ITAA 2.05: Collage Layouts

ITAA 2.05 Collage Layouts

By Martin Sconduto

​Photo collage

​Layering different elements over one another using transparency helps the creator tell a powerful story.

​Advertising

​Collage is a great art method to use for advertising.

Open Ended

Thinking about how images communicate, WHY do you believe that a collage might grab a viewer's attention and make them think?

​Visual media..

​Like print magazines or websites use impactful imagery to drive an idea or point of view to people.

​Here are more examples

• ​Notice that collages usually take up an entire page or spread

• ​There is usually SOME stylized text that brings home the point.

​TEXT

​Text can be overlaid in creative ways, so it adds to the collage instead of making it confusing.

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​Here we see the use of transparency again.

Open Ended

If YOU could make a collage that had a PURPOSE, what topic would you pick, and why?  Be specific!

Open Ended

Here's a collage that uses a wide variety of image types. Which image do you see first? Why do you think this is?

Open Ended

Notice how in this collage, ONE image fills the space while the others are smaller. Thinking about your proposed collage topic, what sort of image would you use for the 'Big one?'