My Finished Slide show

With my finished slide show I followed Owens tutorial on how to do a simple fade in fade out slide show.
I really liked this idea of slide show as it is simple and not fussy. Its clear and very easy to use.
I found using flash very challenging and I would like to learn more of the program before I try a new project as I found this fairly difficult!

Different types of slideshows....

This image had me thinking of different transitions i could be using between my slides... here are some more transitions that one could use within a slide show;
fade in, fade out, swirl, blur, slide, slide from corner, rotate, roll out, distort, checkerboard,and there is many many more different tequnices one coud achieve with different programs

different slideshow layouts

I like this layout how that the pictures look like they are polaroids layered on top of each other " :)

slideshow research

ok so I have been trying to think look at different kinds of slideshows. This one reminded me of the set up screen on a play station. I like it and think its very lever. i like how it is different in the way that it uses up and down rather then side to side? :)

here are some examples i have made putting my book covers on a kindle and an ipad - 2 different devices used to read books electronically

     

 These are some of my favorite photos that I took of my book covers. I messed round with the saturation with a few of them and I'm happy with the way they turned out...

I really enjoyed this project and i cant wait to get a start on the new 1

Course:	Graphic Design	Module:	Digital Media in Art and Design
Assignment:	Presentation	Tutor:	Owen Churcher
Date of Issue:	February 20, 2012	Submission Date:	February 16, 2012
Brief IV:	No	Date:

Your task is to prepare the book jacket designs for portfolio presentation (print based and digital) using the techniques outlined below.

Learning Outcome	Assessment Criteria
LO2 - Know how to apply and utilise software in specialist pathway	2.1 Create complex and original imagery using specialist software 2.2 Exploit potential of specialist software
LO3 - Be able to exploit the potential of software applications creatively and effectively	3.1 Produce creative and effective design work using software applications 3.2 Prepare image, graphic and text files for output 3.3 Produce a comprehensive portfolio that shows the creative application of specialist software
LO4 - Be able to present design work using digital applications	4.1 Present visual design work 4.2 Evaluate the use of digital media in creating successful art and design outputs.

BRIEF / TASK

Dust Jacket Designs

CONTEXTUALISED GRADES AVAILABLE:

1. Identify and apply strategies to find appropriate solutions (M1)
2. select/design and apply appropriate methods/techniques (M2)
3. The appropriate structure and approach has been used (M3)
4. Use critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valid conclusions (D1)
5. Take responsibility for managing and organising activities (D2)
6. Demonstrate convergent/lateral/creative thinking (D3)

GUIDANCE TO PASS THE ASSIGNMENT:

No pre-existing artwork can contribute to the finished dust jacket designs – each must contain all of the listed constituent elements -

• Print and wrap the dust jackets you have designed – research how best to photograph the work for inclusion in your portfolio – post the research and resultant images to your blog (presenting tactile objects)
• Place the dust jacket designs in a digital context – iphone and android – ipad2 and kindle - post the resultant images to your blog (presenting digital work)
• Create a Flash slideshow with the images from the preceding tasks to showcase your designs online, or as a standalone digital file

GUIDANCE FOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CONTEXTUALISED GRADES:

In order to achieve ‘Identify and apply strategies to find appropriate solutions’ (M1) The accompanying roughs/idea generation work must demonstrate that multiple solutions were investigated.

In order to achieve ‘select/design and apply appropriate methods/techniques’ (M2) The portfolio images must be competently constructed and attest to a sound understanding of the principles of design.

In order to achieve ‘the appropriate structure and approach has been used’ (M3) Collect relevant examples from a wide range of sources over an extended period of time – evidence of research to be posted to accompanying blog.

In order to achieve ‘Use critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valid conclusions’ (D1) Demonstrate that a self-criticism of approach has taken place via posts on the accompanying blog. This should include a critical evaluation of the finished series.

In order to achieve ‘Take responsibility for managing and organising activities’ (D2) A clear progression from concept to finished artwork must be observable on the accompanying blog – establishing that the assignment has been well planned and managed.

In order to achieve ‘Demonstrate convergent/lateral/creative thinking’ (D3) The designs and accompanying roughs/idea generation work must demonstrate a highly artistic and innovative approach to image making, and an advanced understanding of the techniques required.

My final Covers

 This is how my book covers should all look as a serious when stacked together. i think they work well together. I chose the colours for the blocks based on the colours in each image.

These are the front and spines of my books just to give the idea of what they should look like.

 

Editing some of my imagery

 

These are just some examples of me playing around with my images in Photoshop and Illustrator. In my image of the cat and goat man, i used a 16 colour live trace on them. my image of the well is simply turned to grey scale and my pictures of the trees for Norwegian is a 3 grey-scale colour live trace using Illustrator..

Dance Dance Dance

I thought that these images were relevant as there is a strange goat man that visits the narrator in the book so that's why i think that my 1st image is very appropriate.
I wasn't so sure of my second image, I was kind of second guessing myself. i thought that she could symbolize the prostitute in the novel.

Kafka On the Shore

 I was very proud finding that cat in the botanic gardens so I was very quick to take a picture of it. I think it would be very suitable for the cover as half the novel is about an old man who can talk to cats

The Elephant Vanishes Images

 The last thing I wanted on the cover of this book was an Elephant because I thought that it may be to obvious. So instead I decided to use an image where there is clearly no elephant! haha. I took the 1st image in black and white on my camera and couldn't find a version of the photo in colour but i think that it would work as the it is the colours of an elephant and it looks like someone looking for something? :)
My second images is just a picture of vast open space where the "elephant dissapeared?"

Wind up bird Chronical

I thought that this images of a well was my best picture to represent this cover. The images of a well is repeated throughout the book and it is the path to Tokyo's underworld

Norwegian wood photo selection

 These are a selection of the images I thought would be suitable for my Norwegin wood dust cover.

INorwegian Wood Ideas

I really liked theses two images and thought they would work well on a book cover. They kinda gave me the idea to use my botanic garden photographs. 

revise design...?

After printing out my first drafts i've decided I like my ideas but I know I need to change some things. I need the name of the book to appear on spine and the authors name on the front.
I think I will also maybe play around with some more imagery before I choose a final design...

The Wind Up Bird Chronocle - book cover

Kafka on the shore - book cover

Themes?

So I have to come up with some sort of template that will make my books all look like a series? I'm not quiet sure how i'm going to do that yet. i think i'm just going to have to play around with photoshop and see what i can come up with :)

On the other hand...... I have been thinking of ideas of what i'm going to use as covers (image wise) and I think I have come up with a good idea;
                 I recently visited the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevan, Dublin and took a lot of pictures while there and I just have them sitting there as we aren't using them for any other projects. So i've decided to use these images to make up my series.  
                                             
                                                     - So my theme is going to be images from the Botanic Gardens