-elaine
Friday, May 28, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
first round of questions
1.What is your book about?
My book is all about my snowboard crew, B.O.O.H Crew, and the teammates that are in it.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
I am the founder of the crew so its practically my brain-child
3. How are you going to represent your content?
I will have different interviews and bios about all the teammates, timeline of everything that has happened in the crew and testimonials from various people. I will also have photos of everyone in the crew and screen grabs from various snowboard films we star in.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
Text, photos, interviews, timelines, biographies, whatever else
5. What content editing methods will you use?
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, all the homies
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
Cameras
7. Why are you making this particular book?
Its our summative we have too? :S? Or else do we have a choice to not do the book and do something else?!?! Ill look into that
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
I love snowboarding and the crew is made up of all my homies so the book will basically be about what I love most
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
We are very raw, funny, and up front at the B.O.O.H Crew so my book will be very similar, I wont be afraid to speak my mind
My book is all about my snowboard crew, B.O.O.H Crew, and the teammates that are in it.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
I am the founder of the crew so its practically my brain-child
3. How are you going to represent your content?
I will have different interviews and bios about all the teammates, timeline of everything that has happened in the crew and testimonials from various people. I will also have photos of everyone in the crew and screen grabs from various snowboard films we star in.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
Text, photos, interviews, timelines, biographies, whatever else
5. What content editing methods will you use?
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, all the homies
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
Cameras
7. Why are you making this particular book?
Its our summative we have too? :S? Or else do we have a choice to not do the book and do something else?!?! Ill look into that
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
I love snowboarding and the crew is made up of all my homies so the book will basically be about what I love most
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
We are very raw, funny, and up front at the B.O.O.H Crew so my book will be very similar, I wont be afraid to speak my mind
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Questions 1 and 2 - Rowena
Summative Grade 12 Graphic Design Part 1
Ok, so round two, since I changed my mind about my first idea.
I want to photograph every single item of clothing/ accessory that I’ve gotten from a vintage/ second hand store. I’m guessing I’ll have about 100 items or something. Anyway, I’ll sort them all and have a part for normal clothes, a part for dresses, a part for shoes, and a part for accessories. Let me guess Bishop,... you’re hating this even more than my last idea?
Anyway!
That’s what I’m gonna do. And it’s still gonna be scrapbooky and have lots of coloured paper and it will have some text because I’ll have a small amount of writing in the corner listing the brand and the place I got it from.
1. What is your book about?
It’s about all of the clothes I’ve ever gotten from a vintage/ second hand store.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
I’m a shopaholic sometimes. A lot of the time.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
I’m going to represent my content in pictures. Kinda in a “Lookbook” style.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
I intend to communicate the content by making the book look like a closet :D
5. What content editing methods will you use?
I’ll use GIMP to edit my photos, and other than that I will use spell check on my writing and use a paper cutter to make sure all of my lines are straight.
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
My imagery will be in the form of pictures, cutouts, and other things that will stick to paper
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I’m making this particular book because it’s a cool way to document all of the crazy 2nd hand stuff I have. Plus I need to arrange my closet, so this is kinda like a good excuse to do that.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
I like photography, I like clothes, and I got a new camera. So taking pictures of clothes works.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
Scrapbook! Kinda symbolic. Really colourful.
Summative Part 2
Schedule (10)
May 23, be done taking photos
May 28, have photos printed
May 31, have all paper ready and all other materials which I need for scrapbooking.
June 4, have all pages put together, bind book.
Budget (10)
My budget will include the cost of printing photos and all scrapbook materials. Luckily, I have a lot of coloured paper and scrapbook materials at home. Photos cost like 10-50 cents a print at the photo printer at kinkos. My book will be less than 50 pages. I’m thinking this will cost around 25$.
Design Planning (50)
1.Page Size – what size will your pages be? Why?
My page will be square and small. 15cm x 15cm I think.
2.Print media – What will you print on? What size?
I’ll print on photo paper, and the photos will be 4 x 5. This is the regular minimum standard so that’s what i’m going with.
3.Printing technology – What type(s) of printers will you be using? Why?
I’ll be using the photo printer at Kinkos.
4.Layout and grids – Include a large rough sample layout
...I’ll give this to you...later.
5.Typography – which fonts will you be using? Be specific. Why?
I’ll be using Times New Roman font, because it is clean and easily readable.
6.Colour(s) – set up a colour pallette for your book and include it with your book
...
7.Style – describe (verbally or visually) the style of your book.
Scrapbooky, but hopefully not tacky. Flowery. The book itself will be shaped like a closet. Each page will be a photo with a small description.
8.Handmade techniques – describe any handmade components you will be using
Paper cutting will be hand done, and I might do the cover by hand, or I will photograph my own closet.
9.Cover
It will look like a closet.
10.Create thumbnails of your pages and indicate your intended content
...I’ll do this at school too...
11.Binding – What type of binding do you intend to use? Why? How will you do it?
I’ll show you at school! It’s so cool! I found it on a website.
Ok, so round two, since I changed my mind about my first idea.
I want to photograph every single item of clothing/ accessory that I’ve gotten from a vintage/ second hand store. I’m guessing I’ll have about 100 items or something. Anyway, I’ll sort them all and have a part for normal clothes, a part for dresses, a part for shoes, and a part for accessories. Let me guess Bishop,... you’re hating this even more than my last idea?
Anyway!
That’s what I’m gonna do. And it’s still gonna be scrapbooky and have lots of coloured paper and it will have some text because I’ll have a small amount of writing in the corner listing the brand and the place I got it from.
1. What is your book about?
It’s about all of the clothes I’ve ever gotten from a vintage/ second hand store.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
I’m a shopaholic sometimes. A lot of the time.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
I’m going to represent my content in pictures. Kinda in a “Lookbook” style.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
I intend to communicate the content by making the book look like a closet :D
5. What content editing methods will you use?
I’ll use GIMP to edit my photos, and other than that I will use spell check on my writing and use a paper cutter to make sure all of my lines are straight.
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
My imagery will be in the form of pictures, cutouts, and other things that will stick to paper
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I’m making this particular book because it’s a cool way to document all of the crazy 2nd hand stuff I have. Plus I need to arrange my closet, so this is kinda like a good excuse to do that.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
I like photography, I like clothes, and I got a new camera. So taking pictures of clothes works.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
Scrapbook! Kinda symbolic. Really colourful.
Summative Part 2
Schedule (10)
May 23, be done taking photos
May 28, have photos printed
May 31, have all paper ready and all other materials which I need for scrapbooking.
June 4, have all pages put together, bind book.
Budget (10)
My budget will include the cost of printing photos and all scrapbook materials. Luckily, I have a lot of coloured paper and scrapbook materials at home. Photos cost like 10-50 cents a print at the photo printer at kinkos. My book will be less than 50 pages. I’m thinking this will cost around 25$.
Design Planning (50)
1.Page Size – what size will your pages be? Why?
My page will be square and small. 15cm x 15cm I think.
2.Print media – What will you print on? What size?
I’ll print on photo paper, and the photos will be 4 x 5. This is the regular minimum standard so that’s what i’m going with.
3.Printing technology – What type(s) of printers will you be using? Why?
I’ll be using the photo printer at Kinkos.
4.Layout and grids – Include a large rough sample layout
...I’ll give this to you...later.
5.Typography – which fonts will you be using? Be specific. Why?
I’ll be using Times New Roman font, because it is clean and easily readable.
6.Colour(s) – set up a colour pallette for your book and include it with your book
...
7.Style – describe (verbally or visually) the style of your book.
Scrapbooky, but hopefully not tacky. Flowery. The book itself will be shaped like a closet. Each page will be a photo with a small description.
8.Handmade techniques – describe any handmade components you will be using
Paper cutting will be hand done, and I might do the cover by hand, or I will photograph my own closet.
9.Cover
It will look like a closet.
10.Create thumbnails of your pages and indicate your intended content
...I’ll do this at school too...
11.Binding – What type of binding do you intend to use? Why? How will you do it?
