Visual Diary Entry Drawing #1

                          My Love for Video Games:

This drawing that drawing inspired my love for video games every since I was a 4 years-old. 

The love of video games all started when my father handed me a controller. A Nintendo 64 controller in particular. It was a change of a life time. I never knew this at the time but anyways, after I player super Mario world on the SNES, my world changed and I had played many games with my sister. We loved playing and would get the newest games form the Mario series for example or new interesting games to us. My sister always taught me to take care of the console or controller. That's one of the memories I remembered when playing with my sister when I was young. 

This love for video games can relate to the theme of cartography also is for many reasons. Video games were like an adventure and video games drew my life in a sense. Video Games either taught you lessons to learn and helped me be who I am today. Even though the characters in the game weren't real, they were either a role model or someone amazing you could relate to. They were inspiring for example, Link from legend of Zelda. He has bravery like no one else. He fights many monsters and goblins to save the world / princess of Hyrule. This makes me want to be a better person and a braver person since the game showed how one person can make a big difference from a single trait, Bravery. That's all you need. No matter how dark the path of life is, you can be your own light and make it though the dark cave to the ending or find a reward waiting for you. 

I'd like to say, thank you for reading and feel free to respond to this Journal. You can share your opinion and comment.

Nights: Journey of Dreams Music: Dream Gate

Nights: Journey of Dreams Music: Dream Gate
(Link above is the tune that inspired me)

This song is from a video game I had played called Nights Journey of Dreams. The game is based on dreams and playing as NIghts, as you can see the character in the picture. The reason this lovely tune inspired me to relate to the theme of this year's art show, Cartography is because cartography is based on mapping and adventure correct? Well this tune represents the gate to different dream doors. The dream doors contains amazing worlds in them. These doors reminded me of that adventure of dreams. You get to decide which path to go to. There are different dreams and its all up to you! No limits and free to choose which ever one you like. No ones there to stop you and you can pick that dream! The small picture is one of the dream doors and i couldn't find a particular picture of one door or the dream gate unfortunately. You'll have to play the game to see the what the whole dream gate looks like. 

This tune also reminds me how magical chasing your dreams are. The excited feeling of starting and improving as you work hard to the top! The melody is also pretty calming and soothing . 

Thanks for reading this visual Diary entry! 

Unit 8-9 Research Notes on Info Graphics

My favourite Info Graphic 

1) What drew you in to THIS Info graphic? Why did you choose this one? Be specific. 
2) What is the main topic of your info graphic?
3) How was the information arranged and presented? Did they use sections, titles, graphs multiple...be specific.
4) What do you the author did to make sure EVERYONE could understand this info graphic?
5) Was your info graphic created to make you feel a certain way or to persuade you? If yes, how did it make you feel or what was it trying to persuade you to do?
6) How were colours or images used to create a mood or set a tone?
7) What did you like about your info graphic?
8) What would you change about this info graphic to make it better?

    The colours, the pictures and the text had drawn me to this info graphic because I had recognized the famous brand names like Nintendo, Sega and Play Station. The other reasons why this info graphic drew me are because the bright vibrant colours with some of the cool colours and the pictures like Mario I knew for example or Legend of Zelda.  

   The main topic of this info graphic is about the top 10 most addicting video games of all time. The top 10 are from the Mario series, Legend of Zelda, GoldenEye 007, World of War Craft, Grand Theft Auto and Tetris. 

  The information of this info graphic was arranged and presented by sections in order with titles and graph multiples. Its easy to read and a very easy to read info graphic. 

   I made sure that everyone could understand the info graphic by presenting a lot of big pictures to understand the subject of the info graphic and at least get the general idea that this info graphic is about info graphic. 

  This info graphic was supposed to feel that you can relate to this info graphic because I've played 7 out of the 10 games I can relate since they are addictive and they're really good games to play for a really long time. I still play some of these games today every once in a while when I'm not busy with units and really enjoy playing these old games. This info graphic is supposed to influence the viewer also because, this would motivate someone who would want to play a really good game, they would play one of these games or try them out since they're the top 10 most addictive games. 

    The colours and images set a tone in this info graphic by giving the user a sign that this info graphic is appropriate for all ages, the games gives you happiness, has love in them, gives you different feelings depending on the story line of the games and happiness to show how amazing these games truly are. 

   The parts that I liked about my info graphic is that it was related to video games because I can relate to most of the video games on the info graphic since I've played those 7 games  out of the 10. Those games I've played have the best video game concepts, they either have amazing story lines and a great experience playing as a young kid. 

   The only parts i would fix about this info graphic is to add more pictures to attract the viewers more and make the colours more vibrant colours to attract the viewer quicker. I found that it took me a while to pick this info graphic because I was debating to choose a different info graphic then this one I had picked out. 

Thank you for reading and feel free to comment on this visual diary entry or ask any questions. 

Favorite Logo Design

My Favourite Logo Design 

The reason the Nintendo 64 logo is my favourite logo because this logo in my opinion if very simple, colourful, attractive with the mix of cool & warm colours and very memorable to me. The reason why this logo is very memorable to me is because when i was younger, I had always played Nintendo 64 games when there wasn't any newer game systems at the time. I would always remember this logo in the beginning of any game before I start the actual game. It was simple, I could draw the logo as a kid and I liked all the simple colours as a kid.  The other reason why this logo was very memorable was because the company who owned it was Nintendo. They had made many classics and amazing games that they can't remake and have the same feel as today. The logo is also supposed to represent a system for Nintendo, Nintendo 64 and was perfect and simple because the "N" stood for Nintendo and the placement is easy to see on a screen of a t.v wen playing. It is in the centre, easy to spot, not in a corner where it was difficult to see and the size of the logo was very easy to see to the players who would play the games. When it came to the colours of the logo, they followed the colour scheme theories and balanced out. It didn't look too much nor did it look too little. This is the reason why this is my favourite logo of all time.

