Portraits and Self-portraits. Assigned 3/4 due 3/6 - MAJOR

Today you will partner up with a few people to go out of the classroom to take a few pictures. You will need to come back to class with TWO IMAGES that you like. 

One MUST BE a portrait of someone else. This can be formal or informal. You can pose them, or just take a photo of them. Make sure they are IN FOCUS and that you shoot VERTICALLY. Leave some room/space above their heads if possible.

The other MUST BE a self-portrait. You will have a tripod and I will show you how to use the timer. You MUST push the button yourself, and then run and get into the photo. Make sure this photo is IN FOCUS and that you shoot VERTICALLY. Leave some room/space above your head if possible. YOUR FRIENDS CANNOT TAKE THIS PHOTO!!

For both of these, be creative if you can. Find good places to take photos, especially if you plan to pose your model. 

Think about the BACKGROUND - what's behind you? Do you want that stuff in the photo?

Think about the POSE - do you want it to be more formal? Or would you like something fun and playful?

Make sure there is good LIGHT so that we can see you.

You will be in small groups and you will have 45 minutes or so to get these photos taken. 

Remember you must have ONE PHOTO that you took of another person and ONE PHOTO that you took of yourself. NO CHEATING!!!

I will show you a trick to know who took what photos.

Movie Poster Turn-in instructions AND REFLECTION - posted 2/27 - Poster (MAJOR), reflection (minor)

 Your Movie Poster is due at the end of the period. Here is how you should turn them in:

1. In the upper right hand corner of Canva, click the SHARE button:

2. Find the DOWNLOAD option, click the triangle to the right:

3. Increase the size of the PNG, by moving the slider to 2.75:

4. CLICK DOWNLOAD and wait until it appears in your Download folder:

5. Move the file to your desktop, and put it on your Google Site on a new subpage called Magazine Covers. DO NOT DRAG IT ONTO THE PAGE. Use the DOWNLOAD Option. I need to see these a little larger. To do this, on the new subpage, select IMAGES and UPLOAD:

6. You will need to show the computer where you saved the file when you use the UPLOAD function, but that will place the image at a larger size so I can see your work.

7.  Reflection Questions - answer these below your magazine covers

1. What aspects of your Movie Poster turned out well? Explain your answer.

2. What aspects of your Movie Poster didn't turn out as well as you hoped? Explain your answer.

3. Explain the parts of the project, as a whole, that were easier to complete?

4. Explain what parts of the project, as a whole, were more difficult to complete?

5. How would you rate the Canva program in terms of ease of use?

6. Did you use any other programs or websites to complete your task? Please list them and what you used them to do.

7. If you could do your project again, what would you change or do again?

8. On a scale of 1-10 how much did you enjoy this project? Explain your answer and what you would recommend the teacher do to make the project better for future students

Once you have the image on your Google Site and COMPLETED THE REFLECTION, you are done with this project. 

Movie Poster Project. Assigned 2/25, due 2/27 at the end of class - MAJOR

You will have two class periods to complete this project and then we will move onto the Interior Design Unit after Spring Break.

Your assignment is to create a Movie Poster for any movie style (sci-fi, drama, action, rom-com, etc) of your choosing. We will be using Canva to create this product. You will make up everything for this movie, but you should use real-world companies, actors, etc. You DO NEED TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN MOVIE NAME!!

The first thing you need to do is to decide which movie you want to make a poster for. Once you get into Canva, you will find almost everything you need to make this poster, including photos. Once you have picked out a movie, think about what the main photo might be...think in general terms. Now let's get logged into Canva.

Make sure you are signed into your Google Account through AISD.

In the upper right corner select Create a Design (it is a bright purple box).

At the bottom of that pop-up box, click the + sign and create a custom size canvas.

When that box opens, change it to INCHES and select 27x40, 40x60 or 24x36 (the three most common sizes for Movie Posters.

Now go to the ELEMENTS option and do a search for an appropriate photo for your movie. I will show you what I would like you to do. I will be doing a Sci-Fi movie.

Once you pick out a photo, make sure it covers the entire space you selected.

Now start adding to your poster. You should think about a few things:

1. The individual items you will need on your poster. The list is below.

2. The "MOOD" and the "elements" that you learned about last class that are generally associated with that genera.

3. The colors you are going to use for your poster.

4. The fonts you will use.

5. The layout of your poster.

I strongly recommend you do a Google search for movie posters and find one to use as a model.

Here are the required elements for your poster (you can use the elements button on Canva to get almost all of these). You will need to make text boxes for all places where you plan to include text.

