Food Truck Physical. Assigned 5/7, due 5/14 - MAJOR

First - want to take a poll for the Dispatch?

Click here: Energy Drinks Poll

Here are the expectations for the Physical (cardboard) Food Truck:

Your truck must have:

1. Be completely covered with either construction paper, paint, or marker. Do not have any brown cardboard showing.

2. Designs on both sides of the truck. One sure with the food service side, and one that is the full side.

3. If you can find a way to include a topper, that would be great.

4. You must have a menu. That menu should be on the food truck. You can create a free standing menu/sign if you would like. You should have the names of your dishes on the menu, I know they will be small, but that is fine.

5. The name of your Food Truck must appear on the truck. Include your logo somewhere as well.

6. Your truck MUST be in 3D.

7. Extras like wheels, a cab, lights, awnings, etc are greatly encouraged.

Please make sure you have completed the digital version of your truck before you start on the physical version.

If you forgot cardboard, try to remember next time. I have a small supply so ask if you are ready to see if I can help you.

Around the room you will find all the materials I have available for you including; construction paper, tape, glue, scissors, hot glue guns, box cutters, markers, etc. Please be polite. The box cutters may ONLY be used where they are, DO NOT TAKE THEM TO YOUR DESK.

You have 3.5 classes (you will have a reflection on the 14th) to make these. Please ask me for anything you might need, you never know what I have laying around to help you. You are may bring anything you want from home to use on your truck.

Your physical truck DOES NOT have to look like your digital truck.

I can print on a limited basis per person. Share whatever you need to print with me via email. 

Food Truck Digital. Assigned 4/30, due 5/5 - MAJOR

 Last time we worked on the Food Truck project, you used Canva to come up with some plans and answered a bunch of question about what goes into a Food Truck, the history of them, and what you might expect to see if you worked in a food truck. You designed a logo, and you created some sort of design for the side of your truck.

Today, we are going to put all of that together in to a final package. You will again use Canva to complete this task.

Here is what I expect to see on your final project:

1. A well designed and thought out logo with a graphic and text (the truck's name). I would like 2 versions of this logo, one that has the full logo with the name of the truck, and another that is just text-based.

1. A menu with a minimum of the following:   

    5 main dishes

    5 side dishes

    3 desserts

3. Two sides of your Food Truck. Your truck could have some sort of roof mounted symbol 

    1 side with the serving area

    1 side with the non-serving side

Below are some samples for you to look at so you know what I am looking for. Ignore the numbers at the bottom, those are irrelevant. Do not include those on your piece.

Food Trucks Turned In

You have all of today to complete this task. You will turn this in on your Google Site on a new Subpage called Food Truck Project. Make sure to PUBLISH when you are done.

The next part of this assignment is to make a cardboard food truck in class. There are five sample trucks on the table in the middle of the classroom. Sometime today, go look at one closer. You will work on these individually, but you can certainly help a friend, offer advice, or even help each other with your INDIVIDUAL trucks.

YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN CARDBOARD BOX

I have some cardboard BUT you will need to cut it and that can be tedious. You may want to find your own cardboard to do this assignment. In addition, you may want to add things to your truck that I do not have. You will need to provide those things. 

PLEASE BRING ANYTHING YOU WANT FROM HOME TO HELP CREATE YOUR TRUCK. 

I will have:

Glue

Scissors

Markers

Tape

Construction paper

SOME poster board (white only)

I will also be able to cut down a cardboard box for you using a box cutter. You will need cut carefully mark your box for the cuts you want.

This Food Truck MUST BE 3D.

Please ask if you have any questions about this second project

Food Truck Preview. Assigned 4/28, due 4/30 - Minor

Food Truck Preview

Let's start by looking at the history of Food Trucks. 

First, make a new subpage on your Google Site, title it Food Truck Preview.

