Do Now's

Tuesday, November 24 

Vocab:

Saturation: Refers to the intensity of color in an image. Increased saturation causes colors to appear purer while decreased saturation causes colors to appear more washed out.

Tone: Tone is the lightness or darkness of a design element. Tone is crucial because it is responsible for creating the contrast between light and dark that will draw maximum attention in a design.

Orphan: Also known as a widow, this term refers to the words or short lines at the beginning or end of a paragraph. These words are isolated from the rest of the content, often causing an unwanted focal point.

Mock-Up: A realistic representation of how the design will look; a scale or full-size model of the design used to demonstrate, promote and validate the design. This can also be referred to as a “proof.”

Adobe Acrobat: A product developed by Adobe systems to create PDF (Portable Document Format) files. Acrobat is an independent means of creating, viewing, and printing documents.

Alpha Channel: The process of incorporating an image with a background to create the appearance of partial transparency. Alpha channels are used to create masks that allow you to confine or protect parts of an image you want to apply color, opacity, or make other changes.

Anchor Point: Anchor points allow the user to manipulate a path’s shape or direction by clicking the point and moving it in a direction. They appear along the beginning of a path, at every curve, and at the end of a path. You can also add or subtract anchor points on a path.

Baseline: An imaginary line upon which letters sit and descenders extend below the baseline.

Branding: The process involved in creating a unique name and image for a product in the consumers‘ mind, mainly through advertising campaigns with a consistent theme.

Cloning: A function that allows you to replicate pixels from one place to another.

Dodge: This is when you lighten or reduce part of an image by shading.

EPS: Stands for Encapsulated Post Script. This is a graphics file format used to transfer PostScript documents that contain an image, within another PostScript document.

Happy Friday!

Today you are going to watch the movie The Willoughby’s on Netflix (let me know if you don’t have access to Netflix)

For fun and a minor grade, you will color the following page in Pixlr.com or photopea.com like you did for the masters a few weeks ago. Monday you will answer questions about the movie and animation as a form of graphic design. The Willoughby’s color page is posted in Google Classroom. 

Post your final JPEG on your blog in MINOR Assignments - Due Monday 11/16 before class begins

Netflix link: https://www.netflix.com/title/80239482

Hi guys! Today we will begin creating a MOVIE POSTER, that includes YOUR PET! 

(no worries, if you don't have a Pet - I have another option for you)

We are going to break this up into 3 parts:

1. The Photoshoot & Questionaire (Due Friday 10/23 Minor Grade)

2. Set-up Movie Poster & Critique your 1st Draft (Due Tues 10/27 MINOR GRADE)

3. Revise and Finalize your Movie Poster (Due Thursday 10/29 MAJOR GRADE)

Thursday and Friday, 10/22-10/23

Part 1: Research, Questionnaire & Your Pet Photo Shoot (Due Monday 10/23MINOR GRADE)
Your goal is to create a completely believable, but fictitious movie poster, that includes your pet.
If you don't happen to have a pet, you are going to make one! You can use a stuffed animal, anything you put eyes on, like a pet rock, or if you really are desperate, replace the pet with a younger Sibling.

STEP 1: Research

You are going to imitate a style or Genre of film posters - you can make your own from scratch or use an existing Movie Poster and edit it (more than 40%)

RESEARCH: Google Movie Posters for Inspiration

• PICK A GENRE: Give considerable thought to the type of genre your movie will be. Will it be an action movie? Or science fiction?
• When googling movie posters, remember to select, TOOLS > Size: LARGE
• Make sure your images do not have any water marks on it

Research Resources:

http://www.onesheetdesign.com

http://movieposter.com/
http://allposters.com 
Film Genre Ideas: http://www.createyourscreenplay.com/genrechart.htm

STEP 2: Complete prep question assignment on Google Classroom

Step 3: THE PHOTO SHOOT

1. Using your smart phone or digital camera, you are going to take minimum of 4 poses of your "pet"
2. Make sure you have LIVE off on your phone
3. Try and take the photo with a solid background, like a plain wall
4. Take full body photos, meaning include body and legs
5. Take multiple photos of different poses. Think about how you want their pose in your poster
6. Upload your photos to your Google Classroom Assignment
7. Upload your (4) photos to your blog Friday (MINOR GRADE)

Here's some tips for photographing an animal:

https://digital-photography-school.com/9-pet-photography-tips/

MONDAY:

Part 2: Set-up Movie Poster & Critique your 1st Draft

INSTRUCTIONS: You will create your Movie Poster using Photopea.com .

