a)I wanted my gum package to portray a cool feeling. I did this by using a cool stand out combinationof green and black.
b) I am targetting my gum package to teenagers. I have achieved this by using an attractive colour combinations of gradients which teens would find cool. I used some cool font and my gum is sugar full!
c) I extracted the rocket from photoshop. I adjusted the image colour level to make the rocket white. I then dragged it into my illustrator image.
d) I customly designed the whole package except for the rocket. Here is the image of where i got the rocket from:
What happens when you paint part of the layer mask
…black? …white? …grey
When you paint the layer mask black, parts of the photo underneath show though the frame. When you repaint it white, the frame is painted back over the photo. When you paint it gray, it makes the bottom and lower layers show 50%
I cloned the cats left eye onto another window. Then I placed it where it the cats right eye was suppose to be and rotated it so it would look more realistic.
Before:
After:
I duplicated the bottom half of the photo, flipped it, and then erased the bottom right side.
1) How did you enjoy the film? What stood out for you?
The film wasn’t too bad. It got boring at times. The energy of the children and the harsh lifestyle they live really stood out for me.
2) Did you learn anything new about photography, life, people? What?
I learned that anyone can learn to take photographs, its not that hard. I also realized how good I got it here in Canada where I can go to school and is given the opportunity of success. I learned that people born into a hard life are expected to fail in life. All the girls where expected to be in the line like their mothers. This doesn’t have to be true if these people living trife are given an opportunity to succeed.
3) How do you think the world needs to change? How important is this?
The world needs to change dramatically. Everyone should have the chance to live a good life. Poverty is a big problem everywhere. Poverty creates crime, disease, depression and other negative situations.
War is wrong because violence doesn’t solve anything. After war there is still hostility and it will always be there.
4) What are you willing to do TODAY to be a part of that change?
If someone less fortunate comes my way I will not hesitate to give them the spare change I have. It isn’t much but it is a start.
5) Do you know a good song/rap/poem with good lyrics about change in the world?
Yea, I do. This is called “A Dream” by the rapper Common.
Here are the lyrics…
Common A Dream Lyrics
[Chorus - Will.i.am and Martin Luther King]
(I am happy…I Have a Dream) I got a Dream
(That One Day ) Were gonna work it out out out
(That One Day ) Were gonna work it out out out
(That One Day ) Were gonna work it out
(I Have a Dream) I got a Dream
(That One Day ) Were gonna work it out out out
(That One Day ) Were gonna work it out out out
(That One Day ) Were gonna work it out
(I Have a Dream) I got a Dream
(That One Day) That one day
(That One Day) I’ma look deep within myself
(I Have a Dream) I gotta find a way…
My Dream Is To Be Free
My Dream Is To Be
My Dream Is To Be
My Dream Is To Be Free
[Verse 1]
In search of brighter days, I ride through the maze of the madness,
Struggle is my address, where pain and crack lives,
Gunshots comin’ from sounds of Blackness,
Given this game with no time to practice,
Born on the Black list, told I’m below average,
A life with no cabbage,
That’s no money if you from where I’m from,
Funny, I just want some of your sun
Dark clouds seem to follow me,
Alcohol that my pops swallowed bottled me,
No apology, I walk with a boulder on my shoulder,
It’s a Cold War – I’m a colder soldier,
Hold the same fight that made Martin Luther the King,
I ain’t usin’ it for the right thing,
In between Lean and the fiens, hustle and the schemes,
I put together pieces of a Dream
I still have one
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
The world’s seen me lookin’ in the mirror,
Images of me, gettin’ much clearer,
Dear Self, I wrote a letter just to better my soul,
If I don’t express it then forever I’ll hold, inside
I’m from a side where we out of control,
Rap music in the ‘hood played a fatherly role,
My story’s like yours, yo it gotta be told,
Tryna make it from a gangsta to a godlier role,
Read scrolls and stow slaves,
And Jewish people in cold cage,
Hate has no color or age, flip the page,
Now my rage became freedom,
Writin’ dreams in the dark, they far but I can see ‘em,
I believe in Heaven more than Hell,
Blessings more than jail,
In the ghetto let love prevail,
With a story to tell, my eyes see the glory and well,
The world waitin’ for me to yell “I Have a Dream”
[Chorus]
6) Pick a non-profit organization that is important to you. Why is this important to you? Do they have a website?
The non-profit organization that is important to me is Free the Children. For the past year our school been collecting money to build a school in Sierra Leone through a campaign called Brick by Brick. This is important to me because I am apart of this school since my dress down money went towards it. The website for this non profit organization is http://www.freethechildren.com
7) What ideas do you have for media arts projects that we could do individually or as a class to help contribute to these organizations that are important to us?
We can make posters showing hardship in many different places around the world just to build awareness so others might want to help out and contribute to help less fortunate others. We don’t really see what’s going on in the world since we got it so good over here. So if no one shows people the harsh reality, no one will know what’s really going on. We got problems over here that we believe to be big problems, but would be a very small problem to someone in a less fortunate place. I once heard in a song “I thought I was messed up with no shoes until I met me a dude with no feet.” That’s an easy, understandable way of putting it.
Here are the two images I’ve used to create my Magazine,
and
Questions:
a) What qualities of your magazine cover make it effective? (eg. What makes it eye catching?, What about it promotes curiosity?, How is it visually pleasing?, What makes it easy to understand?)
b) What was the order of hierarchy you were trying to achieve for the elements on your magazine cover?
Answers:
a) My magazine cover is in black and white. I think this quality is effective because it catches your eye in a magazine stand. There aren’t that many magazines in black and white so I would find this one very interesting and would want to take a look at it. Also the main story is sort of a rivalry, this is an effective quality because people love to see two others go at it. For example, people would buy a magazine about a up and coming boxing match. Why? Because they want to see what each of the rivals have accomplished so they get a sense of who wins. Also all the text is in white on top of a black background, that is total contrast. The text is clear and easy to read from a distance. This magazine is visually pleasing because there is a nice title, and it is simple and straight to the point.
b) My order of hierarchy for my magazine cover is first “Rap Zone”. This is because it is the title of the Magazine. Next would be the main story line “Kanye vs Lupe”, this is important because this is the story that is meant to sell the magazine. Then I wanted the secondary story to come next “Who’s the Real King of Chi-Town?” Then it would be the pictures of Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco. Then the other featuring stories and the page numbers.
1) Will a 300 dpi image or a 72 dpi image be clearer when printed out at the same size? How come?
A 300 dpi image will be clearer than a 72 dpi image. This is because you have more dots to use with 300 dpi. Your image will be more clear. Its like writing a 300 word essay and a 72 word essay. A 300 word essay will be more clear in detail.
2) What would a picture created at 1 dpi look like?
A picture created at 1 dpi will be very blurry. There will not be any focus, and detail is not concentrated.