I’ll show you at school! It’s so cool! I found it on a website.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Questions for BOOK, Maarij
1. What is your book about?
My book is going to be about numbers. It is going to show the actual meaning of the amount of a certain material, objects, people, and even things such as the number of chromosomes in x chromosome, etc.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
Seeing a picture of an actual number of a certain thing makes the impact of the message so much greater. I want to show people the actual meaning of numbers and what they actually mean such as the death count or birth count of something.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
I will be representing the book with mostly pictures of the ideas that I am trying to convey. I am going to use few words to no words, except when necessary.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
Using different symbols to represent each theme in the book which will most likely be either random or related to biology.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
All the editing will be done using the computer and mostly programs such as Photoshop and Corel Draw.
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
Mostly photo editing programs such as Photoshop or vector based programs such as Corel Draw and Fireworks.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
To show the beauty of numbers represented for each different theme. To pass a message to people that actually reaches out to them by showing them the amount of something represented by pictures.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
I have a passion for numbers and the idea of creating something that is structured out of random ideas that I come up with. So my Photoshop skills will definitely come in handy when I am trying to contrast this book.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
The cover will most likely be about numbers but I still have to come up with something more creative.
My book is going to be about numbers. It is going to show the actual meaning of the amount of a certain material, objects, people, and even things such as the number of chromosomes in x chromosome, etc.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
Seeing a picture of an actual number of a certain thing makes the impact of the message so much greater. I want to show people the actual meaning of numbers and what they actually mean such as the death count or birth count of something.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
I will be representing the book with mostly pictures of the ideas that I am trying to convey. I am going to use few words to no words, except when necessary.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
Using different symbols to represent each theme in the book which will most likely be either random or related to biology.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
All the editing will be done using the computer and mostly programs such as Photoshop and Corel Draw.
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
Mostly photo editing programs such as Photoshop or vector based programs such as Corel Draw and Fireworks.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
To show the beauty of numbers represented for each different theme. To pass a message to people that actually reaches out to them by showing them the amount of something represented by pictures.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
I have a passion for numbers and the idea of creating something that is structured out of random ideas that I come up with. So my Photoshop skills will definitely come in handy when I am trying to contrast this book.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
The cover will most likely be about numbers but I still have to come up with something more creative.
Summative Questions 2-AC
Schedule (10)
Create a schedule of your project and include prominent markers for each phase. Be sure to plan for the time it takes to print and bind your book. Delays in printing are not acceptable reasons for late submissions.
May 17: Have all videotaping finished
-Begin editing
May 27: Finish creating all images
-Begin animating images
June 3: Finish animating images
June 5-6 weekend: Print and bind images
June 7: Book is due.
Budget (10)
Determine a real and detailed budget for your project and explain how you intend to stay within it.
$10-$30 budget.
Printing at reasonable priced printing company. Buy one inch bolts and nuts and use a used leather strap for binding. Use my drill at home or rent a paper drill if it is cheap.
Design Planning (50)
Fully consider the implications of your design choices on printing, communication, overall message. All design planning must be submitted with the finished book.
1. Page Size – what size will your pages be? Why?
4x3 images (2 pictures per 6x4 print)
2. Print media – What will you print on? What size?
6x4 photo paper at a printing company.
3. Printing technology – What type(s) of printers will you be using? Why?
High quality printers at either Staples or Office Depot.
4. Layout and grids – Include a large rough sample layout
Not a possible or realistic task since I’m using 100 photo images
5. Typography – which fonts will you be using? Be specific. Why?
No fonts will be used for this flipbook.
6. Colour(s) – set up a colour pallette for your book and include it with your
Colour will be determined by the photos that will be taken.
7. Style – describe (verbally or visually) the style of your book.
An animated, energetic style
8. Handmade techniques – describe any handmade components you will be using
Making the binding with a leather strap and two bolts and nuts.
9. Cover – Do a rough version of your cover and indicate materials
No cover because it is a flipbook
10. Create thumbnails of your pages and indicate your intended content
No thumbnails because this is unrealistic for this content.
11. Binding – What type of binding do you intend to use? Why? How will you do it?
Making the binding with a leather strap and two bolts and nuts.
Create a schedule of your project and include prominent markers for each phase. Be sure to plan for the time it takes to print and bind your book. Delays in printing are not acceptable reasons for late submissions.
May 17: Have all videotaping finished
-Begin editing
May 27: Finish creating all images
-Begin animating images
June 3: Finish animating images
June 5-6 weekend: Print and bind images
June 7: Book is due.
Budget (10)
Determine a real and detailed budget for your project and explain how you intend to stay within it.
$10-$30 budget.
Printing at reasonable priced printing company. Buy one inch bolts and nuts and use a used leather strap for binding. Use my drill at home or rent a paper drill if it is cheap.
Design Planning (50)
Fully consider the implications of your design choices on printing, communication, overall message. All design planning must be submitted with the finished book.
1. Page Size – what size will your pages be? Why?
4x3 images (2 pictures per 6x4 print)
2. Print media – What will you print on? What size?
6x4 photo paper at a printing company.
3. Printing technology – What type(s) of printers will you be using? Why?
High quality printers at either Staples or Office Depot.
4. Layout and grids – Include a large rough sample layout
Not a possible or realistic task since I’m using 100 photo images
5. Typography – which fonts will you be using? Be specific. Why?
No fonts will be used for this flipbook.
6. Colour(s) – set up a colour pallette for your book and include it with your
Colour will be determined by the photos that will be taken.
7. Style – describe (verbally or visually) the style of your book.
An animated, energetic style
8. Handmade techniques – describe any handmade components you will be using
Making the binding with a leather strap and two bolts and nuts.
9. Cover – Do a rough version of your cover and indicate materials
No cover because it is a flipbook
10. Create thumbnails of your pages and indicate your intended content
No thumbnails because this is unrealistic for this content.
11. Binding – What type of binding do you intend to use? Why? How will you do it?
Making the binding with a leather strap and two bolts and nuts.
summativ 2.0* --camilo.g
1. Page Size – what size will your pages be? Why?
Standard magazine size, which in this case would be 8’ x 11’. This might change according to what resources become available but for now that’s the planned size.
2. Print media – What will you print on? What size?
Printing paper, same size as magazine.
3. Printing technology – What type(s) of printers will you be using? Why?
Any rough printing will be done on home/ school printers, while the final project will be printed professionally at an available printing/ supply store.
4. Typography – which fonts will you be using? Be specific. Why?
Not exactly sure yet, a serif font, similar to Times Roman will be used for the text, while titles and such will be a more unique, attractive font such as Helvetica or Calibri. Fonts such as this will keep the catalogue flow better and keep it attractive to the eye.
5. Style – describe (verbally or visually) the style of your book.
The magazine’s style will be modern and simple, almost a mock up of an American Apparel Style book, with similar/ extra content.
6. Handmade techniques – describe any handmade components you will be using
A lot of the designs and drawings in the book will be hand created; products and additions to those products will sometimes be handmade as well.
7. Binding – What type of binding do you intend to use? Why? How will you do it?
I will most likely be using perfect bookbinding for this book. This will add to the idea of it being an actual catalogue/ magazine.
Standard magazine size, which in this case would be 8’ x 11’. This might change according to what resources become available but for now that’s the planned size.
2. Print media – What will you print on? What size?
Printing paper, same size as magazine.
3. Printing technology – What type(s) of printers will you be using? Why?
Any rough printing will be done on home/ school printers, while the final project will be printed professionally at an available printing/ supply store.
4. Typography – which fonts will you be using? Be specific. Why?
Not exactly sure yet, a serif font, similar to Times Roman will be used for the text, while titles and such will be a more unique, attractive font such as Helvetica or Calibri. Fonts such as this will keep the catalogue flow better and keep it attractive to the eye.
5. Style – describe (verbally or visually) the style of your book.
The magazine’s style will be modern and simple, almost a mock up of an American Apparel Style book, with similar/ extra content.
