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Emphasis Photos 2011

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:14:28 +0000

After selecting photos, students converted them into black and white. Using photoshop, and their own keen eyes, students carefully painted color back into the photos to emphasize the subject. Check the gallery out.

Library Desktop Design Gallery

admin — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:17:42 +0000

See more designs from the ER Library Desktop Design Challenge, including the winners on the Library’s website. These designs are also posted in the library’s display case.

Library Desktop Wallpaper Design Contest

admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:24:22 +0000

1st Place – Jaylan Aburto

2nd Place – Andres Olguin

3rd Place – Maria Collindres

Honorable Mention – Juan Aquino

Honorable Mention – Darlene Herrera

Text Portraits – Spring 2011

admin — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:26:22 +0000

Text portrait gallery from Imaging 1B. Students created self-portraits using carefully-arranged descriptive text.

Digital Collages – Fall 2010

admin — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:11:03 +0000

Students in Digital Imaging 1A designed digital collages using Photoshop. Students needed to design three collages that demonstrated symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial balance. The students also designed the collages according to three themes: 1. Me: Past, Present, Future 2. Inspiration 3. Open Theme

Social Issue Posters 2009-2010

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:40:37 +0000

Students addressed social issues they felt were important to them. They began by researching their topic and attempted to understand the issue from all viewpoints. Based on their research of the issue, students then had to visually communicate their view by designing a poster. Students also wrote a short statement explaining the issue as they understood it and the message they wanted to communicate with their posters. View more posters here.

Logos & Business Card

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:07:37 +0000

Using Photoshop CS3′s vector graphics capabilities, students in Digital Imaging 1B designed an original logo for a fake brand or organization. Students also designed business cards to go along with their logos. See more designs here.

Typography Self-Portraits – Spring 2010

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:18:03 +0000

Digital Imaging 1B – Students created self-portraits by arranging descriptive words, phrases, and sentences to depict the various light and dark values. See more here.

Art Advertisements

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:57:22 +0000

Students in Digital Imaging 1A designed a one-page print advertisement that demonstrated an understanding of Visual Hierarchy. They also needed to use a famous artwork as the main visual of their advertisement. This required some students to think of a new slogan that cleverly and creatively connected the product to the artwork. View more.

Perfect People

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:00:28 +0000

Students in Digital Imaging 1A were introduced to compositing and created one image from a variety of sources. They manipulated color and proportion to get their composite images to look real or funny. Then, they took their own face and combined it with features from other students in the class.