Project Requirements:
In photopea.com - create a NEW document
Size: 11 x 14 inches
Resolution: 150 dpi

• All images must be high resolution, choose images you use that are a minimum of 150 dpi
• You can use any components you find online, remember to search for PNG items with transparent backgrounds to save you some steps.
• You should not just take an existing Movie poster and just add your pet, it should blend in and look as though it was professionally produced
• When finished SAVE as PSD file with layers & Upload to your Google Drive
• SAVE as JPG and post to your blog.
• I will critique your 1st Draft of your poster and send you a list of items that need to be fixed, altered or tweaked. Wednesday you will complete the revisions.

Grade SCORECARD: Your movie Poster must include all of these elements:

• Movie Title
• Your “Pet” as a Main Character
• Tagline
• Credit Line (small print on bottom) which includes:
• Director
• Names of Main actors (4 maximum)
• Producer
• Execute Producer(s)
• Under credit line: DOLBY STEREO LOGO
• Name of the Production Company (with LOGO)
• Rating of Movie (Choices: G, PG, PG-13, R - NO NC17, etc allowed)
• Release Date (when movie will be in theaters or Netflix, Amazon, etc)

Grading will be based on: 
Following instructions, Creativity, Craftsmanship, and Effort - MAJOR GRADE

Online Tutorials that may be helpful:

Remove Background on an image: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tlDbo4XAE4

Swap Faces: https://www.photopea.com/tuts/swap-faces-online/

How to create a dramatic Movie Poster: https://youtu.be/f03XG6If8iw

Blend Photos and Sharpen to Make Movie Poster: https://youtu.be/I_KfwTmcAN4

Create Horror Movie Poster: https://youtu.be/gRU29mgebqE

Wednesday 10/21/2020

1. Your assignment today is to make-up any missing assignments.
2. If you don't owe me anything, you only have to complete attendance today.
3. CHECK GENESIS, email me with any issues, if you have a ZERO its because I can not see your work on your blog.
4. Your paint by numbers - if you received a 50 its because you only completed 1 - you need to do 2 of them.
5. Have a great day!!!

Tues. & Weds.  10/14 & 10/15

Please review this great tutorial on the Photopea.com tool bar and what you can do with the tools. It will help you with this assignment.

Monday 10/12/2020
Eye Color Change - MINOR GRADE

Complete the following tutorial in PHOTOPEA.com, when complete, post to your blog

Try this video on how to change eye color in Photopea.com

Don't it make my brown eyes...Don't it make my brown eyes...Don't it make my brown eyes blue...

Today, you will be changing your own eye color. Please follow this great tutorial to make your eyes 3 different colors, 2 realistic and one fantasy. 

Instructions:

1. Take a close up photo of one of your eyes, ask a friend to help if needed.

2. Download the image to your desktop and open in Photoshop or Photopea.com

3. Resize the image to 4" x 6" at 300 dpi 

4. Follow the directions in the video

5. Save each eye as a jpg and post to your blog. 

6. If you want to get fancy, combine all 3 into one image and save as a jpg
Post to your blog for a minor grade. 

Photoshop Tutorial

Thursday 10/1/2020
LOGO DESIGN

You will be working on your logo design Thursday and Friday. 

We will meet Friday regular time at 9:20am

Research the internet

Look at Dafont.com for font ideas

DO NOT COPY someone else's logo

You can re-design a famous logo

You can create a fictional company logo

You can create a logo for yourself (screen name, family name, etc.)

5 Rough Sketch versions of your Logo Design are due on Friday by 3pm

Draw on regular paper, you can put all 5 on one paper.

Post to your Blog in MINOR Assignments

Monday, 9/28

Today we will discuss this week's assignment - CREATE a MINIMAL POSTER

I will show you some examples and we will discuss brainstorming ideas and your rough draft. 

The rough draft is due today by 3pm. You will work in Vectr.com to create your poster on Tuesday and Wednesday. The final poster is due 3pm on Wednesday.

Thursday 9/24 & Friday 9/25

What is Graphic Design? Read this essay as a guide: https://www.aiga.org/guide-whatisgraphicdesign/ Identify [2] examples of graphic design from each of the following categories: 1. Image-based 2. Image and type 3. Type-based 4. Logos, logotypes, and symbols Post on your Blog with an explanation why you chose each one. (8 images total) DUE BY: End of Block Friday 9/25

Monday...Monday (9/21)

Do Now:  Check your Genesis, If you completed everything and have a zero, please check that your work is visible on your blog. 

