Assignments
Assignment #11:
Assignment #11:
Evil Twin (Due Friday - End of Block)
The overall concept is to use your ninja-like Photoshop skills to mess with your own head. Your goal is to generally keep it within the realm of believability. You want to fool the eye. You want the viewer to wonder how you did it because your Photoshop skills are so good that they are nearly invisible.
WARNING!!!
THIS IS TO BE CREATED IN PHOTOSHOP ONLY!!
DO NOT USE ANY SOCIAL MEDIA FILTERS
Use a wide variety of skills show below. Combine skills and techniques. I'm not requiring a certain amount of skills per attempt...but for those of you who like to count, then be sure that you don't turn in anything with less than 3 techniques/tweaks/skills.
STEPS:
- Download portraits of you and your classmate
- Crop them to 3" wide x 4" high - 200ppi
- Use similar skills that you did with the Mutant Me project - layers, erasing on layers, color correction
- Give your new creepy twin a combo-celebrity name like Brangelina, Kimye, Bennifer
- Get creative! Skills matter
- Make sure skin tones match!
- Save each photo as a JPEG
- Open the JPEGS and combine them into ONE photoshop file (You + Classmate = Creepy Twin)
- Use alignment/distribution tool to line up and space images
- Saves as JPEG and Post to your blog
- MAJOR GRADE
- You will be graded on smoothness, believably, creativity, neatness, use of tools in Photoshop.
- Upload your 3 original layered files to your MAJOR Assignments Page (MINOR GRADE)
YOU MUST UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOSHOP FILES TO GOOGLE. I WILL BE CHECKING YOUR WORK.
"A" projects demonstrate "A" level content, skill, effort, initiative, and craftsmanship.
The overall concept is to use your ninja-like Photoshop skills to mess with your own head. Your goal is to generally keep it within the realm of believability. You want to fool the eye. You want the viewer to wonder how you did it because your Photoshop skills are so good that they are nearly invisible.
WARNING!!! THIS IS TO BE CREATED IN PHOTOSHOP ONLY!! DO NOT USE ANY SOCIAL MEDIA FILTERS |
Use a wide variety of skills show below. Combine skills and techniques. I'm not requiring a certain amount of skills per attempt...but for those of you who like to count, then be sure that you don't turn in anything with less than 3 techniques/tweaks/skills.
STEPS:
- Download portraits of you and your classmate
- Crop them to 3" wide x 4" high - 200ppi
- Use similar skills that you did with the Mutant Me project - layers, erasing on layers, color correction
- Give your new creepy twin a combo-celebrity name like Brangelina, Kimye, Bennifer
- Get creative! Skills matter
- Make sure skin tones match!
- Save each photo as a JPEG
- Open the JPEGS and combine them into ONE photoshop file (You + Classmate = Creepy Twin)
- Use alignment/distribution tool to line up and space images
- Saves as JPEG and Post to your blog
- MAJOR GRADE
- You will be graded on smoothness, believably, creativity, neatness, use of tools in Photoshop.
- Upload your 3 original layered files to your MAJOR Assignments Page (MINOR GRADE)
YOU MUST UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOSHOP FILES TO GOOGLE. I WILL BE CHECKING YOUR WORK.
"A" projects demonstrate "A" level content, skill, effort, initiative, and craftsmanship.
Assignment #10:
Combination Animals in Photoshop (Major Grade)
- POST final animal image to your BLOG
- UPLOAD PSD file to your google Drive, Major Assignments
- DUE FRIDAY, Jan. 17th
You will create a NEW animal-creature-beast-being!! You will use your mad Photoshop skills to combine 3 or more animal photos as seamlessly as possible using the following tools and techniques:
-Selection tools
-Filters
Find your FOUR animal photos and open in Photoshop (you should have a separate window for each).
- Create a File>New Photoshop document that is 8.5x11 inches.
- Cut and Paste body parts! Using your Selection Tools (Quick Selection, Lasso, Quick Mask), select the features you want from each photo and then using the Move Tool, drag that body part into your New Document.
- Each body part will have a separate layer. Match your body parts together...Edit>Transform and choose Scale, Rotate, Distort, Flip, etc.
- Adjust the colors of your Newimal to create a seamless look. Color>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation orColor>Adjustments>Color Balance.
- Blend the body parts: Use the Eraser Tool, Blur Tool, Smudge Tool, Clone Stamp Tool to “blend”
- Once you are happy with how your creature fits together, select all the body part layers and Merge Layers (right click).
