Imaging and Design for Online Environment PDF

Who enjoys and loves taking pictures? LESSON 6 Imaging and Design for Online Environment Basic principles of graphics and layout Creating infographics Online file formats for images Principles and basic techniques of image manipulation Uploading, sharing, and image hosting At...

Who enjoys and loves taking pictures? LESSON 6 Imaging and Design for Online Environment Basic principles of graphics and layout Creating infographics Online file formats for images Principles and basic techniques of image manipulation Uploading, sharing, and image hosting At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to: 1. understand the basic principles of graphics and layout; 2. create a simple infographic using web tools; 3. understand and use several file formats used on the web; 4. easily manipulate images using a simple image editor; and 5. upload and share images using Photobucket.  BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GRAPHICS AND LAYOUT 1. Balance. The visual weight of objects, texture, colors, and space is evenly distributed on the screen. 2. Emphasis. An area in the design that may appear different in size, texture, shape or color to attract the viewer’s attention. Figure 1. An example page of balance and emphasis  BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GRAPHICS AND LAYOUT 3. Movement. Visual elements guide the viewer’s eyes around the screen. Figure 2. Its bright color, which stands out in this picture, also help the viewers eye.  BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GRAPHICS AND LAYOUT 4. Pattern, Repetition, and Rhythm. These are the repeating visual element on an image or layout to create unity in the layout or image. Rhythm is achieved when visual elements create a sense of organized movement. Figure 3. The image uses pattern and repetition which create harmony for the entire image  BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GRAPHICS AND LAYOUT 5. Proportion. Visual elements create a sense of unity where they relate well with one another. Figure 4. A screenshot of CNN.com web page shows how the font size of header is proportional to the size of its content. This is done so that the viewer can easily see what the article is all about.  BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GRAPHICS AND LAYOUT 6. Variety. This uses several design elements to draw a viewer’s attention. Figure 5. Bing.com uses a combination of text and images to make the site more appealing but not distracting from the sites purpose  INFOGRAPHICS Information graphics or infographics are used to represent information, statistical data, or knowledge in a graphical manner usually done in a creative way to attract the viewer’s attention.  TYPES OF INFOGRAPHICS 1. Statistical- puts focus on your data 2. Informational -Clearly communicates a new or specialized concept, or to give an overview of a topic. 3. Timeline-providing a summary or overview of the steps in a process. 4. Process-Visualizing the history of something, to highlight important dates, or to give an overview of events 5. Geographic- Uses map charts as the focus visual Online Image File Formats  PRINCIPLES AND BASIC TECHNIQUES OF IMAGE MANIPULATION Tips to help you edit images for your website: 1. Choose the right file format. Try to make a real-life photograph into GIF to see the difference between PNG, GIF, and JPEG. Knowing the purpose is the key to finding out the best file format. 2. Choose the right image size. A camera with 12 megapixels constitutes to a bigger image size. Monitors have a resolution limit, so even if you have a million megapixels, it will not display everything. 3. Caption it. Remember to put a caption on images whenever possible. If it is not related to the web page, then remove it. Performance Task #1 Create an infographics about Sta Cruz High Integrated School. (Statistical, Informational, Process, Timeline, Geographic) Apply the basic principles of graphics in layouting the infographics Be guided by the rubrics below. Creativity – 30% Originality – 35% Content relevance – 35% Sharing Photos with Photobucket There are plenty of free image hosting sites out there, and Photobucket is one of the oldest. Here’s how to access it: 1. First, sign up for a Photobucket account on photobucket.com. Just like Piktochart, you may use your Google+ or Facebook account to automatically sign up. 2. Once your account is set up and you are already logged in, click the Start Uploading button. 3. A new page will load allowing you to drag and drop your photos or to choose them manually or to choose an entire folder to upload. Select a folder, add a password (optional), then feel free to upload any photos you have right then. 4. Once selected, a progress bar will appear indicating that the image is uploading. This may take a moment and will depend on your Internet connection. Once you are done, you will see an indicator similar to the one shown in the image below. a. View Uploads – views photos you just uploaded which also grants you options to share and edit them individually b. Share Album – shares everything you just uploaded plus the other contents of your specified folder c. Edit Photos – uses Photobucket’s photo editing tools to manipulate your image 5. Let us just assume you will share a photo individually. To do this, click on View Uploads. Once the page loads, click the photo you want to share. 6. On the top of the image, you will see the following options: A – shares your photo directly to social media and blogging platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, and Pinterest, respectively B – gives you a variety of link codes for HTML, Forums, Emails, Instant Messaging, and a direct link C – shares your image via email D – allows you to download your image E – shares your image to social media sites with the option to add a custom message 7. You may choose to share your photo to your friends on Facebook. If you are done sharing, you may now log off and close the browser.