Click here to learn about Food Trucks: https://prestigefoodtrucks.com/2020/03/history-of-food-trucks-and-how-theyve-shaped-america/

Answer the following questions:

1. How many trucks are there in the US, according to the website?

2. What is considered the first food trucks?

3. Pre-1950, what were two other types of food you might find in the early food trucks? 

Find an example of an early food truck, take a screen shot (Shift, Command, 5 and then size it and hit CAPTURE to take a screen shot)

4. What were the three biggest reasons for the "Food Truck Revolution" in 2008?

5. What did the website indicate would be some of the future developments in food truck use?

Now, let's look at what you might need inside of a food truck to make it really go?

Click here to learn what items should be in a food truck: https://blog.clover.com/food-truck-equipment-essentials-every-food-truck-needs/

6. List the top 10 items that every food truck needs to be successful?

Find a photo of your favorite food truck in Austin and share it with me

It's time to start thinking about what you might serve at your food truck:

Check out this site to learn about the top profitable food truck items: https://www.partstown.com/about-us/most-profitable-food-truck-items

7. What similarities do you see in the top-10 items?

8. What are your two favorites?

Find images for your two favorite food truck foods and share it with me.

You will have to come up with a menu of items for your truck, so take a look at this site to get your thinking: https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/on-the-line/how-to-make-a-food-truck-menu

9. What is the importance of categorizing your menu?

10. Besides names of your items, what else will you need to make sure you do so your patrons know what they are eating?

11. Which of the 10 example food truck menu's did you think sounded the best? WHY?

Find a food truck menu image, take a screen shot and share it with me.

Part of this assignment will include coming up with design for the outside of your truck. There are TONS of things you have to think about when it comes to designing your truck, and the following website has a ton of them. I don't expect you to memorize all of these, but steal some ideas that you might want to bring into your truck:

https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/on-the-line/food-truck-design-ideas

12. There are three distinct areas that the website suggests that you focus on, what are those three areas? (these are near the top of the article)

13. List the three design ideas (out of 20) that caught your attention and explain how you might carry out that idea in your food truck.

Finally, you will need to come up with a logo for your truck. There are so many options out there, but this site has a ton of them for you to think about:

https://99designs.com/inspiration/logos/food-truck

14. Pick out your favorite four logos, take screen shots and share them here.

15. Describe why you picked those four logos. Use graphic design terms to explain what caught your attention. Was it color, shape, texture, graphics, what? Explain fully what you liked about these logos (2 sentences minimum).

Now lets have some fun thinking about what your truck might look like digitally.

Download this file, open it in Canvas, and come up with a beginning look for your truck. You will each come up with your own concept and ideas and this first part is the digital part of the project. You will have one class period to complete the next assignment which you will see more of tomorrow.

You can use these files, or you can use the elements button in Canva and search for Food Truck. Please make sure you get a blank version. 

Add color, think about a logo, colors, name, menu, menu items, etc.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AGZ_SYXzE2jI7oYKVoEUSvuh6-OFpIs8/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12PMjumI19Cy8htwtBVVoJ6Df6r0Z1B9o/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19xrXbL5OomGvAB3nXHu89re3lKiQdPfa/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xhGZBNY9YrDXCaSDYOwQkkuVkkGgRSa-/view?usp=sharing

Interior Design Reflection and ID Rooms. Assigned 4/24, due 4/28 - Minor and Minor

Interior Design Reflection

On a new Google Site subpage called Interior Design Project Reflection please answer the following questions:

1. Provide the name and definition of the decor style you choose for the room? Do you believe you you kept within that design style? Explain your answer. (It's OK to use an eclectic mix of styles so you won't lose points for including more than one).
2. Would you decorate a room in your own house with these items? Explain your answer.
3. What is your favorite aspect of the mood board you created?
4. How easily were you able to find items from the color palette you chose for inclusion on the mood board?
5. What would you change about the options you chose if you were to do this again.
6. How would the light fixtures you chose impact the feel of the room?
7. Which items add texture to the room? Explain the impact this would have and how the texture contrasts from other items in the room
8. What did you enjoy most about this project?
9. What did you find most challenging?
10. If you were the teacher what would you change about this project for future students? 

