We chose
Charles' business to focus on for our presentation. I used the logo
of Colorite Investments, LLC, for the front of the card. Charles'
contact information is on the back of the card. The
color red in the logo grabs attention. The red outline on the back
of the card focuses the eye on Charles' personal information and is
harmonious with the logo. The layout is simple and easy to read. The bullet symbols are more interesting than the standard circles and generally relate to the listed information.
I
normally don't like dark movies but I got caught up in the Harry
Potter series because I read the books.
The
senior art director was Andrew Ackland-Snow. He was born in 1961 in
the UK and is known for his work on Harry Potter movies. He was
supported by 6 other art directors. Principal photography for Goblet
of Fire began during May 2004. In 2006 the film was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Art Direction but lost to Memoirs of a Geisha.
The film won the British Academy of Film and
Television Arts Award for Best Production Design, making
it the first Harry Potter film to win at the BAFTAs. The movie
budget was $150 million and it grossed 896.9 million in its first
weekend.
The
production manager was David
Carrigan who was supported by a unit production manager and
production supervisor. He worked on 3 other Harry Potter films. He
also had credits as assistant director and visual effects on other
movies.
The
photography and graphic design is primarily low contrast or shadows
and highlights which results in an eerie or fantasy effect. Harry
Potter movies are fantasies.
The
speaking characters are frequently off to the side.
The
graphic diagonals and vectors are provided by the movement of the
characters
The most interesting part of this
photograph is in the top 2/3rds . It shows the light
coming through the windows which highlight and create shadows on the
floor and table tops. I cropped the photo to better use the rule of
thirds.
The angle appearance of the tables
moves the eye to the upper right corner of the photo. It could be a
diagonal or an index vector. The shadows are index vectors that
point to the columns and window separators. The floor tile lines add
a graphic depth effect to the photo. The table leg, window
separators, columns and wall edges are vertical vectors.
I chose National
Geographic as my favorite website (http://www.nationalgeographic.com.) because of the photographs. Part of going into mass communication as
a major is having well rounded skills, including
photography. I would like to be able to take photographs like the
ones found on the website and in the magazine.
Most
people who go to the National Geographic website expect to see
photos. The magazine is famous for it's photography. The website has 2 columns which is a simple layout. The primary column has
photos which is of most interest. To see the entire page you need to scroll down. There really
isn't a lower right position to focus on. Scrolling also eliminates
diagonal angle graphic effects. The column layout creates vertical
lines of focus and suggests information follows vertically. By intuition, I clicked on
the photos and photo titles to go to links providing more
information. The width of the columns provides contrast in size. Most
people focus on the widest column. The photos
are intrinsically aesthetic. The website page shows mostly photos.
The
web page almost looks the same on both my computer and iPad. However, my iPad doesn't show the white text tabs near the top of
the page which are links to different categories of information.
