Week 12
Final Poster

This is my final poster, introducing an up-coming technology called o-fridge.
Here's what it looks like:

Week 11
Poster




My Idea for the poster was to create a 3d fridge using a program called Maya. I want to use this 3d program because I feel very comfortable with all its functions. I have a facility using this program over Photoshop.
Refrigerators in 2020 will be covered with an o-led pellicule that will allow people to actually write on its surface without the use of a drawing tool. Erasable and light eminent, o-led refrigorators will be handy and very useful. I want to show this in my poster. The fact that this product is green (usage of paper is diminished) and the mess-free environment that every households longs for. I plan on doing a whole kitchen and to re-do my fridge so it actually shows it's multiple functions.

Week 10
Future Technologies

Who doesn’t leave a mess on their refrigerator doors? Pictures, Post-Its filled with appointments, family dinners, soccer games. A refrigerator is an important attribute to a well organized kitchen. People want theirs to be functional and aesthetically pleasing.

In 2020 refrigerators will have a pellicle of Oled material enabling them to light up when wanted. The outer layer of the refrigerator will be covered from top to bottom with an Oled screen. This screen will be able to produce light and will offer a tactile surface to write and leave pictures on. Composed of organic molecules, the light the Oled screen provides is much brighter and crisper than regular sources of light. It also reduces the usage of power and electricity. Oled is a solid-state conductor that takes almost no room at all. Its’ device is 100 to 500 nanometers thick, in other words; very thin. Oled lighting can have two or three layers. The electrons travel from the cathode to the anode through the organic layers. Advantages for using Oleds instead of other conductive materials are many. The organic layers of Oled are much thinner and more flexible than LCD. This will allow an easier manufacturing process for the making of Oled-refrigerators. Each refrigerator will have a switch that will open or close the emitting light. Many patterns will be offered when you buy the product. When tired of seeing a particular effect or design on your refrigerator, you have the chance of changing it, quickly and effectively. Instead of the traditional ‘Post-Its’ most people use to write notes on, individuals will be able to simply write on their fridge and erase it as easily.

I made a 3d refrigerator using Maya 2009. Changing the patterns on the refrigerator you can visualize what they could look like when incorporating an Oled pellicle.

I was inspired by some of these works:

Refrigerator based on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-84bdQhoas

Week 9
Symbols

This project consisted of jotting down daily activities that you do, and sketch them down on paper. You then had to take what you did and make symbols out of them. We had to use, black and white and a color of our choice. I chose a turquoise color.

My symbols: 1) Walking my dog 2) Waiting for the bus 3) Working on my computer 4)Eating with a sibling 5) Going out and dancing

Week 8
Hextronics

Today's class was about energy being distributed though electricity.
Definition: Electricity is the flow of electrical energy through a conductive material.

Current (I) Voltage (V) Resistance (R) Power (W)

Voltage= Current* Resistance
Current= Voltage/Resistance
Resistance= Voltage/Current
Power= Voltage* Current

Conductors: Are materials through which electrical current moves freely (Metal, cooper, silver, gold, wire, aluminum foil, jewelry)

Power sources: -DC (Direct current)
-AC (Alternating current)

We were told that in most buildings spst switches are the most commonly used.Transistors: Are used to amplify an electrical signal

Our assignment was to create an electrical circuit using leds. We were each assigned a letter and we had to find a way to incorporate the lights into our designs.

Week 7
Typography

From pictogram to type
-pictures to words (alphabet)

• First humans communicated through speaking and drawing. 3,100 BC (Early Sumerian pictograms) -Signs corresponding to spoken sounds

• Around 2000 BC Phoenicians created symbols that expressed single syllables and consonants

• Around 2600 BC the Egyptians used paprius paper

• 1040 AD Chinese invent movable type

Fonts comes the word (fonte) french -Something that has melted

1874-1878 (First Typewriter)
It was called "Sholes & Glidden Type Writter" produced by gun makers, E. Remington & Sons in Ilion, NY.

