University of Oregon - Department of Architecture - ARCH 424/524 Cheng - Advanced Design Development Media
Session Sixteen
Feb. 27, 1997
Objectives: To share ideas on how to connect cybersites
To understand how to use image manipulation for design
I. VDS Process
A. Partnerships
B. Hypernews
TRY IT: Working in pairs, brainstorm about what kind of physical interface would make a strong link to one of the sites. Record your ideas in"> Hypernews.
II. Designing with Photoshop Image Processing
A. File Formats
B. Masks
Masks are stencils whose opacity is controlled by lightness and darkness of grayscale pixels. You can display the current selection set as a mask
- Filling Masks as stencils
- Creating a drop Shadow
- Pasting into a mask
C. Color Models and Channels
- CMYK subtractive mode for printing
- RGB additive (light) color mode (Select a channel to modify a single color)
D. Layers
- Compositing with transparency
- Building materials
E. Paths are vector tools
- Selection set profile ---> Paths (Neon example)
- Building sketch elevation
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