Unit 30 Task 4

This was my first logo idea. 
I found an image and opened it in Adobe Illustrator. I highlighted the image and traced it using colour 16. I then expanded the image and edited the white background out of the image. After this was done I added text and grouped the two together and saved it as a JPEG image.

I made some changes to the colour of the 'Science Club'. This is my second design.

UNIT 30 (P3)

UNIT 2 M2

Suggest an alternative system to the one for p4.

Make direct comparisons whether that be cost or the quality of the system.

Conclude by making a decision on which system should be purchased and why.



Apple Macs can be a difficult operating system to get the hang of unless you use them frequently, if you are not comfortable with using an Apple Mac then a Windows PC maybe for you. As well as that you need to decide what make and model you would like to have and also how you want your computer to run. And most importantly how much money are you willing to pay for it. 
For a Windows operating system I am recommending the HP Pavillion 500-319 Desktop PC with a 23xi Full HD 23" IPS LED Monitor.










WACOM Intuos Pro Medium Special Edition PTH-651S-ENES Graphics Table

Ambidextrous design
Customisable key
 ExpressKeys
With stylus

Other features
Stylus with eraser

GENERAL
Colour: Silver and black
System requirements- Windows 8
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista SP3 or Windows XP
- Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher
- Intel®-processor

Software included Driver


Box contents Wacom wireless kit



Conclusion

Cost: The monitor and the desktop come are a joint purchase and costs £699.99. The graphics tablet costs £299.99 and comes together for £1000 which is cheaper than the Apple product as that is £1,800.
Recommendation: My recommendation depends on what you are looking. If you are looking for a good quality PC but still able to run the basic programs and devices I would recommend the HP Pavillion PC. 
However if you are looking for a PC that produces high quality work then I would recommend an Apple Mac. 
It supports all software that you may want to install on your system and also has more than enough room in storage space to store your work as well as run all of the necessary programs.




Photoshop

• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor (2 GHz or faster)
• Microsoft® Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1
• 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
• 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
• 1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit color and 512 MB of VRAM (1 GB recommended)**
• OpenGL 2.0–capable system
• Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.

Lightroom

• Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 64 processor*
• Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1
• 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
• 2 GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
• 1024 x 768 display
• DirectX 10-capable or later video adapter
• Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, membership validation, and access to online services.

Illustrator

• Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor
• Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1
• 1 GB of RAM (3 GB recommended) for 32 bit; 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended) for 64 bit
• 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
• 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended)
• To view Illustrator in HiDPI mode, your monitor must support a resolution of 1920 x 1080 or more. For more information, see Enhanced Windows Support: HiDPI devices 
• To use the new Touch workspace in Illustrator, you must have a touch screen enabled tablet/monitor running Windows 8.1. (Microsoft Surface Pro 3 recommended).
• Optional: To use GPU Performance: (NVIDIA video adapter listed below (medium/high-end recommended); 1 GB of VRAM (2 GB recommended); and latest NVIDIA drivers for optimal performance (recommended driver version 335.23 or later (for GeForce series), version 332.76 or later (for Quadro series)
• The following NVIDIA video adapter series support the new Windows GPU Performance features in Illustrator:
  • Quadro K Series
  • Quadro 6xxx
  • Quadro 5xxx
  • Quadro 4xxx
  • Quadro 2xxx
  • Quadro 2xxxD
  • Quadro 6xx
  • GeForce GTX Series (4xx, 5xx, 6xx, 7xx, Titan)
• Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services

Indesign

• Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor
• Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1
• 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
• 2.6 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
• 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with 32-bit video card; supports HiDPI display
• Adobe® Flash® Player 10 software required to export SWF files
• Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services

CONS FOR P4 UNIT 2 (M1)

 MONITOR - RESOLUTION ( SMALL MONITOR, YOU AREN'T GOING GET BIG ENOUGH COVERAGE TO DRAW WHEREAS A HIGH RESOLUTION HDMI MONITOR THE QUALITY IS CLEARER AND MUCH MORE SHARPER AND YOU GET BETTER COVERAGE WITH BIGGER SCREENS)
DIGITAL CAMERA - TYPE OF LENS, MEGAPIXELS ( WHEN CAPTURING THE PHOTOS, THE HIGHER THE MEGAPIXELS THE BETTER THE QUALITY THE IMAGE IS) SD AND MEMORY ( IF YOU DON'T HAVE A HIGH ENOUGH STORAGE YOU WILL HAVE TROUBLE TAKING AND STORING MORE PHOTOS THAN THE CAMERA CAN TAKE)
SCANNER - SIZE ( SOME SCANNERS COME IN A STANDARD FORM AND WILL ONLY SCAN A4 BUT IF YOU ARE WORKING WITH A3 OR LARGER YOU WILL NEED A BIGGER SCANNER) GLASS/ DUST/ SCRATCHES (WHEN THINGS ARE SCANNED EVERYTHING IS PICKED UP BY THE SCANNER, SO WHEN YOU ARE PLACING THE PAPER ON THE SCANNER YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO FINGERPRINTS OR DUST AS THE IMAGE WON'T BE AS CLEAR)
PRINTER -  SIZE ( IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRINT ON A3 OR LARGER YOU WILL NEED A BIGGER MACHINE, THIS IS ALSO TRUE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRINT ON THICKER PAPER - 100GSM OR HIGHER)
PHOTOSHOP AND ILLUSTRATOR - PRICE (IF YOU ARE A GRAPHIC DESIGNER YOU WILL POSSIBLY NEED PROGRAMS LIKE THESE IN ORDER TO CREATE YOUR WORK, UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE NOT FREE SO PAYING FOR THEM CAN BE EXPENSIVE) KNOWLEDGE ( THESE PROGRAMS HAVE A LOT OF FEATURES THAT GRAPHIC DESIGNERS CAN CHOOSE FROM AND LEARNING THEM ALL CAN TAKE A WHILE AND IN ORDER FOR YOU TO KNOW EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TAKE A COURSE WHICH MAY TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS)

UNIT 30 (P2)

UNIT 30 Task 2

The school also need to produce brochures and materials that can be used at option and parent's evenings, they also want to display graphical images on the  Kingswood website and on school vehicles.  You need to recommend the file types needed to display the images in the locations and justify the reasons for your choice.

	Graphic Type	Describe How The Graphic Is Constructed And Why You Chose The Graphic Type?	How Will The Final File Be Saved?
Internet Graphic	JPEG	JPEG is a common format that is used in digital photography and it is also the most common format for storing and transferring images online.  So the images on the website would support this file.	JPEG
Van Sign Graphic	PDF/TIFF	In order to print graphics on to a vehicle you need to use vector graphics. PDF supports vector graphics and allows you to edit your image by adding patterns and shading. A PDF file will have a fixed resolution so it will help when looking at an image at close range as it would be just as clear if you were looking at the image from a distance. TIFF is also a good image format when it comes to high resolution images as it supports high colour-depth images as well as JPEG. TIFF is good for handling images and data in one file as well as holding compressed images. In making the graphics for a vehicle you will need to produce your images in Photoshop and save it as a TIFF file. Make your logos or illustration in Illustrator and save as a PDF. Finalise your work on InDesign once this is finished you can print in a PDF file.	PDF
Brochure	JPEG	Using JPEG images for images  on paper is also a common file to use as the images are clear and depending on  the size of the image you can manipulate it and the image will still remain the same with a small amount of quality lost.	JPEG