Submission for Week 5

1. Post the layout design for your namecard.
2. Post 3 sketches of your namecard design. Sketch on paper and document it using a scanner or digital camera.

Lesson 4

1.Overview of Illustrator
2.Creating a template for your namecard
3.Importance of Layout and creating variations for your namecard

Post the screen capture for your BLOG to show the development for week 4.

Screen Capture application

Freeware to capture and archive your blog for submission.

Paparazzi! 0.4.3 | Download

Elements of a Namecard

What's in a name card?

1.Logo: establish a company's identity
Other decorative graphical Image(s)

2.Name of Individual
3.Name of Business or Organization
4.Address
5.Job Title of Individual

6.Contacts:
Phone Number(s). Mobile | Office | Fax

7.URL: website
8.Tagline or Description of Business
9.List of Services or Products

Other elements to consider
1.Fonts
2.Colors Scheme
3.Paper Materials

Readings
http://www.createforless.com/advice/biz_calling_card.asp
http://www.ideabook.com/freeinfo1.htm
http://www.ideabook.com/rethink/recards.htm

LOGO
a.http://www.ideabook.com/011_metro/tweak01.htm
b.http://www.123logo.com/

Submission for week 4

You are required to complete the following by week 4.

1. Complete archive and post and label all works for your online portfolio.
2. Post updates on other projects.
3. Bring 5 namecards that you find interesting/creative.

Lesson for week 4

1. Elements of a namecard
2. Logo design. What's in a logo?
3. Fonts overview
4. Design and conceptualize your namecard

Movie Test

Design Related Blog

Hi guys, another 2 art/design related blog. Take a look at the way images are posted and how the review are written.


http://abaddon0927.blogspot.com/


http://www.fixins.com


http://kanardo.wordpress.com/

Blog Design For a Living?

Yes, there are folks there out there that earns a living designing blog. Blog are not just for personal use but for business as well. Read more http://www.cre8d-design.com/services/.



A pro Blogger teaches how Blog makes money online.

Design BloG

Came across an excellent blog today, design related. http://designsponge.blogspot.com/
Lot's of interesting images, reviews and artist thoughts. There are links to other design related blog too.I strongly encourage everyone to use this site as a guide when you built up your blog.

What to include in the Portfolio?

As discussed,

3D:
1.Ceramic
2.Sphere / cube project
3.Wire project

2D:
1.Printmaking
2.Drawing
3.Painting
4.Photography Prints

Media:
1.Digital Imaging
2.Video

Let me know if I have left out any items.
Please post your resume and artist statement from Hazel's class too. Remember that you can always update your post!

Submission for Week 3

1. Complete Profile page
2. Upload image in Profile
3. Post all works under portfolio section. Remember to Label each post
4. Post progress for other subjects (mural, drawing etc.)

Modify the Image and Url link to launch in a new window

By default, any images and url links within a post will launch the image or website in the same window. To launch in a separate window, this is what you need to do.

For image
1. Locate: href="http://text//text//text//text//text/imagename.jpg"
2. Add the text target="_blank"
3. It should look like this "http://text//text//text//text//text/imagename.jpg" target="_blank"

For Url Links
1. Locate: href="http://www.chiamatt.blogspot.com/"
2. Add the text target="_blank"
3. It should look like this "href="http://www.chiamatt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"

How to place an image in your Profile?

1. Make use of the build in webcam on the Mac to capture your face.
2. Edit in Photoshop.
3. Upload the image in a post.
4. In the edit Html view, look for "src="http://text/text/your photo.jpg"
5. Copy the url "http://text/text/your photo.jpg" into the url field.

How to post an image and label your portfolio?

1.Remember to document your works in the highest possible resolution, especially if you need to show the details.
2.Ensure sufficient lighting when you capture the works.
3.Do not use a web cam or camera enabled phone.
4.Enhance your pictures in Photoshop and resize to min. 800 x 600 pixels. Add in the watermark.
5.Tags or Label your post. This allows users to browse your category with ease.
6.For example if your ceramics works falls in the 3D category, you should label as "portfolio, 3D".