If it is not:  In blogger.com > Go to Layout > Pages > Select All > Save - then comment in Google Classroom under the assignment named MISSING ASSIGNMENTS

If it is visible: comment in Google Classroom under the assignment named MISSING ASSIGNMENTS and let me know to check your blog

Today we have a new MINOR Assignment, we will discuss. Instructions are located in the MINOR Assignments tab in this blog. It is due end of day on Tuesday 9/22.

Thurs, Sept 17th:

Show and Tell - Let's check out our Cheeseburgers 

Weds, Sept 16th:

Today we are going to continue working on our Cheeseburger project. 

Tuesday, Sept 15th:

Today we will look at each other’s Cartoon Faces and discuss tools and techniques used.

After, we will discuss and begin your first Major Assignment. You will be creating a layered file to draw a cheeseburger. Instructions are in the Major Assignments tab

I would like everyone to watch this video on Adobe Illustrator and how layers work. Most of this is applicable to Vectr.com

https://youtu.be/RbbQl2sU-ag

DO NOW:  Monday, Sept 14th

On regular paper, please write the following VOCAB words. When complete, take a photo of your paper and post in your Google Classroom Assignment for a MINOR GRADE.

Today we will discuss and present the Cartoon faces you completed on Friday. Be prepared to present to the class. If you had any technical issues on Friday, please let me know about those.

VOCAB - Graphic Design Terms:

Bleed – Allowing a graphic or some other element to extend beyond the actual margin of the page. The element touches the side of the page, leaving no margin or white space at the edge.

Complementary colors
Complementary colors – The colors that are opposite of each other when viewed on the color wheel.

Grid – An important concept in graphic design, grids are often used in layouts for both web and print projects. Grids help graphic designers arrange text and images on the page in a way that will look even, attractive and consistent throughout. Grids can be used on paper or can be set up in graphic design software, such as Photoshop.

Mockup – The original design or idea created and either displayed on the screen (for instance, if you are a graphic designer specializing in web design and you want to show your client your ideas before you begin to code you might create a mockup in Photoshop and then show the client the mockup as a .jpg or PDF) or in a printed format (for example, a printed copy of the layout for a magazine or brochure spread for printer’s and clients to view before the actual product is produced). Mockups allow the client to see what the final product should look like.

Raster images – These images are created using thousands of pixels. They are not easily resized as are Vector images; enlarging a raster image too much will diminish quality. Photographs are an example of a raster image.

Resolution – Number of dots per inch, or dpi, in an image. Images for the web are usually be around 72 dpi, or a low resolution, while images for print should be around 300 dpi, or a higher resolution.
Anchor Point - Anchor points allow the user to manipulate a path’s shape or direction by clicking the point and moving it in a direction. They appear along the beginning of a path, at every curve, and at the end of a path. You can also add or subtract anchor points on a path.

Bad Break - Refers to widows or orphans in text copy; any break that causes awkward reading.

Border - The decorative design or edge of a surface, line, or area that forms it’s outer boundary.

Four-Color Process -  A printing technique that creates colors by combining, cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.

Margins - Guidelines in a page layout software that shows a user the body copy areas. It also allows the user to indicate the dimensions. Margins are not supposed to be printed.

FRIDAY: Sept 11th - Cartoon Face in Vectr.com

CREATE FACE using Simple Shapes in Vectr.com - DUE: Friday, 9/11 by 3pm
Watch this youtube video tutorial. Today you will be creating a stylized cartoon of your own face in Vectr.com. (or if on ipad on Vectornator). Watch the video, pause between steps.
Your cartoon should kinda look like you. You can use the same shape of face he does on the video but tweak the hair, eyes and eyebrows to look more like you. DO NOT try and download a cartoon or bitmoji from the internet and pass as your own. I will ask you to show me your working file in Vectr.com on Monday. POST Jpeg In your Blog under MINOR assignments for a grade.

Welcome to Graphic Design I

Everyday when you come into class, you will log-in to your computer, go to our class blog, and click DO NOW. Your daily tutorial or assignment will be posted.

Today you'll be creating your own blog using your school gmail account. 

Your Blog name should include Your First Name and Your Last Name Initial, for example:

www.JoeT.JFKGraphics.blogspot.com

You will be required to create and maintain your personal blog, while adhering to the internet rules and regulations you've signed off on in order to participate in this course. 

Think of your blog as your sketchbook, your very PUBLIC sketchbook. 

As always, see the 'Do Now' page first, and then we'll talk about Blogging.

 

We'll start blogging together, but if you need the instructions, google has very detailed instructions which you can view at home this evening and continue this process at home.