- Now, apply a Filter (or several) over the entire Newimal—don’t abstract it though. (Filter>Filter Gallery)
- Decide on your Newimal’s natural habitat and drag that photo into your document. Scale it to fit into the background and drag this layer to the bottom, so that your newimal sits on top. Apply a filter to the background as well.
- Finishing touches: add your newimals shadow (burn and dodge tools), change the colors of your background, etc.
You will be evaluated on:
- Matching of body parts (Selection tools, Scale, Rotate, Flip, Distort)
- Matching of colors (Hue/Saturation, Color Balance)
- Blending Techniques (Eraser, Blur, Smudge, Clone Stamp…including various opacities and settings)
- Creativity/Originality
NEW PHOTOSHOP TOOLS/TECHNIQUES
Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal to get the mirror image of a photo or part of a photo.
Use the smudge tool to create “movement” in your art, make a photo look more “painterly” or blend areas of photos together. Use blur tool to make images more hazy and less defined.
The clone stamp tool allows you to duplicate part of an image. This can be used to cover up parts of the original image.
The Dodge tool and the Burn tool lighten or darken areas of the image. These tools are based on a traditional darkroom technique for regulating exposure on specific areas of a print. Photographers hold back light to lighten an area on the print (dodging) or increase the exposure to darken areas on a print (burning).
- POST final animal image to your BLOG
- UPLOAD PSD file to your google Drive, Major Assignments
- DUE FRIDAY, Jan. 17th
Assignment #10:
Combination Animals in Photoshop (Major Grade)
- POST final animal image to your BLOG
- UPLOAD PSD file to your google Drive, Major Assignments
- DUE FRIDAY, Jan. 17th
You will create a NEW animal-creature-beast-being!! You will use your mad Photoshop skills to combine 3 or more animal photos as seamlessly as possible using the following tools and techniques:
-Selection tools
-Filters
-Filters
-Scale, rotate, distort
-Color Adjustments
Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal to get the mirror image of a photo or part of a photo.
- POST final animal image to your BLOG
- UPLOAD PSD file to your google Drive, Major Assignments
- DUE FRIDAY, Jan. 17th
Assignment #9: Book Cover Design
A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO BOOK DESIGN. Read this first
Lesson Summary:Create original covers for fiction or nonfiction books. Access various technologies to combine text and graphics to demonstrate their understanding of a recently-studied work of literature. The newly-created book cover must include symbolic photographs, illustrations or graphic images that represent major plot ideas from the work.
Commentary (VERY IMPORTANT):Do we really judge a book by its cover? This lesson requires you to demonstrate a thorough understanding of a literary work through the thoughtful design of a book cover and written literary analysis. Research the book, choose and arrange graphics and text as they create, edit and publish their information using technology.
The average reader spends no more than 7 seconds looking at book covers online. In those 7 seconds the reader will decide if they will look further into the book, and then decide if they will actually buy and read the book. It is important that you focus on the imagery for the cover. You want the reader to think! You want the reader to be interested enough in the cover to go further. You want your cover image to represent a theme or a moment in the story.
Book Cover Design:
- Choose a book, one that you have read or you can choose one of the books below and read the summary of the book.
- Create at least 4 rough drafts (1/4 page size) MINOR GRADE.
- We will choose the best, then ....
- Create 1 detailed large sketch. Please include as much detail as possible. Including color ideas, Imagery, and fonts. MINOR GRADE
- Build your Book design in Adobe Photoshop. You can use elements from Adobe Illustrator.
- Find an appropriate font that represents the Era of the book. (NOT COMIC SANS!!!!)
Specs:
- Finished size 6 inches x 9 inches, 300 dpi
- Set document up as CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black)
- Using the ruler guides create Margins that are .25” all around
- Using the ruler guides create a bleed of .125”
- Cover must include: Title and Author.
- Use examples of other books to determine placement of copy, but take creative chances and try something different.
Rubric:
- 4 preliminary sketches - MINOR GRADE
- 1 detailed sketch - MINOR GRADE
- Final Book Cover - MAJOR GRADE
You can choose a book you have already read or choose 1 synopsis below and use that as your reference for your book Design (Do not research the book, Use the synopsis as the basis of the Book cover
Slaughterhouse Five follows the story of Billy Pilgrim, optometrist and time traveler. The novel jumps through time with Billy as he lives the events of his life over and over again. In this dynamic framework, the reader sees the terrors of war, the quiet desperation of suburban life and the breakdown of the psyche through Billy's time jumping eyes. Just before he is captured as a prisoner of war, Billy experiences his first time jump. Here he sees his whole life, past, present and future, unfold. After the war, Billy returns from Europe to resume his civilian life, but does not cease moving randomly through time, witnessing his birth, his death and events in between. He is eventually abducted by aliens who experience time in much the same way as Billy except that they prefer to look only at life's more pleasant moments. Despite his family's objections, Billy tells the world of his time traveling and of his abduction, highlighting the story with a detailed account of his death.
