Assignment 3

Research and find examples of Scale and Proportion and add the examples to your blog. Write a post about your examples.

Make sure your examples are relative to Multimedia and Graphic Design.

Proportion Examples

Scale

• Proportion and Scale are Related
• Proportion = size relationship to the whole design
• Scale = size relationship from one element to another

Proportion

• size relationships in a composition
• underlying, transparent
• square, vertical and horizontal rectangle, affects quality of a design
• Books and posters = vertical
• CD cover = square

Assignment 2

Research and find examples of Hierarchy and add the examples to your blog. Write a post about your examples.

Hierarchy

• arranged order
• importance, emphasis, and movement
• dominant to subordinate
• the path the viewer eye takes as it scans then studies the design

Principles and Elements of Design

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• the art of arranging pictographic and typographic elements to create effective communication.

• principles provide a structure for combining the common elements of design, by serving as the relationship between the parts or design elements involved.

• elements – ingredients in a recipe or materials of a house

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Design

• Not a Formula
• Fluid – guided by your sense of intuition, reason, and aesthetic
• Individually, limited use
• When skillfully combined, forms something useful
• Add creativity