I have to admit it: I love Monsters, Inc. And the opening sequence with all the doors really clues you into the importance of doors for the whole movie.
I also like Crash which opens with a scene from closer to the end of the movie. You don't really know how all the characters from such different walks of life are connected until you understand the scene of the crash.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
10-02
Elements of Graphic Design
Contrast-- a good design uses contrasts that compliment and are proportional within the frame.
Balance-- refers to the placement of elements within the design frame (does not mean put everything in the middle)
For example, The Man with the Golden Arm starts out with dramatic white lines against a black screen, perhaps to draw the viewer in to the world of needles and drum sticks, which is what the film is about.
Look at my DVDs and titles and opening sequences to discern what the movie is about.
Contrast-- a good design uses contrasts that compliment and are proportional within the frame.
Balance-- refers to the placement of elements within the design frame (does not mean put everything in the middle)
For example, The Man with the Golden Arm starts out with dramatic white lines against a black screen, perhaps to draw the viewer in to the world of needles and drum sticks, which is what the film is about.
Look at my DVDs and titles and opening sequences to discern what the movie is about.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Font me
I wrote my name and scrolled through the fonts in Word on this computer. The ones in color are the ones I liked the best. I think, though, Curls just looks fun so I really like it for titles but it's hard to read a lot of. French Script looks sorta like my handwriting and it's ok to read if it's large enough. I liked the Blackadder, too, maybe for Christmas cards. To write a lot of stuff, I like the Papyrus because it's easy to read but still not so standard as Times New Roman (yuck!) When I write papers, I usually use Georgia or Garamond or Raavi because I just like to rebel against Times New Roman.
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Carrie Kolb, blackoak std
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Carrie Kolb, Curls! My fave because it looks fun
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Carrie Kolb, Edwardian Script IT and this sorta looks like my handwriting
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Carrie Kolb, French Script. This looks sorta like my handwriting, too.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
typography
is to writing as soundtracks are to movies (Hoefler)
Book layout and design
fonts aid or hinder the visual layout
The printing press is still being used, but most major publications are now being printed with computers. The press was used from 1450 to 2000!
In 1984, computers became a "threat" to the press with the Apple Max interface that allowed you to see, on screen, what it would look like on paper (print preview) and the laser printer.
In 1986, we got desktop publishing with pagemaker and other programs
And professional printers went under...
The Gutenberg bible was introduced in 1456, 37 years before Columbus sailed here and by 1500, there were printing presses all over Europe. It's a communication medium that married typography to pages to form a book (And thus...the church was fractured into any denomination that could print their own version of the bible)
Today, there are over 40,000 typefaces and more than 3000in common use.
Font Families:
You need to know something about typography to make an effective page!
Look at the fonts in my computer and pick one that suits my personality the best!!! Hmmm...use a screenshot.
Book layout and design
fonts aid or hinder the visual layout
- gutenberg's printing process and the development of mass communication
- six typeface families and how each expresses a particular mood
- typeface attributes
The printing press is still being used, but most major publications are now being printed with computers. The press was used from 1450 to 2000!
In 1984, computers became a "threat" to the press with the Apple Max interface that allowed you to see, on screen, what it would look like on paper (print preview) and the laser printer.
In 1986, we got desktop publishing with pagemaker and other programs
And professional printers went under...
The Gutenberg bible was introduced in 1456, 37 years before Columbus sailed here and by 1500, there were printing presses all over Europe. It's a communication medium that married typography to pages to form a book (And thus...the church was fractured into any denomination that could print their own version of the bible)
Today, there are over 40,000 typefaces and more than 3000in common use.
Font Families:
- Black letter
- Roman
- Script
- Miscellaneous
- Square Serif
- Sans serif
- Blackletter is also called Gothic type; highly ornate and decorative. Favor the old-school printing press letters which are recreations of older, monk-handwritten typefaces. Ends of lines have small, stylized strokes. Used for formal stuff: diplomas, invitations, etc. to lend 'credibility', a sense of flair,
- Roman is french design named for the roman civilization; most common and introduced in 1465. old style, transitional and modern. The message this sends in not flair but proficiency, business, readability, functionality
- Script is typeface with linked letters; introduced in 1557 by Robert Granjon to mimic handwriting with fine elegant letters
- Miscellaneous is a category used for specific fonts that aren't achieved by normal fonts such as bold ( originally a miscellaneous)
- Square Serif is least used typeface such as from old westerns "Saloon" is usually written in square serif so if the writing makes you think of an old western, this is what it is
- Sans Serif is without serifs. Popular for online readability because it's no frills
You need to know something about typography to make an effective page!
