LOGO DEV

Understanding the Media

Developed the Logo created in illustrator making the layers in the design more transparent.

Also changing the text to improve on the text layout as part of the design.

Introduction to file types used:

.jpg – Great or Photographs and multi-coloured work.

.giff – Merges colours – Good for flat colour.

.png – Great for transparent background

Overall Task – Creating a webpage in Adobe Dreamweaver

Lesson Task – Create a ‘HOLDING PAGE’ for the website

WHAT WE DID:

Saved finished logo as a .jpg that we can import into Dreamweaver

Created the New Project / Created the Folders required inc Index Folder

Created the Table within the project & Imported logo

Put the text above the logo in the top line of the table and set a link from the text New Media ‘ART’ the link from the text ART went to a google search page.

HELLO PHOTOSHOP

Understanding the Media:

Today was my first look at Adobe Photoshop & the focus on digital matte painting. First look it appears as daunting as Maya & the sets of menu’s it presents. Being completely new to this skill set meant it took a little while before what Mark was demonstrating made it on to my screen. Having the example to see from stage 1 to the final piece gave a clue as to the standard that can be achieved. 

I opted for the Grand Central Station image and used the ‘’ tool to blend over the people in the scene.

Introduction to specialist pathway:

Maya revisited. Today’s focus was through the Rendering Editor, the Hyper shade function. This allows a texture to be put onto the physical shapes we have previously created. As these textures were from off the www we were able to be quite creative with the textures used. It took some time to grasp the procedure but once complete added a new dynamic to the work on screen.  We also became aware of the use of lighting that again, for a simple function, brought an effective result.       

Illustrator Techno babble

Introduction to Adobe Illustrator

Intro to the difference between Vectors & bitmaps & how this is relevant when undertaking projects such as the Logo created using basic tools IE Polygon Tool, Pen Tool converting anchor points.

CMYK (K=KEY=Black) Used in Print Media

RGB (Red/Green/Blue) – Best used as Screen media.

D.P.I – Dots per Inch – 300 dpi = PRINT   / 72 = SCREEN 

Objects – sending to back etc..

Websites on the logo – Inspiration

Creatica.com, Webcreme.com, Logopond.com, Designflavr.com

End result was the BRAVO Logo for the freeview channel

SIMPLES ;)