UOP VCT236 All Assignments Latest 2020

VCT236 Intro to Image Editing & Formatting

Week 1 Assignment

Good Design, Bad Design, and How to Fix it (9 Pages!!)

*BONUS PSD FILE INCLUDED* – A .psd Photoshop file shown below is included in this Tutorial so you can make your own changes to the design before turning it in.

Select two images from the Internet: one you consider to be designed well and another you consider to be poorly designed. The images may be banner, online advertisements, or graphics on a site.

Write a 1- to 2-page summary that evaluates the images you have selected.

Explain why one image demonstrates effective design and why the other demonstrates ineffective design. Consider at least two of the following aspects of visual design:

• Color

• Contrast

• Symmetry and asymmetry

• Balance

• Alignment

• Proximity

• Visual hierarchy

• Typography

Explain how you would improve the poorly-designed image using Adobe Photoshop.

Cite the images consistent with APA guidelines.

Include a link to each image or the image file in your assignment submission.

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VCT236 Intro to Image Editing & Formatting

Week 2 Assignment

Pros, Cons, and Legal Issues Draft

Based on your Week Two Learning Team Collaborative discussion, write a 2- to 3-page paper that includes the following:

• The pros and cons of outsourcing the photography to a professional photographer.

• The pros and cons of creating the infrastructure to take the photographs in-house.

• The legal issues that may be encountered and how they should be handled under the in-house and outsourced models.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

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VCT236 Intro to Image Editing & Formatting

Week 2 Assignment

BANNER / Photo Manipulation

The individual assignments in this course build upon each other to design and develop an image banner that can be used as a website masthead or for other electronic and print publications, such as report covers. This assignment is due in Week Four.

Review a company website to determine the style and message this client is trying to depict. Select a non-copyrighted photograph that communicates this message appropriately. Include an image citation for your photo.

Compare the original photo to the following techniques:

  • Optimize the original photo for the web, and save the optimized photo. Place the optimized photo on a PowerPoint slide with your description and file information.

  • Crop and resize the photo. Place the cropped photo on a PowerPoint slide with your description and file information.

  • Retouch the cropped photo using a correction or color adjustment tool. Place the retouched photo on a PowerPoint slide with your description and file information.

Create a PowerPoint presentation that compares the original image and file information to three different image editing techniques.

List the file format, the file size, and the image resolution on each slide.

Include a brief description of your technique and any tools used.

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VCT236 Intro to Image Editing & Formatting

Week 3 Assignment

Equipment and Impact Paper

Based on your Week Three Learning Team Collaborative discussion, write a 2- to 3-page paper that includes the following:

• What equipment would be required and what costs would be incurred?

• How would the photography influence the day-to-day store operations under each model?

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

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VCT236 Intro to Image Editing & Formatting

Week 4 Assignment

Frequency and Potential Uses

Based on your Week Four Learning Team Collaborative discussion, write a 2- to 3-page paper that includes the following:

• How often new photographs should be taken under each model.

• The potential uses of the photographs and those implications under each model.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

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VCT236 Intro to Image Editing & Formatting

Week 5 Assignment

Kudler Fine Foods Executive Presentation

Kudler Fine Foods has used commercial stock photography brokers for the images on its Internet site and for its print advertising. Kathy Kudler says she’s proud of the fresh, organic products she is selling and wants to show the actual products for sale in the stores’ advertising. In addition, she says she wants to showcase actual store displays and feature store employees in the ad campaigns.

The Learning Team will analyze the pros and cons of outsourcing the photography to a professional photographer or creating the infrastructure to take the photographs in-house. The team will prepare an 8- to 10-page paper that discusses their analysis and sets forth their recommendation. The team will also prepare a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation of the project.

In performing the analysis, the Learning Team should consider:

•   The pros and cons of outsourcing the photography to a professional photographer.

•   The pros and cons of creating the infrastructure to take the photographs in-house.

•   Legal issues and how they would be handled under the in-house and outsourced models.

•   If done in-house, what equipment would be required and what costs would be incurred.

•    How the photography would impact the day-to-day store operations under each model.

•    How often new photographs could be taken under each model.

•    The potential uses of the photographs and those implications under each model.