human ecology design fundamentals & portfolio. caylee webber

Human Ecology Design Fundamentals &

Portfolio. Caylee Webber

Fundamentals.

• Human Ecology is the interdisciplinary study of the relationship between Humans and their natural, social and created environments.

• Design is a created environment; we as humans interact with design around us.

• Promoting Sustainability.

Human Ecological

Design

• The two programs I primarily used to further my design skills were Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

• Illustrator is a vector graphics editor and Photoshop edits all types of graphics.

• These programs work to create illustrations, graphics and alter photos and existing images.

Computer Assisted Design.

Photoshop Image

Illustrator Image

Colours & Images

• Pantone is the primary printing colours used in design.

• RGB (Red, Green, Blue) and CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) colour models are used in colour printing and computer images.

• bitmap file image format used to store digital images.

• Vector images uses geometrical primitives based on mathematical equations to represent images .

My Design Portfolio.

About me.

• BSc in Human Ecology majoring in Textiles and Clothing with a minor in Merchandising.

• World traveller heavily influenced by Middle Eastern and Asian Art and Design.

• Always thought I was going to be an Ice-Cream man when I grew up.

• Arranging type.

• Type design.

• Modifying type glyphs.

My patterns created using

Illustrator.

Different entry points were used.

Sketches necessary to follow through with pattern.

Pattern can be rotated to produce different looks.

• Help to establish...hue, value, intensity , monochromatic scheme, complementary colours, analogous colours, simultaneous contrast, triadic colour equations, cool/ warm colour combinations , spatial cues, colour discord and emotional colour schemes.

The accordion book utilized my

observational and analytical design

skills .

Blurred Background

Retouching Sharpening

• Figure Ground

• Similarity

• Closure

The 5 Gestalt Principals are...• Continuance

• Proximity

• Tracing is a very valuable technique used in photoshop that allows you to cut, highlight, create paths on the image.

Inspirations.

Thank you.

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