The Scarlet Letter begins with Hester Prynne being taken from prison to be berated by the townspeople for both her adultery and for keeping her lover's name a secret. As the novel progresses, the reader realizes that Dimmesdale is Hester's lover and that Chillingworth is her husband in disguise bent on avenging his defamed honor. Hawthorne reveals the honest emotion that exists between Hester and Dimmesdale, but tempers it with the danger of their secret being revealed at the hand of Chillingworth. Dimmesdale's health deteriorates as his guilt eats away at him and eventually he reveals to the village that he is Hester's lover and Pearl's father.
To Kill a Mocking Bird The story is narrated by a young girl who goes by the name of "Scout" Finch. Scout's real name is Jean Louise, a name that is not fitting for a tomboyish, rebellious girl like Scout.Scout lives in the small Alabama town of Maycomb in the 1930s with her brother, Jem, and her widowed father, Atticus. Another presence in the house is the stern but ultimately kind-hearted African-American housekeeper named Calpurnia.
The story takes place during the depression, but the Finch family is better off than many in this small town, as Atticus is a successful and respected lawyer.
Two main themes that permeate this book are judgment and justice. Scout and Jem learn lessons about judging other people through the character of Boo Radley, a mysterious and reclusive neighbor. Early in the story, the children poke fun at Boo, but they ultimately discover his goodness.
This theme is also present in the developments surrounding the character of Tom Robinson. Robinson is a poor African-American field hand who is accused and tried for rape. In the process of defending Robinson, Atticus is able to provide evidence that the young man is innocent. Nonetheless, because of the racist nature of white society in that time and place, the young man is convicted.
Lord of the Flies opens with a plane full of British schoolboys crashing on a deserted tropical island. With no adults surviving the crash, the boys are left to themselves to try to stay alive. Immediately a sort of informal society springs up with the election of a leader and the setting down of formal objectives and rules. Initially, rescue is foremost on the collective mind, but it is not long before a power struggle ensues with Jack attempting to sway the boys to his camp. Possessing different goals and vastly different sets of ethics, the boys divide into two tribes. Eventually, Ralph’s side of reason and rationality gives way to Jack’s tribe of hunters, and the boys sink deeper and deeper into a life of violent savagery.
Diary of a Young Girl Otto Frank moved his family to Amsterdam from Frankfurt, Germany, their place of origin, once the Nazis came to power and began to enforce cruel laws enacted against the Jewish population. In Amsterdam, Otto enjoys some success as a businessman, but he keeps a close watch on the spreading power of the Nazis. When the Germans invade the Netherlands, the Frank family goes into hiding in a small area above Otto's office. They are joined by the van Daan family. Many of Otto's employees aid the hideaways as they wait and pray for an end to their terrifying ordeal. The war takes a terrible toll on Holland, and food becomes quite scarce. Starvation and crime become rampant in the small country, which only worsens the plight of the Frank family and their friends who hide with them.On the pages of her diary, Anne explores love and questions the meaning of life in a way that is quite typical of a young teen, yet quite extraordinary under the circumstances under which she lives. Her portrayal provides a stark glimpse into her extraordinary ordeal. She captivates the reader with an innocence that contrasts the stark reality of her situation.
The diary ends abruptly on August 1, 1944. There is no sign-off and no explanation, although it is known from historical records that the family was betrayed and captured by the Nazis.
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A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO BOOK DESIGN. Read this first
Lesson Summary:Create original covers for fiction or nonfiction books. Access various technologies to combine text and graphics to demonstrate their understanding of a recently-studied work of literature. The newly-created book cover must include symbolic photographs, illustrations or graphic images that represent major plot ideas from the work.
Commentary (VERY IMPORTANT):Do we really judge a book by its cover? This lesson requires you to demonstrate a thorough understanding of a literary work through the thoughtful design of a book cover and written literary analysis. Research the book, choose and arrange graphics and text as they create, edit and publish their information using technology.
The average reader spends no more than 7 seconds looking at book covers online. In those 7 seconds the reader will decide if they will look further into the book, and then decide if they will actually buy and read the book. It is important that you focus on the imagery for the cover. You want the reader to think! You want the reader to be interested enough in the cover to go further. You want your cover image to represent a theme or a moment in the story.
Book Cover Design:
- Choose a book, one that you have read or you can choose one of the books below and read the summary of the book.
- Create at least 4 rough drafts (1/4 page size) MINOR GRADE.
