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CONTENTS Form Study 4
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Personal Symbols 8
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Rhythm & Progression 12
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Symbol Animation 18
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Project 1 had us making forms/symbols using solely letterforms as a way to become familiar with the process of analyzing composition based on predetermined criteria.
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Project 2 had the students designing a unified set of symbols that represented the student as a graphic designer. One using the student’s initials, one being pictoral, and the final being abstract in nature.
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Students were asked to design a sequence of book pages which explored progression and rhythm through the integration of form and texture. The books utilized an accordion fold composed of 10-16 individual panels
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St D ud m es M ents w ean o de ith t in s a s to c es A igne tro ap r t d ng tur Ce a p an e t nt ost d he er. er co a Th pr nc ud e om ise ien po o gr ces ste ting ap a rs hic tte w the sta ntio ere te n m en t.
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Project 5 had the students taking one of their personal symbols, and using Adobe Flash to animate it and adding sound to it. The project was to help students get the basic skills of Flash.
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tr ex o d o le d This book has been designed by Pamela Mulhern, under the direction of Sarah McCoy as part of the course Graphic Design I at Drake University in April and May of 2014. It was designed using Adobe InDesign CS6 on an Apple computer. The type was set in Gill Sans & Bodoni Std. This book has been produced in an edition of one.
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Pamela Mulhern