Visuals

October 31, 2007
Happy Halloween!
Visuals
Using projection visuals:
Darken room near front
use variety
rehearse
avoid irrelevant visulas
Non-Projectied visuals: posters, trifolds, bullitin boards, etc.
portable
inexpensive
readily available
electricity not required
no equipment necessary

Creating Visuals:
Symmetry
formal, static, boring?
(see handout)
Illusion of Space
Focal Point
Color http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color#Relation_to_spectral_colors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_theory#Complementary_colors
Monochorms (consisting of or displaying images in black and white or in varying
tones of only one color.)
Compliments (opposite on wheel)
Split Complimentary (two colors on either side of the complimentary color)
Triadic Colors (3 colors equidistance on wheel)
Analogous (next to each other on wheel)
Warm/Cool Color
Color Emotions
Dark/Light
Saturated/Unsaturated
Layout
Z Reading Pattern
Proportion

Golden Mean:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio
two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio between the sum of those quantities and the larger one is the same as the ratio between the larger one and the smaller. The golden ratio is approximately 1.6180339887.

Rule of thirds:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds
The rule of thirds is a compositional rule of thumb in photography and other visual arts such as painting. The rule states that an image can be divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines. The four points formed by the intersections of these lines can be used to align features in the photograph. Proponents of this technique claim that aligning a photograph with these points creates more tension, energy and interest in the photo than simply centering the feature would.

Can I just say how much I loved this presentation?! It was great. Roger has a wonderful talent for presenting information. I think it's that it is clear he is so interested in what he is talking about. I also loved the content of the presentation. It is great for teachers and instructional designers in thinking about the materials they might prepare, but it also happens to be beneficial to me as a 6th grade science teacher who is about to teach a unit on light and color. I am definitely using Roger's power point with my class!