Poster with New Software: Mindforge Fractions
The poster I developed was based off
of Dr.Wilcox’s Mindforge Fractions software. In creating this poster, I
utilized the “Works-Every-Time-Layout.” Before I began, I set up the margins
ensuring that there was enough white space on all four edges of the poster.
I also went ahead and set up the two columns within the margins. I used these
columns to center and organize my text. I placed the image at the top of
the layout because people tend to look at images first. I then wanted to
attempt the cutline, and when I did, I made sure it was flushed to the left and
was directly underneath my image. I attempted to make my headline eye-catching
through the use of a larger font and used the same color as the frosting on one of the cookies/donuts through the use of the eyedropper. I also tried to find a similar font to the one used on the food, which I found Comic Sans to be the closest. Following the headline, I wanted to include some information about Mindforge
Fractions, so I copied and pasted information from the Applelinks website that
talked about Mindforge. I made sure that the font used for the informational
text was transparent by using the Times New Roman font. I
also used a couple of tags in one of the columns by including the phone number and
website address for those who may be interested in purchasing Mindforge
Fractions. The last thing I did was the border. I felt like the poster needed something to bring it all together, so I used the eye dropper tool to get the color of one of the pink donuts and used that color as my border.
To do all of this, I used SumoPaint. There were times when I became frustrated with it because I would do something such as add text, and when I went to add another layer, it would disappear. I would then have to retype everything again. The assignment took longer than I expected, but I learned a lot through trial and error.
References
Laster,
Nicole. Food Fraction Fun! Photo.
Retrieved from http://bookbuilder.cast.org/view_print.php?book=46450
22 Jan. 2015
Macintosh
News: Fractions Made Easy. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2015, from
http://www.applelinks.com/staff/tif/98jul/980721mindforge.shtml
Hey Kara! I can certainly sympathize with your frustration as I ran into the same issues with Pixlr (and sumopaint once upon a time). Your poster is adorable-very fitting for the directed audience. I think the border was a great idea, however I would recommend making it a little thinner-open up the white space a little bit more. The only other think I would consider altering is your image at the top. I think all the colors work well with your layout, minus the pizzas. If there were a way to alter the image, I think it may make it match even better! Really great job on the alignment and design of you piece!!
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