I used C.R.A.P (Contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity) to help my designs stand out. I used alignment to position the information, title and image on my mural poster. This was done firstly on Photoshop in order to crop the image to a legit size, and then placed on Illustrator to change the effect of the poster design in order for it to become more clear and the details more viewable, by changing the brightness and stroke level. Contrast was used for this process. For the second image, I mainly used the live paint bucket tool to colour the person right after painting the outline in black.

'The Rat' book cover design.

         
               We designed book covers in Adobe InDesign CC.

           I used Adobe InDesign to make this graffiti cover.

             

       For this graffiti effect, I used Photoshop. Firstly I placed an image of a brick wall, and changed it to black and white in order to blend the text in. I then changed the tones of contrast of the background in order for it to stand out more, and saved it as a psd file in order to use it again. Secondly, I opened up the original image of the background on another window, and started to apply text. I then made use of the background in black and white, but converted the text layer into a 'smart object' to do so, and then went to ' filter', 'distort' and 'displace' to make the text look more visible on the background. I used the 'Fx' option on the layers panel to add more effects to the text and make it stand out from the background. The main effect of the graffiti text was the use of the 'blending options' panel, and from there,  using the 'blend if' options to then make the text dissolve within the wall to make it seem as if it was actually sprayed on. Using the 'underlying layer' option, I multiplied the number of arrows using 'alt' and clicking the bar at the same time for a greater effect.

                           
               We mainly used the mesh tool for this effect on Illustrator CC, and added to what we learnt by practising designing logos for restaurants.

           
                         For this project, I used the pencil tool on Illustrator CC to firstly write out my name. I then used the width tool to change the size of the letters from different angles for this effect. To add colour to these letters, I had to expand the appearance of each of the letters by selecting 'Object' and selecting 'Expand appearance'. I then used the mesh tool to change the size of some of the angles and the choosing a different colour for the letters.

                            Demonstration of abstract expressionism images on 3D cubes ( the past patterned images we created before). I took a piece of the work using the 'group selection' tool, and created 3D cubes, created by the 'extrude and bevel' tool. Created on Adobe Illustrator.
         
                       In this piece of work I used formal elements such as: texture, shape, colour, tone and line.

                       
                              To get this effect, I used Photoshop CS6 and mainly used the brush tool. I tried out different options on the brush tools effect bar, choosing the 'round fan' brush type to use different types of the same colour, and blend them with the ' multiply' effect for a camouflaging effect. The first image is mostly based on tones of blue, perhaps showing a calm, or cold- like emotion. For the second image, I mainly used the glowing brush tool for a landscape effect. I decided on creating a sunset, since it contains similar blended colours. I used the 'soft light' tool as well as the 'multiply tool' for a greater effect. The second image would be showing a happy or relaxing emotion because of the bright colours used, or even anger. We created these images to show our understanding on abstract expressionism.

                               I used mainly colour and texture in these pieces of work.

                     I used Photoshop to crop the background from the images. We used the magic wand and the lasso tool to perfection the image on its own.
 
                    The main formal element shown here is different types of form.

 
                          We used the 'gradient tool' on Photoshop for this effect.

                            The formal elements shown here is colour and shape.

                       
                  For the effect of these images, I focused on using the 'pathfinder tool'. We used Illustrator to create a shape and then another copy of this shape on it. After this, I went to 'window' and then 'Compound paths' and pressed 'make'. This allowed the shape on the top to cut out from the first shape created, so it would look like a thick outline, or a windowish looking shape. We then overlapped the shapes by selecting all the shapes and  using the 'Pathfinder' window to do this effect.

                   The main formal elements used here were line, colour and shape/form.

         
        We used Illustrator to edit our names on a 3D rectangle. To create this shape I created a simple rectangle using the shapes tool, and made it look 3D by clicking on 'effect', '3D' and 'extrude and bevel'. I then clicked on 'Map Art' in order to place my styled name in the visible surface of the rectangle. After doing so, I dragged the 'symbol's panel' beside the screen so that I had a variety of symbols to choose from.

         The main formal elements used is shape/form, texture and pattern.

 
      On Illustrator, we used the 'type tool' to style our names in a different way, related to 'Pop art'.

            The main formal elements shown here is colour, shape, pattern, texture and line.

Screenshot of folders for graphics design.

     Before this exercise, we had to insert an image of a duck. Afterwards we learned how to use the pen tool, along with other selections to draw around the duck. After finally having a successful outline of this duck and having a better understanding of how to use this tool, we used the selection tool to resize our ducks and make them smaller, finally pasting a few more ducks alongside. Finally, we were asked to show a clear demonstration of using different colour gradients and patterns using the fill tool.

      The main formal elements used are colours, shape and pattern.