Look around a novel environment and seek examples of pre-attentive features of color, shape, line, relative size and the division of space (structure). You are encouraged to go somewhere unfamiliar (off-campus, outdoors, not your dorm room or apartment!!!) to more easily trigger your pre-attentive processing.
Process Instructions:
(time required: 1 to 2 hours over 48 hour period):
- Photograph many examples (20 or more... the more you photograph, the more you have to choose from). The idea is to see details and features close up, without immediately recognizing the object being shown. Create your own Google photo album for this assignment
- Look through your photos and select a set that best illustrates each sensory principle: color, shape, line, relative size , division of space (structure). You will have one photo that best stimulates a range of color neurons, another that pre-attentively triggers our perception of shapes, one that shows off relative sizes, and one photo displaying division of space.
- Post the 5 exemplary sensory photos in your blog. Caption each sensory principle . There should be one of each principle.
- Under each captioned photo, write about the photo, connecting it to what we have learned in class. Link to the Google photo album of photos taken for this assignment. No credit will be given for upside down, blurry, or small photos. Please ensure that your photos are rotated and sized appropriately. The post must be easy to read.
- The total word count for the entire post (combining all the captions and the reflection memo) should be 250+ words. Remember to check your spelling and grammar.
Thank you to to those students who submit before Monday’s class for the Early Bird critique! As always, you’ll receive a token and a free chance to resubmit on Thursday if needed.
Fill out this checklist AFTER you have completed your assignment and posted it in your Portfolio Blog: