reflection on feb /2010

today, i learned about negative space and positive space. this a completely different concept for me and the technique amazes me. however i am still a little bit confused on it and want to learn it better which i can do with practice. today i also started the visual balance project. i will be making an add using the visual centre technique. some idea i chose to work on is an add for an event coming up ie. fashion show or a food product that one might want to advertise. i will start working on that for tomorrows class.

reflection on 2.5 Negative Space

when designing an image i never ever thought about negative and postitive space. today was the first time hearing about negative and positive space. i still am a little bit confused on negative and positive space however im guessing i just need some practice to understand it better and learn more about it like it recommends in article. after throughly reading through it i picked up on some of the lessons it was trying to teach you. i will certainly apply negative spaces when editing my picture in the future. i am really fascinated by this technique even though i am still a little lost. the visual helped me alot however especually the fashion product image. i carefully looked at them and noticed that what they mention about each image is acually true. i never thought white can have such a huge impact on an image. this has completely changed my perspective of images and the next time i see such pictures and adds i will always keep my eyes open to spot these techniques as well as the visual balance. visual balance is also reallt amazing, i feel i have been mentioned the visual balance technique before but not in the same depth as in ICT class. i look forward to doing the visual balance project.

reflection on feb / 2010

today was another work day and i have completed my restoring picture project. i also added a couple in to make it a bit more interesting. i really like the way it turned out and never expected it to come out soo beautiful. tomorrow in class i will start my 2.5 project. i looked through it so i can get a good idea on what im starting so i can begin tomorrow.

picture restoration

This is my original picture that i chose

this is my edited picture and i added the couple in the picture as well.

i never thought my picture would come out so colorful and fun. i really admire my picture and i would like to try some more :)

reflection on feb 23 /10

i finally finished my six pictures today, i am really happy with them and i posted them up on my blog. today i started the next project and i chose a picture of the beach. its coming out great so far. i like the colors that i chose also im really close to finishing the picture. i would like to add some fun stuff to that once i have completed the coloring part. i love all the new things i learned so far in ICT class. i have never experienced such things and i really like the fireworks program and want it on my computer at home so i can do more things with it. in tomorrows class my goal is to finish my restoring picture project.

reflection on feb 22/ 10

today in class, i worked on my colour theory project, and i am almost done. i have the last image to do which i will complete tomorrow as well the touch ups. i really liked this project and i have learned a lot more about color combinations. i know i will always refer back to the color wheel since i am horrible and color combinations. i am super amazed at how beautiful my pictures came out and how my colors that i chose acually made a good combination. i enjoy editing and working with pictures. i am excited to work on the next project as well.

colour theory

reflection on feb 18/10

i finally managed to finish my assigned questions in todays class. i have also done the peter pipers palet. for next class i will be prepared with a picture and start on my color theory activitiy tomorrow. i am very excited to work on this project because i want to see what my results with be. i also hope to get a good mark on this. i know i will struggle with this project because i am not very good at color cordinations but i will try my best and see my results :)

peter pipers color patterns

answers to color theory article questions.

What is the difference between shade and tint?

a tint is adding white and a shade is adding black

What is the colour system used for printing?

The CMYK color system is the color system used for printing

How can you ensure proper colour rendering in print?

Working within the CMYK color system, or choosing colors from Pantone© palettes insures proper color rendering.

What are complementary colours? Give an example

The colors that are positioned opposite one another are complementary colors. Ex. yellow and purple

What are tertiary colours? Give an example

Tertiary Colors: Those colors achieved by a mixture of primary and secondary hues. ex. teal and orange, red and green

What is meant by a visually advancing colour?

Warmer hues such as yellow, orange, and red, give the visual appearance of "advancing" towards the viewer in a picture plane. Cool colors tend to receed.

What could cause vibrating boundaries to occur?

Note that Vibrating Boundaries may occur when opposing colors are brought together.

How can you find a complementary colour without a colour wheel?

it is still possible to find the opposite of a color and this is due to a phenomenon of our eyes

What is an after image?

People see the opposite colors or a negative image because staring at one color for an extended period will fatigue the eyes rods & cones.

What is a monochromatic colour relationship?

Monochromatic Relationship Colors that are shade or tint variations of the same hue.

What is an analogous colour relationship?

Analogous Relationship Those colors located adjacent to each other on a color wheel

What is contrast?

contrast makes something more visible

What could cause simultaneous contrast to occur?

may happen when opposing colors are placed in close proximity to each other. Text may appear to vibrate, or cast a shadow. Eye strain and fatigue will result if a viewer focuses on a document displaying similar properties for an extended time period.

Name and describe three of Itten’s Colour Contrasts

1. The contrast of saturation: The contrast is formed by the juxtaposition of light and dark values nd their relative saturation.

2. The contrast of light and dark: The contrast is formed by the juxtaposition of light and dark values. This could be a monochromatic composition.

3. The contrast of extension: Also known as the Contrast of Proportion. The contrast is formed by assigning proportional field sizes in relation to the visual weight of a color.

How do you determine the dominant colour?

The color with the largest proportional area is the dominant color

How can you create an accent with colour?

Placing small areas of light color on a dark background, or a small area of dark on a light background will create an accent.