Interior Design Rooms

As well planning how to decorate a room, it is also important to consider room layout, furniture placement and how you place wall decor. Answer the following questions to learn some of the principles of space and room layout in this context.  These will vary dependent on the type of room you working. 

On your Google Site create a new subpage called Interior Design: ROOMS - and answer the following questions:

Read this, covering rules of thumb for Living Room Layout:

https://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/living-room-rules-know

1. In your own words share the ideas presented for the following items:
   • Seating,
   • Coffee Tables,
   • Rug,
   • Art,
   • TV 
   • Side Tables. 
2. What pieces are suggested for inclusion in a family friendly living space?
3. How could you create a living space allowing you to work from home also?
4. What would make a living room appropriate for use as an entertainment space?

Read this, covering rules of thumb for Bedroom Layout:

https://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/portland-guest-bedroom-decorating-ideas-rules

1. In your own words share the suggestions made about the following items:
• Bed
• Headboard
• Bedframe
• Dresser
• Mirror
• Side Table,
• Rug,
• Art,
• TV. 

https://roomfortuesday.com/20-things-every-bedroom-should-have-according-to-a-designer/

2. Which of the items in the website above do you have in your room?

3. Are there any of those suggestions that make you consider your room and what you could do differently to make your room more inviting?

Read this to learn about hanging wall decor: 

https://www.ballarddesigns.com/howtodecorate/2012/02/how-to-hang-wall-decor-101-2/

1. What is the first step in hanging artwork?
2. What should be the focal point of a room (if it has one)?
3. How would you use a group of pictures in a small space?
4. How would you use a group of pictures in a large space?
5. What are the 6 steps in arranging pictures before hanging on a wall?
6. Explain what hang art at eye level means?
7. How would you hang art differently in a dining room?
8. Explain the concept of 'size matters' as described in rule 5.
9. When is hanging symmetrical pieces a good idea?
10. How do you hang art in even numbers?
11. How do you hang 3 pieces of artwork in a row?
12. When should you consider asymmetrical balance?

Interior Design Project. Assigned 4/21, due 4/24 - MAJOR

You will use Canva to create a mood board for the room of your choice, considering color, light and texture.  You will choose a design style for the room, either your favorite or another you learned about in one of the previous Interior Design assignments or elsewhere. You will have two more assignment in the Interior Design module after this, one will be a reflection on this project and the other a daily assignment considering room layout. You have two class periods to complete this project. On Friday, you will do the reflection and the last interior design assignment.

1. Login to Canva, in What will you Design, search for Mood Board and select one you feel will work well with the style and/or color palette of the room you plan to decorate. 
2. Title your Mood Board 'Your name's Design Style Room Name' e.g. Diego's Mid Century Modern Living Room or Claire's Modern Farmhouse Bedroom.
3. Select a color palette for your room using what you learned in the preview assignment. Include up to FIVE colors that work well together, including a primary neutral color. You can find a swatch for the color palette online or use one that is pre-loaded in Canva. 
4. Make the background of you mood board the color that you would paint the majority of the walls in the room (a low key neutral color works best!). If your template is already that color, you may keep it as is.
5. If you wish you may include a painted accent wall or feature wallpaper, include a paint chip or wallpaper sample that reflects that.
6. Include something on your mood board to show the entire color palette you will draw from for your room. It could be the paint palette itself or an decorative object or piece of furniture, label this paint palette.
7. Search online for pieces in the design style you have chosen with colors as near as possible to the color palette you have chosen for your room, include images of at least the following pieces of furniture and large decor items dependent on which room you choose to create the mood board for.
   • Living room - Sofa, accent chair, rug, coffee table and/or accent table(s).
   • Bedroom - Bed, end table(s), chest of drawers, dresser, rug.
   • Dining room - Dining table, chairs or benches, accent chair(s), rug, storage item such as a buffet or a bar, 
8. Find and include images of at least FIVE decorative items that coordinate with the furniture and are within your color palette. Include items appropriate for your room choice such as art work, throw pillows, clock, blankets, bedding, curtains, baskets, foot stools, storage bench, ottoman, plant, laundry basket.
9. Within these items or in addition to, include at least TWO pieces of furniture or decor with varied and interesting texture. Label those items to indicate that they are the ones which bring texture in to the room.
10. Include at least two light fixtures that coordinate with your furniture and decor items that would work in your space.
11. For each of your items, use the background remover tool in Canva to get rid of the background so that only the item itself is visible. This way you can see if it works with your wall color or note. 
12. Resize items to scale relative to each other once you have selected everything so you can get a better idea of how everything would work together. 
13. Move the items around so that they are clearly displayed on the mood board and it is easy to view all items. 
14. When you are done save your file as a .PNG and post it on your Google Site, on a new subpage called Interior Design Project.

