Thursday, April 25, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Harry Potter Alphabet
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Alohomora
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Door-unlocking spell.
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Butterbeer
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Frothy, buttery drink served in Hogsmeade.
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Cruciatus Curse
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Inflicts torture with the command Crucio. One of the three
Unforgivable Curses.
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Death Eaters
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Followers of Voldemort. They are summoned by the Dark Mark.
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Dark Mark, the
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Sign of the Death Eaters: a skull with a serpent in its mouth.
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Extendable Ears
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Long flesh-colored strings that allow the user to eavesdrop on
conversations from a distance. Invented by Fred and George.
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Felix Felicis
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A potion that provides its drinker with liquid luck.
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Granger, Hermione
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Smart know-it-all at Hogwarts in Gryffindor house. She has
bushy, brown hair, large front teeth and a loud, rather bossy voice. Hermione
works very hard and always gets the best marks in her exams. Harry's next
best friend after Ron Weasley. Her parents are Muggle dentists.
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Golden Snitch
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Small, golden ball with silver wings used in Quidditch. Must be
caught by a Seeker to end the match.
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Horcrux
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An Object in which a person has concealed part of their soul.
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Imperius Curse
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Spell to control another person completely, using the
incantation “Imperio”. One of the three Unforgivable Curses. It can be
resisted only with great mental effort.
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Jelly-Legs Jinx
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Makes your adversary's legs wobbly.
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Knight Bus, the
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Emergency bus that transports witches and wizards to any
destination.
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Lumos
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Spell to light your wand.
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Marauder's Map
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A map that shows all the secret passageways and the whereabouts
of everyone in Hogwarts. Harry and Ron use it to get to Hogsmeade.
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Nimbus 2000
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Type of broomstick. Harry's first broomstick.
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Omnioculars
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Binoculars with slow-motion and replay settings.
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Patronus
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Positive force which acts as protection from a Dementor. It is
conjured up by the incantation “Expecto patronum”.
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Quick-Quotes Quill
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Pen that writes tabloid journalism by itself.
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Room of Requirement
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A room that a person can only enter when he or she has real need
of it. When it appears it is always equipped for the seeker’s needs. Also
known to the house-elves as the Come and Go Room.
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Skele-Gro
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Potion used to re-grow bones after they have been removed.
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Sorting Hat
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The hat that decides which House students shall be in while at
Hogwarts.
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Time-Turner
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Hourglass that allows the wearer to travel back in time.
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Unbreakable Vow
Veritaserum
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A magical vow that requires the person who takes it to complete
the avowed mission or die.
Powerful Truth Potion.
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Wingardium Leviosa
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Spell to make things fly.
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Xenophilius
"Xeno" Lovegood was the editor of The
Quibblermagazine,
the husband of Mrs. Lovegood, and the father of Luna
Lovegood. He believed in the existence of the Deathly
Hallows and supported Harry in The Quibbler when
few others would.
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You-Know-Who
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The evil Lord Voldemort, a Dark wizard who killed Harry's
parents. Also referred to as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
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Zonko's
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Wizard joke shop in Hogsmeade.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Igne Druckrey Documentary Review
Inge Druckrey Documentary Review
The
documentary on Inge Druckrey talked about the impact she made as a teacher and
her way of looking at creating typography. As a teacher, Inge wanted to teach her students to not see
things for what they were but for what they were doing. She emphasized the idea of abstraction
to get her students to understand this.
This is very similar to the teachings of the design fundamentals class
that I have taken. She says that
once you see things in a certain way you never stop noticing them. “Training the eye is very important” I
agree with this statement because as an art student I have been taught and
trained to see things in a new light then I have been used to. Once this new way of seeing is
established it is almost impossible to stop seeing or looking in the new way. Inge makes many observations about type
and how letters relate to each other in a design sense. This is very important information when
designing because the relationship between all of the type elements needs to be
cohesive. The part with Steve Jobs speech is very
motivating and inspiring as a design student. Seeing and hearing someone so famous and especially in the
mac/apple industry talking about his experience makes me want to learn what he
has learned. Watching Inge
creating letterforms with the brush is fascinating. As a graphic designer I am used to just seeing the finished
typeface on the computer already so seeing the process of creating the
letterforms is intriguing. The
amount of skill that it would take to create such perfect lines and curves is
incomprehensible. It makes me want
to experiment with a brush to see what kinds of marks it will make and play
with the changed in thin to thick strokes. When creating the letterforms with the brush Igne talks
about the optical middle verses the actual middle. This is important because the geometric middle of the
letterform is altered visually when the other elements are added. This must be taken into consideration
because the letterforms need to look and feel balanced.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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