- We will choose the best, then ....
- Create 1 detailed large sketch. Please include as much detail as possible. Including color ideas, Imagery, and fonts. MINOR GRADE
- Build your Book design in Adobe Photoshop. You can use elements from Adobe Illustrator.
- Find an appropriate font that represents the Era of the book. (NOT COMIC SANS!!!!)
- Finished size 6 inches x 9 inches, 300 dpi
- Set document up as CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black)
- Using the ruler guides create Margins that are .25” all around
- Using the ruler guides create a bleed of .125”
- Cover must include: Title and Author.
- Use examples of other books to determine placement of copy, but take creative chances and try something different.
- 4 preliminary sketches - MINOR GRADE
- 1 detailed sketch - MINOR GRADE
- Final Book Cover - MAJOR GRADE
You can choose a book you have already read or choose 1 synopsis below and use that as your reference for your book Design (Do not research the book, Use the synopsis as the basis of the Book cover
Slaughterhouse Five follows the story of Billy Pilgrim, optometrist and time traveler. The novel jumps through time with Billy as he lives the events of his life over and over again. In this dynamic framework, the reader sees the terrors of war, the quiet desperation of suburban life and the breakdown of the psyche through Billy's time jumping eyes. Just before he is captured as a prisoner of war, Billy experiences his first time jump. Here he sees his whole life, past, present and future, unfold. After the war, Billy returns from Europe to resume his civilian life, but does not cease moving randomly through time, witnessing his birth, his death and events in between. He is eventually abducted by aliens who experience time in much the same way as Billy except that they prefer to look only at life's more pleasant moments. Despite his family's objections, Billy tells the world of his time traveling and of his abduction, highlighting the story with a detailed account of his death.
The Scarlet Letter begins with Hester Prynne being taken from prison to be berated by the townspeople for both her adultery and for keeping her lover's name a secret. As the novel progresses, the reader realizes that Dimmesdale is Hester's lover and that Chillingworth is her husband in disguise bent on avenging his defamed honor. Hawthorne reveals the honest emotion that exists between Hester and Dimmesdale, but tempers it with the danger of their secret being revealed at the hand of Chillingworth. Dimmesdale's health deteriorates as his guilt eats away at him and eventually he reveals to the village that he is Hester's lover and Pearl's father.
To Kill a Mocking Bird The story is narrated by a young girl who goes by the name of "Scout" Finch. Scout's real name is Jean Louise, a name that is not fitting for a tomboyish, rebellious girl like Scout.Scout lives in the small Alabama town of Maycomb in the 1930s with her brother, Jem, and her widowed father, Atticus. Another presence in the house is the stern but ultimately kind-hearted African-American housekeeper named Calpurnia.
The story takes place during the depression, but the Finch family is better off than many in this small town, as Atticus is a successful and respected lawyer.
Two main themes that permeate this book are judgment and justice. Scout and Jem learn lessons about judging other people through the character of Boo Radley, a mysterious and reclusive neighbor. Early in the story, the children poke fun at Boo, but they ultimately discover his goodness.
This theme is also present in the developments surrounding the character of Tom Robinson. Robinson is a poor African-American field hand who is accused and tried for rape. In the process of defending Robinson, Atticus is able to provide evidence that the young man is innocent. Nonetheless, because of the racist nature of white society in that time and place, the young man is convicted.
Lord of the Flies opens with a plane full of British schoolboys crashing on a deserted tropical island. With no adults surviving the crash, the boys are left to themselves to try to stay alive. Immediately a sort of informal society springs up with the election of a leader and the setting down of formal objectives and rules. Initially, rescue is foremost on the collective mind, but it is not long before a power struggle ensues with Jack attempting to sway the boys to his camp. Possessing different goals and vastly different sets of ethics, the boys divide into two tribes. Eventually, Ralph’s side of reason and rationality gives way to Jack’s tribe of hunters, and the boys sink deeper and deeper into a life of violent savagery.
Diary of a Young Girl Otto Frank moved his family to Amsterdam from Frankfurt, Germany, their place of origin, once the Nazis came to power and began to enforce cruel laws enacted against the Jewish population. In Amsterdam, Otto enjoys some success as a businessman, but he keeps a close watch on the spreading power of the Nazis. When the Germans invade the Netherlands, the Frank family goes into hiding in a small area above Otto's office. They are joined by the van Daan family. Many of Otto's employees aid the hideaways as they wait and pray for an end to their terrifying ordeal. The war takes a terrible toll on Holland, and food becomes quite scarce. Starvation and crime become rampant in the small country, which only worsens the plight of the Frank family and their friends who hide with them.On the pages of her diary, Anne explores love and questions the meaning of life in a way that is quite typical of a young teen, yet quite extraordinary under the circumstances under which she lives. Her portrayal provides a stark glimpse into her extraordinary ordeal. She captivates the reader with an innocence that contrasts the stark reality of her situation.
