October 2, 2012
Group Project
For the following assignment, you will work in teams of 3 to complete a set of designs regarding Resolution, Pixel Dimensions, and Color Models. Your team will be responsible for the following set of publications:
- One regarding the different choices/settings made for Printed vs. Digital Media
- One regarding the two different color models. It should include
- Their basic properties,
- Any advantages/disadvantages of each
- How each works to form all colors
- Their specific uses
- One illustrating the differences between pixel density (resolution), pixel dimensions, and printed dimensions
- The part regarding pixel density will require the same photo/part of a photo taken at two different quality levels to illustrate their difference. See me if you need help taking a photograph with the cameras at two different quality settings; I recommend using the T3 cameras to do so, but that is not a specific requirement.
This project will require you to work both individually and in a group; before beginning to go into a full-fledged design, you need to communicate with groupmates regarding what colors, shapes, fonts, and design schemes will be used throughout the entire group's work. You may use Publisher, but I strongly prefer that you use Photoshop if you have taken my DIM classes. Before any real design work begins, you will need to prepare a Word document as a group that outlines the fonts and at least 3 colors (expressed in CMYK values) that you will all use in your designs. This document needs to be saved on USB drives for all three group members. You will receive the following grades:
- A 'test' grade regarding your completed design; basics of design are considered as mentioned/discussed over the previous six weeks!
- A 'test' grade regarding your group's cohesiveness between designs
- A daily grade regarding your diligence/focus on the task at hand until completion; you are not done when your design is done, but rather when all group members' designs are done!
- A daily grade regarding the organization of your project; the finished project should be saved in a project folder inside of your DIM folder, along with the aforementioned Word document and all other images you may incorporate into your design.
September 28, 2012
RGB and CMYK
The link for completing your RGB/CMYK color models assignment is HERE, and the actual worksheet may be downloaded from the files section at the bottom of this page. Remember to actually use the down arrow, as opposed to just clicking on the file/page name. Key things to remember from the assignment:
- RGB (additive model) = how we show color on a screen, via transmitting light
- CMYK (subtractive model) = how we show color when printing via combining ink on pages
September 27, 2012
Pixel Density in Photography
Check out the sub-page on Pixel Density in Photography.
September 26, 2012
Printed vs. Digital
The following two links offer a great breakdown of what we have talked about this week:
Image Resolution, Pixel Dimensions, and Pixel Size
How Image Resolution Affects Print Quality
REMEMBER:
- The resolution (ppi) of a file affects how it appears when printed, but has nothing to do with how it appears on a screen. That is the result of the resolution (ppi) of the display in relation to the pixel dimensions (width and height) of the image file.
- Pixels contain ONE AND ONLY ONE color at a given time, and they are either completely filled with that color or have none at all (black).
- Pixels on a display are made up of red, green, and blue sub-pixels that each shine together at a different intensity to create all the colors we see.
- If you don't know the pixel dimensions (width or height), resolution (ppi), or print dimensions, you can use the following to calculate it:
- Pixel Dimensions (width or height) = Resolution x Print Dimensions - and solve for the one item you are missing.
September 24, 2012
Printed vs. Digital
Remember the following key facts:
Printed Publications
- 300 ppi
- CMYK Color Profile
- Dimensions in Inches
Digital Publications
- 72 ppi
- RGB Color Profile
- Dimensions in Pixels