Graphic Design: What's Going On In This Design?

-The ad from the magazine is being advertised by Sprint. The ad is showing a new phone that they have come out with.
-To me, I don't think that the ad completely showcases what features are on the phone. It doesn't really tell us any information about what it can do and how it works.
-I think that the ad is easily readible and the size is good for an ad.

Conclusion:

1. What are trends? Why is it important to identify them prior to graphic design?

Trends are what people are into right now. It's important to identify them because as a business owner, you need to know what the public likes in order to sell.

2. How does human nature play a role in how a product is marketed to a specific demographic group?

Some advertisements are marketed to a specific groupp in order to sell a product. Everyone is different so the advertiser has to appeal to that kind of person.

3. How is a potential audience identified?

An audience is identified by polls or charts that are taken by the advertiser. They will ask the public what they are interested in and make a product that most people enjoy.

4. What must you discover about the target audience prior to graphic design?

You must discover what the public likes in order to sell your product. You don't want to sell a product that no one is interested in, because then you will make no money.

Opt In Post #2: The Revolution Will Be Televised

Q - What technologies facilitated the regime change we witnessed in Egypt today? List 3. Describe how each technology came about and how each were used in support of the protest.

In Egypt, there were a lot of things that were going on that I didn't really know about. The things that I know a little knowledge of were how social networking was able to help out the revolution in Egypt. Three things that helped the cause in Egypt include:
1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. Internet


Q - List each of the items displayed in the image. Make your best guess about how they could be repurposed to support peaceful demonstration in the face of an authoritarian regime.
The items in the image that are being displayed include:
-Jacket- It can be used to show which side you are on
-Flower- Used a a symbol of what you want
-Spray Can- I think it was used to spray walls and show how they felt and express themaelves
-Shoes- Each person was probably assigned there own shoe to show which side they belonged to.
-Lid

Visual Design: Elements and Principles

1)What are the 6 Visual Design Elements we discussed in class?

The 6 visual design elements we discussed in class were line, color, space, texture, form, and shape.

2) What are the 5 Visual Design Principles we discussed in class?

The 5 visual design principles we discussed were balance, rhythm, emphasis, proportion and scale, and unity.

3) Locate five items at home or at school that utilize the elements and principles of design. Post an image of each product. List and explain any visual design elements or principles that are evident in that product.

1.

-The Ipod displays many different elements of design.
-It uses color, space, texture, and shape.
-Ipod comes in many different colors, not just white, so it can appeal to everyone.
-It doesn't take up a lot of space, so you can bring it everywhere you go and can fit anywhere.
-The texture is smooth and can appeal to everyone.
-The shape it comes in makes it easy to fit in your pocket without taking up too much room.

2.

-A car can come in many different colors and it's texture is smooth so it can appeal to different people.
-It is large and will not be able to move everywhere and is not easy to carry around with you.
-It is easy to access since you can just go inside whenever you want.

3.

-A cell phone has many of the same features design wise as the Ipod.
-It has a wide variety of colors, it has different textures, and it comes in a small form so that you can take it anywhere.
-All phones have different features so that not everyone has internet if they don't want or texting if they don't want it.

4.


-A football doesn't have many features that utilize the design process.
-It mostly comes in one color, and always has the same shape, although the shape of the ball allows it to make a spiral when you throw it.
-The texture is mostly bumpy, although it can come in different texture designs.

5.

-Flowers come in a variety of colors and have different shapes and sizes.
-The different colors have balance so that not one color overpowers another one.
-Some flowers look good to the human eye, while others probably won't appeal to anyone.

Project 2.4.1

1)A brief summary of the challenge so that you introduce an uninformed reader to the nature of the effort. List who your partner is.

We are trying to design an object that can fit in the back of a car and can hold at least seven items and is composed of at least six parts. My partner is Zach Parker.

2)Why did you choose the design brief that you chose to work on?

We chose this design brief because we thought it was the most simple to do and the others weren't that interesting.

3) Share insight on steps 1, 2 and 4 of the 12 step PLTW design process.

We found out what the problem was that wee were trying to solve, and then we brainstormed our product. Then we designed our product.

4) Post images/scans of your 3 possible solution sketches. Highlight any important features. Sketches should have a scale listed and a description of which perspective is shown. Call out any key features.


5) Post an image of your decision matrix and explain results.

We found that our second design worked bettter than the other two designs.



6) Model your solution in Inventor and post appropriate images (alt+PrtScn to take a screen shot of the active window. Use Paint to crop your image).

This is me and my partners solution to the problem we were trying to solve.

Survival at Sea

I was not here to participate in this activity.

Tennis Ball

I was not here when we did this activity.

Opt In Post: Ads

The benefit of hosting an ad on our blogs is that we may be able to make a little bit of money, although it probably wouldn't be that much. The goal of our blogs is to show our opinions on the things we learned, or other things that are occurring. I don't think that ads really help that so it isn't really a good idea to have ads on our blogs, since only the students will be looking at it anyway. Advertisements would make our blogs look a little better design wise, but I don't think they would really help us. I think that you can make money off of ads if someone would click on it, but that wouldn't be too many people. So overall, I don't think that ads are a good idea to put on our blogs.

Content is King

Q.What is a field/hobby/something you have a passion for (surfing, sailing, robotics, painting, etc)?

Some of my favorite hobbies include watching sports, drawing, listening to music, and hanging out with my friends.

Q.What person or organization in that field has used blogging to promote their brand?

There are plenty of sports blogs out there that promote their sport. The same goes for music and plenty of other things.

Q- What is a field you might see yourself blogging about?

A field that I might be able to see myself doing is something about sports because that is somoething that interests me the most.