Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Illustrator Exercise



Final Project

1. (A) Create new genre music that mixes two genre's together.  Example Jazz/Heavy Metal  (B) Style of music and a community example Surf Music and Biker's (C) Style of music with a culture. Example Opera with Pygmies.

 SIX QUESTIONS
1) Genre of Band?
2) Name of Band?
3) Visual cues that connect to style, culture, or community?
4) Costumes/props/instruments? (no weapons)
5) Production schedule how when photography will get finished?

  • Do all photography for poster work in groups to accomplish this task.
...................................................................
TEXT/COPY
1.  Location, date, time

2. Name of concert (Example Rolling Stones Steel Wheels Tour)

3. Name the band

4.  Preferred a unique logo type made in illustrator using name of band and tour name imported into Photoshop.  Or you may make your logo type in Photoshop.

Created in Photoshop with a little help from Illustrator

...................................................................

Size 11" by 17" 150 px/inch

• Culmination of all things learned during the semester.  Make sure project reflects this learning.
• Research project and place this research in your notebook.

Final Skills Test

Need to know how to do for final
• Label layers (1. Content 2. Photoshop Technique used in layer)
• Vector Mask
• Layer Styles
• Brushes, bristle brushes, & mixer brush
• Adjustment layers
• Blending modes
• Transform
• Type tool
• Correct size/resolution
• Correct color mode

TYPED CREATIVE BRIEF FOR MUSIC POSTER

Thursday, November 13, 2014

COPY NOIR POSTER

 COPY/TEXT FOR NOIR POSTER 

1. Stars
2. Title
3. Costars
4. Screen Play
5. Directed by
6. Movie Studio
7. Based on a _________ novel

Thursday, October 30, 2014

ORGANIZE LAYERS BEFORE FINAL SUBMISSION

LAYERS LABELED WITH CORRECT TEXT & COLOR
• Yellow - your final version or versions
• Red - exercises
• Green - font research and color scheme

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Kit Kat Exercise


Midterm

Written - Quikeys

Exercise
1. Size, Color mode, Resolution
2. Nondestructive Masks
3. Transform & move to proper location
4. Blending mode - texture
5. Layers labeled


Thursday, October 2, 2014

Research for October 7

• Research the way candy labels look.  Bring one label to class to discuss.

• Use label as reference and inspiration.


TUESDAY OCTOBER 5
• Introduce label assignment
• Finish self portrait assignment


THURSDAY OCTOBER 7
• Self portrait due critique
• Exercise label assignment

Self Portrait Exercise Update


Self Portrait Check List

• At least three layer masks
• At least two layer styles
• At least two adjustment layers
• One blending mode
• Recommended one texture

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Small Group Critiques 9/25

Critique Questions

1.  Message, audience.
2.  Masks look polished.
3.  Composition.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Assignment 1 Due Thursday Sept 25

ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE THURSDAY 25
Submit

PSD 1 with
All 8 exercises w/ad
Name File
LastName_FirstName-MMMAd.psd

PSD 2 with
12 Practice selections/
Name File
LastName_FirstName-Selections.psd

PSD 3 with
Healed jigsaw puzzle

Assignment 1

NOTEBOOK
1. 25 thumbnails of advertisement

2.  Answer these questions/research?
A.  Who or what is 3m?
B.  Who is the competitor of the product you have chosen?
C.  Who is the audience for the advertisement?
D. What is the product?


EVALUATION

1.  Selections & masks
2.  Images chosen correct pixel demensions
3.  Concept for advertisement (mood, audience, creative, competitors)
4.  Foreground/Background
5.  Visual concepts (line, shape, texture, focal point, scale, color, etc.) 
6.  Composition (balance, focal point, movement) 
7.  Readable, legible, concept make sense...


9/18 Adjustment Layers


Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Study Guide Written Final

GRAPHIC DESIGN 1 STUDY GUIDE
We meet both days JUNE 9 & 11 7:30am-10:00am




Wednesday, May 21, 2014

FINAL ASSIGNMENT

1. (A) Create new genre music that mixes two genre's together.  Example Jazz/Heavy Metal  (B) Style of music and a community example Surf Music and Biker's (C) Style of music with a culture. Example Opera with Pygmies.

 SIX QUESTIONS
1) Genre of Band?
2) Name of Band?
3) Visual cues that connect to style, culture, or community?
4) Costumes/props/instruments? (no weapons)
5) Production schedule how when photography will get finished?

2. Do all photography for poster work in groups to accomplish this task.
...................................................................
TEXT/COPY
3.  Location, date, time

4. Name of concert (Example Rolling Stones Steel Wheels Tour)

5. Name the band

6.  Unique logo type made in illustrator using name of band and tour name imported into Photoshop.

Created in Photoshop with a little help from Illustrator

...................................................................

Size 11" by 17" 150 px/inch

• Culmination of all things learned during the semester.  Make sure project reflects this learning.
• Research project and place this research in your notebook.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

3 Classes Left in Semester (Not including finals week)

 3 Classes Left in Semester (Not including finals week)

 MAY  21   (Finish Noir Poster & introduce final assignment)

 MAY 26   Memorial Day

 MAY 28, June 2, June 4   (Work on final assignment & introduce Illustrator)

 JUNE 9 & 11 Final      (Meet both days 7:30am to 10:00am) 

Copy/Text for Noir Poster

 COPY/TEXT FOR NOIR POSTER 

1. Stars
2. Title
3. Costars
4. Screen Play
5. Directed by
6. Movie Studio
7. Based on a _________ novel

May 14 Screenshot



Monday, May 5, 2014

Candy Package


SUBMIT......................................................................

(1) Candy Package PSD

Label Layers & assign these colors to the group

• Green - Candy Shapes Layers

• Yellow - Color Scheme

• Orange - Type

• Purple - Backgrounds

• Red - Exercises

NOTE   - NT WT 3.40 OZ 96.4g should be 10pt News Gothic MT

(2) Vector Mask Exercise PSD