because all media are new2D digital art 6 | neverending portfolio Download sample files here Your second tactile print project So instead of lamenting “woe is me”, try this: Don’t create a resume, create a portfolio. As the final project for the term, the portfolio is a logical look back at your progress. At the same time, it is an… read more »
2D digital art 6 | neverending tension Download sample file here Multiples: creating tension For this exercise, we will use the untouched Page 2 from the Unity exercise. This will become the platform for an approach to graphic design that resists the rules of the grid. Creating tension with a sense of chaos among type… read more »
2D digital art 6 | neverending unity Download sample file here Multiples: creating unity When creating multi-page documents, the typographic grid is the principal way of organizing page elements. A grid divides a page into columns. An artist can follow the columns strictly, or use them as a rough guide to work within. In this… read more »
2D digital art 6 | neverending coEvolution A strange loop A study of biology might lead you to the concept of co-evolution. This is defined as the “change of a biological object triggered by the change of a related object.” This is an apt metaphor for the relationship between your original work and that representation of… read more »
2D digital art 5 | variations large print Visit upsampling demo directory here Visit the case study file directory here Your first tactile print project There is no solution because there is no problem. So, what will your work be? You have done several projects with fairly specific conceptual goals. But for this one, the… read more »
2D digital art 5 | variations quick masking Part 1: the ethical dimension of image manipulation In the exercise on Layering and Collage, Digital Foundation’s authors referred to Hippolyte Bayard’s Self Portrait as a Drowned Man from 1840 as the first combination print. It seems the history of photographic manipulation extends almost as far back… read more »
2D digital art 5 | variations multiples Clones, copies, variations It is the nature of digital material that it can be cloned, copied, and multiplied: download an artwork from the Internet, and the 0s and 1s in the binary code are identical to the file on the server it came from. Variation, repetition, and multiples… read more »
2D digital art 5 | variations cloning Download files here We found Amelia Earhart! This exercise introduces you to Photoshop’s powerful image cloning abilities. For this exploration you will need two images: Downloads are available at the link above. Varieties of visual commentary Digital tools empower culture producers to create visual commentary using graphic content… read more »
2D digital art 6 | neverending graphic units The system fits the situation You could measure a football field in light years. Or you could measure the distance from our Sun to the center of the Milky Way galaxy in yards. The results would be mildly amusing, but not practical. Practical reality demands standard units… read more »
2D digital art 5 | variations need to bleed To bleed or not to bleed As you plan your project for physical printing, anticipate the need for a border, a bleed, or a partial bleed. Each of these terms describes a specific relationship between the image as printed and the edge of the paper stock…. read more »