Moorpark College Graphic Design

…And understanding and having command of computers is an important part of the process. Graphics are all around us, from the time we wake up each morning, til we shut our eyes at night. And some of us, as we dream. One of my first lucid dreams as a 3-year-old was of bold magenta and cyan ballerinas twirling on a jet black background. I had never seen colors of that definition and intensity, until I witnessed lasers in the 70s.

No matter where we are in life, space and time, graphic design pervades our existence. Nowhere is this more evident than sitting down and watching an hour of Television.

HOMEWORK: Create a Log, or a Journal of Graphics. Due Wednesday, January 19th.

Use your choice of methods, observe and record.

1. TELEVISION – Watch 1 hr. of TV, preferably an hour of prime time or other channel that has the average amount of commercials.  During the course of the hour, describe the graphics in the tv commercials and categorize as a

• still or motion graphic symbol, text or numbers
• still or motion photo, special effects?
• length of time that each appears

1. MAIL – Sort the mail and separate by categories based on the type of graphic you can see without opening someone else’s mail

• personal
• bills
• junk mail
• magazines

1. OUT & ABOUT – Observe and record graphics in your surroundings

• signs
• posters
• billboards
• clothing
• automobiles
• sporting goods
• rooms of the home and workplace…

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