The diary ends abruptly on August 1, 1944. There is no sign-off and no explanation, although it is known from historical records that the family was betrayed and captured by the Nazis.
The diary ends abruptly on August 1, 1944. There is no sign-off and no explanation, although it is known from historical records that the family was betrayed and captured by the Nazis.
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Assignment #8: Your Name in LIGHTS!!
Complete the following tutorial - due end of Block Thursday 12/19
Following the tutorial below - you MUST USE YOUR LAST NAME!
Post JPEG to blog - upload photoshop files to Google Drive
Major Assignment #7: "Elf on the Shelf Yourself"
- Create a new file in Photoshop, US Letter, 8.5 x 11, 300 dpi
- Take a selfie of yourself making the the ELF face - eyes looking to one side, little smile, no teeth
- Upload to Google Drive and download to your desktop
- Download a high res image of a ELF on the SHELF - you can your Google Images (Tools - Size - Large)
- I also recommend:
- https://twitter.com/elfontheshelf
- Pinterest
- Copy your Elf image into your new document
- Open your selfie and isolate your face, keep some of your hair and perhaps your ears, use your best judgement.
- Carefully clean-up your isolated head using selection tools, feathering, smudging, healing brush
- you can enlarge, lighten, change your eye color.
- Smooth your face - make it doll like
- add some rosy cheeks
- Copy your head into your new file and place layer above Elf layer
- You will probably need to make a duplicate ELF layer and isolate the hat
- Move hat layer above your face layer - adjust
- Your final piece must be hi-res, it must be your face
- Save as PSD file and save as JPEG, PSD file goes in Major Assignments in Google Drive, Post JPEG to blog
- Criteria:
- Smooth edges on face
- photo should look realistic
- Creativity
- Use of PS tools to create clean professional final piece
- DUE AT END OF BLOCK ON WEDNESDAY! Post to your blog
- Create a new file in Photoshop, US Letter, 8.5 x 11, 300 dpi
- Take a selfie of yourself making the the ELF face - eyes looking to one side, little smile, no teeth
- Upload to Google Drive and download to your desktop
- Download a high res image of a ELF on the SHELF - you can your Google Images (Tools - Size - Large)
- I also recommend:
- https://twitter.com/elfontheshelf
- Copy your Elf image into your new document
- Open your selfie and isolate your face, keep some of your hair and perhaps your ears, use your best judgement.
- Carefully clean-up your isolated head using selection tools, feathering, smudging, healing brush
- you can enlarge, lighten, change your eye color.
- Smooth your face - make it doll like
- add some rosy cheeks
- Copy your head into your new file and place layer above Elf layer
- You will probably need to make a duplicate ELF layer and isolate the hat
- Move hat layer above your face layer - adjust
- Your final piece must be hi-res, it must be your face
- Save as PSD file and save as JPEG, PSD file goes in Major Assignments in Google Drive, Post JPEG to blog
- Criteria:
- Smooth edges on face
- photo should look realistic
- Creativity
- Use of PS tools to create clean professional final piece
- DUE AT END OF BLOCK ON WEDNESDAY! Post to your blog
Major Assignment #6: Design Your PHOBIA Flyer
Size: 11 x 17 inches
Style: Event Flyer / Self-Help Group (or Anti-Self Help Group)
Rough Draft on Paper: 1 Minor Grade
Final Piece Posted on Blog: 1 Major Grade (with 2 paragraphs of artist statement and explanation)
Must Include:
- Illustration of Phobia - ORIGINAL art - you can create your own based off someone else's art but it must be drawn in illustrator or photoshop and you must credit the original artist and show me the original work.
- 1 to 4 colors
- Specific style of flyer (you will tell me about the style: (Concert poster, Vintage, Minimalist, etc...) and explain why you chose to create in that style - POST explanation on your blog with your final piece
- List meeting location, time, any registration instructions - be clever!
- Remember not to use too many fonts and make sure to use fonts that add to the feeling of your phobia
How to Design an Effective Flyer:
Size: 11 x 17 inches
Style: Event Flyer / Self-Help Group (or Anti-Self Help Group)
Rough Draft on Paper: 1 Minor Grade
Final Piece Posted on Blog: 1 Major Grade (with 2 paragraphs of artist statement and explanation)
Must Include:
- Illustration of Phobia - ORIGINAL art - you can create your own based off someone else's art but it must be drawn in illustrator or photoshop and you must credit the original artist and show me the original work.
