WEEK of APRIL 13, 2020 (Pt.1)

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Hi there, Designers!

 As we start our amended fourth quarter, we're going to revisit some basics, that, with a little creativity, could become some interesting images during the last weeks of the year. 
These are going to be basic challenges that you can take however far you'd like to go. 
Sure, we're stifled a bit without the full Adobe Suite, but I've always believed that if you can make something out of very little, well...maybe that's a kind of genius. Let's make it so. 

 Our break has been significantly long, and a bit brain-scrambling, so let's take today to review a couple things, and look at something new.

 We started the semester with the following video. Go ahead, and watch it again (I did. :):
Here's a link related to this vide clip: 
https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/beginning-graphic-design/fundamentals-of-design/1/
Next, we took a look at COLOR:


 Watch this video for an extended look:

Going forward, let's see if you can get one of the following up and running:
1. Can you access https://pixlr.com/ on your Chromebook?
2. Can you download to a home computer the GIMP program? (https://www.gimp.org/)
3. On a home computer, are you able to access Adobe Creative Cloud with your TTSD account? If so, you might be able to access Photoshop.

Don't stress about what program is available. The goal is to be able to have one of them, or something eventually, that will work for our purposes this spring. 

Remember, because everyone is likely to have different tech circumstances, the projects will be basic, with the expectation that you do something with what you've got. Not a perfect situation, but that's OK for now. 

More during our next post. 

Stay safe and well. 

:) Hohman

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