities and many things to do. It is located in Sweden Gothenburg and the Halloween event is open from the 7 of October to the 6 of November. The prices and times are on the Liseberg website.

So I tried my best to create this poster and I tried to make it look scary and give the Halloween vibes. My first idea was to get cu

Second attempt on the graphic poster

Fashion photography

Fashion photography is a product, portrait, and fine art photography where art meets business. It's the clothes, the models, the poses, the lighting, the backgrounds, and more - all of which work together to create beautiful images to sell aesthetics and lifestyles. 

There are three categories out of many that are a part of photography. 

• Editorial photography
• advertising photography
• beauty photography

Mindmap & ideas 

This is my mindmap for the beginning of the project. I tried to put everything that will help me with the project and to give me ideas. 

Social media graphic banner

Type basics 

Show an example of Sans Serif and Serif typefaces and give the names

This is sanserif: Sanserif which is called Arial 

This is a serif typeface: Serif typeface which is called Times new roman 

This is also a serif typeface: Serif typeface which is called Georgian

Show an example of a Slab Serif and Hairline Serif typefaces and give the names

Hairline serif: This is a hairline serif

Slab serif: This is an example of a slab serif

The difference is that the hairline serif has a very thin serif and the slab serif has a very thin and dark serif.

What is the measurement system for type sizes?

The mesurement system for typefaces is called pica

What is a pica?

Pica means postscript. Pica is a unit of measurement in typography. The measure was invented around 1780 by François Ambroise Didot.

What is leading?

Leading is the space between the letters

What does ranged left mean? show an example

Ranged left means when the text is aligned on the left side like this text that I am typing. I am typing it on the left side

What is justified type? show an example

Justified type is when there is space between words or letters to enlarge a short line 

What do we call letters that are not capitals?

The letters that are not capitalized are called lowercase

What is another way of saying capitals?

Caps or uppercase

What is a usual size for body text in a printed document?

The average size for body text in a printed document is between 8-12 pt (points)

What kind or style of type would not be suitable for body text?

Comic sans is a type that will not be suitable 

What is the measure? (clue: to do with width)

Set Width is the width of the text

Evaluation

• Summarise your aim and audience as an introduction 

For my project, I choose to create a poster about my favorite childhood amusement park called Liseberg. Liseberg is located in Gothenburg, Sweden. A lot of teenagers visits the park between the age of 14 to 18. So my target audience is teenagers. 

• Describe your final items. What influenced you to do this as your final products? (Mention some research/skills/strengths, include use of primary research) 

So my final item is a poster for a Halloween event in the Swedish amusement park in Liseberg. This was my first idea and I decided to stick to it. Halloween is my favorite time of the year in Liseberg  I have a lot of memories from there so I decided to bring those memories back from Liseberg with this poster. I did some interviews for primary research 

• Did you make a plan and follow it? If you deviated from your plan, explain why and how. 

My plan was to create a poster event about Halloween in Liseberg and i did not deviate from my plan. I thought it will be perfect for me because I have been there many times so it will be easier for me to create this poster. I followed my plan also because at the time I created the poster it was Halloween so it will be perfect time.

• How did you create your products? Tools/techniques/programs you used. 

My posters including the social media one I used Photoshop and the Photoshop tools. I also got my images from Google and a lot of my information from the Liseberg website Because they have a Halloween section that describes the what happens in Halloween at Liseberg. In Photoshop I used different tools and techniques to create my poster for example I used the magic wand to remove the background of different images and I also used the paint bucket tool to save me time from using the brush. I mainly used the horizontal type and my type is sanserif. 

For my pumpkin in the logo i created it with the circle tool that I filled with orange and the pen/brush tool to create the face of the pumpkin. The stem/pumpkin handle was not from me, I used a different image and cut the stem from it and used it in my pumpkin. The pumpkin stands for O in Halloween. I used a curtain to make the focus on the subject which is the pumpkin guy and the information in the middle of the poster. To make it darker and scarier i used the paint brush top darken the curtain edges, I used black and Dark red to give it a scary look 

• What form was your research, both primary and secondary? How did it influence your final products and why? 

For my research I used both Primary and Secondary research. For my primary research I interviewed a lot of people in liseber and many of my friends as well and asked them about Liseberg and what they think I got different opinions on Liseberg but Halloweeen in liseberg was almost everyone’s favorite because there are many events. 

I also used a lot of my knowledge for information because I’ve been there many times 

For secondary research I mainly used the Liseberg app and Liseberg website because there is plenty of information there. The statistics and the dates of the event are in the liseberg website which helped me get more information.

I used all of this information to decide what event to pick and the primary research  helped me a lot because it gave me a lot of ideas of what people think about Liseberg and Halloween was peoples favourite.

• Were there any problems? What did you do to overcome them? 

At the beginning I had problem with finding the right background because the edges were very bright and i did not like the colour of it so I used an image of curtains to cover the sides And it looked a lot better. I also had a problem choosing the right type colour. I used a sanserif type but i used a dark colour and the background is dark so it was hard to see what it says. I uploaded a before and after image from my changes.

• What went well with the products? How well did you complete the products? What standard is it? Does it communicate your ideas well? How/why? 

Overall I am pretty satisfied with my product. My ideas is to always keeping the product simple and basic but good looking with important information. I used quotes To catch the costumers eye. My first attempt was not the best but the second one was perfect and I am happy with it. The colours for me where perfect and the type matched the scary vibe of Halloween. I used many pumpkins which made the posters more scary and interesting. Liseberg is in Sweden and I am from Sweden so why not create a product from my country.

• What went less well? Is it messy? Not what you wanted? Not finished? Why do you think this happened? 

The one thing that went less well is the scarecrow if I had the chance I would change it because it doesn't fit perfectly. Both the color and the design of it could be changed 

• If you were to repeat the process again, what would you do differently and why?