- 1 to 4 colors
- Specific style of flyer (you will tell me about the style: (Concert poster, Vintage, Minimalist, etc...) and explain why you chose to create in that style - POST explanation on your blog with your final piece
- List meeting location, time, any registration instructions - be clever!
- Remember not to use too many fonts and make sure to use fonts that add to the feeling of your phobia
How to Design an Effective Flyer:
Your Headline
Like any other written matter, your brochures and flyers need a good headline. However, it’s not just about the words here. While what your headline says is very, very important, the design is also important. It needs to “pop”. It needs to grab the reader’s eye and encourage them to read on, to get to the meat of the material, rather than just throwing it away.
Like any other written matter, your brochures and flyers need a good headline. However, it’s not just about the words here. While what your headline says is very, very important, the design is also important. It needs to “pop”. It needs to grab the reader’s eye and encourage them to read on, to get to the meat of the material, rather than just throwing it away.
Your Graphics
Both flyers and brochures use graphic design to appeal to readers. However, these graphic elements are about more than just decoration and creating an eye-catching appearance. They can:
- Tie in with your business’s branding
- Evoke an emotional response in your readers
- Tie in with your service or product offering
- Create a desired mood in your readers
Both flyers and brochures use graphic design to appeal to readers. However, these graphic elements are about more than just decoration and creating an eye-catching appearance. They can:
- Tie in with your business’s branding
- Evoke an emotional response in your readers
- Tie in with your service or product offering
- Create a desired mood in your readers
AIDA
Both flyers and brochures should be planned according to AIDA, which stands for Attention, Interest, Desire and Action. In short, your design and text should:
- Grab attention – Your design and text should be compelling enough to make a potential reader give it a second look.
- Interest – Your text and images should be sufficient to create interest in the reader, causing them to read on, rather than stop after the headline.
- Desire – Your text and graphics should be enough to create a desire within the reader for the product or service being highlighted in your flyer or brochure.
- Action – You need a call to action in your material. This can be as simple as “Call us at 1-800-BuyStuff”.
Both flyers and brochures should be planned according to AIDA, which stands for Attention, Interest, Desire and Action. In short, your design and text should:
- Grab attention – Your design and text should be compelling enough to make a potential reader give it a second look.
- Interest – Your text and images should be sufficient to create interest in the reader, causing them to read on, rather than stop after the headline.
- Desire – Your text and graphics should be enough to create a desire within the reader for the product or service being highlighted in your flyer or brochure.
- Action – You need a call to action in your material. This can be as simple as “Call us at 1-800-BuyStuff”.
Major Assignment #5 - MOSAIC
Mosaics are traditionally made up of broken/cut ceramic pieces (tiles) that are placed together to create a larger picture. These tiles are held together with a cement-like paste, called grout. Your assignment is to create a digital "mosaic" by using the following Elements of Design and tools in Adobe Illustrator:
- Line
- Shape (Geometric and Organic)
- Color Theory(monochromatic, complimentary (O/B, Y/P, R/G)
- Shape Tools
- Direct Selection Tool
- Pen Tools
- Solid Color fill
Steps:
- Research you image. Look for a landscape or an image with a well defined focal point. Avoid photos of people - too complicated to create in small mosaics. Your composition should follow the Rule of Thirds.
- Create an 8.5 x 11" document in Adobe Illustrator.
- File > Place this image in Adobe Illustrator.
- Resize the image to fit across your whole page, whether it is in landscape or portrait while still selecting the image.
- Select your image and LOCK the selection.
- This will be your template.
- Create a new layer to build your tiles on.
- Using the pen and shape tool, you will create small tiles that fir together to make up the larger image. You must include both geometric and organic shapes!
- Using the color tools, you will create your own unique color palette that follows a color theory. These will be the colors used for the tiles in your mosaic.
- After you are done building all your tiles, create another layer underneath your tile layer(s). This will be your background color. Consider it the "grout" of your tiles. Using the shape tool, create a rectangle that will cover the whole page. Fill it with a color that fits your color palette.
