Tuesday, September 2, 2008

First Class Notes

The different disciplines of design:
- Graphic
- Product
- Craft (pre-product)
- Interactive (including web and smartphones)
- Interior
- Architectural
- Fashion
- Service (new)
- Motion graphics

"It's not denotation, it's connotation"
(referring to illustration, facts v. suggestive)

"Designing is deciding what not to do"

Graphic Designers usually use between 8-9 different fonts.

Web graphics: 72 dpi.
Magazine graphics: 1000 dpi.
See the difference?


Things I need for the class:
- 4 reviews per week
- 1 3 ring black binder


First project:
I.M. Pei Brochure.

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