Term 1A. IST:501
Week 2 ObjectivesM3.0 Lecture Materials
M3.1 Graphic Design for Instructors M3.1 Photo Manipulation Assignment M3.2 Graphic Layout/ Job Aid Forum
Assignments |
- Transparent Background, two layers
- Photograph with Rounded edges
- Composite, two different images
- Company Logo
Reference/ Guides
- Sign up for a Dropbox Account
- Pixlr Editor has 4 products. Support article covers the differences
- Adobe Photoshop. Atomic Learning Training in iLearn.
- How to use The Rule of Thirds. Dashburst
PARC
- Apply the principles of PARC (Proximity, Alignment, Repetition, and Contrast) as they relate to visual design
- Perform the following tasks to images: crop, resize, rotate, remove / blur background, composite images and text
- Export an image with a transparent background
- Identify the differences and uses of the image formats .jpeg, .png, .pdf
- Create an effective graphic using the PARC principles
- Share an image in the appropriate file format, quality and file size
Transparent Background
App: Adobe Photoshop.
Equipment: Sony Camera (HDR 6000), MacBook Pro (15 in Retina) white sheet used for backdrop. Operating System: OSX (Yosemite 10.10.4). Application: PIXLR Steps: 1. Set up backdrop/green screen. 2. Take photo of object in front of backdrop. 3. Use App Adobe Photoshop and create layers. 4. Use the "wand" tool to select object. 5. Create the "mask area" of the object. 6. Delete the unwanted area around object. 7. The checkerboard background must be seen. 8. Save as png file. 9. Post to Weebly. Time Required: 1 hour. Steps 1-3. Set up/pack up approx 30 minutes Steps 4-8. Image manipulation approx 20 minutes Step 9. Post to Weebly approx 10 minutes |
Second Transparent Background
App: Adobe Photoshop.
Equipment: Sony Camera (HDR 6000), MacBook Pro (15 in Retina) white sheet used for backdrop. Operating System: OSX (Yosemite 10.10.4). Application: PIXLR Steps: 1. Use App Adobe Photoshop and create layers. 2. Use the "wand" tool to select object. 3. Create the "mask area" of the object. 4. Delete the unwanted area around object. 5. The checkerboard background must be seen. 6. Save as png file. 7. Post to Weebly. Time Required: 1 hour. Steps 1-3. Set up/pack up approx 30 minutes Steps 4-8. Image manipulation approx 20 minutes Step 9. Post to Weebly approx 10 minutes |
Photograph with Rounded EdgesApp: Adobe Photoshop.
Equipment: Sony Camera (HDR 6000), MacBook Pro (15 in Retina) white sheet used for backdrop. Operating System: OSX (Yosemite 10.10.4). Application: PIXLR Steps: 1. Use App Adobe Photoshop and create layers. 2. Use the "wand" tool to select object. 3. Create the "mask area" of the object. 4. Delete the unwanted area around object. 5. The checkerboard background must be seen. 6. Save as png file. 7. Post to Weebly. Time Required: 1 hour. Steps 1-3. Set up/pack up approx 30 minutes Steps 4-8. Image manipulation approx 20 minutes Step 9. Post to Weebly approx 10 minutes |
Composite with Two Different Images ISteps:
1. Take photograph of toy dinosaurs. 2. Use Adobe Photoshop "wand" tool to select the background then delete the unwanted area. 3. Select "layer" and "mask" or "vector mask" tool. 4. Have second photograph (Grand Canyon) on a new layer. 5. Arrange layers as needed. Dinosaurs will be in the front for this example. Time Required: 20 minutes. Equipment: Sony Camera (HDR 6000), MacBook Pro (15 in Retina). and two toy dinosaurs.
Operating System: OSX (Yosemite 10.10.4). Application: Adobe Photoshop, Version 12.4 Files: Two Photographs |
Assignment Logo
Company Logo - PDF.
Equipment: Sony Camera (HDR 6000), MacBook Pro (15 in Retina). Operating System: OSX (Yosemite 10.10.4). Application: Adobe Photoshop, Version 12.4, Apple Keynote Version 12.4 and Apple Preview Version 8.0. Steps: 1. Adobe Photoshop was used to create Logo. 2. Text, leaf, water drop and pool, blue ring, and green background were on separate layers. 3. "Masking" tool used on leaf. 4. Save file as PDF. Time Required: 30 minutes. |
Assignment Logo

d_payne_week_2_logo__6_sep_15_.pdf | |
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