Digital Art 2/4 MP#3 Project Checklist
*Possible to Earn College Credit through ECC Photoshop Course - See Ms. Cornell if Interested; Cost $296 for 3 college credits
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50 Pts = Effort Grade (1 point/day of class)
10 pts = Experimental Class Work - we will do digital experiments roughly once a week based on your interests and needs as a group to further knowledge and cover content for college class credit.- 2 points each
- Week 1: Graphic Design Layout - Creating areas of color, white space, photo boxes, text
- Watch video about graphic design principles - VIDEO
- Use sketches, cut paper, or digital design to show each of the principles with simple shapes - INFO
- Choose a graphic design product to develop in Major Project 1
- Week 2: Using shapes in graphic design + layer styles
- Week 3: Mood boards, color scheme designer, hexadecimal numbers
- Week 4: Canva- Infographics
40 pts = Major Projects:
Project 1 - Graphic Design - pick one of the following, use graphic design principle(s) such as hierarchy, contrast, emphasis, scale, etc. Software choices: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Canva (work from scratch, no pre-designed templates)
- Create a movie or concert poster design. Include imagery that shows the main character(s), as well as text to indicate title, production info, actors, etc. See sample template.
- Design a book cover (front, back, and spine) for your favorite childhood story. Do not simply copy one that exists. Use your own interpretation of the characters in your own style or way. See imagery from "Terrible Yellow Eyes" to see what is meant in examples from the book "Where the Wild Things Are."
- Invent a magazine spread based on a favorite recipe. Use an existing spread to help you lay out "the grid," or develop your own. Add your own information into the spread, including photos, written content, color blocks, and divide into modules.
- Develop a home page web design to tell the audience about you and your skills. Include a header, navigation bar with "buttons," footer, and body. Imagine the platform that a person would view your creation to determine proportion.
Project 2 - Mood Board - using Photoshop, Illustrator, or using Canva - Ideas for creating a mood board (5 pts)
Project 3 - Artist or digital art career research for emulation - graphic design product (infographic) - 5 pts
Project 4 - Product based on Artist Research or Career Research (5-10 pts)
20 pts - Independent Choice project(s): (points = days worked on project; ex 10 days = 10 pts)
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- Every Child Matters - new design for t-shirt
- Design a project for a simple product to be cut, engraved, and/.or etched onto a piece of wood or plastic. Some examples may be jewelry, magnets, or a pysanky-inspired design.
- Digital Home Makeover - create a digital home makeover. Uses cloning, painting, cut and paste, and transform tools.
- Design for the Drunk Driving Cars purchased by the Chamber of Commerce for seniors' workshop
- Digital scratchboard
- Doodle for Google Contest - Theme is "My Wish for the Next 25 Years_..." Due by March 14 LINK
- Create a product for 3D printmaking - your prototype could be a character, key chain pendant, jewelry, a planter, etc.
- Develop a film segment for the Senior Video. Consider a topic that would involve multiple people of the graduating class in a final product. Consider photography, video segments, music choice, transition, and mood.
- Create a gif animation to show a looped movement of a character of choice.
- Create an artwork based on an idiom (example: raining cats and dogs) or a pun (play on words; example: “Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.” —Mark Twain (Instead of The Nile) - puns from literature
- Invent a travel brochure for a place you have been, or a place you'd like to visit. Keep in mind color scheme, design, and selective information.
- Create a texture landscape - see samples
- Create an artwork based on a line of text from a poem, song, or story that inspires you. You may include the text in your art, or let the symbolism speak for itself.
- Create a character or set of characters made entirely out of letter forms that are modified, stretched, and transformed. Place your characters into a new environment.
- Create an architectural model of an underground dwelling capable of housing a family of 4 plus one pet of choice. The home must include a common area for the family to socialize, sleeping/personal space areas, kitchen, bathroom, utility area for maintenance, recreational space, and any other areas of importance. Surface level access and energy source for the home must be incorporated in the model. Your original design should be inspired by purpose. The purpose can be influenced out of necessity (climate/ hostile surroundings) or personal choice. The model should include a reference as to where the dwelling exists in the world. The finished model is limited to 16 square feet, any liquid must be simulated, use of technology is encouraged.
- Photo collage using your own photography. Learn how to use templates and/or layer styles. Keep proportions correct. Unique style example in google folder.