1. Title of the movie

2. Main photo

3. Stars of the film

4. Directors name

5. Release date

6. Review data or Slogans or Logos

7. Social Media / website

8. Rating of the film (PG, PG-13, R)

Take your time and use the next two classes to make as detailed a Movie Poster as possible. You are creating this on a very large palette - so you should zoom in and out to get the scale proper.

Remember what you learned with the magazine covers. Think about Scale, Proportion, color and font use and placement of all items.

Here is one I created. It took me about an hour, so I think you will find that if you put in a little time and effort, you too will make something that looks like a real movie poster. I will also show you the first few steps on the screen so you have a place to get started.

Next class I will give you instructions on how to turn this in, and you will also have a reflection to complete once you are finished.

Contemporary Graphic Designers. Assigned 2/18, due 2/20 - Minor

 Last class you learned about some of the pioneers of Graphic Design. You will now spend time learning about the work of some contemporary designers. 

Read this learn about some current Designers you should know: 

https://www.canva.com/learn/graphic-design-inspiration-50-designers-you-should-know/

Review the examples of the work of all 50 designers. Having read about all of the Designers choose your top-5 based on whose work you liked the most.

Create a new Google Site subpage called Contemporary Graphic Designers.

Please complete the following for ALL 5 of your favorite pioneers:

1. Give their name.

2. Share one image they created that you like.

3. What is this designer best known for?

4. Share an interesting fact you learned from the article about this designer.

5. Explain why you liked their work in specific terms - it can be the style, the colors, the subject matter, it's your preference, please explain it to me. 

6. Have you seen their work in real life, if so where?

Graphic Design Pioneers. Assigned 2/14, due 2/18 - Minor

To learn how to create impactful pieces of Graphic Design a good place to start is reviewing the work of significant Graphic Designers from history and who are working currently. Designers produce work reflecting their own style as well as design fashions of their era while reflecting the requirements of their clients. 

Read this to learn about some pioneers of Graphic Design: 

https://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design/names-designers-should-know-6133211

Read about all 35 designers and review the examples of their work provided. 

Having read about all of the Designers choose your top-5 based on whose work you liked the most and let's dig a little deeper about each of them. 

Create a new Google Site subpage called Graphic Design Pioneers.

Please do the following for ALL 5 of your favorite pioneers:

1. Give their name.

2. Share one image they created that you like.

3. What is this designer best known for?

4. Explain why you liked their work in specific terms - it can be the style, the colors, the subject matter, it's your preference, please explain it to me. 

5. Have you seen their work in real life? If so where?

Graphic Design Preview and Careers. Assigned 2/13, due 2/14 - Minor

For our Graphic Design Unit, after this Preview and Careers activity, we have assignments on Graphic Design Pioneers, Contemporary Graphic Designers and two projects one with a focus on publications. We will include more Photography as well as some Photo Editing. 

Part 1 - preview

On your Google Site, please make a new subpage called Graphic Design Preview and Careers. And then complete the following:

1. What is Graphic Design? Do an online search and find 3 different definitions/descriptions. Include the definition and the source URL for each of them. 

2. Read this: https://guelphhiking.com/Elements-of-Design#:~:text=7%20Elements%20of%20Design%20and%20Rule%20of%20Thirds&text=Design%20elements%20are%20the%20basic,which%20all%20designs%20are%20built.%22

Now list and define the 7 Elements of Design (6 + the rule of thirds). Include a visual example of each one. You may use drawing tools or find an image online.

3. Read this: https://www.lcca.org.uk/blog/careers/7-basic-principles-of-graphic-design/

List the name, provide the definition and include visual example of each of the Principles of Design:

FOR PART 1 YOU SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING LISTED WITH A DEFINITION AND AN IMAGE.

1. A definition of Graphic Design and 3 different descriptions of what it is.

2.

a. Line

b. Shape

c. Form

d. Space

e. Texture

f. Tone

g. Rule of thirds

3.

a. Balance

b. Alignment

c. Hierarchy

d. Contrast

e. Rhythm

f. Proximity

g. Color and Space

Part 2 - Careers

Do a Google search for Graphic Design Careers and use those resources to answer the following questions on Graphic Design Careers:

4. List 5 career options you can pursue with a Graphic Design degree

5. List the salary range for careers in this area.

6. List name and location of three colleges that offer degrees in your field of choice. (Hint: Go to www.collegeboard.com and search Graphic Design).

Now pick one of those 5 career options you just researched and do some further research and answer the following questions:

7. Career name

8. List 5 skills or pieces of knowledge a person entering into this career would need.

9.List at least three activities a person does in this job on a daily basis.

