Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Blog Entry #2.9

Six sayings on Three Kings Day:
                                               Happy three kings day.
                                               "Wait for the three kings"
                                                May we celebrate the day the three wise men visited baby Jesus.
                                                Surprise the three kings

                                                Good blessings

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Blog #2.8- Image research






Blog #2.7- Holiday research

1. What is the name of the holiday?
Answer:The name of my holiday is called three kings day.
2. When will the holiday be celebrated in 2011?
Answer:My holiday is celebrated January 26th. Twelve days after christmas
3. Who celebrates this holiday? (Countries, religious groups, ethnic groups)
Answer: Mainly Mexicans celebrate this holiday.
4. Why is this holiday celebrated? What is the significance of this holiday?
Answer: This holiday is meant to celebrate the three wise men visiting jesus.
5. How is this holiday celebrated? Include any rituals, food, costumes, dance or music associated with this holiday.
           Answer: People  Gather together with family and friends to celebrate the day.
One key tradition is the Rosca de Reyes, a sweet bread baked in the form of a crown. It's filled with nuts, figs and cherries and colorfully decorated with pieces of orange and lime
6. What websites were used in answering these questions? (Copy and paste the web addresses of each website.)
Answer: http://www.ehow.com/how_2106858_celebrate-three-kings-day-mexico.html
           http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/us/threekings.aspx

        

Thursday, December 2, 2010

BLOG ENTRY # 2.4-Product analysis (A)



1. What holiday/event does the card represent?
The holiday this represents is Christmas.
2. What type of images are used – photos, cartoons or graphics? How do the images used connect to the holiday/event?
The image used is graphics. also, it connects to the holiday because Christmas is usually snowy and filled with snowmen.
3. In your opinion, is the cover of the card attention-grabbing? Explain exactly why or why not. Consider the arrangement of elements as well as use of images, color and text.
In my opinion, this is grabbing. That is because it has pictures and lots of color.
4. What text is written on the front of the card? Where is it located on the front?
"Hooray! Hooray! It's Christmas Day" is the text and is located at the very top of the card

5. What text is written inside the card? Where is it located inside the card?"That's why this wish was sent your way! Have a very Merry Christmas" is the text. It is located in the middle.
6. In your opinion, does the text inside the card connect to the image(s) on the cover? Explain exactly why or why not.
In my opinion, the texts do not connect at all. They are both talking about completely different topics.
7. What types of information appears on the back of the card? (Do not copy it exactly!)
The information on the back is The origin or where the card was created.
8. To what consumer is this card targeted? (Consider age group, gender, race and/or religion.) What about the design led you to this conclusion?
This card goes out to everyone.

BLOG ENTRY # 2.3-Product analysis (A)




1. What holiday/event does the card represent?


  
  My card represents thanks giving.
2. What type of images are used – photos, cartoons or graphics? How do the images used connect to the holiday/event? 

The image that is used is graphics.
3. In your opinion, is the cover of the card attention-grabbing? Explain exactly why or why not. Consider the arrangement of elements as well as use of images, color and text.
The cover does grab your attention. That's because it has a lot of color and pictures.
Also, the text is easy to see.
4. What text is written on the front of the card? Where is it located on the front?
"I wisheth ye..." It is located at the top left corner of the card.

5. What text is written inside the card? Where is it located inside the card?
"A happy Gobble Gobble Day" is the text that is written and it is written in the middle of the card.
6. In your opinion, does the text inside the card connect to the image(s) on the
cover? Explain exactly why or why not.
I think it does because it is the continuation of the text on the front of the card.
7. What types of information appears on the back of the card? (Do not copy it exactly!)
The information on the back is the location of the company and where the card was made.
8. To what consumer is this card targeted? (Consider age group, gender, race and/or religion.) What about the design led you to this conclusion?
This card is targeting consumers who celebrate thanks giving. Also, its for everyone.

BLOG ENTRY # 2.2-Product analysis (A)



1. What holiday/event does the card represent?


  
  My card represents a birthday
2. What type of images are used – photos, cartoons or graphics? How do the images used connect to the holiday/event? 

The image that is used for this card is a photo.
3. In your opinion, is the cover of the card attention-grabbing? Explain exactly why or why not. Consider the arrangement of elements as well as use of images, color and text.
To me, The cover of this card is not grabbing. It is not grabbing because it does not really look like a happy birthday card although it does have although least one feature. The element that is has is the present and that's all.
4. What text is written on the front of the card? Where is it located on the front?
The text that is written on the card is Happy Birthday. This text is located at the very top of the card.

