HELLO PLÁSTICA!

The communication has always been the crucial part of mankind’s social
life. The means of communication has changed according to the changes in
people’s living conditions and all other circumstances such as
technological developments.

Throughout history, the technology has had a huge impact on the means of
communication. In the past, smoke was used as a means of communication
from one mountain to another. Needless to say that only a few simple
messages could be sent and received with this primitive method of smoke
signals.

Carrier pigeon was another means of communication to send messages further
away. The pigeons were trained for this two way communication method of
letter carrying. The letter, which was replaced with fax and e-mail
consecutively, used to be a common means of communication as well.
People needed to send their messages further away and faster as the
world population increased and started to be globalised. This period has
influenced the methods of communication.

Today,we use telephones, mobiles, text messages, e-mail, internet chat
programmes as oral and literal ways of communication. The inventers and
producers are aiming to develop faster, cheaper, smaller-sized,
multi-tasking  gadgets for communication. The
communication technology has been changing to match our needs. However,
the means of communication also shapes our life styles.

Television uses images with sound and movement. This makes TV a very direct and dynamic means of communication with a wide variety of programmes: news, documentaries, game shows…

We are going to complete this TV game show.. First you have to imagine the scene, the sounds and dynamic and then add the details to the decoration and the contestants.

Contrast is produced when we  combine colours from opposite sides of the colour wheel. Harmony is produced when we combine colours from the same side of the colour wheel..

EXERCISE:

Looking at these two portraits (by Jawlensky and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff), draw a copy using analogous colours and draw another one usingcontrasting colours. Use wax crayons.

Oil on Canvas, 72 x 92 cm. 1889.

The Starry Night was completed near the mental asylum of Saint-Remy, 13 months before Van Gogh’s death at the age of 37. Vincent’s mental instability is legend.

Van Gogh painted furiously and The Starry Night vibrates with rockets of burning yellow while planets gyrate like cartwheels. The hills quake and heave, yet the cosmic gold fireworks that swirl against the blue sky are somehow restful.

This painting is probably the most popular of Vincent’s works.

EXERCISE:

We are going to use this picture to make our painting with wax colors. First of all we must paint the surface with colour and then cover it complety with a black wax.We have to grab the last wax layer to take out the colours. At the end of the process we should laminate the work with latex.

Take a look at the results!!!

Jara and Sara won the logo contest. Congratulations!

In  a few days we will put them on the blog, and we will change its design with these illustrations.

An Advent calendar is a special calendar which is used to count or celebrate the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas.

The origin of the Advent Calendar can be traced back to the 19th century. Religious families made a chalk line for every day in December until Christmas Eve. The families also tacked little pictures, one for each day in December, on the wall.

Nosotros vamos a realizar un calendario de Adviento para nuestro aula. Cada alumno va a dibujar un número en un sobre. Tiene que ser un diseño original, estético, creativo y apetecible. Dentro de dicho sobre incluiremos un papel que tendrá un mensaje como regalo al resto de la clase. Luego montaremos entre todos esos sobres en una cartulina grande para colgarla de la pared del aula.

¡Manos a la obra!

Here you ar your beautiful napkin rings for thanksgiving dinner. I hope you enjoy them….

Thankyou to www.thetoymaker.com

These are very important elements used in advertising. Brands identify the product, anagrams are made up of  letters related to the products and logos are designs that suggest what the product is.

Vamos a realizar un concurso de logos para nuestro blog Hello Plástica!. Entre todos buscaremos el que mejor se adapte. El ganador tendrá el orgullo de ser el logotipo de nuestro Blog de aula y por supuesto, tendrá un 10!!!! SUERTE Y A TRABAJAR.

Creamos un cartel con un slogan sobre los beneficios de visitar Asturias. Descanso, belleza, contacto con la naturaleza, etc

A slogan is a phrase that is used to emphasise the message of an advertisement. They are usually short, catchy phrases with the intention of convincing the public to buy a product, do something or contract a service.