1890's-Lynotype
1950's-Phototypesetting designers could produce multiple font sizes.

We were shown lots of different fonts in class.

Week 6
Layers &Transparency

-Layers: Maps use overlapping layers to separate different layers of data. Layers create a sensation of time/narrative. Printing techniques use multiple layers of ink to build a single image.

Ryan McGiness- Has become an art star
-Has created a semantics of symbolic icons


Collage: Derives from the french word "Papier Collé" used to describe techniques of cut-outs, can include other medias -Painting/drawing

How is this important to CART students? Every digital object can be manipulated rendered new again.

Transparency: Making something clearer/ hide more then reveal. There is also digital transparency.

Week 5
Technological Innovation

Today's class we looked at figure/ground relationships, framing and hierarchy.
Figure/ground relationships shapes our visual perception. This can be changed to positive and negative space.

• Creating figure/ground tension adds visual energy to an image or mark
• In posters, layouts, what is left out frames and balances what is built in
• Train your eye to carve out what space as you compose with forms (stable, reversible, ambiguous figure)
• Framing is everywhere. A picture frame sets off a work of art from it's surroundings bringing attention to the work and lifting apart from their settings
• Margins provide space, protective frame
• An image without text is open to integration (Can be used as a focal point)
  

Week 4
Introduction to Color

There is different ways of seeing and categorizing colors. Color derives from the spectrum of light, which interacts with the light receptors of a human eye. It is a visual/perceptual property in humans to categorize red, yellow blue and others. Colors can covey a mood describe reality or codify information.

Sonia Delaunay a french artist once said that we need to appreciate the relationships with color to fully appreciate art. In class we have been over some of Delaunay's work. They are all have very distinct colors and patterns.

In class we've discussed specific methods when using color.
-Variation vs Value
-Bezold effect
-Optical color mixing/mixing primary colors

One sentence that really stood out for me out of all the rest is the following:
Color exists in the eye of the beholder

Our in class assignment was to make create a grid of 6 by 6 squares (36 in total) with white in the upper-left corner, black in the upper-right and colors that you chose in the bottom corners. We had to fill the rest of the squares with shades and tints of the colors.

Our home assignment consisted of three choices. The one I chose was to create a geometrical allusion by drawing. Next step was to apply color patterns and experiment with hue, value, and saturation. We had the chance of experimenting with juxtaposing elements. Here is what I came up with:

Week 3
Rhythm, Balance, Scale, textures

In design, balance anchors and activates elements in space. A symmetrical design is inherently stable. Textures affect how the piece looks, in other words, it adds detail.

• Rhythm and balance work together.
• Repetition and change: Makes it interesting and surprising

Scale is relative- When elements are all the same size the image appears flat
- Size creates tension and nice graphic elements

Assignment: Our assignment was to find 10 images that communicate strong messages (political, cultural or social) using formal design elements such as rhythm, repetition, balance or imbalance, and scale.

Paintings from: 1920's-1940's

Painting as a Weapon: Progressive– Hoerle – Arntz

In the aftermath of the horrors of the some of his struggles First World War, like many Germans, these artists desired social and political change. Very cubic and few details add to the simplicity of this 19th century painting.

I Baptize Thee William H. Johnson, 1940 Cologne 1920–33 / Seiwert Oil on burlap

Self-portait of William H. Johnson. Shows the struggles he's experienced. It was made in about 1929 when he came back from his first trip from Europe. He faced racial discrimination, homelessness, illness and poverty. Yet again, the figures are very simplistic. The ground contrasts with the people in the background.

Canada poster, 1942, WW2, history, hist

1942, baby with mother, historic poster from the World war. It was showing that people of that time period were better off buying Victory Bonds. The two hands with the Nazis signs counter-balances the poster. It attracts the attention to the middle of the piece.

