Magazine Ad
In this project I had to cut out images from magazines and create my own advertisement. To create this you should know the Principles of Design and Elements of Art. Principles of Design include things like balance, emphasis, movement, pattern, repetition, proportion, rhythm, variety and unity. Elements of Art include things like line, shape, forms, shape, color and texture. To complete this project there were only a few steps. On the first day, I had to bring in a magazine and then pick what I wanted to make my advertisement about. After I decided that I wanted to make it on nail polish, I looked for images of nail polish in the magazines and cut them out. I laid out the images on a sheet of paper and designed my advertisement using Principles of Design and Element of Art format. Some classmates gave me feedback for different things. One suggested some images that I should not use. Another helped format the advertisement and where I should or should not put an image. In this project I learned how to design something and about Elements of Art and Principles of Design. The Elements of Art and Principles of Design explained to me how to lay out a paper and what appeals to the eye. In this project, I used a lot of balance, texture and color. If I could do this differently I would make my ad more of a collage and put more images so it would be more appealing to the eye.
Flyer
For this project I had to create a flyer for a one day event. To complete this project you would need to know how to use Microsoft Publisher to create the flyer itself and also know how to use clip art to add pictures to the flyer. To do this, I first opened Microsoft Publisher and then I set up the rule of thirds. Rule of thirds divides the paper into three invisible sections that make the page even. I used explosions and different shapes as the background and filled them with black and orange color. I used word art to create the title and put text boxes for information like where the party is, what time and what day it is on. I used clip art to add pictures of Halloween objects and arranged the pictures how I wanted them on the page. Using all of these skills and tools, I created a Halloween party flyer using Microsoft Publisher. Because of this assignment I learned more about Publisher. I learned what a lot of the symbols meant and how to create a flyer using Publisher. I also learned shape, color, line, emphasis, and balance using Elements of Design and Principles of Design. If I could do this assignment again, I would use more of a variety and movement on the page.
Black and White Flyer
In this project I had to create another flyer but the only difference was that the flyer had to be in black and white. A big part of this assignment was using Microsoft Publisher, so you would need to know how to use Publisher in order to complete it. You would also need to know how to change images, text boxes and explosions into black and white and make them look good together so they do not clash. Or you could go to google and find a black and white image and thats what i did. I went to google and looked for a Halloween picture in black and white. I saved the picture to my computer and inserted it to Publisher. I fit the picture to the page and then added explosions and text boxes to put the information about the party. Using those steps I created a black and white flyer for a Halloween party. In this project I learned shape, color, space, emphasis and variety. If I could do this again and differently I would add more of the color black to the left and bottom side of the page.
Thayer Street Brochure
Previously, I have been too many streets that have stores and such like Thayer Street, so for the most part I knew what to expect when I got to Thayer Street. I think this assignment will help in the future because what we basically did was promote something. In the future there will probably be a lot of things that we will have to promote for a store or job and because of this project we will know how to do it. We would know how to create a brochure from scratch for a future job, like a job ad or a project. On the field trip I wish I had got more information about a few stores, like what other stores they are located near. But to fix this I could simply search it on the internet. For me, the most memorable part of the field trip was walking around the street with friends.