6. Handmade techniques – describe any handmade components you will be using
A lot of the designs and drawings in the book will be hand created; products and additions to those products will sometimes be handmade as well.
7. Binding – What type of binding do you intend to use? Why? How will you do it?
I will most likely be using perfect bookbinding for this book. This will add to the idea of it being an actual catalogue/ magazine.
Questions - AJ
- What is your book about?
It’s going to describe, by way of illustrations/examples and words, some “Random Generating” functions and genetic algorithms.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
I have a passion for Computer Science and the idea of creating something structured out of randomness is quite interesting to me.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
As mentioned earlier, I will utilize images, cool fractals and some text (though I am trying to minimize text) to further explain the major themes of my book
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
I am going to use a mixture of illustrations, examples and writing to show off the unique characteristics of fractals and genetic algorithms.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
5. What content editing methods will you use?
All the editing will most probably be done by hand. However I will use programs like Photoshop and Corel Draw to edit some of the illustrations I will be using.
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
As mentioned before, I’ll mainly be utilising pictures that I will be generating via some C++ (or Python or Turing) code. Also, I am trying to incorporate some sort of a texture for the paper I am going to use to print my book up with.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
7. Why are you making this particular book?
To exemplify the beauty of certain fractals, and to further the readers’ understanding of some very basic and seemingly random algorithms.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
As this question is merely a restatement of #2:
“I have a passion for Computer Science and the idea of creating something structured out of randomness is quite interesting to me.” So, my programming skills will definitely some in handy, and so will my experience in a lot of these algorithms.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
Well, I am trying to make the book as ‘fractal-like’ as possible. In other words, there’s going to be some recurrent recursive pattern that will sort of encompass the book. I am still quite unsure, however, on what material the book will be printed on and how the title page will be arranged.
Sarah's second questions
Schedule (10)
May 15th- overall storyline completed
May 19th – rough mock up of the first page in various mediums completed
May 29th – image medium decided on and rough copy completed
June 5th – good copy completed and sent into printers
Budget (10)
My plan is not to go over $40. As I am printing 4 pages of my book on one piece of paper this shouldn’t be an issue. I also intend to bind the book myself in typical comic book fashion with 2-3 staples in the middle.
Design Planning (50)
My design choices are not entirely decided yet, but I will be using the ‘comic life’ program which will save much time as I do not need to design the layout on my own.
1. Page Size – what size will your pages be? Why?
There will be two pages per 11x17” page. Therefore each page will be 8.5x11”. It will be this size so that I can make the most use of my paper while keeping my images a decent size.
2. Print media – What will you print on? What size?
I haven’t decided exactly what type of paper I will use yet, I will decide once I have figured out my image medium.
3. Printing technology – What type(s) of printers will you be using? Why?
I will get my pages printed at Kinkos because their printers are designed for that amount of work and I think it would be easier (and potentially cheaper) than buying all the paper and proper ink myself.
4. Layout and grids – Include a large rough sample layout
See ‘comic life’ layouts
5. Typography – which fonts will you be using? Be specific. Why?
I will probably use “comic sans” to keep with the Comic book style.
6. Colour(s) – set up a colour pallette for your book and include it with your
Depends on the style of illustrations I choose
7. Style – describe (verbally or visually) the style of your book
Depends on the medium I choose to use for my images.
8. Handmade techniques – describe any handmade components you will be using
I will be binding the book myself with staples.
9. Cover – Do a rough version of your cover and indicate materials
Haven’t decided on my image medium yet.
10. Create thumbnails of your pages and indicate your intended content
See question 9
11. Binding – What type of binding do you intend to use? Why? How will you do it?
I intend to use 2-3 staples in the spine and I will do this myself.
May 15th- overall storyline completed
May 19th – rough mock up of the first page in various mediums completed
May 29th – image medium decided on and rough copy completed
June 5th – good copy completed and sent into printers
Budget (10)
My plan is not to go over $40. As I am printing 4 pages of my book on one piece of paper this shouldn’t be an issue. I also intend to bind the book myself in typical comic book fashion with 2-3 staples in the middle.
Design Planning (50)
My design choices are not entirely decided yet, but I will be using the ‘comic life’ program which will save much time as I do not need to design the layout on my own.
1. Page Size – what size will your pages be? Why?
There will be two pages per 11x17” page. Therefore each page will be 8.5x11”. It will be this size so that I can make the most use of my paper while keeping my images a decent size.
2. Print media – What will you print on? What size?
I haven’t decided exactly what type of paper I will use yet, I will decide once I have figured out my image medium.
3. Printing technology – What type(s) of printers will you be using? Why?
I will get my pages printed at Kinkos because their printers are designed for that amount of work and I think it would be easier (and potentially cheaper) than buying all the paper and proper ink myself.
4. Layout and grids – Include a large rough sample layout
See ‘comic life’ layouts
5. Typography – which fonts will you be using? Be specific. Why?
I will probably use “comic sans” to keep with the Comic book style.
6. Colour(s) – set up a colour pallette for your book and include it with your
Depends on the style of illustrations I choose
7. Style – describe (verbally or visually) the style of your book
Depends on the medium I choose to use for my images.
8. Handmade techniques – describe any handmade components you will be using
I will be binding the book myself with staples.
9. Cover – Do a rough version of your cover and indicate materials
Haven’t decided on my image medium yet.
10. Create thumbnails of your pages and indicate your intended content
See question 9
11. Binding – What type of binding do you intend to use? Why? How will you do it?
I intend to use 2-3 staples in the spine and I will do this myself.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Book Q's
Schedule (10)
The first phase of the book is to have completed all the writing elements of it (an extremely prominent part). This will account for approximately 90% of the book’s content and is scheduled to be done by May 21 (Friday).
The next component will be to draw any necessary visuals to accompany the writing element of this book and are scheduled to be done by May 24 (Monday). This will account for approximately 6% of the book’s content.
Assembling and making of the cd and the dvd—that will be placed on two respective pages in the book—will be scheduled to be done by May 29 (Saturday). The approximate 4% of remaining content in comparison to the amount of pages it takes up, but will encompass a larger portion of content when actually viewed/listened to as intended.
At this point all the inner content of the book will have been established, and assembly of it in the proper format (InDesign, Blurb or whatever) and be done by the following Friday, June 4.
The weekend will be devoted to designing the two covers and will be completed by Monday, June 7. Monday/Tuesday will be devoted to edited and reworking anything that has loose ends, and will be completely sent in to print by the end of Tuesday, June 8.
In the time it is being sent back there will be adamant time to compile
Budget (10)
$50 is a lot, I’ll definitely stay within it. Because this is my first and perhaps only book I will make I’m willing to pay a good amount.
Design Planning (50)
1. Page Size – what size will your pages be? Why?
7’x7’
I want a square book as it implies a somewhat rigid format, yet still unusual for a book. This is also the only square size my source provides.
2. Print media – What will you print on? What size?
Pages. I will print my book on pages.
3. Printing technology – What type(s) of printers will you be using? Why?
I will be outsourcing the printing of my book to a site.
4. Layout and grids – Include a large rough sample layout
I’ll provide this in a later post, it’ll be easier for me to draw it and then scan it.
5. Typography – which fonts will you be using? Be specific. Why?
Tahoma! I just really like this font! I like the name too
6. Colour(s) – set up a colour pallette for your book and include it with your
[Black, white] coral, pale blue, brown, light taupe: this could easily change once I complete writing and compile my book I could change the colours to something more formal and rigid.
7.Style – describe (verbally or visually) the style of your book.
As previously described, very rigid and formal but specific details will be constantly reworked until the final product.
8. Handmade techniques – describe any handmade components you will be using
Hand drawn images/designs, apart from those depicted on the cds/dvds.
9. Cover – Do a rough version of your cover and indicate materials\
Okay this will work better if I draw it out by hand and scan it, so I’ll post this with the other layout part.
10. Create thumbnails of your pages and indicate your intended content
Same thing here.
