Poster Assigmnet

Tell me about it: have you thought about what club you will do a poster for? If so
,which one and why? If not, list 3 clubs you find interesting and tell me why!

POSTER ASSIGMENT

1. Needs to convey a message through the design
2. Needs to include a slogan
3. Needs to include at least 2 images
4. Needs to show unity through lines
5. Name of club written in a creative way
6. Have at least three color scheme
7. Interesting and Original
8. Size needs to be 8 1/2 by 11inches
9. I will need PSD files and Jpeg!
10. Need to keep the following design elements: contrast, Unity, Balance, simplicity , Emphasis , Color

You may also create a poster for http://altoarizona.com and submit your poster to the website. If you do create one for altoarizona you will be guaranteed at least a B if you meet the requirements above. Here is an example of a good poster.

Poster

Tell me about it: go on Twitter and look at APBgryphons account. Select a poster you like and take a look at the tutorial. If there is something you don't understand, please email me the question.


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Contrast, Unity, and Color!

Tell me about it: In design what do we mean by contrast? Give me an example of how we can apply contrast to designing a poster. What does Symmetry and Asymmetry mean? how can we use symmetry when designing a poster? take 20 minutes to do some research and email me your answers. Make sure to write in your own words!


Activities:

1. Power Point Presentation on Design Principles #2 : Make sure to take really good notes! This will also be on your final! (20 min)

2. Find an image, advertisement, or poster online that gives a good and bad example of the following principles. Contrast, Color, Line. Put your examples on a power point presentation and upload them to google docs. (20 min)

3. Analyze and Discuss images with classmates. You might be called upon to discuss the images you chose. Make sure you know why you choose the images in activity 2.

4. Why do you think the following is a good example of a great poster? If you think is not, you will get extra points, make sure you back up your argument by using design principles.
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Banner and Tutorial

Tell me about it: did you find a tutorial? If so what was the hardest part to understand? Email me the link to the tutorial and your answer to the second question.

Activity:

1. Work on banner, it is due today. If you have questions please come see me!


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Images and Photoshop

Tell me about it: What is a .BMP , .JPG , .PSD and .GIF ? please make sure you compare and contrast each of the previous extensions. Tell me what are the difference between them and find one example for each. Email me everything. (15 min)

Activities:


1. Why is it important to save images as .PSD ?

2. Take sq3r Notes on the following site: Graphic Design Principles
Write them on a word document. Do not copy and paste, use your own words.

3. Lets Go over Alignment and Proximity together. The following is a lesson from Jeff Taylor.

Lesson 1 Proximity and Alignment

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4. Find the following on the web and save them to your USB.
a. A bad example of proximity
b. A good example of proximity
c. A bad example of alignment
d. A good example of proximity.

5. Find a tutorial on how to create a banner. Follow your tutorial to create a banner that contains our school name, mascot, and a picture of students. Make sure you use proximity and alignment when designing your banner. ( example )

Intro to photoshop part 2

Tell me about it: What is the pen tool in photoshop? please describe it and tell me what it is best use for. email me your answer, in the subject area make sure you write "Pen Tool" . (10 min)


Activities:

1. Take a screen shot of the tool bar in photoshop and using paint label the first 10 tools. on a word document write out what each tool does. ( 20 min )

2. Lets go over the basic in photoshop (15 min)

3. The lasso tool! extract two different balloons from the following image (click here) and insert them on this image (click here) . Make sure you take your time and that it looks nice. I want to be convince that the balloons belong in the picture that has the watts tower. Make sure that you write your name on the top right corner of the Watts Tower Picture. HAVE FUN!! (30 min)