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04 IAT 102 Graphic Design 1
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Connotation and denotation What does your design mean? 2
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3 A literal description or meaning of an element denotation
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4 Denotation: What is this a picture of?
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Individual or cultural meanings of something emotional associations 5 connotation
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Connotation How does this image make you feel? 6
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8 Clicker Question: A.Something cheap and fast to eat. B.Evil corporation making the world fat and unhealthy C.Somewhere to take kids to eat. D.Not bad, healthy options. E.Late night and drunk.
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9 In one simple graphic, the Apple logo manages to personify lust for knowledge, temptation, and rebellion.
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A Land of Freedom 10
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Comic Sans 11 Denotation: What typeface is this?
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Comic Sans 12 Connotation: What impression does it give you?
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13 Clicker Question: Where would you use it? A.Hospital Patteville emergency medical. B.Help speech bubbles in programs like Microsoft. C.Surrey police, if you have a serious crime to report. D.Keep out, danger of immediate death. E.Church newsletter. Comic Sans *hint comic sans has been used in all these situations but one it was designed for.
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14 Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert was criticized for using Comic Sans in a public letter regarding LeBron James's decision to leave the team.
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Dance! 15
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Very specific culture (games, movies) 17
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why care Because your audience will be interpreting your design. Their understandings, emotions and views are important. 19
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20 Weddings purity
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Cleanliness, hygiene 21
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22 Associated with death, funerals in some cultures
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Charlie and the chocolate factory white settings sinister 23
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24 “that is the nike swosh” CONNOTATION OR DENTOATION? Is this statement: A: Connotation B: Denotation
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25 Answer: B denotation
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26 “that swosh makes me think of motion.” CONNOTATION?
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Logo Critique 27
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–follow solid basic design principle –be functional –represent the company –be unique We will go over each of these principles in depth 29 http://www.code-interactive.com/thinker/a112.html
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Design principles: The fundamentals include, but are not limited to space, color, form, consistency, and clarity. 30
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Clicker question: What colour scheme is this? A.Monochromatic B.Analogous C.Split complimentary D.Triadic E.complimentary 31
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Clicker question: What colour scheme is this? A.Monochromatic B.Analogous C.Split complimentary D.Triadic E.complimentary 32
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A few things that are important when talking about functionality are the simplicity, scalability, color, and depth. 33
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A logo needs to represent the company it serves. This means that the style must be easily identified with the industry/product/service and must give a clear picture of what is being marketed. 35
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It must be unique 36
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For next week 37
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1 introducing you and your concept 38
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1 slide showing process 41
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Process: Logo Structure Week 1: First Design
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Week4
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1 slide showing final logo 45
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1 slide showing business card 49
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B USINESS C ARD Front Back
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1 slide letter head 53
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A couple of slides showing applications 56
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And don’t forget about your slide template design. 60
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