Look at the fonts in my computer and pick one that suits my personality the best!!! Hmmm...use a screenshot.
Proposal
What? What am I doing?
I have started a small catering and personal chef business with a partner in Anderson. I am using the visual aids associated with advertising a small business as my visual project.
Why? Why am I doing this?
Visual aids are the best form of advertising! We advertise to attract customers because customers=income and we need income to keep our business going!
How? and How will I achieve my goal?
I'm covering the visual aids associated with the start-up of a small business. The question my project will answer is: How do I attract customers? How do I get people to use my services? We are in the process of writing a business plan to determine where we expect our customer base, who will use our services, and pictures to explain why we're better than our competition. Catering is a cut-throat profession, but there aren't many personal chef services so we had some difficulty finding a close competitor.
We chose the Bagel Shop in Anderson because they offer "Tuesday night take-home" where customers pre-order meals to pick up on Tuesdays. They got a write-up in the newspaper for the take-home idea, so we're also looking for a way to get Coriander & Cloves in the Anderson Independent, too, to get our name out there to attract business to us as well.
The business plan template we chose to use requests two competitors, so we're using the personal chef service my aunt and uncle use in California called Precious Thyme (.com) because I like their website and my aunt and uncle love their food and service.
I'm working on our .com site, corianderandcloves.com but I don't know a lot about web design so I have done more work on our myspace page, myspace.com/corianderandcloves as well as our printed materials. I've completed the printed materials, just looking for a better price to print it, so now I will be working on the website, trying to get an actual site built while I work on our myspace page. I'm keeping a blog on the myspace page, too.
I have started a small catering and personal chef business with a partner in Anderson. I am using the visual aids associated with advertising a small business as my visual project.
Why? Why am I doing this?
Visual aids are the best form of advertising! We advertise to attract customers because customers=income and we need income to keep our business going!
How? and How will I achieve my goal?
- We are writing a business plan (which requires a lot of research, more than I'd initially thought) to establish exactly what we want, who our customers are, where to find our customers and what to give our customers to ensure repeat business.
- We have also written our menu, a brief 'press release' to attract attention which we can also use as an intro when we address church groups that we hope will use us to feed their members during events, and other groups that meet so we can address larger numbers of people at once.
- We have pictures of our first event and purchased a camera to take pictures of each menu item the first time we make it for presentation purposes as well as to add pictures by the item on our menu to entice customers.
- My sister works in graphics and has offered to make two car magnets with our name, logo and contact info to advertise while we deliver.
- Printing our menus has, so far, been rather cost prohibitive in great quantities so we're rather behind schedule on that. But when we do get them printed, several locations in Anderson have offered to allow us to place our menus with them.
I'm covering the visual aids associated with the start-up of a small business. The question my project will answer is: How do I attract customers? How do I get people to use my services? We are in the process of writing a business plan to determine where we expect our customer base, who will use our services, and pictures to explain why we're better than our competition. Catering is a cut-throat profession, but there aren't many personal chef services so we had some difficulty finding a close competitor.
We chose the Bagel Shop in Anderson because they offer "Tuesday night take-home" where customers pre-order meals to pick up on Tuesdays. They got a write-up in the newspaper for the take-home idea, so we're also looking for a way to get Coriander & Cloves in the Anderson Independent, too, to get our name out there to attract business to us as well.
The business plan template we chose to use requests two competitors, so we're using the personal chef service my aunt and uncle use in California called Precious Thyme (.com) because I like their website and my aunt and uncle love their food and service.
