Graphic Design Period 2-Room 812 Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Brian Johnson
- Term
- 2018-2019
- Department
- Visual & Performing Arts
- Description
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Final Assignments
For the final, you will be choosing any two previous assignments that you want to redo. This does not include the beginning . These assignments will be due the last day for Seniors (June 7) and June 11th for everyone else.
Optional final Assignment: Adobe animate is a program for those interested in more of an animation aside from what we have done in Photoshop. You can choose to make an animation using the the Adobe animation software or Adobe Character software in the Adobe CC list of programs.
You can find several tutorials on line for both of these programs.
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You are going to be developing the design for next years Student Planners.
The student planner theme is "belonging". The design should visually incorporate that theme and the school mascot in some form.
The file size is 8.5 X 11 Portrait - 300 Resolution. Photoshop or Illustrator can be used. Use a safe zone of 1/2 Inch (demo will be given) for all text and important images. Background imagery, background patterns etc. can go to edge and beyond.
Planner must visually include:
2019-2020
Valencia High School or VHS
School mascot logo
Words: "pride - tradition - excellence" somewhere on the cover design.
Previous year planner covers will be attached for reference.
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Typography 2.0
Making a typography project over a portrait image of your choice using Adobe Illustrator. You will be placing the text over the image and creating outlines, then adjusting the text to fit over the image.
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Animation In Photoshop.
Please link out to the tutorial (use headphones) to listen and see how to use Adobe Photoshop to create a basic drawing animation. After you see the process of how you can do this, think about what you want to animate.
Link is below to the tutorial.
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Zentangle Mandala in Adobe Illustrator
You will be creating a Zentangle mandala in Adobe Illustrator. You will learn about the visual impact of patterns and symmetrical design in this assignment. Using the polygon tool, line tool, shape tool, patterns and specific color combinations, you will be making a radial design that contains whatever creation you can imagine. Examples of one way to do the process are in the link below. We will go over all of the steps on how to create this mandala in class as well (some steps may differ from example steps).
Make sure to have a solid plan and sketch out ideas so that you mandala has meaning (symbols, specific color combos etc). You want to create imagery in the design rather than just random lines. Color schemes and color theory will definitely have a major part in the final grade of the project.
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Polygon Portraits
The assignment is to create a polygon or low poly portrait. You can use yourself, celebrity or someone you know as the subject matter. You can even chose to use an animal as the subject matter. There will be demonstrations in class of the process. You are encouraged to research online the process as well. You have the option of using Adobe Illustrator or PhotoShop to complete the process.
Links below are a good start to researching:
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Digital Painting
Create a digital painting using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Review previous lessons related to using the brushes. Also make sure to look for simple tutorials on digital painting. Links below will help explain the process. There will also be demonstrations in class.
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Create an original movie poster with you or someone you know as the main character(s).
You will be using Adobe Photoshop mainly. Illustrator may be used as well.
Research movie posters on google images and other sites to gain a perspective of the over all feel of what you want the poster to took like and represent. You can redo an existing movie poster design or create a new movie concept and title.
Make sure you take several pictures of yourself and any other characters you want in the poster design. It may be a good idea to sketch the concept out first.
Guidelines:
11 x 14 Inches Portrait
All original photos of yourself and others
Ideas, Research, Background and scene can be taken from off line (you will have one day to search online in class).
Examples are attached and will be shown in class.
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Product / Logo Design / Branding
Introduction to product design. See file attachments for blank templates for mock-ups for your logo design. Make sure to use a variety of templates that best suits the needs of you logo design.
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Personal Logo Design
To create and develop a logo that represents you. You will need to sketch several ideas (100) on blank computer paper and then finalize those ideas, then use Adobe Illustrator to complete the process of this assignment.
We will go through the drawing process together and the tools you will need to complete this assignment (Pen tool, Line Segment, Type Tool, Shape tool, Divide tool etc.) Make sure to refer to your hand drawing sketches and develop many versions of the logo before settling on the final version.
Final Logo Design Layout:
Make sure the logo is black logo on white background in the pyramid format that will be shown in class. Top logo is 2 inches in longest distance, second row 1 inch, and third row .5 inches.
A brief history into logo design is in the link below. I will also talk about the drawing process and you and show you sketches and previous students work as examples.
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Op Art
In this quick lesson, you will be using Adobe Illustrator and/ or Photoshop to create an original piece of art that creates an optical illusion. Using the shape tool, line segment tool, width tool and others, you will create depth, form and illusion in spaces with in the picture plane.
Examples of OP Art can be found here:
A demonstration and use of op art, and the basic techniques we will be using will be given in class.
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In adobe Illustrator, create an artwork that deals with symmetrical design. Tools to use will include the pen tool, shape tool, mesh tool, width tool and more.
Demonstration will be given in class on these tools.
Inspiration for the project and definition of symmetry can be found here:
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/06/design-principles-compositional-balance-symmetry-asymmetry/
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Graphic Design
Introduction to Adobe Illustrator and Vector graphics and Self Portraiture.
In this lesson, yo will learn some new tools (Pen, Shape, Color) in Adobe Illustrator and create a vector based Self Portrait, or a portrait of someone you know. No images from the internet can be used.
Links to examples:
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Pen Tool Name and Alphabet.
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Masking
We will be working with photos and learning how to use the various masking tools in photoshop. Make sure to bring in images you will want to work with. This will be used in photography and advertising frequently. Your assignment is to create an image using two or more images that are from different photos. One will be used as the background and the other will be cut out from an another picture and pasted and masked to that original photo to merge the images so that they appear as if they were originally made that way. Demo and examples are given in class.
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Typography. PhotoShop
In this assignment you will create an original piece of art using typography. Examples and demos will be given in class.
Here are links to examples and tutorials:
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Images in text
Creating an image and text based piece of art in Photoshop. This will also be an introduction into typography and composition and layout.
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Create an image using the techniques we have been going over in class the last few days.
Should include the following elements minimal:
Atmosphere of some kind
3 - 4 Spheres
Textures
Gradient / Stars / Color
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Intro to class.