MC 2015 : MC 2015 Final Study Guide Fall 2015
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Design: elements: the what an artist uses to create a work of art, ingredients, principals: describe how the artist uses the elements, directions. Logo and layout basics: unique to subject/product/organization, must be scalable; professional logos should be designed in vector format, aka. Image content: things to look for: image quality, clear subject, well composed photo, resolution. Ideal print reso 300 dpi (dots per inch) Illustrations can be a nice alternative to photos: fantasy images, architectural renderings, etc, clip art can also be used in good taste, type as image, letterforms, rendered type, pull quotes, infographics, maps, diagrams, charts. Web design: i pulled all of this from the quiz, since that is likely what she"ll be focusing on: www = world wide web, content management system: web-based site building and management. Ex: cox application that dynamically generates pages from info you add to it. Wordpress: plugins/widgets: add functionality to website, usually free or inexpensive.
