Raster vs. Vector Graphics

What’s the difference between raster and vector? 

A raster image is made up of pixels, each a different color, arranged to display an image. A vector image is made up of paths, each with a mathematical formula (vector) that tells the path how it is shaped and what color it is bordered with or filled by.

Pros and cons of rasters and vectors

Raster images cannot be made larger without sacrificing quality. Vector images cannot display the natural qualities of photographs. Vector images are scalable, so that the same image can be designed once and resized infinitely for any size application – from a business card to billboard.

Adobe Photoshop is a raster editing program where in Adobe Illustrator you create vector graphics.

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Happy Friday!

Today is the last day in class to work on our Graphic Design Webquest part II. If you are finished, spend some time looking at different Graphic Artists (https://rooseveltgraphicarts.wordpress.com/projects/graphic-artist-presentation/graphic-designer-presentation/) Save at least five of your favorite artworks from different designers in your Webquest Folder. When you are done, you can spend time on your blog customizing various themes and details. At the end of class today we will create our first blog post. Monday we will start working in Adobe Illustrator.

Good Morning!

(LINE, SHAPE, VALUE, COLOR, TEXTURE, SPACE, CONTRAST, and REPETITION)

Webquest Part II

Good Morning! Today we will start Part II of our Graphic Design Webquest.  Part 1 of the Webquest helped us become more familiar with various categories of graphic design. In order for us to better understand what makes a design strong and to help us apply that to our work this semester, let’s analyze some of our images from our Graphic Design Webquest. Find the outline for the project at https://rooseveltgraphicarts.wordpress.com/projects/graphic-design-webquest/step-2/.

Good Morning!

Today we will begin our first project: 01 Graphic Design Webquest (https://rooseveltgraphicarts.wordpress.com/projects/graphic-design-webquest/). We will be gathering images in various categories of graphic design.

Design is all around us!

Welcome to Graphic Arts!

Here are some examples of the projects we are going to be working on this semester:

 

“Currently I’m. . .” Drawing

Design is all around us! Search images, logos, and/or brands to illustrate what your current interests are.

Currently I’m . . .

Eating/Drinking:

 

Top Apps:

 

Reading:

 

Listening to:

 

Cheering on:

 

Watching:

 

College goals:

 

Wearing:

 

Driving:

Semester Test Type Project Workday

As you work, you are able to use both your pen tool (to type on a path) or warp text after you type. While you work today, I want you thinking about the direction of your text to show form (make it look 3-dimensional), what words you will be typing, size of text, font, color (eyedropper tool?), and your background color. 

Semester Test Type Project

Today is our last day in class to work on your Geometric projects. Think about adding larger geometric shapes to fill more space if needed. You will have time in class to post these to your blog if needed.

If you have finished your Geometric project, you need to select a subject for your Semester Type Portrait Project. This could be a self-portrait, a portrait of a celebrity, your favorite car or animal. Spend some time looking up examples of Text Portraits. If you are searching for your image, make sure you are searching for large file sizes. Today is all about practicing using the pen and type tool together. Try various warping effects (Effect>Warp) and changing the opacity. Tomorrow we will start our final.

Check out some examples: 

https://rooseveltgraphicarts.wordpress.com/projects/type-portrait/