11. Binding – What type of binding do you intend to use? Why? How will you do it?
Standard book binding procedures will be utilized, carried out by the site in which I’ll send my work to.
The first phase of the book is to have completed all the writing elements of it (an extremely prominent part). This will account for approximately 90% of the book’s content and is scheduled to be done by May 21 (Friday).
The next component will be to draw any necessary visuals to accompany the writing element of this book and are scheduled to be done by May 24 (Monday). This will account for approximately 6% of the book’s content.
Assembling and making of the cd and the dvd—that will be placed on two respective pages in the book—will be scheduled to be done by May 29 (Saturday). The approximate 4% of remaining content in comparison to the amount of pages it takes up, but will encompass a larger portion of content when actually viewed/listened to as intended.
At this point all the inner content of the book will have been established, and assembly of it in the proper format (InDesign, Blurb or whatever) and be done by the following Friday, June 4.
The weekend will be devoted to designing the two covers and will be completed by Monday, June 7. Monday/Tuesday will be devoted to edited and reworking anything that has loose ends, and will be completely sent in to print by the end of Tuesday, June 8.
In the time it is being sent back there will be adamant time to compile
Budget (10)
$50 is a lot, I’ll definitely stay within it. Because this is my first and perhaps only book I will make I’m willing to pay a good amount.
Design Planning (50)
1. Page Size – what size will your pages be? Why?
7’x7’
I want a square book as it implies a somewhat rigid format, yet still unusual for a book. This is also the only square size my source provides.
2. Print media – What will you print on? What size?
Pages. I will print my book on pages.
3. Printing technology – What type(s) of printers will you be using? Why?
I will be outsourcing the printing of my book to a site.
4. Layout and grids – Include a large rough sample layout
I’ll provide this in a later post, it’ll be easier for me to draw it and then scan it.
5. Typography – which fonts will you be using? Be specific. Why?
Tahoma! I just really like this font! I like the name too
6. Colour(s) – set up a colour pallette for your book and include it with your
[Black, white] coral, pale blue, brown, light taupe: this could easily change once I complete writing and compile my book I could change the colours to something more formal and rigid.
7.Style – describe (verbally or visually) the style of your book.
As previously described, very rigid and formal but specific details will be constantly reworked until the final product.
8. Handmade techniques – describe any handmade components you will be using
Hand drawn images/designs, apart from those depicted on the cds/dvds.
9. Cover – Do a rough version of your cover and indicate materials\
Okay this will work better if I draw it out by hand and scan it, so I’ll post this with the other layout part.
10. Create thumbnails of your pages and indicate your intended content
Same thing here.
11. Binding – What type of binding do you intend to use? Why? How will you do it?
Standard book binding procedures will be utilized, carried out by the site in which I’ll send my work to.
questions and answers to the book summative
1. What is your book about?
My book is about an illustration about things and events that is good when people are doing together.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
One day, I was playing computer and saw many photos about things that is good when two or more people share the time with.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
My book will be the actual looking book. I am going to illustrate and put some cut and paste photos and letters. Also I want to try to express some vintage feeling in to it.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
I will put many pictures that have a message
5. What content editing methods will you use?
I will draw, cut and paste
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
Illustration.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I am making this book because I want to inspire people to understand
ONENESS.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
This answer is same as #2
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
This answer is also same as #3
Source for book art
http://www.cyworld.com/aleainch/3786311
http://blog.naver.com/sujin_yo?Redirect=Log&logNo=50085850942
http://blog.naver.com/eazy98?Redirect=Log&logNo=120100405582
http://blog.naver.com/oriksh?Redirect=Log&logNo=110071643585
-J.K-
My book is about an illustration about things and events that is good when people are doing together.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
One day, I was playing computer and saw many photos about things that is good when two or more people share the time with.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
My book will be the actual looking book. I am going to illustrate and put some cut and paste photos and letters. Also I want to try to express some vintage feeling in to it.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
I will put many pictures that have a message
5. What content editing methods will you use?
I will draw, cut and paste
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
Illustration.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I am making this book because I want to inspire people to understand
ONENESS.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
This answer is same as #2
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
This answer is also same as #3
Source for book art
http://www.cyworld.com/aleainch/3786311
http://blog.naver.com/sujin_yo?Redirect=Log&logNo=50085850942
http://blog.naver.com/eazy98?Redirect=Log&logNo=120100405582
http://blog.naver.com/oriksh?Redirect=Log&logNo=110071643585
-J.K-
K.G summative questions
1. What is your book about?
My book will be a book like I Spy there will be a picture with a bunch of stuff and there will be a list at the bottom of the stuff your suppost to find.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
I dont really like reading books the books i mostly enjoy though are the I spy books looking for soemthing thats hidden instead of reading just words.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
there will be a list at the bottom of the page that will tell you what to look for in the book
5. What content editing methods will you use?
photoshop
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
take my own photos and photoshop
7. Why are you making this particular book?
i always wonder what it would be like to make a an I Spy book its a really big challenge but its going to be alot of fun
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
well i like to push myself to make me better give me more experience and skills
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
I spy book is going to be mysterious type of theme so the thing thats going to be hard is going out at night and taking picture of houses and cemeteries maybe even a mansion
My book will be a book like I Spy there will be a picture with a bunch of stuff and there will be a list at the bottom of the stuff your suppost to find.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
I dont really like reading books the books i mostly enjoy though are the I spy books looking for soemthing thats hidden instead of reading just words.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
there will be a list at the bottom of the page that will tell you what to look for in the book
5. What content editing methods will you use?
photoshop
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
take my own photos and photoshop
7. Why are you making this particular book?
i always wonder what it would be like to make a an I Spy book its a really big challenge but its going to be alot of fun
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
well i like to push myself to make me better give me more experience and skills
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
I spy book is going to be mysterious type of theme so the thing thats going to be hard is going out at night and taking picture of houses and cemeteries maybe even a mansion
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Summative Part 2
Schedule (10)
Create a schedule of your project and include prominent markers for each phase. Be sure to plan for the time it takes to print and bind your book. Delays in printing are not acceptable reasons for late submissions.
Budget (10)
Determine a real and detailed budget for your project and explain how you intend to stay within it.
Design Planning (50)
Fully consider the implications of your design choices on printing, communication, overall message. All design planning must be submitted with the finished book.
Page Size – what size will your pages be? Why?
Print media – What will you print on? What size?
Printing technology – What type(s) of printers will you be using? Why?
Layout and grids – Include a large rough sample layout
Typography – which fonts will you be using? Be specific. Why?
Colour(s) – set up a colour pallette for your book and include it with your
Style – describe (verbally or visually) the style of your book.
Handmade techniques – describe any handmade components you will be using
Cover – Do a rough version of your cover and indicate materials
Create thumbnails of your pages and indicate your intended content
Binding – What type of binding do you intend to use? Why? How will you do it?
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Random
So.. I was going to enter this contest where you make a design of the London skyline.. I didn't find this anywhere good enough to enter into the contest.. but I thought it'd count as some kind of field assignment..
m.l
-- -*Summative Question )( camilo.g*
1. What is your book about?
I recently changed my idea, it was originally going to involve blind sketching of pictures that describe a story, but I decided the actual process would be far too uncontrollable on my part. The newer idea sparked when Bishop mentioned a catalogue, and So I want my book to be a bit of a life catalogue, combining anything from clothes to furniture, that indirectly define my style, interests, etc.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
The fact that this book will contain several products of which I will have created in order to describe ultimately who I am, what I like, what I find funny. It’s a collection of thoughts in the form of a public products catalogue.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
The content will be shaped with created images of products, clothing, furniture, care products, electronics, and toys, anything I come up with that I can use to describe a part of me in the book.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
The catalogue will contain written descriptions in which I describe what the product is, what it represents, and in the tradition of a typical catalogue, a price. Any other information I will add according to what I see from looking through other similar existing books.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
For editing the content, a simple Photoshop job should suffice, perhaps some of the contents will be drawn on Photoshop or Corel Paint, both are neat and handy in their own special way.
