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NMED 1000
2-D Design&
Adobe Photoshop
NMED 1000
24 Days in Brooks
A Casestudy
Design by Jeff Sylvester  National Film Board of Canada
Design by Jeff Sylvester  National Film Board of Canada
Design by Jeff Sylvester  National Film Board of Canada
Design by Jeff Sylvester  National Film Board of Canada
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• What the Classroom in a Book can’t tell
you:
– What kind of audience are you designing for ?
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Children
Teens
20-somethings
Professionals
Male
Female
– What kind of creative and aesthetic choices will
you make to communicate your story to your
audience?
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• What the Classroom in a Book can’t tell
you:
– What are the specs of your:
• Album cover ?
• Book cover ?
– “Specs” are the specifications; parameters, dimensions or rules for
formatting a publication, application, document etc
» This will determine the size of your Photoshop canvas
» i.e.: X by Y inches
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• For technical assistance :
– Review and use information presented in
Chapters 3-6 of Classroom in a Book
– Read and review Elements of Design reading
• Address and be able to speak to your choice regarding
all seven components
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• For technical assistance :
– Less comprehensive online tutorials available at
http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials.
html
– http://www.adobephotoshoptutorials.com/
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• Assignment :
– In the labs of the next three classes produce two
(2) different drafts of Photoshop designs of your
album or book cover
– Choose and identify your favourite/the best of the
two
– Print off hard copies, staple them and drop-off
both drafts in the New Media slot of the wooden
drop-off box outside W850 before 4:00pm on
October 11th.
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• TIP FOR CLARITY:
K.I.S.S.
(Keep It Simple Students)