You will be graded on:
- Creativity and effort
- Use of the Illustrator tools (pen, shape, color swatches and overall directions given)
- Use of the Elements of Design (line, geometric and organic shapes, color theory)
- Creativity and craftsmanship (are your "grout" lines uniform, how creative and successful is your finished design)
- Use of class time, effort, and challenge
Major Assignment #4 - Mandala
Please complete the following tutorial - POST to your blog by the end of class
Major Assignment #3
Design Challenge: Cereal Box
Part 1: Design your Character
A) Rough Draft (with pencil and paper): Due end of block Wednesday
B) Thursday: Begin drawing in Illustrator
Read the following Step by Step about drawing your Character in Adobe Illustrator:
https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/design-a-vector-themed-cereal-box-in-adobe-illustrator--cms-20772
STOP AT STEP 4
Part 2: Package Design Template
A) we will discuss next week
Part 3: Elements of Cereal Box
Your Design Must Include:
- a book, book character, historical figure, or event as inspiration for your design
- Develop a slogan, logo, brand name, and company name for the cereal
- You may NOT use licensed figures such Spongebob, Hello Kitty etc.
Front Cover Must include:
- Company Name: We generally associate company names with quality - is it a Chevy or a Cadillac. The name should be easy to remember and represent the type of products or people that are the company- such as Quaker, General Mills, Kelloggs, Post, etc.
- Product or Cereal Name: This should be easy to remember, represent the kind of cereal you are producing, and appeal to your target market.
- Your Character
- Promotional Gimmick: These may include free toys, coupons, games, music, etc.
Back Cover Must include:
- Images relating to your character/story
- Facts about / quotes
Side One
- Character name
- At least 8 facts
Side Two
- Nutrition Side (optional to add extra information)
DESIGN TIPS
PACKAGING
Packaging is part of Promotion. It can Persuade, Remind and Inform us. Packaging sells the product in addition to protecting it. Your package and its design will help set apart your product from all other cereals on the store shelf. The package design must attract the consumer’s eye and motivate him/her to purchase your cereal.
DESIGNING A PACKAGE
Look at several cereal boxes to get ideas on good design. Some elements of design that will be helpful in designing your package are listed below.
FOCAL POINT:
What do you want the consumer to see and remember? To see first? Main item (Name of Cereal) should be larger, bolder, placed on the package carefully and/or more colorful than other items.
COLOR:
Color attracts attention and interest. It provides background for your message and helps deliver the message. It makes people happy, sad and even makes people hungry. The first color we see is yellow. Research has proven that red, orange, brown and green are colors which stimulate the appetite or encourage people to eat! Blue and purple do not. However you would never put bread in a green color - it might look moldy. Select your colors carefully.
Design Challenge: Cereal Box
Part 1: Design your Character
A) Rough Draft (with pencil and paper): Due end of block Wednesday
B) Thursday: Begin drawing in Illustrator
Read the following Step by Step about drawing your Character in Adobe Illustrator:
https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/design-a-vector-themed-cereal-box-in-adobe-illustrator--cms-20772
STOP AT STEP 4
Read the following Step by Step about drawing your Character in Adobe Illustrator:
https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/design-a-vector-themed-cereal-box-in-adobe-illustrator--cms-20772
STOP AT STEP 4
Part 2: Package Design Template
A) we will discuss next week
Part 3: Elements of Cereal Box
Your Design Must Include:
- a book, book character, historical figure, or event as inspiration for your design
- Develop a slogan, logo, brand name, and company name for the cereal
- You may NOT use licensed figures such Spongebob, Hello Kitty etc.
Front Cover Must include:
- Company Name: We generally associate company names with quality - is it a Chevy or a Cadillac. The name should be easy to remember and represent the type of products or people that are the company- such as Quaker, General Mills, Kelloggs, Post, etc.
- Product or Cereal Name: This should be easy to remember, represent the kind of cereal you are producing, and appeal to your target market.
- Your Character
- Promotional Gimmick: These may include free toys, coupons, games, music, etc.
Back Cover Must include:
- Images relating to your character/story
- Facts about / quotes
Side One
- Character name
- At least 8 facts
Side Two
- Nutrition Side (optional to add extra information)
DESIGN TIPS
PACKAGING
Packaging is part of Promotion. It can Persuade, Remind and Inform us. Packaging sells the product in addition to protecting it. Your package and its design will help set apart your product from all other cereals on the store shelf. The package design must attract the consumer’s eye and motivate him/her to purchase your cereal.
DESIGNING A PACKAGE
Look at several cereal boxes to get ideas on good design. Some elements of design that will be helpful in designing your package are listed below.
FOCAL POINT:
What do you want the consumer to see and remember? To see first? Main item (Name of Cereal) should be larger, bolder, placed on the package carefully and/or more colorful than other items.
COLOR:
Color attracts attention and interest. It provides background for your message and helps deliver the message. It makes people happy, sad and even makes people hungry. The first color we see is yellow. Research has proven that red, orange, brown and green are colors which stimulate the appetite or encourage people to eat! Blue and purple do not. However you would never put bread in a green color - it might look moldy. Select your colors carefully.
