Design Tech

What is visual design?

Aims to attract users and improve usability through images, typography, space, layout and colour.

What does usability mean?

refers to how easy and efficeint a product is to use.

What is aesthetics in design?

A set of principles concerned with nature and appreciation of beauty.

visual designer?

uses visual skills to create compelling designs that capture the audiences attention

elements?

• Line (Straight, thick, thin, curved, geometric, organic, divisons, texture.

• Shapes (Geometric & Organic)

• Positive (the object) and Negative space (space around it)

• Value light → darkness

• Volume → three dimensional

• Texture → define objects surface

Lines?

straight, thick, thin, curved, geometric, organic, divisions, texture.

postive and negative space?

positive space = is the object | negative space = space around object

principles?

unity, balance, repetition, variation, hierarchy, contrast

what does ‘combine wisley’ eman

use elements and principles in moderation to avoid clutter

what does colour do in design?

draws attention and creates emotional responses

what is colour theory?

rules and guidlines for using colour scheme in vx

what are monochromatic colours

diff values (tints and shades) of a single colours

What are analogous colours?

three colours located next to each other on the colour wheel.

complementary colours?

colours opposite each other on the colour wheel that neutralise each other when combined

whats the triadic coloru scheme

three colours evenly spaced on the coloru wheel

what is colour harmony

colour combinations that are visually pleasing

where is gina barjeel from

palestine and jordan

what is the signature embroidery in gina’s design?

palestinian embroidery (tatreez or cross stitch)

what is the name of gina’s empowerement project

Women’s Fashion Project

Where did Gina first launch her brand in Aus

Wollongong

What is Gina’s production model

made to order using deadstock fabrice

how does gina incorporate culture to her designs

through tradional palestinian embroidery and motifs

Why did Gina starta the WFP

after meeting migrant/refuge women with sewing skills who faced employment barriers but had skills in sewing

How does Gina empower women

10% of each sale funds sewing classes for migrant and refugees

where are the Inkuntji Artists from

Haast Bluff, Central Australia

when and where did their texitl project start

2016, Central Desert Art Centre

What is intergenerational Art

Artistic Collaboration between different age groups

What inspire Inkuntji artists

Ngurra - country | Tjukurrpa - dreaming

what is the first textile techinque used

screen printing on fabric with multiple screens

Second technique?

painting on a canvas and the digitally repeating patterns

third technique

dyeing fabric, drawing patterns with pastels and then repeated with technology

what si the process at Batchelor Institute

choose fabric/design —→ sew garment —→ present

what are the goals of the magpie goose brand

economic opps, storytelling, sustainable fashion

how do they ensure sustainability

using biodegradable fabrics and screen printing

what does the selection tool do

select entire objects

what does the direct slection tol do

select anchor points or paths

group selection tool?

selecting objects withing groups

what does the pen tool do

creates precise paths with anchor poitns

curvature tool?

draws curve easily without adjusting anchor handles

shape tool?

creating geometric and organic shapes

shap builder tool?

combines, deletes, edits overlapping shapes

pathfinder panel?

advanced shape combining and cutting

eyedropper tool?

sample colours and styles

gradient tool?

adjusts gradients directly on objects