Showing posts with label designs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label designs. Show all posts

Sunday, March 26, 2017

8th Media Arts Monogram designs

8th Media Arts Monogram designs


Research and Brainstorming:

1. Watch the presentation on logo design.

2. Look at the websites  and watch the videos below: Logo Lounge,    Simple Logo Designs,   Vintage Logos,   Logo Awards,  Logos 99

Videos: Draplin Logo Design
The Art of the Logo Design (PBS)
Change the Way you look at logos (part 1 buzzfeed)
(part 2 buzzed)
Logo Animation
Designing a logo in Ai


3. Look through the printed out logo designs on your tables

4. Fill your page with different monogram designs
and go through the folders with samples for some logo design inspiration

Make your Monogram Calling Cards
Choose your final design. Redraw on final template. Draw carefully in pencil first! Be a perfectionist! Go over your lines with Sharpie. On the back of your card, design your phone number or email or screen name or twitter. Some kind of contact info. Create with collage or by hand.

Video:Textures and Type

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Thursday, March 9, 2017

6th Media Arts Mandala Designs

6th Media Arts Mandala Designs


We will be using Adobe Illustrator to create "mandalas". This project will use art and math skills, along with reflecting on big questions like "what brings you peace?"
  1. What is a mandala?
  2. Look at some mandalas
  3. Vocabulary words: symmetry, icon, serenity, radial, reflection, concentric
  4. Videos: Time lapse Tibetan monk mandala, Sand Mandala video, Digital mandala installation
  5. Download Symbols.  
    1. Go to thenounproject.com. 
    2. Use the email address fowlerj@colheights.k12.mn.us
    3. use the password: chps157
    4. download the "svg" file
  6. How to create concentric elements in Adobe Illustrator
Extra time: Kaleidoscope       Color in Motion       Flowers        The color test

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Sunday, February 26, 2017

8th Media Arts Monogram Logo Designs

8th Media Arts Monogram Logo Designs


Research and Brainstorming:

1. Watch the presentation on logo design.

2. Look at the websites  and watch the videos below: Logo Lounge,    Simple Logo Designs,   Vintage Logos,   Logo Awards,  Logos 99

Videos: Draplin Logo Design
The Art of the Logo Design (PBS)
Change the Way you look at logos (part 1 buzzfeed)
(part 2 buzzed)
Logo Animation
What makes a truly great logo?
Logo Design Process by Swerve


3. Look through the printed out logo designs on your tables

4. Fill your page with different monogram designs
and go through the folders with samples for some logo design inspiration

Make your Monogram Calling Cards
Choose your final design. Redraw on final template. Draw carefully in pencil first! Be a perfectionist! Go over your lines with Sharpie. On the back of your card, design your phone number or email or screen name or twitter. Some kind of contact info. Create with collage or by hand.

Student Examples

Extra time?
Try
Fontstruct
Shape type
Typing Games
Sky chase

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Sunday, February 12, 2017

6th Media Arts Mascot Designs

6th Media Arts Mascot Designs


Columbia Academy needs a mascot! We will be learning Adobe Illustrator to create mascot designs.

What is a mascot?
Use the dictionary to write the definitions to you words on your worksheets.

Brainstorm. Use these links and brainstorm idea designs on your worksheet:
Mascot Examples 1
Mascot Examples 2
HYLANDER MASCOT

You can start with existing vector graphics from vecteezy.com, but you must alter it to make it your own!

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Sunday, February 5, 2017

30 Beautiful Textured Website Designs for Inspiration

30 Beautiful Textured Website Designs for Inspiration


30 Beautiful Textured Website Designs for Inspiration
Using textures in your web designs can give them an element of uniqueness. Websites featured in this showcase use textures in a variety of ways. I’ve also created a list of textured web design resources at the end of this inspiration showcase.

Showcase of Beautiful Textured Website Designs

Feast your eyes on these 30 beautiful textured web designs:

1. Banger’s

Textured website design example: Bangers

2. Big Daddy Weave

Textured website design example: Big Daddy Weave

3. Jopp

Textured website design example: Jopp

4. Gold Top Cider

Textured website design example: Gold Top Cider

5. The Lost Thing

Textured website design example: The Lost Thing

6. SVN2FTP

Textured website design example: SVN2FTP

7. me & oli

Textured website design example: me & oli

8. Hollister Co.

Textured website design example: Hollister Co.

9. W.Brett Wilson

Textured website design example: W.Brett Wilson

10. Cookiesound

Textured website design example: Cookiesound

11. Elaine Fisher

Textured website design example: Elaine Fisher

12. Leaders – The Conference

Textured website design example: Leaders - The Conference

13. Neutral Milk Hotel

Textured website design example: Neutral Milk Hotel

14. Empire Vintage

Textured website design example: Empire Vintage

15. Gangibob

Textured website design example: Gangibob

16. Von Dutch

Textured website design example: Von Dutch

17. These Are Things

Textured website design example: These Are Things

18. Adrian Baxter

Textured website design example: Adrian Baxter

19. tabspresso

Textured website design example: tabspresso

20. The Peach Design

Textured website design example: The Peach Design

21. Maryland Craft Beer Festival

Textured website design example: Maryland Craft Beer Festival

22. Thismanslife

Textured website design example: Thismanslife

23. Colleen Clapp

Textured website design example: Colleen Clapp

24. Andy German

Textured website design example: Andy German

25. Paid to Exist

Textured website design example: Paid to Exist

26. Loysel’s Toy

Textured website design example: Loysels Toy

27. Luhse Tea

Textured website design example: Luhse Tea

28. Francesco Mugnai

Textured website design example: Francesco Mugnai

29. Barcamp Omaha 2012

Textured website design example: Barcamp Omaha 2012

30. The Thomas Oliver Band

Textured website design example: The Thomas Oliver Band

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Saturday, January 28, 2017

30 Beautiful Web Designs with Subtle Texturing

30 Beautiful Web Designs with Subtle Texturing


CXXVI Clothing Co.


The Lost Type Co-op


Instagallery


efingo


Tinkering Monkey


Foundation Six


odosketch


Rothco


Analog


Andrew McClintock


These Are Things


Parachute Clothing


OrangeYouGlad


WitFlow


Big Related


iconSweets 2


emtwo


TEIXIDÓ


Dawghouse Design Studio


Dropr


Forever Heavy


Dribbble


Crush + Lovely


Hoban Cards


Full Stop


Kieran Gabriel


Lega-lega


Hungarian Wine Society


matchball


Florida After Seven



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