SPACE:
Major Assignment #2
Design a Business Card for your Imaginary Business
SPECS:
For Print
Business Card Size: 3.5 x 2 inches
Part 1: Post your Do Now questions to your blog (MINOR Grade)
Part 2: Rough Sketch due Monday, take pic and post to your blog, below your questions (MINOR Grade) Research fonts you like - DAFONT.com
Part 3: Final artwork of Business cards (2 versions) created in illustrator by Friday, Sept. 20th (MAJOR Grade)
When you are finished and saved it to your desktop, and Exported a JPEG and posted to your blog.
ROUGH DRAFT Example:
You will design 2 versions, one with no bleed (I explain) and one with a bleed
1. Card A - No Bleed
• your color logo
• pertinent contact info
• services you can provide
• 3 color maximum - black counts as a color, white is not a color, tints of colors are fine
• CMYK colors
• for now, no photos, internet pictures, clip art, raster images, etc. Stick with just what you can do with Illustrator.
• NO BLEED. This means that you'll need to leave an 1/8" white border on each edge of the card.
• include a 3.5" x 2" black outline (even though it wouldn't be printed for a real job)
Design a horizontal and a vertical business card.
2. Card B - Full Bleed - Vector
• your color logo
• the same information (phone number, etc) from the previous card
• CMYK colors - no color limit
• for now, no photos, internet pictures, clip art, raster images, etc.
• vector art you have created
• full bleed - the card itself willl still be 3.5" x 2" but the artwork will bleed 1/8" over at least 2 edges
• indicate trim marks - trim marks should be on top (printed above) all other artwork
• maintain 1/8" safety zone for text elements
• include a 3.5" x 2" black outline (even though it wouldn't be printed for a real job)
Design a horizontal and a vertical business card.
______________________
SPECS:
For Print
Business Card Size: 3.5 x 2 inches
Part 1: Post your Do Now questions to your blog (MINOR Grade)
Part 2: Rough Sketch due Monday, take pic and post to your blog, below your questions (MINOR Grade) Research fonts you like - DAFONT.com
Part 2: Rough Sketch due Monday, take pic and post to your blog, below your questions (MINOR Grade) Research fonts you like - DAFONT.com
Part 3: Final artwork of Business cards (2 versions) created in illustrator by Friday, Sept. 20th (MAJOR Grade)
ROUGH DRAFT Example:
| You will design 2 versions, one with no bleed (I explain) and one with a bleed 1. Card A - No Bleed • your color logo • pertinent contact info • services you can provide • 3 color maximum - black counts as a color, white is not a color, tints of colors are fine • CMYK colors • for now, no photos, internet pictures, clip art, raster images, etc. Stick with just what you can do with Illustrator. • NO BLEED. This means that you'll need to leave an 1/8" white border on each edge of the card. • include a 3.5" x 2" black outline (even though it wouldn't be printed for a real job) Design a horizontal and a vertical business card.
2. Card B - Full Bleed - Vector
• your color logo
• the same information (phone number, etc) from the previous card • CMYK colors - no color limit • for now, no photos, internet pictures, clip art, raster images, etc. • vector art you have created • full bleed - the card itself willl still be 3.5" x 2" but the artwork will bleed 1/8" over at least 2 edges • indicate trim marks - trim marks should be on top (printed above) all other artwork • maintain 1/8" safety zone for text elements • include a 3.5" x 2" black outline (even though it wouldn't be printed for a real job)
Design a horizontal and a vertical business card.
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Major Assignment #1:
Introduction to ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR - watch instruction videoCreate a non-representational (shouldn't look like anything recognizable) design using all of the basic shape tools. This assignment should take you one block.
Do you want credit for this assignment?
- Show all the tools you just learned about: rectangles, squares, rounded rectangles, circles, ovals, stars, polygons
- Fill with a wide variety of different colors. SOLID colors only; no gradients. You will play with gradients in the next activity.
- Demonstrate a wide variety of stroke colors and thicknesses.
- Demonstrate a variety of polygon and star options (# of sides, fat, skinny).
- Demonstrate plenty of overlapping.
- FILE > EXPORT > JPEG (select Desktop)> CHECK "Use ARTBOARD"
- POST to YOUR BLOG AS: Non-Rep Illustrator 1
Video we watched in class today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbbQl2sU-ag&feature=youtu.be
Minor Assignment: Friday, September 6th
On google classroom you will review both power points I attached and answer the vocabulary questions in the word document that is attached and handed out for you. Hand in when completed for a minor grade. When given back, please keep handy for reference!
Due: Tuesday, September 10th
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