Digital Media: Type Design with Photoshop

We will begin our first Photoshop project this week which is creating a text design of a quote on art or creativity.  Above is an example of what a final project might took like but we will be learning a few new tools each day as we work on the project.  We will be reviewing some of these tools and terms using Quizlet and there will be a short quiz at the end of next week.  Here's a link to the class Quizlet to study from: Mr. Needles Digital Media Quizlet

Digital Media: Shanti Peace Poster

In Digital Media class we are beginning work today on our first project the Shanti Peace Poster.  Above is a great example of a good peace poster from the Holstee design lab in Brooklyn.  We'll start by learning a little bit more about Photoshop and then we'll start creating images and researching quotes and symbols of peace.

Before we begin we'll look a bit at what makes good design in a poster such as this and look at some examples below that are clever and original and clearly express ideas of peace.  We'll look at the artists below and do a little bit of research of symbols associated with peaces and some design basics.

Next we will begin to think of designs visually using 3-5 small thumbnail drawings such as the example I created below.  This is a designers visual entrance into the creative process- small quick sketches which give a sense of what the final design might look like and how it might be best composed.

Studio Art: 8 Bit Wonderland

We are taking a cue from street art legend Space Invader for our next project and we'll be creating a simple grid version of a famous piece of art which we studied earlier in class.  Below is an example that I created using the Mona Lisa as an example.  I have the grid saved in the assignment and public drive and today I'll demonstrate how it's created in Photoshop.

Photography: Combining images for narrative effect

In Photography we have been working on combining images in order to create a narrative or mood and here are two successful examples that use different approaches from Tianna (above) and Meg (below).  The assignment is due today so make sure to finish it up, save it as a JPEG, and then we'll share and critique them.

Photography: Grunge Filters

This week in class we are learning how to create our own photo filters and first we'll be creating grunge filters using images of wrecked type, scratches. grime, grit, and coffee spills along with some advanced Photoshop tools so make sure you take an image that would work well weathered and followed the same steps in the demonstration I did in class in order to create a good set of filters.  The grunge image is due at the beginning of class of Monday but above are three great examples that were turned early by Jenna, Matt, and Sarah, nice work!

Photoshop and you, a love story...

This week in photography class we'll be learning a few technical tricks and well begin with stamps and brushes. Each student will create their own brush and make a composition using it. Here is an example that I did for the Eustace Tilley anniversary cover for The New Yorker magazine.