For the first row I started with a photograph that was 1200 dpi. After that I kept changing the dpi to 600, 300 and then eventually 72 dpi. For the second row I found a picture that already had a lot of color. I then used the different color settings to change the color of the image. The color RGB fades the color a little more than the original. The Duo tone changes to a sepia colored photograph and the B&W is clearly black and white. I made the mistake of trying to do DuoTone before Black&White. However, you have to change your image to black and white and then to DuoTone. The third row had a lot to do with cropping landscape and portrait pictures. The fourth row was the framing row where we cropped a photo with a 1.333 width and kept cropping the imagine until the last column. The fifth row was the Content row, similar to row 4, I kept cropping and cropping. However for the fifth row we cropped and focused in on an object with an interesting texture. The sixth and final row was the most exciting for me. I look an image and was able to play with colors and textures of the pictures. I used Poster Edges because he is from my favorite band and I thought it fit. I also used glowing edges because its trendy and different. Lastly, I used Conte Crayon because I love the black and white affect. This image also looks like someone could have sketched his portrait.

Design Rationale

The featured quote is a lyric from a Dave Matthews Band song titled "Pig". The quote is something we can all relate too and can look to for motivation on those bad days. I feel as if the quote is a creative way of saying "when one door closes another one opens". I kept a simpler font for the smaller words because I didn't want to bring too much attention to them (Franklin Gothic Medium, Platino, Mezz Web Pro, and ITC Novarese Std). For the word dark I used the Wide Latin Font because it was dark, bold and a little eerie. I used Rustica LT Std for the word side because it was a flat font like the side of a house or box. Madrone Std was used for the word see because it was big and bold like eyes. I used Brush Script Std for the word glow because it's a light yet fun font. Meddici Script LT Std was used for the word something because its a significant part of the lyrics but it doesn't stand out like the power words. Lastly, I used Postino Std for the word bright because it was bold, fun, and stood out. I arranged the beginning on an angle going left to right and up to down because I wanted the words to look like they were moving. I kept see the glow in the middle because I wanted just that. Besides learning how to use a new program on a new computer I had a hard time with some of my fonts. Even though some of my words were very descriptive and colorful, I wasn’t sure if I was using the right fonts. I asked for advice and feedback from others in the class who luckily agreed with me. I am most proud of the fact that I actually pulled this off and can say I am proud of it. I am also proud that I was able to bring DMB's lyrics to life. If I had more time I would learn more about Photoshop so I can elaborate and the font and color choice. For example, I would have like to make the word glow actually look as if it was glowing.