Ahsen+Rauf+Unit+2

Ahsen Rauf Unit 2 Graphics

**Unit question:**
How can I use IT to help my community?
 * Pre-Unit exercise (if any) **

= INVESTIGATION =

The current situation/problem:
Students and staff have limited awareness of the possible hazards in the school so to solve this problem i will make a safety poster

The Design Brief
I am going to create a poster using the graphics package we are given to promote a certain safety rule. The rule can be as vital or as insignificant as long as it enforces a safety rule.

The Design Specification
The poster must be able to be read from far All layers must be named No unused layers Any advanced techniques must be included in the design stage. You must stick to the design as close as possible You must re-size an image You must use some of the blending options available The image must be flattened at the end The image must be imported into Publisher and made A3 size so we can print it and laminate. You will have finished when the poster is up on the ICT class room wall It must have at least 3 different pictures It Should use at least 3 different POPULAR hazard signs

**Tests **
Look at the poster from close and then far to assess which one will have a greater impact on the viewer’s mind Check that everything is named correctly in the layers window Make sure that there are no blank layers in the graphics package Make sure what I have learnt in my skills exercise goes into the design so I follow it to a full extent. Check if every picture fits. The blending tool and the fuzzy select tool must be used. Flatten the picture before saving it Check the size of the canvas on Publisher after I paste the picture. To make sure that my poster was good or bad I could look around the ICT lab to see if my poster was put up [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []
 * Sites**
 * I used these sites to help my investigation**

Evaluation of the sites I used all these sites to build up my idea of which safety rule i will chose. It also helped me to get some ideas for pictures to add in my design. These sites were very useful because now i know what colors i should be using in my poster. Also i got different ideas of ehat to put on my poster, such as the Jolly Roger, the Bio-hazard Sign, Radiation symbol and the warning sign. This way it will grab attention and people will start to think that this is important and they should be careful. I will make two different designs because of these sites. I will make a POOL SAFETY poster, a DANGEROUS CHEMICALS poster and a CAR-PARK SAFETY poster

= DESIGN =

Design 1
Layers Advanced Techniques All of the advanced techniques will be done in WORD, copy and pasted as a new layer
 * 1) Boy falling in the pool( Picture 1)
 * 2) Water splashing( Picture 1)
 * 3) Victim 1( Picture 1)
 * 4) Victim 2( Picture 1)
 * 5) Boy slipping( Picture 2)
 * 6) Hat( Picture 2)
 * 7) Water(Picture 2)
 * 8) Onlooker behind boy slipping(Picture 2)
 * 9) Boy Pushing everyone(Picture 3)
 * 10) Girl Falling(Picture 3)
 * 11) Boy Falling(Picture 3)
 * 12) Pool Side(Picture 3)
 * 13) Pool Noodle(Picture 4)
 * 14) Boy(Picture 4)
 * 15) Girl(Picture 4)
 * 16) Float(Picture 4)
 * 17) Waves+ Water(Picture 4)
 * 1) Pool Safety Title
 * 2) Help Sign
 * 3) Don't Run Sign
 * 4) Beware Sign
 * 5) All words

Design 2
Layers Advanced Techniques All of the advanced techniques will be done in WORD, copy and pasted as a new layer
 * 1) Radiation Symbol
 * 2) Bio-hazard Symbol
 * 3) Skull and Crossbones
 * 4) Science equipment
 * 5) Exclamation mark signs
 * 1) Beware of Chemicals Title
 * 2) Dangerous Chemical Sub-title

Design 3
Layers Advanced Techniques These advanced techniques will be done in WORD, copy and pasted as a new layer The dead man will be a man laying on the ground and i will use different pictures of severed hands and legs
 * 1) Warning sign
 * 2) Car
 * 3) Skull and Crossbones
 * 4) Dead man and parts
 * 1) BEWARE OF CARS TITLE
 * 2) BE CAREFULL! TITLE
 * 1) Human


 * __//**SPECIFICATION **//__ || **DESIGN 1** || **DESIGN 2** || **DESIGN 3** ||
 * **It must have at least 3 different pictures**


 * Be read from far **


 * Have named layers **


 * Have no unused layers **


 * Have images that are re-sized **


 * Have images blended **


 * Any advanced techniques must be included in the design stage **


 * You must stick to the design as close as possible **


 * Be flattened at the end **


 * Be imported into Publisher and made A3 size so we can print it and laminate **


 * It Should use at least 3 different POPULAR hazard signs** || ** YES **


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(NCDS)=NOT CONCERNING THE DESIGN STAGE I have chosen design two as the design I want to use because this design matches all the design specifications. Design 1 has a lot of detail which i think trying to make would be really hard for myself. Design 1 and 2 couldnt be used as my chosen design because putting 3 different POPULAR hazard signs on a poster about pool safety and car park safety would make them very irrelevant. All of the design have named layers and the the advanced techniques are also shown. I also like design one because it can easily be seen from far and it is very eye catching.
 * NO ** ||

