IMAGING AND DESIGN FOR THE
ONLINE ENVIRONMENT
Chapter III of Empowerment Technologies
Topic outline
1. Basic principles of graphics and layout
2. Principles of visual message design using infographics.
3. Online file formats for images and text
4. Principles and basic techniques of image manipulation.
5. Basic image manipulation using offline or open source
software.
6. Combining text, graphics, and images.
7. Uploading, sharing, and image hosting platforms
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What is an
image
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What is an image?
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An Image is a
representation
of the external
form of a
person or thing
in art.
What is an image?
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• Images may be 2-dimensional,
such as a photograph or
screen display, or 3-
dimensional, such as a statue
or hologram. They may be
captured by optical devices –
such as cameras, mirrors,
lenses, telescopes,
microscopes, etc. and natural
objects and phenomena, such
as the human eye or water.
Definition of
Graphics & layout
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graphics
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• Are visual images or designs
on some surface, such as a
wall, canvas, screen, paper,
or stone to inform, illustrate,
or entertain
• Are visual representations of
data made on a computer
and is displayed on a
computer screen or monitor.
Example of graphics
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Photographs
Example of graphics
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Drawing
Example of graphics
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Line Art
Example of graphics
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Graphs
Example of graphics
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Typography
Graphic design vs layout
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• Design is a plan of creating an
idea through a combination of
texts, images, and other elements
that are placed together
artistically,
• Layout is the process of planning
and arranging graphic element in
a page or template. A good layout
should have a balanced make up
and alignment of elements.
Basic principle of
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BALANCE
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• Balance means the equal
distribution of weight.
• In layout, visual weight is
determined by the darkness
or lightness, thickness of
lines, and size.
• Balance is crucial to the
success of design.
• There are two kinds of
balance:
• Symmetrical Balance
• Asymmetrical Balance
Symmetrical BALANCE
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• The order of elements are evenly
allocated on both sides of pages.
• The visual weight is distributed
evenly, either vertically or
horizontally.
• You can draw a line straight
through the middle of the design,
and the visual balance would be
evenly distributed.
asymmetrical BALANCE
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• The order of different objects of the
same weight on each side of the
page.
• There is an artistic and different
intensity on one side of the page.
• Color, Shape, size, texture & value
can be used on balancing elements.
Symmetrical or asymmetrical
Which is which?
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PROXIMITY
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• The proximity principle in
document design means
that items placed nearby
each other are related,
while those that are far
from each other are
unrelated.
• Common materials that
uses proximity: brochure,
flyers and newsletter.
PROXIMITY
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a. When there are several elements, add white space. White
space can also mean empty space.
more visually
appealing
PROXIMITY
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b. Related items should be placed near to each other.
more
pleasing
White space
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• White Space is the art of nothing .
• Also known as the negative
space.
• It is the portion of a page left
unmarked: margins, gutters, and
space between columns, lines of
type, graphics, figures, or objects
drawn or depicted.
• Two kinds of white space:
• Undefined white space
• Active white space
UNDEFINED WHITE SPACE
- Which is what you get
when you open a new
document.
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ACTIVE WHITE SPACE
- Occurs when an object is placed in undefined white space
alignment
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• The Principle of
Alignment: “Nothing
should be placed on the
page arbitrarily. Every
item should have a
visual connection with
something else on the
page.”
• Create Order
• Look Clean
ALIGN
MENT
alignment
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alignment
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repetition
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• The process of repeating
elements throughout a design
to give a unified look.
• Repetition goes with
consistency of your design on
font, font size, patterns, lines,
colors.
• Repetition aids to organize the
information.
• Guides readers and helps to
make parts of the design
become more united.
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repetition
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•Infographics is an
example that applied
repetition to the
design. It repeatedly
used callouts with
identical font size of
inside texts.
infographics
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• Information graphics or infographics are used to
represent information, statistical data, or knowledge
in a graphical manner usually done in a creative way
to attract the viewer’s attention.
• Five Principles to create an effective infographics:
• Be Unique
• Make It Simple
• Be Creative and Bold
• Less is More
• The Importance of Getting it Across
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INFOGRAPHIC EXAMPLE
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Infographic Video
– is a visual
representation of
data and
knowledge in the
form of an
online video.
color
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• Determined by its hue (name of
color), intensity (purity of the hue),
and value (lightness or darkness
of hue).
• Used for emphasis, or may elicit
emotions from viewers.
• Color Theory
• the study of how colors make people
feel and their effects on a design.
• COLOR VS HUE COLOR
COLOR
Pure spectrum of
colors referred to
by the color
names.
Tint lightens the color
but it doesn’t make it
brighter.
Tone reduce the
intensity of any color.
Shade darkens the color,
it remains the same hue
only a darker version
HUE
WHITE BLACK
GRAY
TONE
TINT SHADE
TONE
HUE SHADE
TINT
PALETTE
ANALOGOUS COMPLEMENTARY TRIADIC
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contrast
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• Contrast is the divergence of
opposing elements (opposite
colours on the colour wheel, or
value light / dark, or direction –
horizontal / vertical).
• Contrast allows us to
emphasize or highlight key
elements in your design.
• Contrast can be applied through
the following:
• Color
• Size
• Shape
contrast
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In graphic design, colors do not need to be on opposite segments
(Bear, J.H., 2014).