I'm working on our .com site, corianderandcloves.com but I don't know a lot about web design so I have done more work on our myspace page, myspace.com/corianderandcloves as well as our printed materials. I've completed the printed materials, just looking for a better price to print it, so now I will be working on the website, trying to get an actual site built while I work on our myspace page. I'm keeping a blog on the myspace page, too.
child care costs
I am poor. I receive government aid for myself and my son because I'm a single parent in college. I get no help from his father and we STRUGGLE sometimes, especially when I'm in school. But then again, now that he's old enough to go to public school, the difficult times are when he's out of school and I need to find reliable daycare that doesn't eat my entire paycheck. Day care for babies can cost up to $125 a week, and they're only open until 5:30 or 6 during the week so I'm limited as to the hours I can work as well as the hourly wages. Now that he's school age, it's still $75-85 a week.
I read the article on poverty and the thing that stuck out to me the most was the rising costs of child care that make it difficult to find a job that pays enough to actually make money. I have that problem every summer. I pay about half of my income out to child care. Why? You get what you pay for! Sub-standard day cares cost less, yes, but what will my son lack by going there? Even programs such as the YMCA, which offer a sliding scale based on my income, have too many disadvantages (primarily, most unparented kids go there, and I remember the Y kids from when I was in school and they were generally not the well-behaved, good citizen type kids). It's very difficult to get ahead when you have a child if you're not already ahead and some sacrifices (cheap daycare) are just not worth it. Public school is a sacrifice, too, but has its advantages. Max's school has a climbing wall; none of the private schools in Anderson have that! And the private schools expect donations because they don't have computers; public schools have computer labs. There are pros and cons to both forms of education, but the best part for me is I can afford public school! I always have tremendous difficulty working weekend nights because I have to find someone to watch my son. Baby sitters these days want minimum wage! When I was a kid, I'd watch two kids for $10 a night and consider myself lucky if I got tipped! So as a waitress, even working at night, I rarely make enough money to be worth paying a babysitter: I'd rather be at home with my son myself, for free!
I read the article on poverty and the thing that stuck out to me the most was the rising costs of child care that make it difficult to find a job that pays enough to actually make money. I have that problem every summer. I pay about half of my income out to child care. Why? You get what you pay for! Sub-standard day cares cost less, yes, but what will my son lack by going there? Even programs such as the YMCA, which offer a sliding scale based on my income, have too many disadvantages (primarily, most unparented kids go there, and I remember the Y kids from when I was in school and they were generally not the well-behaved, good citizen type kids). It's very difficult to get ahead when you have a child if you're not already ahead and some sacrifices (cheap daycare) are just not worth it. Public school is a sacrifice, too, but has its advantages. Max's school has a climbing wall; none of the private schools in Anderson have that! And the private schools expect donations because they don't have computers; public schools have computer labs. There are pros and cons to both forms of education, but the best part for me is I can afford public school! I always have tremendous difficulty working weekend nights because I have to find someone to watch my son. Baby sitters these days want minimum wage! When I was a kid, I'd watch two kids for $10 a night and consider myself lucky if I got tipped! So as a waitress, even working at night, I rarely make enough money to be worth paying a babysitter: I'd rather be at home with my son myself, for free!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
I met an angel
I met this person (second pic) who said she was angelic when I asked her why she's on fire. I told her I was playing for a class and I was lost. I didn't have access to her house and I needed to get beyond it. She helped me teleport to Clemson, which makes her the most helpful person I've ever met in this game, but she didn't stick around to talk to me. She burst into those flames and disappeared before I finished typing my question. I found myself, for a while, in a place labeled mature with a lot of barriers. I couldn't get out! So, how do I find those camps where you can make money? Right now, I'm near a building with a tiger paw on it. This is where I teleported to. I'm still not on campus, but there's an amphitheatre here. So I typed Clemson in search, again, and again I was unable to teleport, and again, there are barriers to my progress: I can't get passed the red line.
I've arrived on campus! Reisytal helped me get to campus and I found everyone in front of the library!! Yay!!! (Pic of us on the bridge; first pic. I don't know why it put that one first.) And I've added my classmates to my friends list. We met the grad dean, Paschen Beck, and asked him to build Daniel Hall so we can meet in our classroom here, too.
We are at Tillman hall. They mapped the buliding with photos and now they're building it in SL. And we ended the session with a group photo at the amphitheatre. Honestly, this was the most fun I've ever had in this game.
Assignment: formulate questions about the readings for tuesday, and write about today's experience (which I did while stumbling around SL).
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