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=Mary King WIKISPACE Introduction = This wiki contains links to pictures for MEDT 7490- Project 1. This page will discuss principles and elements of design. This wiki focuses on 10 principles and elements. Each picture of the principle/element will include an explanation of the principle/element. Also included is a reflection of these principles/elements on the educational environment. The resources used in this project are listed at the bottom under the references.

=PROXIMITY =



 This picture was taken in New York city on August 28, 2010. King

The first element picture illustrates proximity. There are many windows in this picture. The windows in the picture are all the same size. The windows appear to be grouped together because the windows are placed together one after the other. There are many rows and columns of identical size window. According to the Gestalt law of proximity, our eyes tend to perceive items that are grouped together as belonging together in the same group. (Golimbisky and Hagen, 2010, p.251). The windows in this picture truly appear to be a huge group and make the eye look at the entire skyscraper.

**PATTERN**



 This picture was taken in Spain January 2, 2008. King

Patterns can make visuals very interesting. This picture exhibits a distinctive pattern. According to Golimbisky and Hagen(2010)"Pattern is about duplicating"(p.47).  There is a very distinct pattern on the building. The pattern appears to be the same on the neutral color stone and the orange color stone. However, the pattern is different sizes on the differing colors of the building. There is also a second pattern shown here with the orange lines.This pattern is very intriguing and eye-catching. It contains a great deal of visual interest.

=LINES =  This picture was taken in Pisa, Italy on 6/26/12. King

The lines in this picture are very distinctive. The pillars in this image are vertical lines. The vertical lines in this picture make the building seem very strong and sturdy. This image portrays straight lines as well as curved lines. According to Skaalid (1999),"Vertical lines suggest more of a potential for movement". However, with this picture it seems it would take something huge to make this building budge.

**FOCAL POINT**  This picture was taken on 6/7/13 in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. King

Having a focal point is very important in design. Focal points help direct the eye where to look.
====<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">“Without a focal point, the eye wanders aimlessly around the layout. If you have two focal points, then you don’t really have any focal point” (Golimbisky & Hagen, 2010, p.50). The focal point is very easy to spot in this picture. The focal point is the peach color building in the middle of the picture. The bright color catches your attention, then you notice the beautiful water in the background. The focal point in this picture makes it very easy to see what the focus is on. ====

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5;">**SHAPE** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This picture was taken in June 2013. King <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">This picture features my boyfriend's two puppies, Frank and Jesse. At the forefront of the picture are multiple squares. These square shapes help to effectively distinguish between inside the pen and outside of the pen. Shapes can be used to, “create a visually pleasing and eye-catching design” (The 7 elements, 2013). The shapes in this picture are uniform, all of the squares are the same size.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The following picture exhibits the design principle of texture. The image is composed of many various textures. This flower was achieved using markers, colored pencils, paint, magazine clippings, and duck tape. It has overlapping patterns, colors, and shapes. " Texture is an effect that makes the viewer want to go up and touch the piece to see if it is real"(The 7 elements, 2014). This piece was really one that would make you want to go up and touch it. This art piece used so many different textures that made it very interesting. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;"> This picture was taken on January 30, 2014. King
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5;">TEXTURE **

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5;">**CONTRAST**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The contrast in this picture makes the picture very interesting. It makes you want to take a walk to see where this tunnel actually leads. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A contrast can be a pattern to no pattern. The contrast in this picture is the dark walls against the light coming off of the lights. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Contrast is a very important element of design. “You need contrast in order to avoid visual boredom” (Golimbisky & Hagen, 2010, p.51). Additionally,"Without smoothness or roughness(or the illusion of those textures), you aren't dealing with contrast " <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">(Principles of design, 2007). The walls in this tunnel show a great deal of texture. They seem very rough. The color all around the wall is varied and adds visual interest to the texture in this tunnel.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This picture was taken on 06/04/2013 in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">King

=<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">PERSPECTIVE = T <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">his picture was taken 4/30/2011. This picture is of a museum in Chattanooga, TN. King

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Perspective can be defined as, “the sense of movement into the or through a foreground, middle ground and background” (Golimbisky & Hagen, 2010, p.54). This picture really shows an interesting perspective. The picture is taken from inside. However, since it is taken looking out a window it also give you the feeling that you are outside on the water. Additionally, it is taken from high up so one may even feel like he or she is flying since they are above the trees. The picture gives me the sense that I am outside even though it is actually taken from the inside.

=<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">BALANCE = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;"> Photo was taken on 10/26/08 in Colombia. King

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">The picture is very balanced with the red/brown chicken on the left and the tan/yellow chicken on the right. The chickens are relatively close in size. Also, the board below the chickens and the board above the chicken are balanced as well. They help to direct the eye towards the chickens. The chickens are very symmetrical. "If the design is symmetrical, or totally even, it will convey peace, calm, and tranquility" <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;"> ( Principles of Design, 2007). These chickens evoke tranquility as they are just relaxed on a fence.

T <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">his picture was taken 7/18/2012 at Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island, GA. King
 * VALUE **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Pictures that exhibit value have light and dark. Black and white pictures use black, white, and multiple tones of gray. Value is, “light, dark, and in between” (Golimbisky & Hagen, 2010,p.49). <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">It has varying shades of light and dark and gray. The positive and negative space are very intriguing in this picture. The different shades of black, white, and gray create a great deal of visual interest with the driftwood in this picture.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5;">**Reflections/ Activity that supports learning**

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This project was somewhat difficult for me. I have used wikispaces in the past so I only had a few issues with that. The biggest issue with the wikispace for me was that every time I made a change it moved all of my text around and all of my captions around. This was extremely frustrating for me. Another issue that I had was finding pictures that I had taken to use for the project. I do not take pictures very often. Additionally, I don't have any experience with taking pictures. I am not one who just takes pictures of things to be taking pictures. This project allowed me to really pay close attention to detail in pictures that I had previously taken. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">I believe that is important for my students to develop visual literacy. I teach a computer class and many times students use images for projects. Many of my students have informed me that they use Picasa. So, I decided to check out Picasa. I really liked it and felt that it is easy to use. It is a good way to store pictures. It also has worked out great for my students to use their own pictures in projects. I like Picasa because if you are on Google+ it is very easy to tag friends in pictures and to share the pictures. If students are exposed to the elements of visual literacy they will produce projects that look much more professional. This project allowed me to see many things that make a big difference in our pictures. I will be able to incorporate this learning into future projects that I use with my students at school. My students and I will continue to learn more about Picasa as well as other programs like Picasa. =====

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My name is Mary King and I am an Ed.S student at the University of West Georgia. This page was created for MEDT 7490 Visual & Media Literacy. I currently teach 9th graders digital technology. Additionally, I also teach online Marketing courses. I am pursuing the Ed.S degree to expand my career opportunities. I hope to obtain a technology position in a higher education setting. I love using technology and am always interested in new and exciting ways to integrate technology into my classroom.

=<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">References =

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Golombisky, K., & Hagen, R. (2010). White space is not your enemy: A beginner's guide to communicating visually through graphic, web & multimedia design. Boston, MA: Focal Press.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Principles of design. (2007, April 8). Retrieved from http://www.graphicdesignbasics.com/principles-of-design

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Skaalid, B.(1999). Elements of design:line. Retrieved from <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/skaalid/theory/cgdt/line.htm

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">The 7 elements of design. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.squidoo.com/the-basics-on-art-composition

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">The 7 elements of good graphic design. (2013, August 27). Retrieved from http://www.unahealydesign.com/