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Andy Warhol

Within what art genre did Warhol work?
-pop art

Define the genre?

-pop art is art based on modern popular culture and popular media

During what years was he alive?

-1928-1959

Post 2 samples of his art. Answer the following questions for each piece.

Title of the piece?

-Grey Marilyn Monroe

Describe the color that he utilizes. Does he use any particular color scheme?

-Warhol uses different shades of one color in this piece. That means that it has a monochromatic color scheme

What do you notice about the artwork itself?

-It doesn't look traditional; it is a more modern and fun way of making a portrait of Marilyn Monroe

Title of the piece?

-Bianca Jagger's Birthday Party

Describe the color that he utilizes. Does he use any particular color scheme?

-split analogous color scheme; uses yellow, red, and green

What do you notice about the artwork itself?

-it is split into thirds where the different colors are used; looks like a cartoon

Color Schemes

complementary 

analogous 

split complementary

monochromatic 

split analogous 

Review Week 9

Compare and contrast vector graphics and pixel images.
-Raster images are a collection of tiny dots called pixels. Each pixel is made up of a tiny square filled with color. Vector images are a collection of shapes and objects put together to create a picture.


What resolution is necessary to print raster images?
-300
What resolution is necessary to display raster images on the internet?
-72

Steve Jobs

Who is Steve Jobs?
-Steve Jobs is the co-founder of Apple

What company was he CEO for many years?
-Apple

What did he do for the computer industry?
-He created new project designs and aesthetics, and created new ideas out of existing products

How did this man impact the graphic design industry?

-He invented new products and applications that are very useful for graphic designers

Review Week 8

Why must designers pay close attention to how color is utilized within a composition?
-the meaning of color impacts all visual communications; it is important to understand how color is used in out culture

Why is the color wheel an important tool for graphic designers?
-it shows the relationship between primary, secondary, and tertiary colors

Find an example of neutral colors utilized within a design (hint: google poster design). Near the sample, discuss why you feel the designer included neutral colors within the composition.

I think the neutral colors work very well in this composition. It creates a feeling of mystery and adds suspicion to the design. It also puts emphasis on the red color.

Briefly describe how we "see" the color of an object?
-The color of an object depends on how the light reflects off of it

Podcast #2 Color Theory

The right use of color can do what?
-maximize productivity, minimize visual fatigue, and relax the whole body

Within the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves allow us to see color?
-visible light waves

Describe white light?
-equal parts of all colors in visible light spectrum

How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"?
-when they absorb or reflect colors in the visible light spectrum

What is a glass prism?
-transparent triangular object that breaks white light into all the colors of the visible light spectrum

What seven colors result when white light is refracted through a prism?
-red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet

Describe hue?
the color itself

When does white light occur?
-when all the wavelengths are reflected back to your eye

When does black light occur?
-when no light is reflected back to your eye

How color is perceived depends on what?
-the type of light it is seen with

What is a color wheel?
-a visual tool that shows the relationship between primary, secondary, and tertiary colors

What are primary colors? Name them?
-red, yellow, and blue

What are secondary colors? Name them?

-orange, green, and violet

What are tertiary colors? Name them?
-named by the two colors that are used to create them (red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, etc.)-primary colors are named first


What are neutral colors? How can they be created?

-don't show up on the color wheel
-colors of very low saturation (intensity of the color)

-blacks, grays, whites, and browns

-created by mixing a complementary color pair

How can a neutral color help a design?
-neutral colors help put the focus on other colors or serve to tone down overpowering colors

What are complementary colors? Name them?

-colors that are opposite of each other on a color wheel

-red and green, orange and blue, yellow and violet

What is color value?

-lightness or darkness of the hue

What is a shade?
-adding black to a hue to produce a low-value color

What is a tint?
-adding white to a hue to produce a high-value color

What is saturation/intensity?
-brightness of a color

What happens when you mix complementary colors together?
-produces a dull tone

Describe color harmony?
-a pleasing arrangement of parts
-pleasing to the eye

What is a color scheme?
-harmonious color combinations used to create style and appeal

Describe a monochromatic color scheme?
-uses tints and shades (values) of one color

Describe an analogous color scheme?
-uses 3 adjacent colors (one dominant and two used to enrich the scheme)

Describe a complementary color scheme?
-uses 2 colors opposite of each other on a color wheel

Describe a split-complementary color scheme?
-uses 3 colors (1 color, 2 adjacent)

Describe a triadic color scheme?
-uses 3 colors equally spaced around a color wheel

What colors are considered to be warm colors?
-yellows, oranges, and reds

Describe a warm color scheme?
-bold and energetic

What colors are considered to be cool colors?
-blues, greens, and violets

Describe a cool color scheme?
-passiveness, comfort, nurturing

Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?
-the meaning of color impacts all visual communications; it is important to understand how color is used in out culture