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
Media wise, the imagery will be anything from photographs, to drawn pictures, and will also be manipulated or created in editing programs. The range from fully photographic pictures to fully hand drawn pictures will be where the imagery will stand.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I like the idea of cataloguing an entire outlook and interest of a single person and creating merchandise oriented book of real/ fictional products that represent interests, thoughts, ideas and personality.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
The materialistic theme of this book shamefully suits the fact that I sometimes do get carried away in consumer product. Clothes, new technology, anything that catches my eye, is hard not to walk away with. The actual content allows me to use so many different skills, photography, drawing, editing, creating layouts, to create the essence of a humorous, personal version of my overall interests.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
The book will simply look just like a catalogue, consistent fonts, clean, easy to read through, big imagery with brief descriptions and easy-to-read prices. As far as the actual book making progress, I have yet to think that through, however with this set idea in mind, it should be easier to figure that part out in time.
I recently changed my idea, it was originally going to involve blind sketching of pictures that describe a story, but I decided the actual process would be far too uncontrollable on my part. The newer idea sparked when Bishop mentioned a catalogue, and So I want my book to be a bit of a life catalogue, combining anything from clothes to furniture, that indirectly define my style, interests, etc.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
The fact that this book will contain several products of which I will have created in order to describe ultimately who I am, what I like, what I find funny. It’s a collection of thoughts in the form of a public products catalogue.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
The content will be shaped with created images of products, clothing, furniture, care products, electronics, and toys, anything I come up with that I can use to describe a part of me in the book.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
The catalogue will contain written descriptions in which I describe what the product is, what it represents, and in the tradition of a typical catalogue, a price. Any other information I will add according to what I see from looking through other similar existing books.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
For editing the content, a simple Photoshop job should suffice, perhaps some of the contents will be drawn on Photoshop or Corel Paint, both are neat and handy in their own special way.
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
Media wise, the imagery will be anything from photographs, to drawn pictures, and will also be manipulated or created in editing programs. The range from fully photographic pictures to fully hand drawn pictures will be where the imagery will stand.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I like the idea of cataloguing an entire outlook and interest of a single person and creating merchandise oriented book of real/ fictional products that represent interests, thoughts, ideas and personality.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
The materialistic theme of this book shamefully suits the fact that I sometimes do get carried away in consumer product. Clothes, new technology, anything that catches my eye, is hard not to walk away with. The actual content allows me to use so many different skills, photography, drawing, editing, creating layouts, to create the essence of a humorous, personal version of my overall interests.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
The book will simply look just like a catalogue, consistent fonts, clean, easy to read through, big imagery with brief descriptions and easy-to-read prices. As far as the actual book making progress, I have yet to think that through, however with this set idea in mind, it should be easier to figure that part out in time.
April's Book Answers
April’s Book Questions
1. What is your book about?
My book will be a story about a wolf and its pack. It will include the struggles of a young wolf abandoned by its mother and clan. It will be a children’s book or an elementary school level book. It will include images and text. The wolf character will go through many things and change through the story.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
Well, I have been drawing wolves more then half of the year and it has become my new thing, especially this year, so why not? It is also my strength to draw and write about one. I think it will also challenge my own skills since I have never written about an animal only a human. So giving a wolf a human persona will be interesting for me and the reader.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
I will represent it with mostly illustrations that I draw; there will be no copy-writed images since it is all my work. It will be a basic story that is straightforward and to the point. It will start off as text and periodically through the book there will be drawings of the character I have made.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
My communication method is purely text that I have made up. It will be shown through chapters. I am creating the story so everything I write will be mine and mine alone. I will not be using anything that is not mine.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
The editing content I will use will be Microsoft word (for the text) Possibly Indesign and Photoshop (for the images). I will possibly use other image software like MS paint or use pen and paper for sketches.
6. What media (materials) are you using to make your imagery?
Materials I will use: Scanner, Paper (glossy, non glossy), Pen/Pencil/Pencil crayons. I am not sure just what to bind it with yet, but I am thinking using the spiral bind. I will also use software: Photoshop. These are the materials I will use to make my graphics for my story.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I am making this book because the character I have created interests me. I have many sketches of this particular wolf and I love to write. I love to challenge myself with new things to write about and seeing as I only seem to draw wolves now a days. Why not? I really love them; they are one of my favourite animals and writing about them in my own content will make me happy and easily finished this assignment.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
This choice suits my skills, experience and interest because, well. One, I have written novels before. I have finished over 3 of my own novels with over 300 pages to them. I adore writing; it has been my passion for years. My experience with wolves is easy. They were the first thing I learned to draw. They are elegant and their way of life interests me very much. Since I love to write stories, why not one about a wolf? It would be cool to give a wolf a humanistic way of thinking. I have used photoshop for 3 years. I am still learning and I think I am not too ‘bad’ at it. I have never used it to draw my wolves before. So I think it would be a good challenge for me.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
The style of my book will be very ‘homemade’. The style of my art will be my own, and the binding as well will be my work. The way I write is my own style. The colours in my pictures are a very ‘earthy’ tone, so I will keep that consistent through the whole make of my book. I am thinking of making it a very ‘foresty’ mood to it to suit my content since most of it will take place in the wild or the outdoors.
1. What is your book about?
My book will be a story about a wolf and its pack. It will include the struggles of a young wolf abandoned by its mother and clan. It will be a children’s book or an elementary school level book. It will include images and text. The wolf character will go through many things and change through the story.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
Well, I have been drawing wolves more then half of the year and it has become my new thing, especially this year, so why not? It is also my strength to draw and write about one. I think it will also challenge my own skills since I have never written about an animal only a human. So giving a wolf a human persona will be interesting for me and the reader.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
I will represent it with mostly illustrations that I draw; there will be no copy-writed images since it is all my work. It will be a basic story that is straightforward and to the point. It will start off as text and periodically through the book there will be drawings of the character I have made.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
My communication method is purely text that I have made up. It will be shown through chapters. I am creating the story so everything I write will be mine and mine alone. I will not be using anything that is not mine.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
The editing content I will use will be Microsoft word (for the text) Possibly Indesign and Photoshop (for the images). I will possibly use other image software like MS paint or use pen and paper for sketches.
6. What media (materials) are you using to make your imagery?
Materials I will use: Scanner, Paper (glossy, non glossy), Pen/Pencil/Pencil crayons. I am not sure just what to bind it with yet, but I am thinking using the spiral bind. I will also use software: Photoshop. These are the materials I will use to make my graphics for my story.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I am making this book because the character I have created interests me. I have many sketches of this particular wolf and I love to write. I love to challenge myself with new things to write about and seeing as I only seem to draw wolves now a days. Why not? I really love them; they are one of my favourite animals and writing about them in my own content will make me happy and easily finished this assignment.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
This choice suits my skills, experience and interest because, well. One, I have written novels before. I have finished over 3 of my own novels with over 300 pages to them. I adore writing; it has been my passion for years. My experience with wolves is easy. They were the first thing I learned to draw. They are elegant and their way of life interests me very much. Since I love to write stories, why not one about a wolf? It would be cool to give a wolf a humanistic way of thinking. I have used photoshop for 3 years. I am still learning and I think I am not too ‘bad’ at it. I have never used it to draw my wolves before. So I think it would be a good challenge for me.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
The style of my book will be very ‘homemade’. The style of my art will be my own, and the binding as well will be my work. The way I write is my own style. The colours in my pictures are a very ‘earthy’ tone, so I will keep that consistent through the whole make of my book. I am thinking of making it a very ‘foresty’ mood to it to suit my content since most of it will take place in the wild or the outdoors.
1.) My book is going to be about Graffiti Stencils in many different shapes and forms. With characters and different lettering, but will also have a description at the back of the book telling you which Spray Paints and markers are the best to use.
2.) All of my illustrations and the art that is specific to me.
3.) I am going to put as many cool stencils of different characters and lettering as possible
4.) It will show them how to use the stencil and which paints to be using on different types of walls and such.
