Introduction to Computer Art
Page layout : cover
What
you will learn:
How
to combine text and images.
How
to plan and create a variety of artwork for a project wiht diverse needs
(images, graphics, type).
How
to create art that catches the eye
How
to analyze publications and graphics.
How
to create a page layout.
What
to do:
Use images
and text to recreate the cover of your favorite magazine.
Use the magazine's
format in a way that everyone will be able to tell what magazine that is,
but invent the theme, the images and the text.
One example of
a cover would be Time magazine's Man of the year. You could use the magazine's
format (find a time magazine and study it) and name, but insert your own
face as the man/woman of the year.
You may create
the "Time, man/woman of the year" cover, although MAD magazine
man of the year could be more fun. Or better yet, make everything up (the
magazine, the layout, the theme, and the images).
You shoud use
your very own images. It is hard to create original art with other people's
artwork.
You can use
Adobe inDesign or QuarkXpress or Adobe Illustrator to put together the
images and the text.
Use Adobe Photoshop to create your images.
Use Adobe Illustrator to create the text.
Images:
Make sure all the
images you use are scanned at 150dpi. Do not use downloaded images. Create
all the graphics from scratch.
What
NOT to do:
Do not use only Photoshop to create the whole cover. The
idea is to be able to learn how to combine a variety of files from
different programs together.
Bring
to class the magazine which you plan to emulate, so you can
refer to its layout. You should also create a rough pencil drawing of
the layout
Pay attention
to the entire format and the fonts used by the original magazine.
If you do not
have magazines at home, our library has a great variety of them. If you cannot
check them out, make a photocopy of the cover and bring it to class for reference.
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