Mind Map

This is my mind map of design. I did it on how you create designs. I started with designs by hand and designs by COmputer and then moved on from there. I had to use Microsoft Paint because neither of my computers at home or the library had Microsoft Vizio, if they did then I would have used that program to create my mind map instead of Paint.

Font

Font is a great design which can help grab attention or describe something. When somebody chooses the font for something, its so that object can grab the readers attention. A font is a typeface which has many different genres. Some fonts are simple, some are complex, some fancy, some casual. The movie Helvetica is a great example of how much font matters in advertising. The helvetica font is simple but also very "edgy" so people can read it and are still attracted to it. For advertising purposes, the company wants the font to stand out but they want it to be legable also. helvetica met all of these rquirements and has now become a very popular font. Font is very important because its the most important thing that catchs the viewers eye.

Color

The definition of Color is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, yellow, blue, and many others. Scientifically color derives from the spectrum of light interacting in the eye. But in design color is what we see and how it effects us. Colors individually can bring certain emotions to someones body. Blue represents being sad while green represents being happy. Yellow is known for being mellow and red is equal to being angry. But when colors are mixed together in a form of design they bring out many emotions. When combining colors people feel all the mixed emotions together which tells people a full story. Without colr the world would be black, white and boring. I believe color is one of the most underrated aspects of life. I love the facts that we can see a huge range of colors which is never ending.

Architecture (Random One)

In architecture there are two different forms of design. You can either make hand drawn blueprints of the inside and outside of the building with dimensions sized down, or you can design the building using auto-cad on the computer and let the computer do most of the work. My dad is an architect and he prefers hand drawn plans. he sits at his desk, lays out the blue print paper and goes to work drawing and measuring the appropriate dimensions to match the house. He believes by hand drawing it, he can trust all of the dimensions and designs. But also auto-cad is another great way to design. you use the computer generated dimensions and put the pieces together to create the house. architecture is a very tricky form of design both with auto-cad and hand-drawn. You have to design the outside involving windows, doors, and everything. But on the inside architects also have to worry about the sizing of rooms so that wires (electricity) and pipes (plumbing) can all fit and flow properly. The main design of architecture involves making sure all the measurments and dimensions fit perfectly into a so called box (hosue.)

Music (Random One)

Music is one the greatest and only forms of art which doesn't use sight to show its design. There are so many different forms of music ranging from classical to country to rap. All these different genres of music are extremely diverse within their music and people associated. Music tells the listener a story about anything and can make the listener think about things in many different ways. Some artists sing about life being poor and trying to come up and become something, while other artists sing about either falling in love or having their heart broke. Music can be about anything in the world. A reason why I love music so much is because in many songs, you can put yourself into the artists story because you have had an experience exactly like his/hers. The listener can relate the song to them in their own lives which brings out peoples emotions. This is why music is one of the most creative designs.

Graffiti (Random One)

Graffiti is one of my favorite forms of art and design. Graffiti though is sometimes either considered a form of art, or property damage and a crime. Graffiti became big through the Hip-Hop culture and style. It can picture many different things through its design. Graffiti can either be used as a"tag" or as a picture of art meaning something more. A "tag" is a design in which someone places their personal design on something to let people know that they were there. On the top Right is an Example of somebody's "tag." Other forms of graffiti are designs in which people do for design. The designs could just be something they thought of and wanna do or somebody could pay them to paint something on their property. Graffiti is a very intriguing form of design which has many different aspects to it.

Animation (Random One)

Animation I believe is one of the craziest forms of design. This type of design has gone through so many changes through technology. It started off as a very basic concept but with the growth of technology it has grow too. Animation is advanced now that animated people look almost real. Animation has many different forms of designs shown through all the many different cartoons. There's more realistic animation in which the designers try to make the animated characters look as real as possible, and then there's animation in which you know its a cartoon but the design and details are all very complex. Animation is a great form of design involving the use of computers to create a cartoon with great detail.