Australian Professional Association relevant to the Graphic Design industry: AGDA - The Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) is the national association for professional graphic designers. It was founded in 1988 to facilitate the advancement of the graphic design profession in Australia. The website supplies information about design management, design skills, and how to get work.
http://www.agda.com.au/index.html (visited 14 July at 9.10 pm).
Useful Typography Website: Text as Design: Production Graphics - This website illustrates how easy it is to make text that breaks the rules, and talks about text as art, and as such, is not bound by tight rules such as being easy to read. It goes on to explain that for the best results, the designer must be prepared to make someone look twice at a word to know what it says.
http://www.webreference.com/graphics/column20/ (visited 14 July at 9.00 pm).
Useful Colour Theory Website: Cambridge in Colour - This is a website that focuses on photography, but it also talks about colour in a lot of detail. Cambridge In Colour also provides tutorials that explain colour attributes, colour relationships and the basics of colour.
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/ (visited 14 July at 9.05 pm).
Thursday, 14 June 2007
Thursday, 19 April 2007
Friday, 30 March 2007
Thursday, 8 March 2007
DSPR2 SEM1 HS1: Web Research Task
This research task is about Workplace Health and Safety in Queensland. The source for this information is the Queensland Government’s Workplace Health and Safety Website - http://www.dir.qld.gov.au/workplace/
Act
The Act is known as the ‘Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995’ and the full PDF version of the act can be found at http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/W/WorkplHSaA95.pdf
The Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 is about making workplaces and work practices safer for everyone. The Act sets out the laws about health and safety requirements affecting most workplaces, and seeks to protect the health and safety of everyone at a workplace.
Regulation
The Regulation is known as the ‘Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 1997’ and the full PDF version of the regulation can be found at http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/W/WorkplHSaR97.pdf
The Regulation sets out the legal requirements to prevent or control certain hazards which might cause injury or death in the workplace.
· It prohibits exposure to a risk.
· It prescribes ways of preventing or minimising exposure to a risk.
· It deals with administrative matters.
Codes of Practice
Codes of practice state ways to manage exposure to risks and if a code of practice exists for a risk at your workplace, you must do what the code says or adopt another way that identifies and manages exposure to the risk. You must also take reasonable precautions and exercise due care.
Ministerial Notice
Ministerial notices are urgent workplace warnings that override any existing regulation. They are issued when a situation occurs that puts someone at imminent serious risk of harm at a workplace. A notice may set out methods of work to prevent or minimise exposure to the risk.
General Obligations
To understand your obligations and safety requirements you must be familiar with the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 and the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 1997. As an employee, you must do what the regulation and the codes of practice say. If there is no regulation or code of practice about a risk at your workplace you must choose an appropriate way to manage exposure to the risk. People must take reasonable precautions and exercise proper diligence against the risk.
In a graphic design workplace it’s important to have an appropriate:
· Seating to help prevent back problems
· Lighting to prevent eye strain
· Ventilation or air-conditioning to prevent illness from heat
Act
The Act is known as the ‘Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995’ and the full PDF version of the act can be found at http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/W/WorkplHSaA95.pdf
The Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 is about making workplaces and work practices safer for everyone. The Act sets out the laws about health and safety requirements affecting most workplaces, and seeks to protect the health and safety of everyone at a workplace.
Regulation
The Regulation is known as the ‘Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 1997’ and the full PDF version of the regulation can be found at http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/W/WorkplHSaR97.pdf
The Regulation sets out the legal requirements to prevent or control certain hazards which might cause injury or death in the workplace.
· It prohibits exposure to a risk.
· It prescribes ways of preventing or minimising exposure to a risk.
· It deals with administrative matters.
Codes of Practice
Codes of practice state ways to manage exposure to risks and if a code of practice exists for a risk at your workplace, you must do what the code says or adopt another way that identifies and manages exposure to the risk. You must also take reasonable precautions and exercise due care.
Ministerial Notice
Ministerial notices are urgent workplace warnings that override any existing regulation. They are issued when a situation occurs that puts someone at imminent serious risk of harm at a workplace. A notice may set out methods of work to prevent or minimise exposure to the risk.
General Obligations
To understand your obligations and safety requirements you must be familiar with the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 and the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 1997. As an employee, you must do what the regulation and the codes of practice say. If there is no regulation or code of practice about a risk at your workplace you must choose an appropriate way to manage exposure to the risk. People must take reasonable precautions and exercise proper diligence against the risk.
In a graphic design workplace it’s important to have an appropriate:
· Seating to help prevent back problems
· Lighting to prevent eye strain
· Ventilation or air-conditioning to prevent illness from heat
DSPR2 SEM1 Week 3 Posting: What is a Blog & How I Will Use My Blog
A blog is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.
Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of most early blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual although some focus on photographs, sketchblog, videos, or audio (podcasting), and are part of a wider network of social media. This information can be found in further detail at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog.
This Blog will primarily be used for posting completed tasks for "Design for Print" and information relating to print design.
Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of most early blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual although some focus on photographs, sketchblog, videos, or audio (podcasting), and are part of a wider network of social media. This information can be found in further detail at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog.
This Blog will primarily be used for posting completed tasks for "Design for Print" and information relating to print design.
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