SI 520 Fall 2013 // Week 2

Name: _Iman YeckehZaare_____________

Homework 1 Checklist
Due: 09/23 Twitter Background mockups for The University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum (Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring). Message: Connect with nature Software: Photoshop Elements: Background images, U-M logo, Twitter foreground, Prole background. Dont remove, distort, or modify the size, font, or position of the logo, and other foreground elements. Goals: develop conceptual color palette (one for all four seasons), master Layers order and organization (groups), gradients, color values (RGB); understand designing for continuing or repetitive background (gradient and/or transform tool use) Deliverable Deadline met Paper copy submitted (printed on 8.5 X 11 paper in color, landscape orientation): page 1: submission checklist page 2: planning sketches (you can xerox these from your notepad) page 3: screenshot of Layers panel with groups content visible; color palette with RGB values listed and harmony type indicated pages 47: twitter background mockups Concept developed and corresponds with the message Background ll planned (images ll the background, blend to solid color, or tiled). No raster (pixels) is visible Visual consistency maintained (images type/zoom). Contrast for text / logo and background allowed. All four backgrounds have same saturation and brightness Color palette with RGB values listed. Harmony type is indicated Groups are used to organize layers. Layers order maintained (Foreground layer on top.) Screenshot of Layers panel with groups content visible provided Pages 27 uploaded to Scribd as a multipage document (pdf binder) Total % 10 25

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