5.) I will be using photo shop with thresh hold and using pencil and paper to make stencils
6.) I am going to be using a variety of materials like photography, sharpies, a thicker paper, and the CS programs
7.) This is something that will not bore me and will extend the knowledge of stencil making for me and be able to make knew and up coming characters that could be used in the future
8.) I like the graffiti way of art and will be able to make it too a new level by practising more and doing more
9.) The look of my book will be a more Graffiti/Stencil looking and will be very bright and interesting, it will be ringed for it to be easier to rip out the stencil
BM
2.) All of my illustrations and the art that is specific to me.
3.) I am going to put as many cool stencils of different characters and lettering as possible
4.) It will show them how to use the stencil and which paints to be using on different types of walls and such.
5.) I will be using photo shop with thresh hold and using pencil and paper to make stencils
6.) I am going to be using a variety of materials like photography, sharpies, a thicker paper, and the CS programs
7.) This is something that will not bore me and will extend the knowledge of stencil making for me and be able to make knew and up coming characters that could be used in the future
8.) I like the graffiti way of art and will be able to make it too a new level by practising more and doing more
9.) The look of my book will be a more Graffiti/Stencil looking and will be very bright and interesting, it will be ringed for it to be easier to rip out the stencil
BM
Book Questions - R.R
My book is going to be 15 pictures of 15 of my friends jumping coupled with a brief bio/ interview for each. I plan on printing the pictures on picture paper, but the book overall will be kinda scrapbooky with coloured paper and stuff. I’ll be using some sort of hard bristal paper for the cover. Maybe some ribbons/ fabric / buttons? I can totally feel Bishop hating it already. Anyway.
1. What is your book about?
-Well my book is going to be a way of documenting who my friends are, and maybe some good memories we’ve shared in the past. And they’ll all be jumping because I like taking movement pictures.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
-The fact that it’s about my friends makes it specific to me. And the fact that there will be photography in it too, because that defines me as well.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
-I’m going to represent my content in the form of pictures and interviews.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
-I intend to communicate my content by taking photos that represent my friends well. For example, the ballerina in our group, Liz will probably be doing her jumping photo in a tutu. DT’s a rugby player so I might try and take a picture of him jumping to catch a rugby ball.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
-I’ll be editing my photos with GIMP, and I’ll use Microsoft Word for the typing because the interview portion will be pretty basic. And it’ll be printed on coloured paper and then cut out anyway.
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
-I’m taking photos for the imagery. And maybe some cutouts and scrapbook items like buttons etc. I’m really into multimedia.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
-I’m making this particular book because I want to use photography in this project, and I only do portraits, and I usually only photography my friends.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
-My choice of content suits my skills, experience and interest because I’m into photography, and I love to take jumping photos. And I love my friends. And I’m working on getting better at photography.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
-Well my friends are mostly girls so the scrapbook look will work pretty well. Also, we’re all really energetic people, so the whole jumping thing makes sense.
-Rowena
1. What is your book about?
-Well my book is going to be a way of documenting who my friends are, and maybe some good memories we’ve shared in the past. And they’ll all be jumping because I like taking movement pictures.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
-The fact that it’s about my friends makes it specific to me. And the fact that there will be photography in it too, because that defines me as well.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
-I’m going to represent my content in the form of pictures and interviews.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
-I intend to communicate my content by taking photos that represent my friends well. For example, the ballerina in our group, Liz will probably be doing her jumping photo in a tutu. DT’s a rugby player so I might try and take a picture of him jumping to catch a rugby ball.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
-I’ll be editing my photos with GIMP, and I’ll use Microsoft Word for the typing because the interview portion will be pretty basic. And it’ll be printed on coloured paper and then cut out anyway.
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
-I’m taking photos for the imagery. And maybe some cutouts and scrapbook items like buttons etc. I’m really into multimedia.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
-I’m making this particular book because I want to use photography in this project, and I only do portraits, and I usually only photography my friends.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
-My choice of content suits my skills, experience and interest because I’m into photography, and I love to take jumping photos. And I love my friends. And I’m working on getting better at photography.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
-Well my friends are mostly girls so the scrapbook look will work pretty well. Also, we’re all really energetic people, so the whole jumping thing makes sense.
-Rowena
My Book
James Guenther
What is your book about?
My book is a mocking of an informational book. It will be all about the Shpingle Dwarff. Presented as fact/non-fiction.
How are you going to communicate your content?
This book is all about description... and lying. Text, artwork, photos and interviews will all be used to describe the Shpingle Dwarff. The book is 100% fiction, but will be presented as fact. The main goal of this book is to convince the reader that the Shpingle Dwarff is a real creature.
What content editing methods will you use?
I will be editing real photos in photoshop, creating my own paintings in photoshop and use pictures of people for interview pages an such.
Why are you making this particular book?
I was going to use this idea for making a website in new media, but I never did so I have a lot of ideas regarding the Shpingledwarff.
How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
One reason I went with this idea is because it has absolutely no constraints. Whatever I want to be fact, I can make fact… The shpingledwarff is simply a foundation for artwork, this book could go ANYWHERE.
Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content?
The book will be mostly imagery. Captions will explain images
What is your book about?
My book is a mocking of an informational book. It will be all about the Shpingle Dwarff. Presented as fact/non-fiction.
How are you going to communicate your content?
This book is all about description... and lying. Text, artwork, photos and interviews will all be used to describe the Shpingle Dwarff. The book is 100% fiction, but will be presented as fact. The main goal of this book is to convince the reader that the Shpingle Dwarff is a real creature.
What content editing methods will you use?
I will be editing real photos in photoshop, creating my own paintings in photoshop and use pictures of people for interview pages an such.
Why are you making this particular book?
I was going to use this idea for making a website in new media, but I never did so I have a lot of ideas regarding the Shpingledwarff.
How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
One reason I went with this idea is because it has absolutely no constraints. Whatever I want to be fact, I can make fact… The shpingledwarff is simply a foundation for artwork, this book could go ANYWHERE.
Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content?
The book will be mostly imagery. Captions will explain images
Monday, May 3, 2010
Sarah's Q and A :)
1. What is your book about?
My book is about my life and the lives of my co-workers over the past year-ish. Which I realise sounds self-indulgent and egotistic, but if you’ve heard anything about Zellers drama in the past while, you know that it’s basically the OC at minimum wage.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
My content is specific to me because it is inspired by my actual life. Not going to get any more specific to me than that!
3. How are you going to represent your content?
My content is going to be represented in graphic novel form. Other than that it’s going to be pretty straightforward, you read the text, you look at the image, and you make inferences about what might happen next. Your standard graphic novel.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
See question 3
5. What content editing methods will you use?
I haven’t entirely decided how I will be creating my illustrations yet, but I will be using the program “comic life” for my layout. I will likely be using photoshop for my images as well.
6. What media are you using you make your imagery?
I remain undecided… I will probably create one page with each of my potential ideas and see which one I like best… maybe get the class to vote?
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I am making this book because I feel that this story could be of interest to people and it is something I’ve wanted to turn into some form of media for a while. I’ve wanted to do it for a while partly because I think it could be entertaining for others in some form, but also to remind myself that people will always be ridiculous and there’s nothing to do but hold your head high and walk forward.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
I think my content choice suits my skills in that I am a skilled writer and that comic book artistry can be the illustrators individual style. There are no real rules when it comes to graphic novels because I find they tend to reflect the illustrators and authors more than a novel. I have actually made a comic before in grade 10 for my “To Kill a Mockingbird” summative. Comics are also one of my favourite forms of media.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content?
I want it to have a similar look to “Ghost World” which is a ‘non-action’ comic: very simple and clean but not plain. I think that links well to my content because I feel as though illustrations that are too full would be too much for the mood I am trying to achieve.
My book is about my life and the lives of my co-workers over the past year-ish. Which I realise sounds self-indulgent and egotistic, but if you’ve heard anything about Zellers drama in the past while, you know that it’s basically the OC at minimum wage.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
My content is specific to me because it is inspired by my actual life. Not going to get any more specific to me than that!
