Technology and Graphic Design

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Technology and Graphic Design
For Unit 7 Notes Worksheet

• Technology happens
• When people use knowledge to
• Extend abilities
• Satisfy needs or wants
• Solve problems
• Design
• Process
• Of creating
• By planning

• Invention
• Process
• Of designing
• New products
• Innovation
• Process
• Of changing
• Or improving
• An existing technology

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Example of Master Designer Walt Disney
For Unit 7 Notes Worksheet

• Was an inventor
• Responsible for creating
• Storyboards
• FantaSound
• Multiplane camera
• Feature-length animation
• Theme parks

• Was an innovator
• Responsible for improving
• Technicolor
• Sychronized sound
• Monorail
• Television shows
• Color on TV
• Nature documentaries

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Steps to Design
For Unit 7 Notes Worksheet

• Mrs. Joyce provides
• Problem statement with
• Criteria
• What to include
• Constraints
• Limits
• Information to complete design

• You will
• Design possible solutions
• Create the solution in PowerPoint
• Compare the solution to
• The criteria
• Previous examples
• Improve the solution
• Print the results

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For Drawing Worksheet 1

• Elements
• Basic building blocks
• Creates a composition
• Five elements include
• Line
• Space
• Texture
• Color
• Shape
• Can you find them in the picture?

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8. Element 1 Line

• Defines shapes
• Edges put boundaries around space
• Forms objects
• Works with other shapes to
• Organize
• Create movement or textures
• Guide the eye
• In PowerPoint
• AutoShapes
• Lines
• Explicit Lines
• Can be seen
• Implicit Lines
• Are not drawn
• Only implied

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9. Element 2 - Space

• Area where design is created
• Elements interact to form
• Negative space
• Positive space
• Negative space
• Background of design
• Positive space
• Forefront
• Catches the eye first
• Is focal point

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10. Element 3 Texture

• How the surface quality
• Looks
• Feels
• Adds
• Depth
• Dimension
• Visual interest
• Sets mood
• Rugged with corrugated cardboard
• Romantic with luxurious velvet

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11. Element 4 Color

• Brings
• Excitement
• Interest
• Establishes
• Mood
• Blue appears colder
• Red appears hotter
• Color Combinations
• Monochromatic
• Complementary
• Analagous

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12. Element 5 Shape

• Defined by
• Outlines
• Geometric shapes
• Squares, circles, triangles
• Irregular shapes
• Leaf or flower
• Purpose
• Guide the eye
• Set a tone
• Organize the information