Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Cowan Studios Poster
This is the poster that I created for week one's assignment. I went back and included my logo.
Cowan Studios Animation Ad
This animation ad was created for my week 3 assignment of my Graphics Animation Course. It was created with Serif PhotoPlus and Windows Movie Maker. The music was retrieved on November 23, 2010 from Windows Music Samples. The featured song is "Distance" by the artist Kale Karsh from his album Realize, 2001. The model in the ad is my little sister, Rebekah Matthews. The final product was uploaded to YouTube.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Design in Ancient Manuscripts
After examining “A Portrait of St. John” from the Book of Kells by Edward Sullivan for examples of design principals, I was completely amazed at how this artist was so in tune with the need for color and balance. The details in the designs are stunning. I feel that our society is unaware of the challenges that would be faced in trying to create such detail by hand. What a difficult and laborious process! Although the creation of illustrations have come a long way since then, it is still important to respect the beauty of the ancient work.
When viewing this ancient manuscript, it was very easy to locate the four principals of design. My findings are as follows:
1. Contrast-the vibrant colors of the Celtic from are contrasting with lightly colored background.
2. Repetition-is the predominant design principal in this manuscript. The entire work is a series of patterns. The frame, clothing, chair and background all depict repeating designs.
3. Alignment-since the piece is symmetrical, the entire work is aligned vertically and horizontally. Imaginary lines could be drawn to show complete symmetry.
4. Proximity-the artist did group like objects together. The designs around the “throne” are all equally place around the chair. The Celtic knots on the corners of the frame are also in the same areas throughout the piece.
Edward Sullivan, the creator of the manuscript book, took the time to give the readers insight into the story behind the transcripts. He organizes the information by title page, prefatory note, preface, list of plates and the introduction. He provides an understanding of the location of Kells and the detail on how the Abbey came about.
Reference
Sullivan, E. (2010). The Book of Kells . Retrieved November 14, 2010, from Internet Sacred Text Archive: http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/bok/index.htm
Image URL: http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/bok/img/pl18.jpg
When viewing this ancient manuscript, it was very easy to locate the four principals of design. My findings are as follows:
1. Contrast-the vibrant colors of the Celtic from are contrasting with lightly colored background.
2. Repetition-is the predominant design principal in this manuscript. The entire work is a series of patterns. The frame, clothing, chair and background all depict repeating designs.
3. Alignment-since the piece is symmetrical, the entire work is aligned vertically and horizontally. Imaginary lines could be drawn to show complete symmetry.
4. Proximity-the artist did group like objects together. The designs around the “throne” are all equally place around the chair. The Celtic knots on the corners of the frame are also in the same areas throughout the piece.
Edward Sullivan, the creator of the manuscript book, took the time to give the readers insight into the story behind the transcripts. He organizes the information by title page, prefatory note, preface, list of plates and the introduction. He provides an understanding of the location of Kells and the detail on how the Abbey came about.
Reference
Sullivan, E. (2010). The Book of Kells . Retrieved November 14, 2010, from Internet Sacred Text Archive: http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/bok/index.htm
Image URL: http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/bok/img/pl18.jpg
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Blog Web Conference 10/12/10
Apparently, I forgot to blog this web conference that I attended in October! Today, I will document then notes I took from the conference with Dr. Abshire. During this conference, we discussed the upcoming midterm. The test will have 20 T/F questions and some scenarios.
We also discussed FERPA with Dr. A. She explained that we should know the policies and laws and as we move into leadership roles, it will help us to know that laws and enforce them. We should help others to practice them. When rules are being broken or laws are being violated, it is important to ask supervisors to put information in writing to cover yourself, and ask for help to understand. Speak with respect so that you do not appear to be challenging authority.
Shawntee’ Cowan
We also discussed FERPA with Dr. A. She explained that we should know the policies and laws and as we move into leadership roles, it will help us to know that laws and enforce them. We should help others to practice them. When rules are being broken or laws are being violated, it is important to ask supervisors to put information in writing to cover yourself, and ask for help to understand. Speak with respect so that you do not appear to be challenging authority.
Shawntee’ Cowan
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