 

Thank you for reading my visual diary entry. Feel free to comment about my opinions and thank you again for reading. 

Unit 8-9 Colour Theories

The Colour Theory
Primary Colours are red, blue and yellow. These three colours are the most basic colours on the colour wheel. They cannot be made from any other colours but all other colours on the colour wheel are made from them. They are commonly used together to attract attention, such as children's products or at a circus. 




Secondary Colours are green, orange and purple. They are formed by mixing equal amounts of the two primary colours that are beside them on the colour wheel. For example, green is made from mixing blue and yellow.They can be used together to create a nicely balanced colour scheme.

Tertiary Colours are blue-green, yellow-green, red-orange, red-purple and blue-purple. They are formed by mixing a primary colour and a secondary colour together. For example, as the name implies, blue-green is made from mixing blue and green. Tertiary colours help create a wider colour palette.



Tints and Shades are Lighter versions of colors are formed by adding white and are called tints. Darker versions are formed by adding black and are called shades. This is illustrated on the color wheel by adding two inner rings for tints and two outer rings for shades. The middle ring is the hue.


Monochromatic Colours are colours with variations in tint and shade, such as 
green, light green and dark green. Although there is very little variety in these colours, they can be used to create a simple, clean, and elegant colour scheme with minimum contrast. 




Analogous Colours are beside or near each other on the colour wheel, such as blues and blue-greens. This colour scheme is similar to monochromatic colours but with more range. They have low contrast but work well together because they have common undertones. 



Complimentary Colours are two colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel, such as blue-purple and orange. They provide maximum colour contrast and work particularly well when a warm colour is paired with a cool colour. Using complementary colours is an important aspect of creating aesthetically pleasing art and graphic design. 






Split Complimentary Colours is a colour and two colours adjacent to its complimentary colour, such as green-yellow, purple and red. These colours provide high contrast without the strong tension of the complementary scheme. 






Triadic Colours are three colours equally spaced around the colour wheel. They are not as contrasting as complementary colours but look more balanced. Primary colours and secondary colours are both examples of triadic colour schemes. 





Tetradic Colours are two pairs of complimentary colours, also known as double complementary, such as blue-purple, green, yellow-orange and red. It may look like too much colour if all four colours are used in equal amounts. Therefore one or two colours should be dominant. 




Warm Colours are red, orange, and yellow. Warm colours are bright and vivid. Warm colours are often used to make something stand out and draw attention. 

Cold Colours are calm and soothing in art. Cool colours are mostly green, blue, and purple. Cool colours can be used as a background. 

ASM 3M1 - Unit 8 and 9

Unit 8 and 9 Graphic Design & Info graphics

2) Define the following graphic design subjects; Letterform investigations, Typography, Publication and Print design, Poster design, Computer graphics, and Advertising design. For each design subject find an example and post them to your visual diary. 
Letterform Investigation:
Letterform investigation is the look at the forms of logotypes and letterform found in everyday objects and in typefaces. 









Typography:
Typography examines text messages created for information or expression. 













Publication and Print Design:
Publication and print design explores he overall structure-pacing, sequence and hierarchy of information as well as the particular use of text and image found, for example, in the editorial material of magazines and newspaper. 






Poster Design:
Poster design combines words and images in a powerful public announcement, whether for an art exhibit, an election campaign, or a circus. 










Computer Graphics:
Computer Graphics explores the digital world of highly manipulated imagery. 










Advertising Design:
Advertising Design is calculated  to attract attention, make a compelling pitch to an audience and create a desire for the product.

Unit 4-6 Progress and Commentary on Editing

After you're all done your ridiculous frames, cleaning up all the lines and colouring, you would think that its all done and the editing is a piece of cake! Wrong OnO!! There is such a wide variety of songs that could express an animation is a whole different subject. A single sone expresses so many thought and feelings to you have to pick the right song to express your story the way you want. It gives the viewer a certain atmosphere or feelings. For example, a song called reach for the stars from the game Sonic Colours
. This song is about chasing your dream and not worrying what lies ahead of you in the future. Your going to chase that star no matter what and do what it takes to get that dream or star in this song. This gives the feeling of hope and inspiration to work hard or thoughts that the character will get a good ending or and exciting part of a video or animation. You need that right song to fit your animation. Another comment i would like to add is don't pick a bunch and not decide your particular song. You need only a few songs in your animation or else the viewer would get confused from all the different songs or instrumentals. You just need 2 or 3 to get your viewers really going. 

When uploading your frames for your animation, get ready to wait because since there are 24 frames in 1 second, those frames for 3 minutes will take forever. As we speak, i am waiting for my frames to download right now and its taking forever. My advice here it to just do other work like journals or other units while waiting. My Favourite instrumental would be a created song by Jess Disraeli. The song was used for a short film Afflicted Inc. The short film is a about a company who's employees personified affliction like suicide, shame, anorexia and fear. These are a few of the afflictions. Its a pretty interesting short film and made by Anna akana and her cast of members helping her film this and act out. Pretty much everyone there to help make the short film happen. 

I hope you enjoyed reading this journal and good luck in your animation if you're doing an animation.