HELLO
HELLO
made use of two clashing colors,
can be hurting to eyes
HELLO
HELLO
made use of two contrasting
colors, pleasing to eyes
contrast
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1. BLACK/YELLOW 2. BLACK/WHITE 3. YELLOW/BLACK 4. WHITE/BLUE
5. YELLOW/BLUE 6. GREEN/WHITE 7. BLUE/YELLOW 8. WHITE/GREEN
9. WHITE/BROWN
10.
BROWN/YELLOW
11. BROWN/WHITE
12.
YELLOW/BROWN
13. RED/WHITE 14. YELLOW/RED 15. RED/YELLOW 16. WHITE/RED
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Principles of visual message
Visual information & media
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VISUAL
INFORMATION
VISUAL MEDIA
EXAMPLES OF VISUAL MEDIA
• Photography
• Video
• Screenshots
• Infographics
• Data Visualization (charts and
graphs)
• Comic Strips/Cartoons
• Memes
• Visual Note-Taking
Visual information
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Purpose of visual information
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•GAIN ATTENTION
•CREATE MEANING
•FACILITATE RETENTION
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hold-on-during-shakeout-bc-day.html
The Power Of Visual Content BY DemandGen Report (2014)
Source: https://www.demandgenreport.com/industry-topics/rich-media/2906-the-power-of-visual-content-infographic
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THE POWER OF VISUAL CONTENT MARKETING
Source: http://springboardpr.ie/the-power-of-visual-content-marketing/
Online file formats for
Images and text
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File format
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• A standard process that data is encoded for storage in a
computer file.
• Defines how bits are used to encode information in a
digital storage device.
• Most information comes from different format
FILE TYPE FILE FORMAT
TEXT .DOCX, .PDF
IMAGE & GRAPHICS .JPEG, .GIF, .PNG
AUDIO .WAV, .MP3
VIDEO .MP4, .MPEG, .AVI
File compression
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• Lossy: This compression type removes some
information from the image and lowers the overall
quality in order to reduce the file size.
• Lossless: This compression type does not remove any
information from the image, but it usually cannot
reduce the file size as much as lossy compression.
JPEG
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• JPEG stands for Joint
Photographic Expert Group
• Most common used format by
Digital Camera and other
Capturing Device.
• Most Common Format when
saving pictures on the
internet.
• SIZE over QUALITY
• Loss of data due to file
compression (Lossy
Compression).
gif
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• GIF stands for Graphic
Interchange Format.
• Not recommended for
large images with many
colors.
• File size are very small and
load very fast.
• Good choice for simple
animation.
png
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• PNG stands for Portable
Network Graphics.
• Supports 24-bit images and
generate background
transparency without jagged
edges.
• Best format for logos that
involves transparency and
fading.
pdf
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• PDF stands for Portable
Document File
• It is optimized in smaller
file size without losing the
file quality.
• Can be viewed using its
Reader or through Web
Browsers.
doc
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• DOC is short for Document
File
• File format created by
Microsoft and commonly
used by Microsoft Word.
• Can include charts,
illustration, formatted text,
tables and etc.
Principles and basic techniques of
Image manipulation
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cropping
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1. Cropping. Cutting parts
away to remove
distracting or irrelevant
elements.
COLOR BALANCE
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2. Color Balance. The ambience and the tone of light of the picture
(ex. Warm or cool light)
BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST
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3. Brightness and
Contrast. One of
the most basic
techniques in
image editing,
making the image
darker or lighter.
FILTERS
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4. Filters. Making the image
look sketched, grainy, classic
black and white or even let it
have neon colors. This gives
your image a twist from its
original look.
CLONING
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5. Cloning.
Copying or
duplicating a
part of an
image.
Changing the background
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6. Changing the
Background. Adding
background to make
your image stand
out.
Removing color
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7. Removing the
Color. Removing
certain colors in
your image or
desaturating the
color of the
image.
Combining text, graphics and color
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8. Combining Text,
Graphics and
Image. Adding
multiple elements in
your layout.
Basic image manipulation
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It started with
one picture
Uploading, sharing and image
Hosting platforms
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imgur
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• Free image hosting sites and
doesn’t need to create an
account.
• Media sharing capabilities
through a unique link.
• Doesn’t affect the quality
when uploading an image.
• Popular for Memes
Google Photos
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• Developed by Google.
• One of the most used image
hosting sites.
• Automatically backup and sync
of photo from your gallery
through your google account.
• Easy to organize and edit
photos based on tags and
category
• Unlimited free storage for
android smartphone.
flickr
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• One of the oldest image
hosting sites.
• Also offers editing features.
• Album creation is available
with a maximum storage of
1TB.
photobucket
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• an image and video hosting
website, web services
suite, and online
community dedicated to
preserving and sharing the
entire photo and video
lifecycle.
imageshack
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• Offers unlimited storage
space as ling as it is less
than 25mb.
• Allows you to create
albums, make tags and set
your own privacy setting
instagram
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An online mobile photo and
video sharing, and social
networking service created by
Kevin Systrom and Mike
Krieger, and launched in
October 2010 as a free mobile
app. It allows its users to take
pictures and videos, and share
them on social networking
platforms such as Facebook,
Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr. The
service was acquired by
Facebook last April 2012. It has
an estimated 100 million
monthly visitors.
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