3. How are you going to represent your content?
My content is going to be represented in graphic novel form. Other than that it’s going to be pretty straightforward, you read the text, you look at the image, and you make inferences about what might happen next. Your standard graphic novel.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
See question 3
5. What content editing methods will you use?
I haven’t entirely decided how I will be creating my illustrations yet, but I will be using the program “comic life” for my layout. I will likely be using photoshop for my images as well.
6. What media are you using you make your imagery?
I remain undecided… I will probably create one page with each of my potential ideas and see which one I like best… maybe get the class to vote?
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I am making this book because I feel that this story could be of interest to people and it is something I’ve wanted to turn into some form of media for a while. I’ve wanted to do it for a while partly because I think it could be entertaining for others in some form, but also to remind myself that people will always be ridiculous and there’s nothing to do but hold your head high and walk forward.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
I think my content choice suits my skills in that I am a skilled writer and that comic book artistry can be the illustrators individual style. There are no real rules when it comes to graphic novels because I find they tend to reflect the illustrators and authors more than a novel. I have actually made a comic before in grade 10 for my “To Kill a Mockingbird” summative. Comics are also one of my favourite forms of media.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content?
I want it to have a similar look to “Ghost World” which is a ‘non-action’ comic: very simple and clean but not plain. I think that links well to my content because I feel as though illustrations that are too full would be too much for the mood I am trying to achieve.
Sam Braun’s 32 page book
1. What is your book about?
- This book will categorize and illustrate the effect of people within my life.
- It will consist of my friends, family members and random people.
- The book will list and explain their facts, like and dislikes and their effect.
- it will be similar to people profiling
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
- The people “sources” are those who are my friends, family and acquaintances
- Throughout the book I will be sharing how those people have impacted me, changed me, made me laugh and affected me personally
3. How are you going to represent your content?
- Take photos of each person (all pictures alike to seem unified)
- Along with their photo, I will give each person a profile
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
- using image (photography) and text
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5. What content editing methods will you use?
- In design
- Photoshop
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
- Photography
- Screen print
- Hand drawings
7. Why are you making this particular book?
- Summative assignment
- To manage and categorize the people in my life
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
- I am interested in the people within my life
- I have had experience in screen printing as well as photography
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
- Collective and professional
- The text will be clean and neat (balances with the human profiling look)
- The use of screen print will contrast with the “classic” text and photography
1. What is your book about?
- This book will categorize and illustrate the effect of people within my life.
- It will consist of my friends, family members and random people.
- The book will list and explain their facts, like and dislikes and their effect.
- it will be similar to people profiling
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
- The people “sources” are those who are my friends, family and acquaintances
- Throughout the book I will be sharing how those people have impacted me, changed me, made me laugh and affected me personally
3. How are you going to represent your content?
- Take photos of each person (all pictures alike to seem unified)
- Along with their photo, I will give each person a profile
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
- using image (photography) and text
¬
5. What content editing methods will you use?
- In design
- Photoshop
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
- Photography
- Screen print
- Hand drawings
7. Why are you making this particular book?
- Summative assignment
- To manage and categorize the people in my life
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
- I am interested in the people within my life
- I have had experience in screen printing as well as photography
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
- Collective and professional
- The text will be clean and neat (balances with the human profiling look)
- The use of screen print will contrast with the “classic” text and photography
Colourness
So I created a colour swatch, based on Zellers colours! Complete with refelctive names for the colours!
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yea....
woo!
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anyways... enjoy!
summative questions
summative questions: hannahK
what is your book about?
my book is about the possessions and objects that make up my home environment. each chapter is dedicated to a room in my house and each item in that room is be documented.
what makes your content choice specific to you?
the content of the book is extremely specific to me as every word in the book represents something found in my house. nobody else’s house.
how are you going to represent your content?
with the exception of a centrefold cartoon spread, the book is completely composed of text. clean, black text on clean, white paper. In a list form, in alphabetical order within each room. I’m hoping to complete my bedroom and bathroom at the very least, as those are the two rooms that are the most personal to me. the centrefold spread will be sketches of random objects found in each room, in no particular order.
how do you intend to communicate the content?
see above. but also: each word will be approximately 14-16pt. font, however I’d like to experiment with the size of each word relaying the importance of that object/possession to me.
what content editing methods will you use?
i’d like to import all my text to indesign to make the proportions really tight and clean, and to ensure an overall pleasing aesthetic. i want it to look really neat and orderly, with the exception of the cartoons which will be sketchy and wobbly. the cartoons will still be black pen/marker on white paper.
what media are you using to make your imagery?
i’ll be drawing the cartoons by hand. using a word processor for the text before importing it to indesign. it will probably be Helvetica.
why are you making this particular book?
i’m making this book for a few reasons. one, I think it’s important to realize the sheer excess of items that are found in the average Canadian home. also, I’m experimenting with the idea that what you own either says a lot about you or nothing at all. I think it would be interesting to see what strangers could gather about me just by reading the book.
HK
what is your book about?
my book is about the possessions and objects that make up my home environment. each chapter is dedicated to a room in my house and each item in that room is be documented.
what makes your content choice specific to you?
the content of the book is extremely specific to me as every word in the book represents something found in my house. nobody else’s house.
how are you going to represent your content?
with the exception of a centrefold cartoon spread, the book is completely composed of text. clean, black text on clean, white paper. In a list form, in alphabetical order within each room. I’m hoping to complete my bedroom and bathroom at the very least, as those are the two rooms that are the most personal to me. the centrefold spread will be sketches of random objects found in each room, in no particular order.
how do you intend to communicate the content?
see above. but also: each word will be approximately 14-16pt. font, however I’d like to experiment with the size of each word relaying the importance of that object/possession to me.
what content editing methods will you use?
i’d like to import all my text to indesign to make the proportions really tight and clean, and to ensure an overall pleasing aesthetic. i want it to look really neat and orderly, with the exception of the cartoons which will be sketchy and wobbly. the cartoons will still be black pen/marker on white paper.
what media are you using to make your imagery?
i’ll be drawing the cartoons by hand. using a word processor for the text before importing it to indesign. it will probably be Helvetica.
why are you making this particular book?
i’m making this book for a few reasons. one, I think it’s important to realize the sheer excess of items that are found in the average Canadian home. also, I’m experimenting with the idea that what you own either says a lot about you or nothing at all. I think it would be interesting to see what strangers could gather about me just by reading the book.
HK
K.G- Field assingment Draw with media that wasn't intended for use as a drawing material
you'll be surprsied what you can do in Microsoft Word
Book
Michelle's Book
1. What is your book about?
My book is going to be all about the work that inspires me – more specific, illustration styles that inspire me. I’m going to take my favourite 10 (ish) illustrators/typographers and try to mirror what they do and how they do it.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
Well, it’s all about MY preferences for illustration and design, so it will automatically be a very personal piece of work for me.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
It’s going to be pretty straightforward. What you see is what you get from it. I won’t be showing the artist’s works as I want everything in this book to be strictly my design. It’s going to be very visual, with a very personalized aesthetic. I’m probably going to use very little actual type, but my own handwriting scanned on. Illustration IS the book. It is what it is.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
Like I said, I’m not displaying any of the actual work by the artists I am portraying. Rather, I am writing down a short paragraph prior to completing the actual task for each artist, talking about what I admire about their work etc. The format will probably be Image of work (one page), text (one page) – this may need to change based on the specific work I’m doing, not sure yet.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
I’m going to use InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. There’s going to be a lot of scanning which means there will be a lot of enhancing of images in photoshop with levels and such. The whole layout will be designed in InDesign. Also, some of the illustration will require the use of photoshop and illustrator.