10. What is the outlook for this job? Is this a career that is expected to be in demand in the future or will it become less important?

Animation Project #2 with reflection. Assigned 2/4, due 2/11 - Planning/Storyboard = Minor, Project = MAJOR, reflection - Minor

For animation project #2, I am going to flip things a little bit. The focus of the project is to again create a short stop-motion video of 20+ seconds.

But there are three additional requirements.

1. You must switch mediums. Meaning, if you did claymation, you cannot do it again, you must try something else. If you do something with an action figure, you must switch to claymation or creating a paper cutout. 

2. You may not tell the same story....so if you had a story about space aliens eating a dog that are eventually killed by the dog's owner, you have to tell a different story.

3. You must center your second creation around a central figure that is clearly definable. You must create a "character" and the story must be about something they do. For example: you watched a video about candy and there was a specific blue M&M that was separate from the rest of the M&Ms and you watched its story as it moved around trying to find its friends before it was final eaten by a human. The central character is the blue M&M. You need something like that.

Everything else is the same.

1. You must answer the planning portion on your Google Site.

2. You must create a project and share it on your Google Site.

3. You must complete the reflection on your Google Site. 

Part 1 - PLANNING

 

Now that you know what you are going to be doing on a new page on your Google Site called Animation Project Planning, please answer the following questions:

 

1. Think about what you have at your home, what might you use as your character(s) or subject?

2. Now think about your “story” you might tell or the sequence of events you want to share. What do you think you might try to do?

3. What is the purpose of the story board?

4. What are at least two programs/apps you can use to create a story board?

5. What is one movie that you have seen that utilizes stop motion animation? (HINT: you can do a Google search to get a pretty comprehensive list of them)

Now it's time to make a story board. The story board is a guide for what will happen in your animated video. You have two options to make these story boards. I strongly recommend the first option as it will make your life much simpler to meet the requirements and probably won't take you as long. You will need to create a story board of 7-15 frames. 

Part 2 - STORY BOARD

Now it's time to make a story board. The story board is a guide for what will happen in your animated video. You have two options to make these story boards. I strongly recommend the first option as it will make your life much simpler to meet the requirements and probably won't take you as long. You will need to create a story board of 7-15 frames. 

Option #1

You will get paper and colored pencils from me. I do NOT expect highly detailed drawings. These are sketches to show what will happen in your video. You may create 2 "boards" on a single sheet of paper if you would like. You will each need to turn in 4 -15 sheets of paper to represent your Story Board. There is a sample video below for those of you who don't not feel like you can draw very well. I found it helped me when I made mine because I am not that great at drawing.

You will also need to take photos of your individual story boards and then transfer those photos to your Google Drive and from there onto your Google Site. You have done this in the past, this should not be complicated.

Option #2

For those of you who like to create things electronically, I am open to using different computer-based programs to make a story board. For example, you could create a series of sketches in Google Draw which is located in your Google Drive, or using https://sketch.io/sketchpad/

If you have another app or program you would like to use, I am fine with that. The expectations are the same, you will need to create a 7-15 "page" story board and I will need to be able to see the sequence on your Google Site. That means you ultimately need to get them out of those programs as a .JPEG or a .PNG most likely. If you use a program that doesn't allow for that, you could alternatively take screen shots of each "page" of your story board and then place those on your Google Site.

I am not a tech expert in every program, so it is on you to figure out how to achieve what I expect to see on your Google Site. No exceptions.

If you plan your Story Board based on one idea and you eventually create a completely different animated video, I will be fine with that. You can plan one thing and do another.

Part 3 - Create the Stop Motion Video using Life Lapse or a similar product

Remember it must be 20 seconds long!!

I am expecting to see your best work here - there should be no flickering if possible. You should have at least 2 different camera angles. You should be very aware of shadows, reflections, background activities, etc. I should be able to focus on your subject and the story you are telling about them. This was my biggest complaint about your first efforts. 

Part 4 – Reflection

Now that you have finished your project, it is time to reflect upon what you created.

On a new page on your Google Site on a page called Animation Project Reflection please answer the following questions:

Questions

1. What aspects of your video turned out well? Explain your answer.

2. What aspects of your video didn't turn out as well as you hoped? Explain your answer.

3. Explain the parts of the project, as a whole, that were easier to complete?

4. Explain what parts of the project, as a whole, were more difficult to complete?

5. What App, website, or program did you use to make your video?

6. Would you recommend that App, website or program to a friend who was assigned a similar task?

7. If you could do your project again, what would you change or do again?

8. On a scale of 1-10 how much did you enjoy this project? Explain your answer and what you would recommend the teacher do to make the project better for future students