5. What text is written inside the card? Where is it located inside the card?
The text written is"Hope it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside!" and it is located a little to the middle.
6. In your opinion, does the text inside the card connect to the image(s) on the cover? Explain exactly why or why not.
I think that the text inside connects with the photo. The photo shows a fuzzy cat that makes people happy and warm inside which was exactly what the text was implying.
7. What types of information appears on the back of the card? (Do not copy it exactly!)
The information that appears is the company who made it, where the company is, and what country it's from.
8. To what consumer is this card targeted? (Consider age group, gender, race and/or religion.) What about the design led you to this conclusion?
The consumer this card is targeting is everyone at any age. Just from the cover and event it represents, you can tell all that information.

BLOG ENTRY # 2.1-Design Task (A)

The design task that i have been given is to answer the questions given based on the cards that we have been given. That is the task that I have been given.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Blog Enrty #1.4- Areas of interaction

To  me, the area of interaction is thinking about a way to persuade others into trusting what you wrote. Also it gives you a chance to test your creativity. You have to figure out backgrounds and take pictures that would represent or give the audience an idea what you mean by what you wrote. The background relates to the project because colors have meaning and you need the right color. A visual is related to the project because a picture can show the audience an example of what to do.

Blog Entry # 1.4- Design Task (A)

 The task that I have been asked to solve is telling me to gie my own opinions about the photos. I also think that it would teach us to type and learn how to do thing on the computer. Anothr thing that I think i have to solve is to learn how to blog, writing essays, and learning about websires like these.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

BLOG ENTRY # 1.7 - Design Brief (A)

  • The thing that are being made IB learner posters
  • This so people can see my opinion.
  • The audience for this is everybody who reads it.
  • There are no size requirements
  • There Are no elements
  • the aesthetics are the background of the poster.
  • The materials needed are the captions, color, and and the title.  .

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Blog Entry #1.3- Poster Analysis 3 (A)

1. the main image used in the poster is girl with some flags in the background.

2. The image in the poster does not really communicate with the point. I mean, if you want to get across the point "learn and understand another culture" you may probably want to have a picture of the country or even show a picture of you trying to learn about it instead of just pointing to flag. Also, wouldn't you want to point at another flag instead of your own. At least point to the other flags of a different country.

3.there really isn't a main color in this photo. Because of that, I can't say if it is a good choice or not.

4. The words on that poster means that you learn about other cultures instead of your own. Learning about other cultures is very important. Some countries could be brutal. For example, when an American boy went to a country in Asia, he drew graffiti on a wall and got punished. The punishment that was used was being beaten by a switch or wire 10 times  depending on felony. Him being beaten lead to an uproar in the U.S. He should have learned about Asia's punishment system which is part their culture. If he would have learned about them, then he probably would not have written graffiti. Then again, you shouldn't write graffiti anywhere. The place where they put their words are unlike the others. They put it on the side instead of the bottom. That way, you can kind of look at both at the same time. I think it was a great idea.

5.The front that this person used was unlike the others. He/She made it large enough so anyone can read it. You don't have to squint to see it. Its just there in the open. Clear to see.

Friday, September 24, 2010

BLOG ENTRY # 1.2 - POSTER ANALYSIS (A)

1. The main image in this photo is a student and a teacher doing chemistry.

2. I think that the phrase matches with the photo partly. That's because the photo shows that inquirer (which is probably the girl), is developing skills. However, she is not showing independence because it looks like she is getting hep from the teacher.

3. The colors in this photo are meaningless. To me, they aren't necessary. I think that this phrase has no colors that can represent it at all.

4. The words on the poster means that inquirers are the the type of people that would get curious and learn about it. Therefore, they get more knowledge from doing research on what they are curious about. The placement for the phrase is a very common place to put it. Under the photo. However, no matter how common it is, it is still a very good spot to out your thoughts or words of encouragement.

5. The font that they used needs to be a Little bit bigger. People should strain themselves to look at something. Nobody likes to squint to look at something. Other than that and the photo they used, everything else was accurate and they also had a good choice of words.              

Thursday, September 23, 2010

BLOG ENTRY # 1.1 - POSTER ANALYSIS (A)

1. The main image used on this poster is a drop of water making a ripple in the water.

2. I think that the image used for the point that they are trying to get across does not match. That's because one drop of water does not really make a big difference. I think that if you want to compare something, choose a picture that would also apply to those words.

3. The colors in the background  and fronts are blue and black. Usually those colors would symbolize a bad attitude or a dark soul. Those choice of words that they used should not be put with those colors.At least just pick some vibrant colors.Something like green because that represents a good attitude and soul.

4.The words on the poster means that any little thing you do can somehow change into something big.An example of that would be when any president got elected to become ruler of the nation. Thanks to that small attitude of self motivation for something good, they got to become president. They didn't just give up because it was a big job, they didn't back down when more than half the nation was against them, they stood their ground and they fought to thee bitter end. I think that's what they meant by any small attitude could become big. As for the placement of that phrase, i thank that it s appropriate because people could look at the picture and read the caption below.

5. My opinion on the front they used s that it's too small. People should be able to see it clearly.