Text Effects

EU: Typography can be manipulated in Photoshop to enhance any design and especially level 1 type
EQ: What text effects can be applied to type to enhance your subject matter in your design?

Examples

Assignment: Choose 5 different words and apply text effects to them using 5 different tutorials from the links below.

Objective: To advance Photoshop skills

Final Project: Add 5 finished words by you to your blog with a reflection and label for each

Links: 

55 Cool Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials for Designers in 2017

100 Best Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials 

50 Essential Photoshop Text Tutorials for Digital Effects

*or google text effect Photoshop tutorials for more links

*Some of the links and tutorials may not work, may be blocked, or may be too hard for your skill level. Pick the ones that you like and then go from there. If it doesn't work out, choose a different one. There are so many that you will be able to get five easily. 

Postcard Series

EU: Different effects can be used in both Illustrator and Photoshop to develop a specific look for a design. Understanding how to make certain effects within the programs will help you to advance your Adobe software skills. 

EQ: How can you create a 3D text effect using Illustrator?

Assignment: Develop a series of 3 postcards that match for 3 different places

Objective: To learn how to create a 3D text effect in Illustrator and apply it to a design

Summary: You will be creating a series of 3-4 postcards with a vintage or modern style based on different locations in the world. Your locations should go together somehow (European cities, Caribbean islands, etc.). 

Size: 5x7 inches Landscape, 300 Resolution

Steps: 

1. Your first Project Development grade will be to start a sketch brainstorming 3 sets of potential locations groups and the images which may go in them. Will your set be modern or vintage? What can your images be and how will they work on your 5x7 layout. Start here!
2. Once you have decided and been approved on your 3 places and your plan of how you will lay out your cards, start work in Illustrator on your 3D lettering using the tutorial in this link (3D lettering tutorial) below. Make sure to choose a font and style it according to your design concept before making it 3D. Imporant*-For now just work on the font and making it 3D with the colors that you like and do all 3 words for the cities at one time!

Final Challenge

Design Challenge Blog Post Steps for an individual project development grade with critique and reflection.....

Steps

1. Post a jpeg of the design challenge that you developed
2. Post a jpeg of the design challenge that your classmate adjusted of your work
3. Label each image with "Design Challenge" and "Edited Design Challenge"
4. In a reflection answer the following questions below (number each question)

• What was your process or thoughts while developing your own piece? Why did you choose certain colors, fonts, images, etc?
• How do you think your piece turned out? Was it successful? Did you finish in time and get everything on there that you needed?
• After seeing the work that your peer edited, do you think the piece got stronger or did it just become different? 
• Which piece do you think is the more successful of the two?
• When you look at the one that you think is the most successful,  did it address the 4 design principles? Contrast (can you see everything well), Proximity (are items relating to one another grouped together like text), Alignment (is text aligned on the page when necessary), and Repetition (are certain aspects like shape and color repeated within the design)
• Did you like switching projects to see how a classmate edited your piece? Would you like to do this again in the future?

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