Blog Critique Guidelines
Blog comments help to build community and are part of your critique and class participation grade. Some weeks will be process-shots of work and other weeks will be finished artwork.
Use your art vocabulary when posting comments. I will be checking the blogs weekly to make sure that you are writing your comments.
For example:
You are expected to leave a positive feedback
- What not to say….So cool-love it!
- What to say….So cool, I love the way you used the complementary colors to energize your design.
You are expected to leave constructive feedback
- What not to say…..this is a bad design
- What to say…. This design could benefit from the use of more contrast and perhaps cropping for a more dynamic composition
Adding a post
Commenting on post
A video with instructions for uploading images and editing blog posts:
(Note: To create a new post, start by selecting +New on the menu at the top of the blog and drop down to select Post.)
Preparing your images for upload:
• use jpg images with correct orientation and try to keep resolution at max dimensions between 1200-2000 pixels
• use a standard prefix so they’ll be grouped together in the media library for easier location. (Ex. Jason’s photo)
• have your files in a folder on the desktop so you can drag and drop them into your gallery
Setting up an Image gallery:
• when creating a block for images, use the gallery uploads instead of singular image posts
• reorder image appearance in the gallery if needed
• select number of columns ( 2 or more is preferred)
• choose crop/do not crop for the thumbnail images
• make sure to link to> media file so that images can be enlarged from thumbnail view
• title your thumbnails in the gallery for easier identification and feedback
Document settings:
• select appropriate categories (ie your name & assignment name) for easier viewing in main menu
• choose a featured image from your media library to display on the main blog screen