HW: Do Ch. 8 (Don't be Afraid of the Pen Tool) and Ch. 9 (Using Type in Illustrator) exercises on lynda.com (post any images created)
Read Ch. 4 Illusion of Space, Illusion of Motion and answer the following questions :
Which is more appropriate for your idea: a flat design or a spatial design?
For my design for the third project, the image will be mostly flat because I want the audience to focus on the message I am trying to portray. The background with be a solid color so that the image of the man on crutches will be the only thing the audience focuses on besides the text. However, the image of the man on crutches will be extremely spatial so that he looks 3D. I want the man to look as realistic as possible.
What happens when static (unmoving) and dynamic (moving) shapes are used together in a design?
In a design, the combination of static and dynamic shapes allow the audience’s eyes to follow through the design. It creates a constant flow across the image. I also adds an interesting element to the image. Eyes will follow the dynamic shapes in the design, and meet the static shapes along the way.
Choose one artist in the reading who you feel was most successful in their use of motion and space and write comments on him/her.
I think Mark Messersmith was the most successful in his use of motion and space in his painting, Edge of Town. Throughout the image, the eye is constantly drawn across the canvas. The vivid colors lead your eye in towards a shape, and the movement of the shape brings you to another. He even layered the image, bringing some of the birds to the foreground by enlarging their size in comparison to the buildings in the background. This use of size gives the image a spatial design, making the audience feel as if they could walk into the scene.
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