Black Sqaures

Black Squares Part A

Using simple shapes and space to communicate and convey the meaning of words:

Black squares Part B

Order

I chose this because the layered squares of the page give the order to the story it telling.

Give an order to the layout.

Increase

I choose this because seeing this the first thing to draw you in are the large feet needing to follow from increase to decrease.

Bold

I chose this image because the striking bold black page pulled you in near hit you in the face making you take a look at the images within the bold capital text layout.

Congested 

I chose this images because there are so many triangles on the page it hard to know what one to look at making the layout of the page seem congested, over loaded.

Tension

I chose this image because the straight lines are so tight together pulling in to the text and almost squishing the text within.

Playful

I chose this image because it is visually exciting with all the colour playing with each other, the twists and turns make this visually playful.

All images found on Google images : Link

Typographic Portraits

Typographic Portraits (My name is....)

The task of our first design assessment was to use our name and try to creatively render our names in into each nameplate.

Thinking about style, weight, size, letter-spacing and case of the letter characters.

My name is  _  and I am a chameleon.

My name is _ and I have the hiccups.

My name is _ and I am a gender illusionist.

My name is _ and I am a truck driver.

My name is _ and I have a headache.

My name is _ and I am a _ [make up your own]

So much fun, and plenty of laughs.

This was a great way to test your imagination. 

Industry - Internet Test

Internet Test

• Two search engines? Google, and Yahoo.

• Their benefits? Both Google and Yahoo web sites allow for easy use with helpful hints and instruction where to type.

• A example of how to obtain information? You have just brought fish, but the PH level system you brought is missing the colour system check list, So a quick jump on google search engine. Typing in what colour should the PH level be in my new fish tank, And google will pull up instructions, and images.

• Name two browsers? Google chrome, and Safari.

• What is a URL? ”Uniform Resource Identifier”. This is a generic term for all types of names and addresses that are the objects on the web.

• What is HTML? “Hyper Text Markup Language”. A markup language used to describe web documents (webpages) font, colour, graphics and hyperlinks effects on the web page.

• What is shareware? Is software that has been made available to use or download for free of charge or trial basis with the knowledge it may require payment at a later date.

• What is a zip file? A file that has been compressed for sharing or storage.

• How long would it take to download 100mb of data at broadband speed? Depending what Mbps your download speed is. 100Mb at a speed of 4Mps would download in 3m20s for example, as other uses or software could affect the speed. 

• What are cookies? Computer cookies are small files stored on a person's device/computer containing specific information, enabling the cookie to carry information when visiting a website. Example [First & Last Name]

• What is FTP?  “File Transfer Protocol”. This is a network protocol to use transferring of computer files to and from a client's server on a network. 

• When should you scan for viruses? Scanning should be done regularly with frequent internet use, ensuring up to date virus software.

• Who owns copyright on the types of data you retrieve? The original creator is the owner of the data you retrieve.

• What is the difference between Java and Javascript? Java is a programming language and Java Script is a scripting language.

• Name some online tool? Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Sheets, Google Slides, and Google Maps.

• List the devices are available to view websites? IPad, Mobile phone, Computers, Laptops, Playstation, Xbox, and WiiU.

• Describe the importance of privacy and security measures related to online task? It is important to ensure your privacy and security online, due to people being able to retrieve this information and steal your identity, along with credit card details, and your home address.

• What Information would you refuse to provide when filling out a form on a web page? Depending on what you're filling out the form for and if the website is secure. I would not share any personal information, credit card details, address etc, on a non secure website.

References:

https://www.google.com.au/webhp?hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNspLzo9nOAhVCnJQKHaiXCeoQPAgD#hl=en&q=what+is+a+url

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_intro.asp

https://www.google.com.au/webhp?hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNspLzo9nOAhVCnJQKHaiXCeoQPAgD#hl=en&q=what+is+shareware

https://www.google.com.au/webhp?hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNspLzo9nOAhVCnJQKHaiXCeoQPAgD#hl=en&q=what+is+a+zip+file

https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/guides/broadband_download_times/

http://www.whatarecookies.com/

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=what+is+a+FTP&oq=what+is+a+FTP&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3204j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=what+is+a+FTP&oq=what+is+a+FTP&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3204j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=when+should+you+scan+for+viruses

https://www.google.com.au/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=what+is+the+difference+between+java+and+javascript

Inspired by

What am I inspired by?

 My Kikki k planners are what started the inspiration for BubbleGum Stickers. 

The designs of the simple watermelon made me create my first planner kit.

