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What is Graphic Design?Communication with (2-D) Visual Information
for fun... for serious. for products.
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Graphic Design1) what are you trying to communicate? (semantics)
2) how can you present it...
a) for usability?
b) for aesthetics?
Usability
hick’s law: the time it takes to make a decision increase as the number of alternatives increases
poor mapping
how can we design for
Usability
E F P T O Z L P E D
P E C F D
C Z J T R G
M O N Q L G
1
2
34567white
with typeface
how can we design for
UsabilitySerif vs. Sans-Serif
Caps
Justification
IS ALL CAPS FASTER TO READor is lower case faster to read?or is leowr csae fsatre to raed?
Is Center Justified
Fasterto
Read
Is Left Justified Fasterto Read
Mwith typeface
how can we design for
Rounded, Exaggeration, Fillets, Solids, Discrete Segments, Off Balance, Flowing, Wavy, Clean
with consistency in form language
how can we design forAesthetics
How far can you launch it?
attach a
and find out!
How hard can you throw it?
Force Tracker
Paper Airplane
Maximize PerformanceMesaure Lift/DragInherent Stability
focus/flow/simplicity/idea clarity
text large text within form languagetext contrast
How far can you launch it?
attach a
and find out!
How hard can you throw it?
Force Tracker
Paper Airplane
Maximize PerformanceMesaure Lift/DragInherent Stability
balance / filled spaced
How far can you launch it?
attach a
and find out!
How hard can you throw it?
Force Tracker
Paper Airplane
Maximize PerformanceMesaure Lift/DragInherent Stability
clean line work
How far can you launch it?
attach a
and find out!
How hard can you throw it?
Force Tracker
Paper Airplane
Maximize PerformanceMesaure Lift/DragInherent Stability
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Graphic Design ChallengeDesign a product poster for your team “ice cream toy” from last week
keep in mind: the message contrast, typeface balance, focus, consistency
plan first in notebook
can use markers and colored paper
team color and names on back
in half teams… two versions of the same idea
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LogisticsWednesday - presentation info /financial rep / bring in 2 laptops
Thursday Lab - Bring research & 6 new ideas total
BE ON TIME.
Use your design notebooks
NEXT WEEK
Monday at Noon: high-res digital poster submission
Monday is practice pitch / shop training (all teams come prepared to do either)
Wednesday is practice pitch / shop training
Wednesday before class is Play Test 3-430 at Marcy Open School
Thursday is the Idea Presentation in Lab
Each person makes their own poster and presents that idea
POLL - Saturday 1pm - Illustrator/Photoshop Help/Crit Hours