Today I handed in my final project for design class. It was my personal campaign. With that, I also finished my portfolio website. Checking off all these projects is a big relief but also bittersweet knowing classes are coming to an end. My next to-do is printing and preparing for the Portfolio Show coming up…

I finished my last project for Layout class for the semester. I handed in my 10 piece project. I went with a small construction business that I had already created a logo for last year. The project consisted of the following…   -logo  -business card, letterhead, envelope   -brochure   -billboard  -banner  -waterbottle, hat, mug   -web…

There are many things to consider when thinking about the relationship between type and image. You always want the relationship to establish congruence and opposition. Basically meaning harmony and contrast. Of course, never forget the importance of unity. Space is another factor that effects the relationship of image and type. The amount of space effects…

With type and images consider the relationship to the negative space. Images can presented as silhouettes, cut outs, full bleed, or cropped. Depending on where you place the type effects the relationship it has with the image. Type adjacent to an images separates the two. A foreground background relationship is established when type is displayed…

Formal opposition can be established between type and image. The more opposition and congruence created between the two creates a richer relationship and creates more interest. If the two are too much alike interest is lost because there is no contrast. Hierarchy can be destroyed when the two are too similar. You want the contrast…

When configurations of type display attribute in an image the two are said to be formally congruent. Similarities can be found in shape, texture, value, and rhythm. Text itself can be used to create shapes as well as the contour of an image. Texture can be created with text. A congruence can be made between…

Over spring break I will be going back home. While I am home I will continue to work on my projects for class. I plan on working on my artsteps project, my 10-piece campaign project, and working on getting a hosting site so I can start creating my portfolio website. I am looking forward to…

There are different strategies to take into consideration when creating a composition. To engage the viewer and direct their eye contact using relationship between figure and ground is important. It makes the piece communicate beyond the literal. When placing elements within a composition there are things to be aware of. For example, tension, contrast of…

If you want to create a surprising layout, contrast is the key. Change in size, shape, color, and spatial arrangement are some of the ways you can create contrast. Another thing to consider when creating contrast within a composition is mixing image styles. You can do this by combining different modes of images. There are…