Groundwork Activity - Language Forms

Part One

• hierarchy
  
• critique
  
• contrast
  
• dpi
  
• design firm
  
• radiation
  
• type family
  
• leading
  
• tracking
  
• kerning
  
• gradation
  
• bristol board
  
• medium
  
• linen tester
• gutter
• margin
• en-dash
• em-dash
• x-height
• descender
• ascender

Part Two

• All of the above
• "less is more"
• "from follows function"

I have designed my informants' language as mostly dialog and drama.

Part Three

• I believe any way I rearrange the words and phrases will represent the nuance of graphic design language. None of the above phrases stand out but I believe I need to find out more about how AIGA can help students in other majors. I believe my informants would agree with the way I have recorded the language. I could serve as a cultural translator by studying the language and actions of a group and relate them to a language everyone can understand.
  

In Class Group

1. Mediums
   
   • Websites - pictures, text, video
     
   • Poster - pictures, text
     
   • Powerpoint - sound, video, text, pictures
     
   • Video - pictures and text
     
   • collage - pictures text
2. Purpose and 3. Rational
   
   • Website - If the group is "digital" and has an online. This would work the best for me.
     
   • Poster - If you are not tech savvy and want to show text and images
   • powerpoint - Separates each picture to be explained and it is more interesting
   • Video - more lively and realstic.
   • Collage - for showing many pictures.
     
3. Rational - Above
4. Pick top two
   
   • Website
   • Powerpoint
     
5. Course Blog Assignment
   
   • http://issuu.com/koekje/docs/design-elements-a-graphic-style-manual
   • http://issuu.com/scarvalho/docs/livro__visualiza__o_online_
   • http://issuu.com/fasett/docs/roxar_annualreport_2008
   • The above are well designed publications which could have been done by members of the AIGA, which is the group I am studying.
     
     
   • http://bighugelabs.com/mosaic.php
   • I could use the above to create a mosaic of the AIGA Logo. The mosaic could include work done by members of the AIGA.
     
     
   • http://martin.glogster.com/test/
   • I could make a poster about the AIGA - the above is a clever poster describing graphic design.