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Digital Photography & Imaging | Week 4

12.5.25  |  Week 3 Haley Alexandra Gray  |  0369029  |  Bachelors of Design in Creative Media Digital Photography & Imaging GCD61204 Lecture & Practical Material Digital Photography & Imaging  GCD61204 | W4 Lecture -  p L _________________________________ | Practical -

Digital Photography & Imaging | Week 3

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7.5.25  |  Week 3 Haley Alexandra Gray  |  0369029  |  Bachelors of Design in Creative Media Digital Photography & Imaging GCD61204 Lecture & Practical Material Digital Photography & Imaging  GCD61204 | W3 Lecture -  Introduction to Photoshop 2 : Lasso Tool -      - Allows you to draw and pinpoint specific areas of a document      - 3 different tool options          - Lasso          - Polygonal Lasso          - Magnetic Lasso     -  How to use Lasso Tool :   https://youtu.be/DKtHsFaclKo Pen Tool -      - Creates a path from scratch      - The way you add the points and drag the tool determines how the form will look like     - Less points = Smoother path Fig. 1 Variations of Pen Tool     -  How to use Pen Tool :  https://youtu.be/BlW7F-fTsbE The Bezier...

Digital Photography & Imaging | Week 2

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  30.4.25  |  Week 2 Haley Alexandra Gray  |  0369029  |  Bachelors of Design in Creative Media Digital Photography & Imaging GCD61204 Lecture & Practical Material Digital Photography & Imaging  GCD61204 | W2 Lecture -  Introduction to Basic Composition : - Focal point : helps your viewers' eyes naturally settle on the important part of the design. - Scale & Hierarch y : Scale is often used to communicate hierarchy               -  By drawing attention toward and away from certain elements. - Balance of elements  : Think of each element having 'weight' to apply balance.               - Small elements might have less weight compared to large elements / heavily-textured elements will weigh more than flat elements. - White Space : Balances the main focus of the composition.               - Can help bo...

Digital Photography & Imaging | Week 1

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  23.4.25  |  Week 1 Haley Alexandra Gray  |  0369029  |  Bachelors of Design in Creative Media Digital Photography & Imaging GCD61204 Lecture & Practical Material Digital Photography & Imaging  GCD61204 | W1 Lecture - Understanding Photoshop is necessary if you operate in a visuals style, website design, or individual experience function . The Importance of Photoshop Expresses your creativity Create Graphic design Restoration of old images Integrate graphics with text Make use of brushes Change photo colour Rectify mistakes in photographs What is Digital Imaging? -  Digital imaging converts the printed text, artwork, and photographs into digital images using a digital scanner or another imaging device. Removing details / retouching Inserting details Photomontage False captioning          Tips - Follow tutorials Experiment Utilise keyboard shortcuts Replicate / practice other works Participate in Des...

Typography | TASK 1 : Exercises

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22.4.25 - 20.5.25  |  Week 1 - 5 Haley Alexandra Gray  |  0369029  |  Bachelors of Design in Creative Media Typography GCD60104 Task 1  |  Exercises Table of Content : Lecture Material Instructions Task 1 Feedback Reflection References Lecture Material Typography GCD60104 Week 1 (Introduction & Development) 0. Introduction / Typo 1 - Typography is a fundamental aspect in any design study. It develops attributes that are fundamental to any discipline; attention to detail, composition, etc, as well as develop skillsets that are applicable to all design areas. It is the creation of typefaces, which can be applied in  many different facets of life; in animated forms, influences designs of websites, app designs, signage design, logos, etc. - Typography is full of terminologies, conventions, and unwritten rules depending on disposition / influences regarding to style. It is beneficial to any discipline, has a baring on how you present...

Intercultural Design | Everyday Design

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Haley Alexandra Gray  |  0369029 Bachelors of Design (Honours) in Creative Media Intercultural Design GCD61304 Projects 1, 2, 3, & Reflection | Everyday design Table of Content : Lecture Material Instructions Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Feedback Reflection Lecture Material Intercultural Design GCD61304 1. Culture & Design Introduction      - We live in a visual information culture, where in no other time in history has there been so many          visual images.      - Visuals are powerful mediums that provide most of our information about the world.               - 40% of people respond more to visual than text / 90% of information transmitted to the brain is                    visual  / visuals are processed 60,000x faster in the brain than text Visual Graphics     - Visuals are everything that can be ...