NMED 1000

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NMED 1000

• 2-D Design
• Adobe Photoshop

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NMED 1000

• 24 Days in Brooks
• A Casestudy

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Design by Jeff Sylvester ? National Film Board of
Canada
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Design by Jeff Sylvester ? National Film Board of
Canada
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Design by Jeff Sylvester ? National Film Board of
Canada
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Design by Jeff Sylvester ? National Film Board of
Canada
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• What the Classroom in a Book cant tell you
• What kind of audience are you designing for ?
• Children
• Teens
• 20-somethings
• Professionals
• Male
• Female
• What kind of creative and aesthetic choices will
  you make to communicate your story to your
  audience?

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• What the Classroom in a Book cant tell you
• What are the specs of your
• Album cover ?
• Book cover ?
• Specs are the specifications parameters,
  dimensions or rules for formatting a publication,
  application, document etc
• This will determine the size of your Photoshop
  canvas

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• For technical assistance
• Review and use information presented in Chapters
  3-6 of Classroom in a Book
• Read and review Elements of Design reading
• Address and be able to speak to your choice
  regarding all seven components

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• For technical assistance
• Less comprehensive online tutorials available at
  http//www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials.html
• http//www.adobephotoshoptutorials.com/

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• Assignment
• In the labs of the next three classes produce two
  (2) different drafts of Photoshop designs of your
  album or book cover
• Choose and identify your favourite/the best of
  the two
• Print off hard copies and hand in both drafts on
  October 11th in class

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• TIP FOR CLARITY
• K.I.S.S.
• (Keep It Simple Students)