Publishing Design - Task 2: Content Generation

SHIMANLIN,（0375858)

Publishing Design / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media

Publishing Design - Task 2: Content Generation

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LECTURE

INSTRUCTIONS

TASK

FEEDBACK

REFLECTIONS

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LECTURES

All lecture notes are in TASK 1

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INSTRUCTIONS

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TASK

I used AI to generate an article related to the seasons.

Fig. 1.1 Between Seasons

I chose to use images I took during my travels as my visuals.

After selecting 16 images, I adjusted their colors to unify the overall tone.

Fig. 1.2 Color grading process

All my visual effects are color-corrected using Photoshop.

Fig. 1.3 Thumbnail

Fig. 1.4 Thumbnail

FINAL SUBMISSION

Fig. 2.1 Between Seasons

Fig. 2.2 Visual 01, JPEG

Fig. 2.3 Visual 02, JPEG

Fig. 2.4 Visual 03, JPEG

Fig. 2.5 Visual 04, JPEG

Fig. 2.6 Visual 05, JPEG

Fig. 2.7 Visual 06, JPEG

Fig. 2.8 Visual 07, JPEG

Fig. 2.9 Visual 08, JPEG

Fig. 2.10 Visual 09, JPEG

Fig. 2.11 Visual 10, JPEG

Fig. 2.12 Visual 11, JPEG

Fig. 2.13 Visual 12, JPEG

Fig. 2.14 Visual 13, JPEG

Fig. 2.15 Visual 14, JPEG

Fig. 2.16 Visual 15, JPEG

Fig. 2.17 Visual 16, JPEG

Fig. 2.18 Thumbnail, JPEG

Fig. 2.19 Thumbnail, JPEG

Fig. 2.20 PDF thumbnail

Fig. 2.21 Visual Compilation

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FEEDBACK

Week 4

• General feedback: Please complete your electronic portfolio.
• Specific feedback: Your electronic portfolio is now complete.

Week 5

• General feedback: All visual materials must be completed by the end of this week.
• Specific Feedback: Please display all 16 visual materials as thumbnails.

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REFLECTIONS

Experience

Overall, I would say this project was quite fun but also a little stressful at the same time. I really enjoyed going through the photos I took during my travels and selecting images that matched the mood and concept I wanted. However, editing and colour grading a large number of photos within a limited time was honestly quite tiring. Usually, I like spending a long time adjusting colours and small details carefully, but because of the time constraint, I had to learn how to work faster and simplify my editing process. Even so, I think this experience helped me improve my workflow and become more efficient when editing.

Observation

Through this experience, I got to observe many different photography and colour grading styles from other photographers and creators. Looking at references helped me understand how colour tones, lighting, and composition can completely change the mood of a photo. I also realised that different editing styles can give the same image a very different feeling. This gave me more inspiration and helped me better understand how visual aesthetics work in photography and editing.

Findings

During this project, I discovered several editing techniques that improved my workflow and made the process more efficient. At first, I spent too much time adjusting every photo individually, but later I realised that using presets and applying similar colour adjustments across multiple images helped save a lot of time while still maintaining consistency. I also found that lighting and photo composition during the shooting stage are very important because they can make the colour grading process much easier afterwards. Overall, this project helped me improve both my editing skills and my understanding of visual consistency in photography.