= PLAN = Google Images || Again very simple, it will only take upto 3 minutes depending on how long it would take to find the pictures || pictures to delete the background || Create || 12/2/2012 HW || GIMP+Computer || 20 min ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Task ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stage ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Date ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Resources ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Comments ** ||
 * Look at Design Specification || Create || 11/26/2012 || Computer+ Y8 Wiki-spaces || This stage is very simple and doesn't require much time ||
 * Look at design Criteria || Create || 11/26/2012 || Computer+ Y8 Wiki-spaces || This stage is very simple and doesn't require much time ||
 * Look at chosen Designs || Create || 11/26/2012 || Computer+ Y8 Wiki-spaces || This stage is very simple and doesn't require much time ||
 * Go to the internet for pictures || Create || 11/26/2012 || Computer+ Google Images || This could take up to 20 minutes ||
 * Save the Pictures with correct names || Create || 11/26/2012 || Computer+Windows Explorer+
 * Create and Copy paste the titles from word || Create || 11/27/2012 HW || Word+ GIMP+Computer || Only about 5 minutes depending on the computer ||
 * Add the Radiation Symbol || Create || 11/29/2012 || GIMP+Computer || 2 min ||
 * Add the Bio-hazard Symbol || Create || 11/29/2012 || GIMP+Computer || 2 min ||
 * Add the Skull and Crossbones || Create || 11/29/2012 || GIMP+Computer || 2 min ||
 * Add the Science equipment || Create || 11/29/2012 || GIMP+Computer || 2 min ||
 * Add the Exclamation mark signs || Create || 11/29/2012 || GIMP+Computer || 2 min ||
 * Name the layers || Create || 1130/2012 HW || GIMP+Computer || 5 min ||
 * Look at Design Specification || Create || 12/1/2012 || Computer+ Y8 Wiki-spaces || 1 min ||
 * Look at Chosen Design || Create || 12/1/2012 || Computer+ Y8 Wiki-spaces || 1 min ||
 * Delete Unused Layers || Create || 12/1/2012 || GIMP+Computer || 5 min ||
 * Re-size and Re-arrange pictures to fit chosen design || Create || 12/1/2012 || GIMP+Computer || 10 min ||
 * Use the fuzzy select tool on the
 * Use the blending tool || Create || 12/2/2012 || GIMP+Computer || 10 min ||
 * Check to see if all design specification is met || Create || 12/2/2012 || Computer+ Y8 Wiki-spaces || 5 min ||
 * Flatten the image || Create || 12/3/2012 || GIMP+Computer || 1 min ||
 * Import the image to Publisher to make it A3 || Create || 12/3/2012 || Publisher+GIMP+Computer || 5 min ||

= CREATE =

Modifications & Justifications on the shadow to make it look scarier. as the background is already orange and would catch anyone's eye
 * I couldn't find pictures of the different beakers so i got all different pictures of beakers.
 * The skull and Crossbones doesn't have a black background because the picture would look good then.
 * I slightly changed the title. I put a shadow on the title to make it look more attractive and i used the fuzzy select tool
 * The Danger signs are yellow in my create and orange in my plan. This is because i thought yellow would be better
 * I added in the background on my create to make it look much more attractive
 * Screen shots**

= EVALUATE =

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">I think my final product was pretty good because it looks very good and follows most of my design specification. I only changed or added some minor stuff such as the background, color of the danger sign, font etc ... I changed this stuff so that my product would catch the eye of anyone. Next time i could have added a little more writing to clarify my message and maybe my product could have "in action" pictures to take away the essence of "Booring"


 * Design Specification || Inclusion || Reason/Use ||
 * The poster must be able to be read from far || Yes || My poster is very eye catching and I could read it from far ||
 * All layers must be named || Yes || My print screen shows that this has happened ||
 * No unused layers || Yes ||  ||
 * Any advanced techniques must be included in the design stage. || Yes || I included these in all of my designs ||
 * You must stick to the design as close as possible || Yes || My product was an almost pixel perfect copy of my chosen design ||
 * You must re-size an image || Yes || All the images were resized and scales because the given pictures were either too small or too big ||
 * You must use some of the blending options available || Yes || I blended the shadow of my main title to make it look scarier ||
 * The image must be flattened at the end || Yes || The image(as shown in my create) was flattened ||
 * The image must be imported into Publisher and made A3 size so we can print it and laminate. || Yes || It was imported to publisher to make an A3 size but it isn't laminated yet since we haven’t handed it in yet ||
 * You will have finished when the poster is up on the ICT class room wall || No || Our unit isn't over yet so the posters aren't put up ||
 * It must have at least 3 different pictures || Yes || My product uses 10 different pictures ||
 * It Should use at least 3 different POPULAR hazard signs || Yes || My product used 4 different popular hazard signs. The bio hazard sign, skull and crossbones, radiation and the warning sign. ||

PASS || PASS || PASS || PASS || PASS || PASS || PASS || PASS || PASS ||
 * Tests || Pass / Fail ||
 * Look at the poster from close and then far to assess which one will have a greater impact on the viewer’s mind || It has a great impact from close
 * Check that everything is named correctly in the layers window || All the layers are named correctly
 * Make sure that there are no blank layers in the graphics package || No blank layers
 * Make sure what I have learnt in my skills exercise goes into the design so I follow it to a full extent. || My create is really good and I have improved because before I didn’t know how to use the fuzzy select tool
 * Check if every picture fits. || All the pictures fit the canvas now but before there were a few pictures bigger than the canvas
 * The blending tool and the fuzzy select tool must be used. || The tools are used in the background and in the shadow of my main title
 * Flatten the picture before saving it || The picture is flattened and I have another un-flattened copy
 * Check the size of the canvas on Publisher after I paste the picture || The canvas size is A3
 * To make sure that my poster was good or bad I could look around the ICT lab to see if my poster was put up || My poster already looks good on the computer from far away

Reflection I found this unit really fun because i really enjoy photo-shopping (in this case Gimping) images. I really enjoyed it because i already had a foretaste of editing images an this unit forced me to work to my strengths and give the best i could. i have also learnt a lot more because i only had a partial experience of this stuff.
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 * ==**ATTITUDES IN**==

**TECHNOLOGY**
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