6. What media (materials) are you using to make your imagery?
There’s going to be a variety materials used. Although I haven’t decided every single artist that I’m going to use as inspiration, there are a few materials I know I’m going to use. Sharpies, oil paint, digital photography, construction paper, and CS programs of course.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
To be honest, I just wanted to do something that had the capability NOT to bore me. I feel like having the freedom to design / illustrate something new and unique every page will keep me going.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
Well, this is sort of an experimental piece. There is great potential for ultimate failure, which I’m prepared to endure. I’ve always been really interested in varieties of illustration, so I just want to test my own skills out.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
I am trying something different here, but I want to link back to my typical aesthetic. I want the book itself to be clear and simple. I may use my branding style for Miche Graphics, but I’m not sure. I’m not a huge fan of it, so… we’ll see.
M.L
Summative Assignment Flipbook: The Ultimate Dunk
1. What is your book about?
My book is going to be a flipbook of me dunking a basketball on my net on my driveway and the image will slowly turn animated as the flipbook progresses.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
This is specific to me because I love basketball and flipbooks have always interested me as well.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
I am going to compile many different images from different videos to create an impossibly difficult dunk.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
The book will flip easily so it will look like a moving video of me dunking on my net.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
I will edit the videos to take different images from each video using Adobe Premiere and edit each image to make them progressively animated using Adobe Photoshop.
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
My video camera, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Premiere.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I have also been fascinated by very impressive dunks and it will be a very attractive, original book if I can realistically make it look like I’m doing an impossible dunk.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
This flipbook fits my skills and experience because this book will require a lot of editing but not a lot of designing. I am much better at editing images than drawing and creating my own images so this will suit my skill set very well. It also fits my interests because of how much I like basketball and how cool I find flipbooks.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
The style of my book will be very vibrant and energetic because of how unrealistic the dunk will be. Because the image will slowly turn animated, the impossibility of the dunk will suit the transformation into an animated image.
AC
My book is going to be a flipbook of me dunking a basketball on my net on my driveway and the image will slowly turn animated as the flipbook progresses.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
This is specific to me because I love basketball and flipbooks have always interested me as well.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
I am going to compile many different images from different videos to create an impossibly difficult dunk.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
The book will flip easily so it will look like a moving video of me dunking on my net.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
I will edit the videos to take different images from each video using Adobe Premiere and edit each image to make them progressively animated using Adobe Photoshop.
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
My video camera, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Premiere.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I have also been fascinated by very impressive dunks and it will be a very attractive, original book if I can realistically make it look like I’m doing an impossible dunk.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
This flipbook fits my skills and experience because this book will require a lot of editing but not a lot of designing. I am much better at editing images than drawing and creating my own images so this will suit my skill set very well. It also fits my interests because of how much I like basketball and how cool I find flipbooks.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
The style of my book will be very vibrant and energetic because of how unrealistic the dunk will be. Because the image will slowly turn animated, the impossibility of the dunk will suit the transformation into an animated image.
AC
Book Questions
1. What is your book about?
Titled How to Go To High School: Without Going
This book is a sarcastic caricature of the skipping aspect of my high school career, carefully examining every aspect from how to do it properly to what you should do instead. This detailed analysis will scrutinize every idea that you have assumed everyone would know to aspects one would never even consider considering.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
Aside from the obvious pun, the section dedicated to what you do now that you’re skipping highlights everything I personally find enjoyable, from favourite songs to how to make your own face mask.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
The aesthetics of the book are meant to be extremely professional, awarded with a multitude of famous book awards (to illustrate the beguiler entity that the book really is), the back covered with praises from notoriously good sources ex New York Times.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
The main content of the book will be set-up like a How-To book, with dedicated sections to specific tasks alongside instructional pictures and numbered steps. However, the sections in which are illustrating my personal interests and tastes to spend spare time will be represented in any media but in the same manner as the rest of the book; organized and structured.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
After writing particular paragraphs, they will be revisited numerous times (3-6 at least) as other sections are developed, and everything will continuously be revsied and continuously integrated to the others. Once completed the book will be edited overall at least once to check flow.
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
As I find everything easier to draw with my hands, but more professional looking when computerized, most imagery (like instructions pictures or cartoons) will be originally draw by hand, scanned, and edited using a computer program for darker, sharper lines. Colour is also added on the computer.
As for media that I will be adding that is not mine, this will come in a variety of styles (different cartoons) and will be appropriately cited.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I will never be sick of this topic. The stories and advice I provide in this book are also now useless to me, as none of these approaches to skipping are practical after high school. However, the skills required to complete the tasks in this book are priceless, and will always come in handy for as long as you live. It seems a fitting confession to resign from the end of high school with this book in hand.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
The ability for extreme technical finesse (represented in the visual aesthetics and formal presentation of the content) with a daily laziness for boring ideas (the rejection of normal high school projects and guidelines) and a constant struggle for a thought unique to the world: it is this which propels my motivation to follow through. Skill is not always embodied inside technical precision, but can be commonly found within an idea that connects itself coherently to its environment.
Also, if you refer to the paragraph above, making sentences that are confusing and really mean nothing at all but are seemingly smrt, are another component of what I find interesting and will be encompassed in the book’s content.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
To reiterate, the book will have an extremely professional appearance, that of giving advice of the utmost importance. Both covers will be littered with praise and awards, the inside a manifestation of technical approaches to something commonly stereotyped as a lazy solution: skipping. This is just an extensively detailed examination of skipping. The entire aesthetics of the book give to the whole metaphor the book is there to represent: beguiling.
Elaine
Titled How to Go To High School: Without Going
This book is a sarcastic caricature of the skipping aspect of my high school career, carefully examining every aspect from how to do it properly to what you should do instead. This detailed analysis will scrutinize every idea that you have assumed everyone would know to aspects one would never even consider considering.
2. What makes your content choice specific to you?
Aside from the obvious pun, the section dedicated to what you do now that you’re skipping highlights everything I personally find enjoyable, from favourite songs to how to make your own face mask.
3. How are you going to represent your content?
The aesthetics of the book are meant to be extremely professional, awarded with a multitude of famous book awards (to illustrate the beguiler entity that the book really is), the back covered with praises from notoriously good sources ex New York Times.
4. How do you intend to communicate the content?
The main content of the book will be set-up like a How-To book, with dedicated sections to specific tasks alongside instructional pictures and numbered steps. However, the sections in which are illustrating my personal interests and tastes to spend spare time will be represented in any media but in the same manner as the rest of the book; organized and structured.
5. What content editing methods will you use?
After writing particular paragraphs, they will be revisited numerous times (3-6 at least) as other sections are developed, and everything will continuously be revsied and continuously integrated to the others. Once completed the book will be edited overall at least once to check flow.
6. What media are you using to make your imagery?
As I find everything easier to draw with my hands, but more professional looking when computerized, most imagery (like instructions pictures or cartoons) will be originally draw by hand, scanned, and edited using a computer program for darker, sharper lines. Colour is also added on the computer.
As for media that I will be adding that is not mine, this will come in a variety of styles (different cartoons) and will be appropriately cited.
7. Why are you making this particular book?
I will never be sick of this topic. The stories and advice I provide in this book are also now useless to me, as none of these approaches to skipping are practical after high school. However, the skills required to complete the tasks in this book are priceless, and will always come in handy for as long as you live. It seems a fitting confession to resign from the end of high school with this book in hand.
8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?
The ability for extreme technical finesse (represented in the visual aesthetics and formal presentation of the content) with a daily laziness for boring ideas (the rejection of normal high school projects and guidelines) and a constant struggle for a thought unique to the world: it is this which propels my motivation to follow through. Skill is not always embodied inside technical precision, but can be commonly found within an idea that connects itself coherently to its environment.
Also, if you refer to the paragraph above, making sentences that are confusing and really mean nothing at all but are seemingly smrt, are another component of what I find interesting and will be encompassed in the book’s content.
9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.
To reiterate, the book will have an extremely professional appearance, that of giving advice of the utmost importance. Both covers will be littered with praise and awards, the inside a manifestation of technical approaches to something commonly stereotyped as a lazy solution: skipping. This is just an extensively detailed examination of skipping. The entire aesthetics of the book give to the whole metaphor the book is there to represent: beguiling.
Elaine
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