Wednesday 19 September 2012

First amateur amateur basic basic web page

We learnt the basics of web design today taught by Neil our tutor. We were taught about the different tags. 

A tag is the text enclosed in these symbols <>. For example <open tag> </close tag>.

If you want to create a paragraph you would start by using an open paragraph tag e.g. 

<p>and close it by using a close paragraph tag</P>

Its the same if you want to create a heading you would start by opening the heading by using one of these. <h1> and close it by one of these. </h1> 

For a second heading you would use. <h2> and close </h2>

The codes to look at are dazzling at first but once explained it became clearer and you can see how you could elaborate on it to make a more interesting page. 

We used Text edit on the mac to create this and are later going to learn how to use flash and other programs to create a web page. 

Heres what I created with the knowledge I got from the lesson today.



One is basically a basic web page that is more basic than the first basic web page. So basic. 

The second slightly stylised which I done once I learnt more about creating a web page. I used margins, links, images, different size and style fonts and i added colour. 

I found it interesting to learn and am looking forward to creating a bit more of an advanced website. 

Wednesday 12 September 2012

Alberto Seveso

These images that you are about to look at are crazy. You can look at them and get lost just staring at them. They are created by an Italian artist called Alberto Seveso. They're created using high speed photographs. 





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Yeah No Yeah



These are created by a company called Yeah No Yeah who sell these nice typeface pieces.

You can see more on the website: www.yeahnoyeah.co.uk

Global street art

I came across an article in Easyjet's Traveller magazine which was about a street art photographer called Lee Bofkin. It told an interesting story of how he went from taking pictures of street art for a hobby whilst travelling with his part time break dance crew, to being made redundant from his full time job, to visually documenting over 50,000 images on his website globalstreetart.com.

You can see a wide range of different types of street art from sculptures to vehicle work.





These are few that I like.

My progression goals.

I am still unsure on what I am going to do when I finish this course. Ultimately I want to work in designing album artwork/ posters and sell my work. I know that I'm going to have to go to university to get the qualifications to be employable to graphic design companies to earn a descent wage and to build a bigger portfolio for myself. I am into illustration, photography and typography so I will try to find a university which specifies in these areas or a course that will be most beneficial for me. 

I would prefer to go to a university which is not too far away from home so that I can travel back regularly and my friends and family can visit me. I really like London which I know well and find inspiring and a good place for me to see different architecture, type and people which is the basis for my ideas.

To get into a university or employment I will have to focus in this final year and get the grades that puts me in a comfortable position to confidently apply for these. 

I've looked on the UCAS website and searched for illustration courses to see what universities could be an option for me. 

http://search.ucas.com/cgi-bin/hsrun/search/search/StateId/EX0Eb93-AmzD-6rfanjnSH4hTJzf_-4p_u/HAHTpage/search.HsKeywordSuggestion.whereNext?query=2779&word=GENERAL+ILLUSTRATION&single=N

Anglia Ruskin University offers a 3 year full time degree. I must apply by Jan 15th 2013

Course Requirements.

http://search.ucas.com/cgi-bin/hsrun/search/search/StateId/EX0Eb93-AmzD-6rfanjnSH4hTJzf_-4p_u/HAHTpage/search.HsEntryReq.run?n=1124788#CSRA

http://search.anglia.ac.uk/search?entqr=3&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&output=xml_no_dtd&ud=1&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&num=10&filter=0&getfields=location.attendance.start-note.title.final&client=advanced_course_search&proxystylesheet=advanced_course_search&q=illustration&site=Prospectuses-all

London Metropolitan Uni offer a 3 year full time course.

Course info:

http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/ug-prospectus/courses-13-14/illustration.cfm