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In Chapter one of the text, the topic of raster versus vector images is touched upon. I chose this website because it dives a little further into the topic of which type of image you should use. This site is helpful because it is very clear that you should use vector images for logos and illustrations and raster images should be used for digital graphics and digital photography. Knowing when to use each type of imaging is critical when beginning a project.

JayDax website is developed by a husband wife team, (John and Shelia Chapman) http://www.jaydax.co.uk/lastsupper/lastsupper.htm Rhetorical Analysis: This is a painting of the Last Supper painted by Leonardo Da Vinci. The purpose of this painting is to depicting the scripture in the Gospel of John 13:21,, in the Holy Bible. The targeted audiences are people who are Christians, artist, bible and historian scholars. Understanding the individuals in the painting are biblical, namely Jesus Christ in center of painting establishes a portion of the targeted audience, and the fact that it is a well known painting of Da Vinci establishes the art and historian scholar audience. Design Analysis: The painting is very good example of visual weight. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical balanced are use. Jesus is centered as well as the arch in the center of the table and the apostles are depicted on both sides of Jesus using symmetrical balance. When examining the table setting of the food symmetrical balance is used. Other examples of symmetrical balance are the rear windows, the gridded ceiling. All of these examples convey the definition of symmetrical as history, dignity, and formality. Asymmetrical balance in seen in the arches, one side is colored in and on side white space is used providing contrast and visual weight. Although the panels on the wall are symmetrical the contrast used on the left side provides an unequal, asymmetrical, balance.

When writing a report use lists when possible, use headings and subheadings to separate topics, use clear typefaces and use white space effectively.

This blog discusses the use of whitespace in web design. It gives very good insights into how whitespace should be used, and when it should not be used.

Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons: A Youtube video assessing the impact of fair use and its cultural impact -- specifically, the impact of art upon other artists and how referencing and sometimes even imitating other works of art has helped shape art and culture as a whole. The video shows various examples of artworks that have used each other as references and is a good way to understand the importance behind this.

After the reading this week, I book marked this site because it describes effective repetition design principles for web designers. I thought not only was this related to our reading but also to the new media concept in the class

Article on repetition that can be used in web design.

This website explains how effective use of repetition can aid a website design. If used properly, repetition can add an element that helps tie the entire design together. Repetition is very useful principle of design that can add a lot to websites.

This is a neat office website help guide to using and setting grids in MW 2007. I found it pretty useful.

A really neat summary that breaks down the actual fair use law and analyzes it as it applies to movie reviews. pretty interesting and very useful.

"To better understand the topic of Copyright and Fair Use, and the special provisions that have been made for educational uses, I combed through a lot of materials that our professor had provided." This is a great source without extra bulk. 

An article discussing the meaning of different shapes and what they can do to a presentation when using them. I think this is helpful because it gives us an understanding of the certain connotations of certain shapes that are going to be used.

This website gives some tips on what designer needs to know about typography and how to correctly use it in a design. It tells you to read your design first to make sure that you understand it. If you are having trouble, then of course someone else will as well. It also tells you to keep titles big that way people can identify what the title is. This website gives some very good information that is very useful.

This website gives some tips on what designer needs to know about typography and how to correctly use it in a design. It tells you to read your design first to make sure that you understand it. If you are having trouble, then of course someone else will as well. It also tells you to keep titles big that way people can identify what the title is. This website gives some very good information that is very useful.

This website lists repetition as being one of the 4 principles of good designs for websites. This shows how useful repetition can be when used in the creation of a website. It is a fundamental tool that should be used by designers when appropriate.

This page gives 20 tips for proper netiquette that will remain useful for personal and business settings. Some of these include the common sense aspects such as starting an email with 'hello' and limiting or eliminating the use of all caps because that is viewed as yelling in internet terms.

This is a great and humorous video about using repetition in design. The video explains repetition using a method called Visual Harmony. It gives detailed examples and visuals to explain how to use repetition in design.

This is a great and humorous video about using repetition in design. The video explains repetition using a method called Visual Harmony. It gives detailed examples and visuals to explain how to use repetition in design.

The speaker in this video is from StuffDesignersDo.com. I thought that he did a great job discussing repetition of a poster he created.

Copyright: This book explains how to find copyright owners, request permissions, and keep records. It also describes fair use, public domain, and copyright infringement.

A great summary of flow in web design with great real examples of how it works!

This site has a thourough description of flow and a handful of webpage examples.

This site is very thorough and detailed and offers information on visual and verbal flow, how to used white space, and using flow to create harmony and unity in the design.  The site also show effective use of flow in web design

Also has link to original wording and limitations on fair use

fair use detailed definition

"Law provides copyright protection to creative works in order to foster the creation of culture. Its best known feature is protection of owners' rights. But copying, quoting, and generally re-using existing cultural material can be, under some circumstances, a critically important part of generating new culture. "

"This may seem obvious, but judging by the notices we have received, many teachers (and especially students) are under the impression that if it is on the web, then it is up for grabs." This is a very informal, but interesting document regarding copyright, fair use and creative commons. 

I really liked this website because it explains what different types of new media there are. You can click on each one and it will explain and give definitions. Then it gives ideas of how you can use the new media to spread the message of AIDS. This can work to spread any type of message across.

I really liked this website because it explains what different types of new media there are. You can click on each one and it will explain and give definitions. Then it gives ideas of how you can use the new media to spread the message of AIDS. This can work to spread any type of message across.