Day 1

Introducing photoshop

overview the interface - canvas, tools, layers, history

open and save new documents - file formats, etc.

navigating in your document - zoom, navigator

rotate, and crop image, increase/decrease canvas size

 

Pictograms/graphs

what is a pictogram  -

examples available for viewing at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictogram

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieroglyph

what is a favicon

overview of assignment

questions?

 

Day 2

What is ART? brainstorm

 

work on pixelart

 

Hdrive problemsolving

 

Day 3

 links to artists:

http://academ.hvcc.edu/~k.garrigue/artistslinks.htm

Reading Discussion

 

Introduction/Overview to Electonic Art

how has digital media changed the:

word - hypertext, expanded narratives, collaborative writing projects, linear vs. non-linear

html,

Mark Amerika

 

 

image - digital photography, photoshop, film vs. digital

graphic design - instant layout changes, immediacy

animation - film vs. image ready

moving image - film vs. video

music - linear vs. non linear editing

theatre- internet

ex.  yes men

community

 

 

ALL

communication, collaboration, immediacy, blending of media

what new forms have emerged?

bio art

digital art/net art

 

linear vs. non-linear

what is digital?

manipulation

 

technology can assist in collaboration

 

 

 

 

photography

 

digital imaging

 

computer music

 

digital video ( vs. film)

 

internet

 

 

 

Pixelart Pictogram critique

You suck at Photoshop