So I just realized I forgot to post this before the third answer blog post, but this post was dedicated to the possible answers competing for the 3rd answer. So yea.
So for my third answer, I have two possible answers and about two more that just suck. The two semi good ones are Visuals and Typography. The two ehh ones that I have are Design Flow and Consistency. Visuals are just images and typography is type, the two main components of a yearbook. I'm leaning towards visuals, but the answer seems too broad, so I might go with typography. I think I might just drop the ehh answers. They could work, but with research so hard to find in those two, there is no point in trying it.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Blog 18: Third Answer
What is the best way graphic design can be used to augment a yearbook?
Typography, the use of type in a creative manner, can augment yearbooks by giving personality to the headlines and copy throughout the book.
Typography can make legal documents less of a pain to read. One typographer turned lawyer implements it in his legal paperwork so that it is less of a hassle to sort through and the judge actually enjoys reading it. (ARTL 14)
Typography is an art; another element to implement correctly. You have to go through a long checklist before you have your type looking the way you want it. (ARTL 30)
Typography can make the main point even more apparent. By using the right type of font, you can solidify an idea. Such as using a cursive font for "Wedding Day" versus a death metal band style font. (ARTL 35)
Typography, an important aspect of yearbook today, is a cornerstone of modern graphic design that is currently heavily focused on in yearbooks today.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions
1. What are some traits that you believe are necessary in a graphic designer?
2. Does type ever play a role in your designs? Why?
3. What importance do you place on type in designs? Or do you believe it changes based on what you are designing?
4. When working on posters, do you ever come up with your own hand drawn font design, or do you stick to already existing fonts?
5. What importance would you place on photos in your designs? Why?
6. In some of your designs, are pictures ever the determining factor in how you make a design work?
7. Have you ever had to work with a design where only bad photos were available? If so, how did you deal with it? If not, how would you deal with it?
8. White space is pretty key in making almost everything graphical. Have you ever had to completely remake a design because some parts of your design just didn't fit?
9. What importance do you place on white space?
10. How do white space and typography work together on your posters? (How do you make typography work with all of the elements present on the poster?)
11. Does color play an important role in your designs?
12. Do you ever use color for its meaning (red for valentine's) or do you simply use it for being a nice color?
13. How important is color in your designs and why?
14. Have you ever had to make or work with a color palette? If so, how was the experience?
15. How many different graphic styles have you worked with? (Such as Minimalism)
16. Do you believe that a cleaner, emptier look is better for designs or should you have a nice amount of content?
17. What design style do you tend to stick with? Or do you mix it up/not stay constant?
18. When you look at [iPoly's 2013] yearbook, what are some graphical issues you see?
19. How would you have dealt with these issues?
20. Other than Typography, photos, white space and color theory, what are some other important elements in your designs?
2. Does type ever play a role in your designs? Why?
3. What importance do you place on type in designs? Or do you believe it changes based on what you are designing?
4. When working on posters, do you ever come up with your own hand drawn font design, or do you stick to already existing fonts?
5. What importance would you place on photos in your designs? Why?
6. In some of your designs, are pictures ever the determining factor in how you make a design work?
7. Have you ever had to work with a design where only bad photos were available? If so, how did you deal with it? If not, how would you deal with it?
8. White space is pretty key in making almost everything graphical. Have you ever had to completely remake a design because some parts of your design just didn't fit?
9. What importance do you place on white space?
10. How do white space and typography work together on your posters? (How do you make typography work with all of the elements present on the poster?)
11. Does color play an important role in your designs?
12. Do you ever use color for its meaning (red for valentine's) or do you simply use it for being a nice color?
13. How important is color in your designs and why?
14. Have you ever had to make or work with a color palette? If so, how was the experience?
15. How many different graphic styles have you worked with? (Such as Minimalism)
16. Do you believe that a cleaner, emptier look is better for designs or should you have a nice amount of content?
17. What design style do you tend to stick with? Or do you mix it up/not stay constant?
18. When you look at [iPoly's 2013] yearbook, what are some graphical issues you see?
19. How would you have dealt with these issues?
20. Other than Typography, photos, white space and color theory, what are some other important elements in your designs?
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