 

One of our local Tasmanian talented tattoo artist’s, Creating beautiful art pieces for someone's skin, and also amazing paintings.

The colour used to create the water colour effect are inspiring! 

My beloved partner draw this image for me, 

With all that he has struggled in life to get his artwork/tattoos out there, he ever gives up.

He inspires me with his will and art work. 

My mum although she may not be here anymore her voice and encouragement still play in my head.

She inspires me to be the mother I am.

Although we were asked for a graphic designer that inspires us, I can not give one.

I have never really looked into the world of graphic design and find my self at a loss for a graphic designer.

The only designer that I have is someone that designs the planner that I was also inspired to make stickers for.

Erin Condren,

Her planners inspire women all around the world to have not just planners or diaries but beautiful creations to mark and remember our days, weeks and years.

www.erincondren.com

Blog!

Blog

What is a blog?

A blog is a online website that is updated regularly by a person, 

group or business, sharing their thoughts, story's, product, or passions with the world.

This allows people a global audience to express themselves or for a business to have their product talked about.

Blogging has grown from day to day life much like a journal or diary tho some people still use it for this purpose.

It has become popular and todays blogs are used for more, some sharing up to date global news or how to get your hair perfectly purple, there a great source of information, and trending more around the world.

What types of blogs?

There many types of blog out there is mostly depends on how it is intended to be used,

for example there is: 

Video blogs:

YouTube is one of the most well known places for video blogging, they can range from how to videos to a business showing how to use their product.

https://www.youtube.com/user/jenna12382

Personal blogs:

There are many blog site that can be used for personal blogging, They can be used for whatever a person is wanting to share, family life, a weight loss journey or their ideas on a topic.

http://www.bigwordsblog.com/

 

Business blog:

Business can use a blog to traffic more global attention to their products, Some many use the blog as a personal blog but showcasing their carefully placed product or links within the blog or images.

http://blog.erincondren.com/

5 Blogging systems

Google Blogger:

https://www.blogger.com/

Free set up with no additional payments needed, with server hosting by Google.

Receiving a free domain name making it easy for a person to remember or to share.

Google blogger is very popular with a large number of users and most suggesting blogger for beginners.

Easy to set up with options for customising your blog with templates. 

The only negatives that were found being there is limited support available with basic documentation or user form being the support platform.

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com

Instagram is free to set up linking to some of the main stream social media accounts and making it easy to share one image across all media systems at once.

Many are turning to the photography side of blogging, with a image or video being the main interest in to reading the content.

The negatives to using Instagram are the cap of character being set a 2,200 so there is limited space to get a post across to followers.

With no customisation to personal profiles.

Very limited filters and editing tools.

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com

With more the 1 billion users registered on youtube, and hundreds of videos being added daily, this is a great system to reach a global audience.

Easy to set up and free to use, With the ability to add videos in to a playlist and having additional space to post a written blog under the video. 

With easy sharing videos from youtube to your social media being a few clicks.

Allowing users to customise there channels with banners and profile photos.

The negatives for youtube is until you have a fan basic your video go unwatched and the total amount of negative comments and trolls found on youtube could turn people away.

Wordpress:

https://wordpress.com/create/ 

Wordpress is considered by most as one of the easiest to install and operate, With loads of options.

With the ability to add plugin and enhance the over all design.

With giving options to scheduling publishing making it easy to create, set and forget.

Free basic set up but can be made into a premier account for more options.

Wordpress offers email and live chat support.

The negatives for Wordpress are the communicational options are limited to mostly comment sections,

WordPress default settings can be vulnerable to hacker attacks and virus without knowledge to set or change these a blog could be venerable.

 Also recurring need for hosting that come additional cost.

Squarespace:

https://www.squarespace.com/

With a start up 14 day free trail Squarespace have multiple options for templates and uploading your own design.

Everything on square space is owned and developed making it user friendly, and 

Offering 24/7 customer support via live chat and email.

The cons for Square space is the cost per month is large at $26 month to month for the most popular plan.

Square space would best suit someone with experience and could be challenging for a beginner.

Bio:

https://www.shivarweb.com/4795/squarespace-review/

http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/best-free-blogging-sites/6/

https://wordpress.com/create/

https://www.blogger.com/

http://www.fuelyourwriting.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-four-major-blogging-platforms-for-writers/

https://www.fresheggdigital.com.au/blog/social-media/social-media-platforms/youtube/the-pros-cons-of-hosting-your-videos-on-youtube