What is the difference between contrast dominant and value dominant?

Contrast Dominance: overall contrast level of a composition changes with the range of luminosity between chosen hues.

Value Dominance: overall value of each composition changes with the incorporated hues' relative saturation

What is one method of identifying possible options for colour schemes?

color wheel

citation for banner

Online Images:
Music Notes [online image] available, http://blogs.voices.com/buzz/music-notes.jpg, Feb 16/10

Film [online image] available http://www.oldcabbagetown.com/images/Film_Fest_eye%202.gif , Feb 16/ 10

Books [online image] available http://craigphoto.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/blog_bible_scales.jpg , Feb 16/ 10

Girl listening to music [online image] available http://freeculturenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/music_1.jpg , Feb 16/ 10

i worked on this for two classes, trying really hard to get the color cordinations correct.
i feel i should get a 4/4 :)

reflection on feb 15 / 2010

today in class, we watched more web 2.0 websites and i learned more about web 2.0 sites, however we did not finish all of them today. a website that really caught my attention was flickr. i will most likely try this website because i love to edit images and post them up so i feel i will have great fun with this website. i also really like oob golf, i want to give golf a try and see if i enjoy the game.

reflection on feb / 2010

Reflection on feb 12/2010

today, was the presentations day, i got to watch other peoples presentations and i found them very interesting and got knowledge on different sites. i also did my own presentation, i feel i did very well on the presentation. it was very exciting and i learned a lot from this project. i find it amazing how many different sites are Web 2.0 sites but i never acually noticed that they were web 2.0 sites.

reflection on feb 11/2010

today in class, i did some finishing touches on my powerpoint presentation and i practiced.
today was a smaler class but i am ready to do my presentation!

reflection feb 10/2010

Today was another work period for our web 2.0 projects, and i have finished it completely, i will work on my presentation tomorrow. this will fully prepare me for my presentation. i had a great time doing this project because i learned a lot of fascinating information and i learned how to do powerpoint projects.

Reflection on feb 9/2010

today we continued to work on our Web 2.0 projects and i got a fair bit of it completed. i just have to put the finishing touches to it. i learned how to cover titles and more fancy stuff on how to work a good powerpoint. we watched a video in class which i found very helpful as well.
i have learned a lot about powerpoints and feel i have done a good job on mine.

Reflection on Feb 8 /2010

today in class, we worked more in depth on our Web 2.0 project. i learned soem fascinating new things such as using firworks to edit images. i am excited on making the powerpoint project for bebo because i learned a lot on it and feel confident.

Reflection 4/2010

Today in class, we worked on our presentation for our Web2.0 project. i feel i have learned a lot more about Bebo and got a lot of information down. I have closely looked through the bebo and i am confident about my presentation for next friday.

Reflection on Feb 3/2010

Today in class, we were introduced to a new project about Web 2.0 . In this project we will be selecting a Web 2.0 website and doing a presentation on it on Feb 12/2010. I chose Bebo and looked through the website. In my opinion, Bebo is a very interresting site that is common to facebook which i use. i am really excited to do this project. i am still getting to know Bebo a bit better because it is very confusing at the moment. My goal for this research project is to teach others and learn myself about different Web 2.0 websites.

Reflection of Feb 2/2010

1. What did I do in class today?

• Today in class, I learned how to cite my searches, from world wide webs, images, video clips and sound clips. By using an exmple, I cited my own websites.

2. What did I learn?

• Today I had great fun learning how to get proper information down from the searches that i view, that way I can keep track of where I went on the Web as well as give proper credits to proper sites.

Internet Citing

• 2 pieces of information from the world wide web:

1. Hershey's [Online] Available http://www.hersheycanada.com/en/home.asp, Feb 2/2010

2. Justin Beiber-Biography [Online] Available http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3595501/bio, Feb 2/2010

• Online image:

1. Labron James. (Online image) Availabe http://www.picsearch.com/pictures/athletes,%20male/team%20sports/basket/lebron%20james.html, Feb 2/2010

2. Roberto Luongo. (Online image) Available http://www.zimbio.com/Roberto+Luongo/pictures/pro, Feb 2/2010

• Online Sound:

1. AmbienceNight Sound In The Jungle. (Online Sound). Avaiable http://www.freeaudioclips.com/, Feb 2/2010

• Online Video Clip:

1. Extreme Ride. (Onlinde Video Clip). Available http://www.videoclipsdump.com/media/1947/Extreme_Ride/, Feb 2/2010

ICT 11/12 course questions

Looking at the course outline what are your expectations for this course?

• I expect myself to do very well in this class and learn a lot of new information and techiniques because this is my first time taking an ICT class. I also expect myself to gain a lot more knowledge towards computers by the end of this semester.

What are you most looking forward to?

• Since this is my first ICT class, I feel I will learn a lot of great things. I am looking forward to everything in the course outline because it will be my first time experiencing this. I'm most looking forward to learning about videos and musics as well as design work.

What do you want to learn that was not mentioned?

• I am really enjoy videos and music so I hope we do fun activities and learn more about it. I am happy to be in a classroom where I can work on something I enjoy and gain a lot of knowledge and experience.