COM229 Module 5 Activity - Selecting images that will engage

Computer Science Assignment 5

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COM 229 Module Five Activity Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Selecting images that will engage the target audience and then editing them to suit the application and purpose is essential to effective communication. For this activity, you will select and then edit a photograph using Adobe Photoshop. This is an opportunity for you to showcase both your understanding of how audience-targeting principles guide design choices and your proficiency using Photoshop to manipulate a photograph according to the principles and elements of design.

Prompt

Create an image-based visual design that can be used to promote an event of your choice. You may choose to select the event from your course project. To complete this activity, follow the directions below:

1. Identify the target audiences of an upcoming event of your choice (for example, a birthday party, fundraiser, concert, or book launch).
2. Select a photograph or a series of photos using best practices that you think will effectively engage the audience.
3. Use Adobe Photoshop to apply your knowledge of the elements and principles of design to make at least three modifications to the original image that can be used in the event’s promotional materials. Examples of modifications you could make include:
   • Combining parts of two or more images to create a composite image
   • Altering the colors to better match your branding or color scheme
   • Removing an element from the image
   • Using a filter or texture to create a different aesthetic
   • Cropping an image
   • Straightening or rotating an image

In addition to your edited photograph, please provide a rationale for your design choices. To guide your rationales, consider the following questions:

• How did your understanding your target audiences and legal and ethical guidelines affect your image selection?
• How did the elements and principles of design inform your image modification choices?
• Which Photoshop tools were most useful for this project and why?