EQs

EQ#1: Why is it important to identify safety issues and to safely operate equipment utilized in the classroom?
It is important because you want to know what you are doing and what you are not doing in order to successfully complete work.
EQ#2: How do interpersonal and employability skills affect both your everyday life and your future?
Interpersonal and employability skills help me be successful at school and when I get a job.
EQ#3: What is graphic design and why is it important to communicate visually?
Graphic design is creating different kinds of art to communicate to the audience.  It is important to communicate visually because you want to show the audience what you are trying to tell them.
EQ#5: What is a vector-based design and how is it created?
Vector based designs are comprised of paths that have a start and end point, along with other points, curves, and angles along the way.These paths can also form different shapes. These designs ca be created using the pen and shape tool in Adobe Illustrator.
EQ#6:How is color used effectively in a graphic design?
Color is used effectively when the right use of color maximizes productivity, minimize visual fatigue, and relax the body.
EQ#7:What is a raster-based image and how is it created?
A raster-based image is an image constructed of pixel.
EQ#8:How does the manipulation of size and resolution effect digital images?
The size of the image depends on the resolution within it.
EQ#9:What is the function of type within a design?
To show what the designer is trying to say.
EQ#10:How do designers use a page layout program?
They can have two pages touch each other at a time or have them separate by using opening starter.
EQ#11:What steps does a designer take to design a page layout from concept to final product?
Research, brainstorm/inspiration, sketch, execute, and critique and revise.
EQ#12:What are the key developments in the history of visual communication?  How do these developments shape our industry?
The key developments in the history of visual communication are the ability to draw images, create a written language, create an alphabet, create better writing materials, create illuminated manuscripts, create an easier way to make copies of a template, take pictures easier, and make computers.  These developments help us make more interesting graphics and designs.
EQ#13:What careers are available within the field of graphic design?  What professional organizations are associated with the industry?
Computer animator, Documentary Photographer, Advertising Photography, Editorial Photography, Fashion Photography, Photo Journalism, Sports photography, Copywriter, and Freelance.  Professional Photographers of America (PPA), American Photographic Artist (APA), National Association of Photoshop Users (NAPP), National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), and Graphic Art Guide (GAG).