SimbaMurinyeUnit2

Graphics

**Unit question: Ho****w can I help my com****munity** **using technology**

 * Graphics pre unit exercise 1**

**Graphics pre unit exercise 2**
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= INVESTIGATION =

The current situation/:
the problem we are facing is that the school is unaware of the problems that lie within it and that no one is doing anything about it

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The Design Brief
I am going to create a safety poster

The Design Specification
In my poster there must be/have the following thing for it to be successful fufil its purpose
 * Must say something about a hazard
 * Have/give warnings
 * It must be interesting and attract people to come and read it
 * The language must be clear and easy to read
 * All the font colour must be easily seen also be inviting
 * Be 40 cm wide by 28 cm tall OR 40 cm tall and 28cm wide
 * Be read from far distances
 * Have named layers
 * Have no unused layers
 * Have images that are re-sized
 * 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

Tests
I will show it to a random person and ask them what they think about it or I will ask 1/more of my friends to tell me their honest opinion. These are some of the questions I will ask them :- = DESIGN =
 * Do you see something about a hazard, if you do what is it?
 * Is there a warning if so what is it?
 * Do you find it interesting, why?
 * When you were still far away could you read it?
 * Did you have any troubles reading it because of the font colour.

Design 1


This was one of my first designs/drafts. Firstly there is not much colour which would make it more interesting and make it clear, secondly it is not that interesting at all but it does say somethings about uneven ground. These are the other design specifications it doesn't meet:-
 * Must say something about a hazard
 * Have/give warnings
 * It must be interesting and attract people to come and read it
 * The language must be clear and easy to read
 * All the font colour must be easily seen also be inviting
 * All the font colour must be easily seen also be inviting

My second design was a bit more interesting but it does not meet these design specifications :- But it does meet these specifications
 * Design 2**
 * Must say something about a hazard
 * Be read from far distances
 * Have images blended
 * Must say something about a hazard
 * Have/give warnings
 * It must be interesting and attract people to come and read it
 * The language must be clear and easy to read
 * All the font colour must be easily seen also be inviting
 * All the font colour must be easily seen also be inviting

Design 3
The third design follows most of the design specifications. But it does follow some design specifications and here they are :-
 * Must say something about a hazard
 * Have/give warnings
 * It must be interesting and attract people to come and read it
 * The language must be clear and easy to read
 * All the font colour must be easily seen also be inviting
 * Be 40 cm wide by 28 cm tall OR 40 cm tall and 28cm wide
 * Be read from far distances

I have chosen design because it follows most of the design
specifications. But because it doesn't follow all of them it will need to have some changes and I will also take the idea of the large clear writing on the second design which would make my chosen design fit the specifications. there will also be some details of the poster that will not be possible to be done on software so I will have to replace it with some thing else.

** PLAN **

 * Date || Stage || Work || Resources || Comments ||
 * Create || Tuesday 27 November

Thursday 29 November

Monday 3 December || Look at Design Specifications

Look at assessment criteria

Look at chosen design

Open Gimp

Make a layer

Put the background color

Put in the title

Name the layers

Put the warning signs on the different places of the poster

Type up the information that makes people aware of the dangers in the school.

Check if there are no unused layers or unnamed layers.

Re-size it to fit the design specifications.

Blend the images

Flatten it when finished

Make it into A3 size

Export to publisher. || Computer

Gimp 2 software

Images

Signs and symbols for uneven grounds ||  ||



Here is the finished product which has



The product has been tested and it matches all the design
specifications which are-: And here is a quote from one of the tests "when I saw the poster from a distance It attracted me to come and read more and when I did I thought to myself, 'why am I running is it cool? should I be like mike?" No I told James.
 * Must say something about a hazard
 * Have/give warnings
 * It must be interesting and attract people to come and read it
 * The language must be clear and easy to read
 * All the font colour must be easily seen also be inviting
 * Be 40 cm wide by 28 cm tall OR 40 cm tall and 28cm wide
 * Be read from far distances
 * Have named layers
 * Have no unused layers
 * Have images that are re-sized
 * 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

The answers for the test questions are:-
 * Do you see something about a hazard, if you do what is it?-- "Yes, the uneven ground, the text and the exclamation mark."
 * Is there a warning if so what is it?-- "Yes, mind your step and the uneven ground sign that say 'warning uneven ground' are the warnings given.
 * Do you find it interesting, why?-- Yes, because It has a vibrant colour that makes me want to read more.
 * When you were still far away could you read it? "Yes I could read the title and the warnings clerly and with no problem
 * Did you have any troubles reading it because of the font colour.

And there were also some changes made for the poster to fit the design specifications First the writing on the outside/ lining of the poster was removed so that there could be enough space to fit more information on what to do in an area where there is uneven ground and to fit the different signs and symbols for safety. The other change was the hand which was replaced by the policeman. And the other one was crossed writing which said "uneven ground uneven ground. I explained the problem but did not evaluate it to a broad range of sources. || Put more information evaluating the problem to a broad range of sources. || justified my choice ||  ||
 * ======Stage====== || ======Grade====== || ======Reason For Level .====== || ======How to improve next time .====== ||
 * ======**INVESTIGATE**====== || 4 || I gave tests related to the design specifications,
 * ======**DESIGN**====== || 5 || I made good designs and evaluated them against the design specifications. And I also
 * ======**PLAN**====== || 4 || I have done most of the things in the criteria but did not do them up to standard ||  ||
 * ======**CREATE**====== || 6 || I made my product according to my plan and justified any changes that I might have made ||  ||
 * ======**EVALUATE**====== || 4 || I tested and evaluated but did not do everything needed to get the highest grade ||  ||
 * ======**ATTITUDES IN**======

**TECHNOLOGY**
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