NMA 1 P2 and P8

Hand in and begin presenting Autobiography presentations

NMA1: Portfolio Gallery Review

Today we finished the soundtracks in GarageBand, imported them into Final Cut, and exported the first draft gallery using Quicktime Conversion > iPhone, then sent them in for a review in front of the class. It was a happy time.

Art and Copy

We viewed the document film Art & Copy. The iTunes copy reads: Art & Copy is a powerful film about advertising and inspiration. It reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time, people who've profoundly impacted our culture.

NMA 2: Logo Design

Today we began the design segment of our Logo Design project.

1) We viewed 4 introduction to logo design tutorial videos from Lynda.com.
2) Students formed groups of 1 or 2 and chose a person, company, business, school department, or some other organization to design a logo.

NMA 1: Sketchup Animation 2

We reviewed importing frames from the 3D Warehouse, painting the picture area black, and we added more Design and Color Theory art work to our galleries.

NMA 2: Graphic Design Review

We completed viewing the Adobe inspired Graphic Design presentation and began the drawing tools review. We will view the tutorial 4.2 Interactive Toolbar: Brush Tool, Pencil Tool, Color Replacement Tool on Monday.

NMA1 : Portfolio Gallery

Using SketchUp, we began construction of our ePortfolio Gallery today.
1) Convert your Principles of Design Photoshop documents to .jpg. 
2) Open a new SketchUp file.  
3) Go to the online Google 3D Warehouse and find a picture or gallery frame and Download to model. 
4) Place it in your scene, press the space bar, use the select tool, double click on the frame and paint the background of the frame black.
5) Copy and Paste the frame 6 times,
6) Import your POD images and make sure you import "Use As Image" and insert each one into a frame.

NMA 1: Sketchup Animation

Import another horizon into SketchUp as a texture an map it to a new stage, add at least 4 Scenes/Camera positions, then export as a 1280 x 720 HD movie.

NMA 3: ACA Test Prep

Focused on Adobe Bridge: Rating photos and making Smart Collections. Tutorial 3.4.3 Rating images in Bridge.

NMA 2: ACA Test Prep Adobe Bridge

1) We studied the Adobe Bridge tutorials 3.4.1 and 3.4.3. We Rated Photos with stars, created a Smart Collection, and used a variety of Filters to select images. 2) Viewed the first 6 slides in the Graphics Design Test Prep PPT: