Photography & Illustration Use in Graphic Design Seçil Toros
Photography and Illustrations Photography – Why do we use photographs? – Types of Photography Candid Staged Illustrations – Why do we use illustrations? – Types of illustrations Editorial Advertising
PHOTOGRAPHY Photography is a real profession Strong expressive tools They are mostly proving a point. Screen shot of a period of time. Documet of reality and evidence
PHOTOGRAPHY
Since computer and digital techniques developed and become common, the believe in photographic reality lost its power
Photography: Reality
Photo=Context
Photo=Context and gives power
PHOTOGRAPHY Candid (photojournalism) No studio No models People are real Places are real Scenee are natural (real life) Staged Shot in a studio / a stage place Models are used Fake objects /make up objects Lights and effects Composed before
PHOTOGRAPHY CandidStaged
ILLUSTRATIONS An illustration is a visualization or a depiction made by an artist, such as a drawing, sketch, painting, photograph, or other kind of image of things seen, remembered or imagined, using a graphical representation. Human produced drawings (hand made or computer generated) Are not art objects Make visual statements Tools for communication Created for commercial purposes
ILLUSTRATIONS Illustrations are the most artistic forms of graphic design
ILLUSTRATIONS Why do we use illustrations?
Illustrations can show something that can not be photographed
…that are too small … that are too big Illustrations can show something that can not be photographed
…that are impossible to be photographed Illustrations can show something that can not be photographed
… that do not exist Illustrations can show something that can not be photographed
… that do not exist (fantasy) … that do not exist anymore Illustrations can show something that can not be photographed
… process.. time line (story) Illustrations can show something that can not be photographed
Illustrations are considered to have highly emotional and humanistic quality
ILLUSTARTIONS Editorial Explains the text Explanatory communication More technique drawings Process and details Advertising Aim is to sell Persuasive communication Emotional drawings Fashion, book covers, packaging, posters, magazine cover or ads, greeting cards etc.
Is this a photograph or an illustration?
There is no untouched photography anymore
How to decide what to use
References Arntson, Amy E. (2012). Graphic Design Basics. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, Boston.