Assignment 13: Research an Inspiration

RESEARCH
-created around 1920's
-created by French surrealists
-surrealists was an art form that went against reality

BRAINSTORM
-crazy
-unrealistic
-unique
-dream-like
-audience-classmates

INSPIRATION

I like that its diverse and creative, also people can have a lot of different feelings or explanation of their own but in my perspective I see a person wanting to stand out but the world is keeping him from being who he wants to be.

I like this image because its unique and creative, it shows a sense of reality only because of its surroundings but the man dragging the road is putting imaginative ideas into the viewers mind.

I like this image because of its diversity of how the artist made images into one. The picture is of a couple having a romantic dinner at night but the moon and the heads of the people and the table cloth make a skull head head giving it a different story to tell, now it looks like the couple is sinister and changes the whole mood.

The Creative Process

A series of steps repeated every time you design something.


Why do need to do this?
1. Improves consistency
2. Ability to plan and time your work
3. Raise the quality of your work
4. Communicate more effectively and in a a more professional manner

Creative Process Steps

RESEARCH: Research the client and the competition. Get online, look in magazines, listen to music, pay attention to the world around you whatever you need to do to get inspired.

BRAINSTORM/INSPIRATIONS: Striving to be unique and innovative while still following the current trends, ensures a fresh and creative approach.
-What kind of messages are you trying to communicate?
-Who is my audience?
-What am I trying to tell the audience?
-What kind of color/style will work for the audience?
                                                                               
SKETCH: Sketch to get your thoughts out and to work through ideas.

EXECUTE: Implement your ideas. Combine type and imagery into a well developed composition. Utilize design principles and visual organization guidelines to help. Try techniques, explore possible options, and analyze to outcome. If you get stuck, walk away and clear your head. If the piece doesn't look how you imagined and it isn't working, try another idea. Forcing an idea won't result in a good design.

CRITIQUE & REVISE: Take a step back. (Literally) and look at your design with an objective eye. Make sure the design effectively conveys the message to the intended audience. If it doesn't, go back and tweak the composition until it does! Asking others for their opinion will help this process.

Photo Composition

snapshots can be photos that are not planned out or placed and kept for memories
Snapshots-is a quick-short shot, often spontaneous, taken to record a moment in time.

photos are planned and placed and thought about
Photos-an image taken with care and thought.

rules of composition
-rule of thirds (imaginary lines drawn dividing the frame of your camera into thirds, both horizontally and vertically.) place the important subject, or important elements of your composition where these lines intersect. place the horizon line at the top or bottom horizontal divider. or fill up the entire frame with the subject for  close up image.

-leading lines (use the lines created within the foreground or background of the composition to lead the viewer's eye through the photo.) lines can draw attention to one or more intended subjects or a single focal point.
-point of view (change the way your subject is perceived by changing the camera position.) if you are photographing a subject that you want to seem very tall, compose the shot so that the camera is looking upwards...and vice versa.

-simplicity (keep your background simple and clear of clutter.) the mood and effectiveness of a photo can be altered by what is in the background. a chaotic composition will cause the viewer to look away.