11/28 In Class Assignment

Assignment: F Block
This is to be done in class. I am going to check it off in PowerSchool today. If you do not do it it is a zero. No Makeups. 

EU: Working and Designing with your type is just as important as designing with images. Successfully combining the two makes up "Graphic Design."

Assignment:

1. Read the following article and create a blog post entitled "Type Hierarchy" with this criteria.....   Why Every Design Needs Three Levels of Type Hierarchy
2. Summarize (in one paragraph) the key components of type hierarchy as stated in the article
3. List the copy (or wording) that will be included in your Concert Poster Design so that you are ready to divide it up into 3 levels as the article stated to be placed within your overall design. 

Concert Poster

Assignment: Design a concert poster for an event showcasing more than one artist with either a holiday or New Year's Even theme

Criteria: Your poster must include....

Photoshop and/or Illustrator

1. 12x18 Vertical or Horizontal
2. Real Images (check the internet properties)
3. Shapes (Pen tooled or created with selections in Photoshop
4. Text (Levels 1, 2, 3)
5. Special Effects (Textures/Lights, etc)

Examples (None are a perfect example, all have interesting design elements to look at combined with real photographs) 

TEXT:

I want to know the following:

• event title
• featured artist
• opening acts
• date (holiday or new year's eve)
• venue (where)
• City
• time
• promoters/sponsors
• any secondary info that you may use like charities, etc

Cartoon Character

Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.

EU's: 

1. Media arts ideas, works, and processes are shaped by the imagination, creative processes, and by experiences, both within and outside of the arts. 
2. Media artists plan, organize, and develop creative ideas, plans, and models into process structures that can effectively realize the artistic idea.
3. The forming, integration, and refinement of aesthetic components, principles, and processes creates purpose, meaning, and artistic quality in media artworks. 

EQ's:

1. How do media artists generate ideas? 
2. How do media artists organize and develop ideas and models into process structures to achieve the desired end product?
3. How do media artists improve/refine their work?

Assignment: To design and develop your own cartoon character to be used for an original candy

Objectives

• Strengthen digital illustration skills 
• learn new color application skills in illustrator
• create original artwork

Steps: 

1. Brainstorm ideas on paper of candy ideas. Think about what type of candy and the name you would like to have
2. Draw an image of a character to be scanned in to build over or work over and image on the internet to help with the shape only
3. Use shape tools to help you whenever possible and the pen tool for the rest
4. Add shading to clothes using Illustrator (No Photoshop for this one)
5. Critique and refine work
6. Upload to blog discussing candy idea and how you came up with the character
   
   

Sugar Skull

EU: Computer illustration or digital illustration is the use of digital tools to produce images under the direct manipulation of the artist, usually through a pointing device such as a tablet or a mouse.

EQ: How can I make a digital Illustration using Illustrator?

Assignment: Design your own sugar skull using the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator to be used for print and for a Greeting Card. Apply color in Photoshop. 

New Tools/Vocabulary
Illustrator (Pen tool, path, anchor point, handle, direct selection tool, selection tool, stroke, line weight)
Photoshop (Paintbrush, magic wand, color swatch)

Steps:
1. Start by reading the clicking the link below to read the following article....
History of the Day of the Dead & the Sugar Skull Tradition

2. Begin a blog post entitled "sugar skull" discussing some of the design work you would like to include, why you chose it, and what colors you may use.

3. Using illustrator, design half of the skull outline including one eye, half of the nose, and half of the teeth. You may use a drawing or the internet to help with the base

4. Continue working with small designs on half of the face, enclose any portion of the design that you would like to be in color

5. When finished, select all of your work, copy + paste, and flip to create a full skull, adjust where necessary and join paths.

6. Apply color using the paintbrush in Photoshop. I would like to see some fading from light to dark in some areas. If time allows, you may add extra design work to your skull depending on your creativity and skill level. Check with me first.

7. Post finished work to blog within original blogpost and add a short reflection

1st Blog Entry: 10 Brilliant Design Trends of 2016

So.....it's the start of the year, you have a blog, now what? Now is the perfect time to start figuring out this whole graphic arts thing. For your first assignment I want you to follow steps 1-4 below and upload this to your blog for your 1st entry. 

1. Read the following blog post about Design Trends. Click on this link 10 Brilliant Graphic Design Trends of 2016 to get started.
2. Choose the top three you that you like the most and start a blog entry entitled "2016 Design Trends". In that blog entry I want you to list the three that you were most drawn to and tell me in a brief summary why you like them. I want you to start getting use to critiquing work using design vocabulary rather than "I like" and "its cool" here. Elaborate on your thoughts while using proper grammar!
3. Along with your top pics I want you to practice saving and uploading and image to go along with it from the site. This way you are learning how to create a blog post, add an image, and critique artwork all at once while also letting me see your personal style a bit when it comes to designing. 
4. Lastly, I want you to write a short paragraph telling me about what you might like to do in graphics this year and what your interests and hobbies are. For example, do you like hands on projects that you can design and build? Would you like to focus on Photoshop? Do you want to try to get into animation? Do you love dance, sports, music, etc? Anything you write here helps me to develop new projects for the year and focus on what you guys like to do! (it also helps me see if you are strong at following directions through reading and visually).