#2 Cuneiform

The Sumerians were one of the earliest types of this kind of civilization? What does that mean?
-They were our first written language, it is the beginning of our recorded history
Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization?
-because it created the worlds first written language
What could the Sumerians practice year round because of the regions climate?
-agriculture
Post an example of early Cuneiform (Sumerian pictograph).






Why was Cuneiform created?
-created to help keel track of business transactions
What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface?
-write on clay tablets. wet the clay, form it into flat surfaces, use a wedge shaped stylus made from reeds to make impressions into the clay surface.
What did Cuneiform begin as a series of?
-a permanent record of the transactions
-Post an example of evolved Cuneiform (wedge-shaped).




After it evolved over time, what shape did the characters of Cuneiform evolve into?
wedge shaped language
-Post an example of Akkadian Cuneiform.




After the Akkadians conquered, what happened to the Sumerian culture and written language?
-was adopted me the akkadians
What is a pictograph?
-a pictorial or visual representation of object
Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture?
-it was a new form of communication

Assignment #14: Research and Inspiration

This one interested me because it game cool ideas on how to project information.

i like this one because it shows a football player kicking the football and it just intrigues me.

This one is interesting because it gives two different ideas, i would like to do this in my poster.

#1 Cave Paintings

What are cave paintings?
-Beautiful,detailed and colorful representations found on the inside of cave walls and ceilings.
Name several common themes found in cave paintings?
-large animals such as bison, horses, deer
How were these paintings created (tools, pigments)?
-water, plant juice, animal blood, soil, charcoal, hematite(a form of iron oxide)
What is the most famous cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?
-Lascaux,France....discovered in 1940 by four teenage boys
Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.

Why did this cave have to be closed? What was done to satisfy public curiosity?
-the paintings were being damaged by the carbon dioxide emitted from the touristsPost an example of cave painting(s) from Altamira cave.
In Altamira cave, why do most of the paintings have a red hue?
-red clay in the soils
Who discovered this site? How old are the paintings confirmed to be?
-MArceline Sanz
What is the oldest known cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
-Chauvet in France
What was different about the painting techniques at this site?
-walls were scraped clear of debris, 3D effect was created by etching around the edges, also found fossilized remains and items such as sticks and small stones which appear to have been fashioned into paint brushes
What is "speleology"?
-the study or exploration of caves.
What three reasons do archeologists and historians believe prehistoric man created cave paintings?
-to tell a story or recount and event that already happened,as un instructional visual and to help teach about hunting techniques,created for magical or religious reasons that if an image of a desired event were painted it might come true.

Visual Organization

not directing the audience through a design is misdirecting them!

eye movement- the typical eye moves left to right and top to bottom.

controlling eye movement within a composition is a matter of directing the natural scanning tendency of the viewer's eye.

the eye tends to gravitate towards areas of complexity first. in pictures of people, the eye is always attracted to the face and particularly the eye.

light areas of a composition will attract the eye, especially when adjacent to a dark area.


Diagonal lines guide eye movement

Optical Center is where the eye directly goes when it looks at a page (not direct center, slightly to the left)

Compelling elements pull your eye in

Eye makes a sweep of the page normally in a z pattern

As a designer its your job to lead the viewer through the page

Fonts
no more than 2 fonts total--->compliment each other
avoid uppercase
chose the right font--->fits theme and tone
do not over use fancy or complicated fonts--->don't use as body text, use as headline
www.typography.com/email/2010-03/index.htm






visual hierarchy
will establish a focal point based on their importance to the message thats being communicated
a crucial part of the design process is to establish an order of elements, a visual structurem to help the viewer absorb the information provided by a design
what do i want my viewer to look at first, 2nd,3rd....ect