Thesis Presentation IV – Fall Midterm Review NewMediaArts art 257 :: motion graphic design week 15 :: b

NewMediaArts art 257 :: motion graphic design :: week 15 :: b :: today’s agenda  First Half of class: Critique of Flash Web Sites  fast, 5 minute presentations of everyone’s site  concentrate on the experience, pitfalls, challenges, problems, and solutions  Second half of class  How to go about preparing time-based work to become a part of your portfolio  choose which designs you would like to add to your portfolio  work on any sketches that you need to “clean” up  scan your sketches, then clean them up in Photoshop  design your 8.5 x 11 layout for your chosen portfolio items

NewMediaArts art 257 :: motion graphic design :: week 15 :: b :: in-class lesson (2 nd half of class)  How to prepare your sketches and animations to become portfolio entries  choose which projects you would like to prepare to become a part of your portfolio  digitize your sketches  “clean” up your sketches/prepare them to be scanned  use a thick black marker  scan your sketches at 300dpi  clean them up in Photoshop  erase dirt and unnecessary artifacts from your scan  adjust your image (levels, contrast, etc.)  design your portfolio layout  design the layout for how you want to show both the progression of your designs from sketch to final AND the progression of time in your animations

NewMediaArts art 257 :: motion graphic design :: week 15 :: b :: last homework assignmentdue ::  Portfolio entry items  assignment: Choose one or more designs that you produced in this class and prepare them to become a part of your personal portfolio. Design the layout of your portfolio entries in such a way that demonstrates the full design process from concept to final product.  format:  600 x 800, 72 dpi  printouts: 8.5” x 11” sheets of paper