Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Design Principals
I reviewed an ancient manuscript, the Bible form Ethiopia, on an online gallery from the British Library that was a very interesting experience. My first impression of the Bible from Ethiopia was the fact that it was an example we have on the need to communicate like it states in the Opening Lecture in my class EDLD-5366. I understand more and more the importance to know the past regardless of what design it is in, to be able to move forward in our future. What we’ve learned so far in this week in EDLD-5366 is about the four principals of design and how it applies to the basic requirements needed to translate of our thoughts. We are influenced by words and pictures. “We learn about directions of reading, about the necessities of alignment, about the evolution of contrast and the importance of repetition (Yearwood). We learn that things we see can influence us. In this manuscript the four principles of design found are as follows:
Contrast-Different colors were used to determine the type of text, main text was written in black while rubrics were written in red. Graphics were chosen to symbolize the importance in time or centuries. Also to showcase the century the book was written in a certain color was used. Pictures were in the foreground vs the white background as well as text vs the white background.
Alignment- Visual alignment of pictures and text. Text was aligned right justified and read left to right. Graphic looked centered aligned.
Repetition-Red color in graphics was repeated as well as the black, yellow and indigo blue which were the about the only colors present at the time the manuscripts were written. Most of the repetition of colors was in the black. The hue of the pages was also off white. Borders surrounded many of the pages. Also in each page there was a picture of what the following text represented.
Proximity-All graphics to text were in close proximity of each other. All the borders were also surrounding the text or graphics.
The techniques the authors employed to help us understand the importance of the Bible from Ethiopia were the fact that they chose to use graphics or draw pictures on a page to represent the main importance of the text to follow. These pictures and the main colors used to dye the parchment also ended up representing a relation to the church and the times in the century. The bible was also written to be read from left to right like we do today. The parchment was made from goat or sheep skin and would take 120 goats to make. The bible took approximately 8 months to complete and was sewn together in a square with decorative olive wood as its covers.
Dr. John Yearwood, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, Lamar University. Opening Lecture: Graphic Communication in Context, a brief overview of the history of writing.
Contrast-Different colors were used to determine the type of text, main text was written in black while rubrics were written in red. Graphics were chosen to symbolize the importance in time or centuries. Also to showcase the century the book was written in a certain color was used. Pictures were in the foreground vs the white background as well as text vs the white background.
Alignment- Visual alignment of pictures and text. Text was aligned right justified and read left to right. Graphic looked centered aligned.
Repetition-Red color in graphics was repeated as well as the black, yellow and indigo blue which were the about the only colors present at the time the manuscripts were written. Most of the repetition of colors was in the black. The hue of the pages was also off white. Borders surrounded many of the pages. Also in each page there was a picture of what the following text represented.
Proximity-All graphics to text were in close proximity of each other. All the borders were also surrounding the text or graphics.
The techniques the authors employed to help us understand the importance of the Bible from Ethiopia were the fact that they chose to use graphics or draw pictures on a page to represent the main importance of the text to follow. These pictures and the main colors used to dye the parchment also ended up representing a relation to the church and the times in the century. The bible was also written to be read from left to right like we do today. The parchment was made from goat or sheep skin and would take 120 goats to make. The bible took approximately 8 months to complete and was sewn together in a square with decorative olive wood as its covers.
Dr. John Yearwood, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, Lamar University. Opening Lecture: Graphic Communication in Context, a brief overview of the history of writing.
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