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Image File Formats

Bitmap Jpg :An image file that's minimally compressed and uses less characters than a Jpeg file Png:An image file that's used for image editing and not deducting the image quality Gif:An image file that uses frames for small animation files in Photoshop Bmp:An image file that stores rectangle (8 Bit-like style) graphics and allows high-quality images to be displayed Psd:An image file that's used in Photoshop  Tiff:An image file that stores rectangle like file (kinda like bmp) as well as image information Heic:An image file that's used for media platforms as well as timed text,videos and audio Psb:An image file utilized in Photoshop that can handle LARGE files Camera Raw:An image file that's utilized in Adobe Lightroom to convert and export any image format such as tiff and jpeg Vector Ai:An image file utilized in Adobe Illustrator that's used for vector (line) images Pdf:An image file that most people use to show and share all kinds of text,images and videos Svg...

300ppi vs 72ppi

 The difference between 300ppi and 72ppi is that the higher the ppi is,the higher the quality of an image is.For example,when you're at 30 ppi,you get more pixels that appear more blurred while at 300 ppi,the image quality looks more cleaner and visually more appealing.Also,72ppi is the standard resolution for images on the internet (like Google Images and stuff like that). The reason why the ppi is so important for graphic designers doing print projects is because designers typically want the best resolution for their posters or whatever there printing so it looks visually appealing without having any blurry pixels and so the art or image that displayed can be seen better.Additionally,the lower the ppi is,the less pixels are displayed but the higher the ppi is,the more pixels get added (allowing more detail per pixel). The reason why ppi is important for web designers making websites is because it would allow images to be displayed at a higher resolution.Also,pixels per inch show ...

Society of Illustrators

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          Me and my class had a trip to the Society of Illustrators where we were observing the paintings and pieces of art from different illustrators/artists.The piece that can be seen above was made by Alex Ross that was made with watercolor on paper that was donated by Helen Ross.This was probably my favorite painting there because of how the choice of color (with the use of positive and negative space) was utilized with the detail added in the hair;this is huge inspiration for me to keep doing drawings and even use as a refrence for future projects.There was a surplus of pieces in the museum that were very captivating and intresting;a Harry Potter painting was even shown and made on a huge canvas (as well as the Dreamworks kid on the moon logo) most likely made with pencil and paint.The reason why it was my favorite piece there was because it's Harry Potter and the amount of.Throughout the visit,there were various floors that each had a different set of pie...

Photoshop Blend Modes

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      This was an interesting assignment I had to do since I haven't been using Photoshop that often.We had to change the contrast or the visual look for each of the 25 copies of my selfie.For the first few I looked at the texture option that I found out about and played around with that for a few as well with the blur quite a bit.For the next layers I discover the Color and Gradient overlay and used that to change the colors as well as the outside shadows of each picture (that I was surprised how they all came out) as well as the Inner Shadow option that might be my favorite blending option out of all of them.For the background,I accidently changed the contrast of it,but I decided to keep it because it helped make some of the other blends stand out more (especially the red one on the bottom left corner).For the second one on the top left corner,I feel like I should've changed the opacity of it,but I just left it as is so it helps the background pass by.

Branded Printed Ad

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      At last my final ad has been made after many days.The process that I did to create this ad goes as followed that I had some fun in the process of making the final piece:I first started with copying my logo and pasting it into the gray space,away from the main stage,then I continued with working on the background (which took me a bit to do) that I came up with giving it a thick outline with a gray backcolor to accomidate then text in the background so it would give the ad itself some meaning as how for the background type I put song lyrics from rapper DC the Don and band Dragonforce (that a friend of mine gave the idea of doing that).After finishing with the background.I moved on with positioning my logo in the middle using the 4 x 6 grid (even though it was suppose to be 6 x 4) and creating the text to go with it.I went ahead and enlarged the Beat and Today words to help give the advertisement some hierarchy aspect to it.After that,I copied and pasted a music note I...

Logo Development

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      Here are the draft sketches I mde for my logo design.As you can see,there's alot of variety of logos and branding name desgins I made.For the first few that I made (the top left 4),I went with using the same brand name since I saw it as appealing to people since my company is a music streaming app (which the same name would be used throughout my sketches),I thought that it would be a nice change with minimal hierarchy.However,for the big one,that most people liked,I went with focusing highly on hierarchy with making the letters 3d as well as making them a bit slanted as you read it from left to right and making each letter progressively bigger than the other (expect the P because I wanted the U to be at the same level as the P).For the logos below the huge brand name,I went with making each logo somewhat different than one another for variety and testing logo ideas I had in mind.But the one below the U,I got inspiration from the character Lucio from the game Overwat...

My Brand's Initial Ideas

To what industry does your brand belong (Perfume, Beauty, Apparel, Beverage, Electronics, Housewares, Sports/Outdoors, Luggage/Travel)? The industry my brand belongs to is the music/media industry What is the main product or service of your brand? The main service of my brand is to allow people to listen to music of any genre with minimal ads What would be the motivation of your brand (does it respond to a need or desire)? The motivation of our brand is to rid the annoying situation of paying for premium services such as Spotify with their Spotify premium to give our customers an enjoyable music experience What are three perceptions of your brand (Use emotional adjectives. For example,  “sporty” or “delicious” or “exciting”) Enjoyable,relaxing,calm What are three values of your brand (Use expressions. For example, “good value” or “respect for people” or “customer service”) Great reception,diversity of music,minalistic advertisement What is the look/aesthetic of your brand (identify...