Welcome8.14 What to expect: Welcome to Computer Graphic Arts. This is an ROP class where we will learn about the aspects of graphic design, typography and how to use the programs in the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator & some Photoshop). First, a little about me: Mrs. Bible Play "Is this design?" and then review course description?
Questions? 8.15 Who Are You? Today we will get to know each other a bit. Since this is a visual arts elective, let's do something artistic. (2 artistic exercises lead by instructor) After the first exercise, discuss the results with 1-2 classmates. Turn in the second exercise.
Set Goals: Write down 2 things you want to learn in this class on your goal bubble. Put your name on the back and turn it in. If time allows play 2 truths and a lie. 8.17 What do you know? First let's review the syllabus/Infographic.
After fill out seat request, watch Tony Fadell: The first secret of design is ... noticing and answer the following questions on a 1/2 sheet of paper with your name on it.
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May 23: Re-cap restaurant project. Talk about portfolio importance. Each student is to pick their top 5 projects and post to their portfolio. Next, pass out the 'final exam' project due Friday EOC, or Monday BOC to present. Discuss the parameters and let students work on the final and their portfolio. Additionally, prepare to take home any files on a flash drive.
May 25: Put finishing touches on your portfolio and continue to work on final logo. Talk about how to un-publish your website. Take home any files on a flash drive. May 26: Finish files, upload to the class website. Take home anything you want to save.
May 15: Finish up any and all parts for your presentation. May 17: Put finishing touches on your presentation package & determine presenters. Watch demonstration and save your file and make a hi-res pdf of it and upload it to the class website or put on a flash drive. Fill out your rubric & the questions that are worth 20pts. May 19: Present to the panel of your peers.
May 9: Check in with your group, give a status update to Mrs. Bible about what is complete, what needs to be completed, what you are struggling with, and what is working well. Demonstration - How to create presentation in InDesign May 11: MENU & Poster Critique Work Day
May 1: Make a final plan, submit assignments to, and meet with Mrs. Bible and keep working on your parts of the project. Make sure to check in with your team and ask for help/feedback when you need it. All the pieces need to look like they came from the team, not individuals. DUE May 17 May 3: Work Day May 5: Work Day / In Class Critique
Demonstration - How to create presentation in InDesign April 25: Finalize your logo. Assign one person in the team to create the guidelines for the logo use. It MUST include the PMS & CMYK colors, the fonts, and the size limitations. Assign one person to create the presentation template in InDesign. You will save your Illustrator and Photoshop work and put everything into that file to present to a committee of investors. Assign someone to work on the menu, marketing poster, T-shirt/Uniform, Store front, and packaging materials (pizza box, take-out box, or bags). People on the team can share responsibilities. Team leaders need to manage their team to make sure everything is getting done on a timely basis for presentation day. Once that date is set, it will not be changed regardless of activities, illness, etc. A deadline is a deadline. This is a real-world simulation and will be treated as thus. April 27: Work Day
April 17: Working on your concept. Using the design thinking method, research your business. What areas need improvement in this sector? Where could you expand this sector? What could you do differently? Create a sheet of ideas and discuss with Mrs. Bible by end of class. Then start working on a name for your business and a color scheme.
April 19: Working on your logo. You will each take the name ideas and the color scheme ideas and work on logos. You have the remainder of the period to create. April 21: Decision time: You will present your logo ideas to each other on Friday toward the end of the class. As a team, you will vote on the logo, or parts of the best logos to revise into the best logo. Share your ideas digitally in a google doc so everyone has access to it. Share this document with Mrs. Bible and label the logo you will go with, or list the parts you intend to combine.
April 11: Welcome Back! Today I want to briefly review your designer brochures, then we are going to start learning about Design Thinking and Creative Confidence. Watch the following Ted Talks: David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence Alan Iny: Reigniting creativity in business Write down some ideas to build creative confidence and how design thinking could be used. Discuss with the person next to you, then Share 2 ways to build creative confidence & 2 ways to use Design Thinking. As a class, Build a resource/google doc for both Design Thinking and Creative Confidence. Divide into 7 Groups for Thursday's Exercise. April 13: Tim Brown:Designers — think big! Expanding on the idea of Creative Confidence, Design Thinking, and working as a team, you will be doing a Breakout Box Exercise today in teams to find out what your next project is going to be. This will be a team project and you will work in the teams that you are currently in.
March 27: Continue working on Brochures - Peer Review/Critique March 29: Finish Brochure - Turn in on class website at beginning of class, print and paste up & fill out rubric
March 21: Work on Designer Brochure: • Start layout • Research designer and understand their style • Gather content about designer for brochure along with items that they have designed. • Keep track of your sources!!! March 23: Work on Designer Brochure:
• Continue working. • @ 9:15 Peer Review |
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