Digital Photography and Imaging - Week 1

23/09/2024-week 1 

Cindy Noverin / 0376409

Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design ( Hons )in Creative Media / Taylors University

Task 1 : Exercise 1 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Lectures

Tutorial

Practical 

Reflection

Further Reading

Source


Lectures

we were given a short briefing about what we could expect the task and activities would be for the next few weeks and given an agenda to prepare material for physical collage next week. We were also given task to browse Pinterest and list down 3 favorite design composition.


Tutorial


1. Introduction to Google Classroom.
2. Introduction to Google Drive folder system.
3. Introduction to Collage
4. Prepare collage's design elements for Week 2 exercise.
5. Past students collage works: https://fauziyusoff.com/dpicollage


Practical

on the first week we were given task to browse our Pinterest account and look up some design composition that we like or found interesting. here are some of my favorites designs and the reason why. From the research that I've found, there are a few Design Graphic Composition. Among all of them here's the 3 design composition that's my favorite


fig.1.1.

 
This is the first one that caught my eye. It is designed by Zeka design. The reason is because of the simple placement of shapes and its scale, the contrast colors and also the typeface that are used. In design, I love this kind of typeface because it's simple and nice to see. 

fig.1.2. 
This is the second one. this kind of design is one of my favorites. I like to call it paper like design because this kind of design makes it look like it is made using paper even though it uses digital design apps. The way the objects or the corner line cast shadows just gives a  sense of something that's alive and realistic.

fig.1.3.
the third one is a drawings of character that are drawn with simple shape and accompanied by more decorative element. this drawings are made by Riccardo Guasco. The reason why I like this one is because it makes me realize how everything can be drawn even with just some simple shapes and it makes the character more cartoon like.

Reflections
Doing this task give me better understanding of what I kind of design that I actually like. if I was asked on the spot I wouldn't know what kind of design composition that I like and I would just say I love every design. but when I do more research about it. Now I know.


Further Reading
I did some research of some design composition 

The first one is the rule of third. 

the reason why I chose rule of third is how everything will go well  when using this kind of composition. it can also be implemented in photographing. where you put your objects in its always between the the middle row of the rule of third frame. the reason of this composition is that people tend to look at certain spot of the artwork and when you put your objects in the place that they see the most, it will make your work stand out more.

What is composition and why does it matter so much in art? | The Art and  Beyond

fig.1.2. (The Girl by the Window, Edvard Munch, 1893)


The second one is triangle or pyramid. 

I often see this kind of design or drawing compositions in a lot of artist's artwork. from some art or digital drawings studies that I have watch in the past, like one on YouTube titled "How to learn Composition". It tells us about how design composition like shapes are an another part of drawing or making an artwork. Some popular artist often uses this method to make their art stands out. Putting their objects within these three points of triangle will make viewers pays attention to them, so artist would put the part where they want to stand out the most in a shape of a triangle. For example from this portrait below, you could see that the woman in the portrait are sitting with two of her kids making triangular shape, with her head on the first point, her toes on the second and the last point is the kid bending over while playing with the other kid. Without the triangle outlines you could notice the objects fast and paid attention to what's going on in the drawings. 

Madonna del Prato (Raphael) - Wikipedia

fig.1.3. (Madonna in the Meadow, Raphael, 1505-1506)


the third one is focal point. 

Also, this is the type of design composition that I see a lot when it comes to designing or making an artwork. To make viewers focus on the object, the designer or artist often uses this composition to make it stand out. there are many ways to form a focal points. It could be by just making the object surrounded by other objects or maybe the objects doing or having something that stands out from the other objects. Like this drawings by Forain of a Tight rope walker in the middle of a crowded space. not only that, the color of her dress contrast to what the other people are wearing so it makes her stands out even more.

Tightrope Walker Paintings for Sale - Fine Art America

fig.1.1. 4. (Tight-Rope Walker, Forain)



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