Royal Air force poster Quoting Winston Churchill 1940

As the Battle of France ended, the Battle of Britain began. The Nazi Luftwaffe had more pilots, who were better trained, and included pilots who had fought before. They also had significantly more planes. Our eye's are immediately attracted to the blue of the sky and forces viewers to read what the poster says.

High Tech Soul : The Creation of Techno Music

From the race riots of 1967 to the underground party scene of the late 1980s, Detroit’s economicdownturn didn’t stop the invention of a new kind of music that brought international attention to its producers and their hometown. The vertical lines automatically makes the viewer scan the picture from top to bottom. The red grabs the attention contrasting the black and gray background.

Tele Communicate poster for an event in Luxembourg, 1962

This is a logo crated for an airline in the 60's. Shows a bit of the cultural aspects of the time. The use of colors and graphics used. Subtle but creative.

53 Years of Latvian magazine - Jauna Gaita

This was created after the second World War when many Latvian writers were relocated to many different regions of the world. Some moved to Canada, the US and Britain. This created a new kind of publication from the emerging writers. The writers wanted to capture the influences of modernism. The colors are very vivid and show the evolution of new artistic choices. "Round and modern".

Lisa Frank Lifestyle 1980's

The big question for this was, does this make was the 'now' generation? The colors make it very appealing for the eye. The three girls bring the attention the their 'style'. Markets the product well,

1980's advertisement for Tuna Tacos

This advertisement seemed to be mostly focused on the cheerleader than the actual product. We still get a sense of the style during the period of the 80's. This picture is cut into two separate parts. The bottom half that actually gives information about the product, and the top half that show's what the product looks like.

1980's Strawberry Shortcake dolls

We all have memories of advertisments that made us want to purchase a toy when we were children. This 1980's ad is a good example of the toy market of that period. What girl of that time didn't want a Strawberry Shortcake anyways? Yet again the ad is cut into two components. This style seemed to be quite popular in the 80's.

Week 2
Points, lines and planes

This week we were introduced to points, lines and planes as being the basics of design.

• Points: Marks a position in space/ It has no mass/ It is a location/ A mass of points can create textures.
• A line: An infinite series of dots/ Connection between two points/ Lines appear at the edge of objects/ They can be straight, curved, continuous or broken/ When it reaches a certain thickness it becomes a plane
• A Plane: A flat surface/ When modified it becomes a structure/ Planes with different textiles

We were also shown examples of space and volume, linear perspective, Visual balance and tension.

Assignment week 2:
We had to come up with a specific theme and sketch out 12 squares. 4 using points, 4 using lines and 4 using curves. Here's a glimps of what I came up with.


Points:



Lines:


Curves:

"Representative" and "Interpretive"

The more I thought about it, the less I knew what pictures to post. Such a simple task, but difficult to nail. Once I shortened the word "representative", it gave me "represent". Tricky. What picture shows who I am as an individual? So I came up with a photograph of myself holding a flower. This picture might not look like anything just by looking at it, but in fact, it represents me in every way. It shows my love for nature; the fragility, passion and emotion that a flower holds within. I'm a very down-to-earth person that likes simplicity. I couldn't think of a better picture than this one to portray myself to individuals that might not know me yet.

For the "interpretive" photograph I chose a drawing of myself that I made a while ago. Though it's not an actual picture of me, it's purpose is still to imitate what I actually look like. Some say drawings will never capture the full complexity of a human face. True. But it can still give the viewer an idea of what that person looks like. So there you have it!

Week 1
Introduction to Joanna Berzowska's class

-Class consists of learning design elements such as lines, patterns, shapes, textures, interpretation of space and surfaces

-Predominantly non-digital class that discusses relationships between analog and digital approaches

-Objectives include, enhancing our abilities to think visually and communicate ideas in visual ways and to familiarize ourselves with the inner workings of design and fine arts


Book to be discovered if interested: "Graphic Design the new Basics"