Complete 3D model of my car. Added the headlamps and fitted in the tyres.

Posting for Video Clips

Blogger only allows you to upload and display images. To upload movies, you are required to sign for an account at youtube and link to the movie you have uploaded at youtube.


Duration and size:
Most videos on YouTube are under five minutes long. There is a 10-minute length limit. There is a100mb limit.

Format for uploading:
Common format such as AVI, .MOV, and .MPG file. Youtube recommend using MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format at 320x240 resolution with MP3 audio, at 30 frames per second.

I would advise to re-output your file from iMovie with the above setting.

for more info: pls read
http://www.youtube.com/t/help_cat05

Sharing and posting Photo.

Flickr, an online photo management and sharing application. You are able to post photos from directly onto your blog. For example, if you have 20 images of your artwork, you can upload to flickr and link it to your blog without having to post all the images in 1 post!

They even have their own blog!
http://blog.flickr.com/

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

What Makes a Good Blog?

On July 31, 2006, Technorati tracked its 50 millionth blog. So what makes a good blog?

Blogs become successful because of specificity and passion
Kevin Donahue

Read more here

1.What makes a good blog:
http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/site/notablog/story/good_blog/

2.Goof Blog writing style:
http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2006-10-11-n47.html

Use Hello to publish pictures to any Blogger blog

Publish and Share your Picture.

Use Hello to send your pictures to BloggerBot. BloggerBot will automatically resize your JPG pictures, add your captions, and publish your pictures to the Web. Read more: http://www.hello.com/how_bloggerbot_works.php

Change your Header to an Image

Hi. As you see I have uploaded my own header image on the blog. Most of the templates come with "boring" header. Some blog site allows you to customize while other do not. Here's a link on how to change the header.
http://bloggeruniversity.blogspot.com/2006/03/customizing-your-header-add-image.html

Most of us are not programmers but that should not stop you from making some simple changes. Remember to backup your original template if you decide to make some serious changes.

Match A Colour Scheme

Create and match colours for your Blog's using Colour Scheme Galleria (freeware).

Blogs for your Reference

Art/Design Related
http://mikesdesignillustration.blogspot.com/index.html
http://veerle.duoh.com/

Architecture
http://www.linearchitecture.com/blog/

Typography
http://typeforyou.blogspot.com/

Design
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/index.php
http://www.frederiksamuel.com/blog/

Personal
http://blog.q-taro.com/
http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/

Hobby
http://www.marvinryan.com/blog/

Products
http://knottybicsie.blogspot.com/
http://millafashion.blogspot.com/

Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things
Boing Boing is a weblog of cultural curiosities and interesting technologies. It's the most popular blog in the world, as ranked by Technorati.com, and won the Lifetime Achievement and Best Group Blog awards at the 2006 Bloggies ceremony.
http://www.boingboing.net

Weblog Awards

Award Sites

http://2006.weblogawards.org/2006/12/the_2006_weblog_award_winners.php
http://www.blogtopsites.com/arts/
http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/category.jhtml?id=304
http://bestblog.wordpress.com/

Improving your Blog

Reading:

Improving your blog
http://www.lukew.com/resources/articles/blogs2.asp

Weblog Usability by Jakob Nielson
http://www.lukew.com/resources/articles/blogs2.asp

Lesson 1

What we have covered?

1.Overview of Blog.
2.Creation of your first Blog.
3.Blog Sample

This is a topic specific blog and you should only post items related to your artworks/design and related stuffs.

What you need to prepare next week?

1.Make a list of artwork you have created last year.
2."Dig out" all those works wherever they are hiding!
3.Explore all settings of the new blog you have just created.
4.Set the color, font and sizes for your blog.
5.Start documenting the progress of your projects.
6.Prepare your profile.
7.Select a photo for your profile.