Examples:

Famous Interior Designers. Assigned 4/16, due 4/21 - Minor

This assignment gives you the opportunity to look at the work of 5 notable Interior Designers. 

https://www.skillshare.com/blog/30-famous-interior-designers-alive-and-dead/ 

Remember if this link doesn't work - you are still responsible for this assignment - do a Google Search for "famous interior designers" and I know you will find some names you can use for this assignment!!

Read the article linked above to learn about significant Interior Designers and view images of them in the context of the aesthetic. If there are designers whose work sounds interesting, but the image doesn't show their style you should do further research to see if it appeals to you. 

You may choose to use Interior Designers from the list or others you are that are not mentioned.  If you wish you may focus on designers who work in the style you selected as your favorite in the Interior Design Preview & Careers Assignment or you may look at designers of all styles.

Make a new subpage on your Google Site titles Five Famous Interior Designers. You should use information in the article and do further research as necessary to get all data you need to complete the questions and tasks below.

1. Provide a definition of the word 'aesthetic' and include the URL you found it. It's important to know that word for this assignment. 

2. Pick 5 designers that you liked from either the article above, or your own research. Make sure they are an Interior Designers and that is the primary focus of their career.

Share the following information about each Interior Designer:

1. The name of each Interior Designer.

2. At least one image of a room or location for which they have created the interior design they are best known for or that reflects their aesthetic. You can select the image from the article or any other design of theirs that you found online. Take a screen shot of the image and post it under their name.

3. Referring to the design styles you learned about in the Preview assignment, which design style does it looks like this person primarily work in? 

4. List three things each Interior Designers is best known for. It can be the style of their work, a particular building or location, work on a TV show or anything you feel is significant.

5. Explain in two sentences why you liked their work in specific terms - it can be the design style, the colors, the furnishings, textures, lighting or a particular interior they have designed, it's your preference, please explain it to me. 

6. If you were to design a room in their style describe how you would incorporate these aspects and what you would include in your room to reflect their style. 

7. Please include the URL for websites where you found information for this assignment other than the link provided.

Make sure you do this for FIVE Interior Designers.

Publish when you are finished.

 

Interior Design Preview AND Careers. Assigned 4/14, due 4/16 - Minor

 Now we will shift our focus to Interior Design. Some of you may not know very much about this career, so this preview assignment will help you to better understand both the degree's available, but will also give you more information on what this career is and what people do when they are working in this industry.

As always, you are welcome to find your own answers to these questions, and do your own research using Google. You should use the resources/links I have provided, but there may be places where you can find the answers faster, especially in the part where we examine where you could earn a degree in this field.

Interior Design

1. What is Interior Design? Do an online search and find 3 definitions. Include the definition (you may copy and paste the definition) and the source URL for each of them. 

Review each of the 9 design styles: https://www.hgtv.com/design/topics/design-styles

2. List them all, including a brief description of each one (please use your own words here) and a visual example (make sure you take a screen shot and share it) of each with the source URL. You are not required to use the same images from the website, so do a Google Image search if you want.

Take this quiz:

https://thegingerhome.com

3. Share your preferred Interior Design Style. Did this surprise you? Why?

4. List 3 things that you like about this Interior Design Style overall.

5. Go online and do a Google Image search and find an image of a room in that interior design style for each of the following rooms:

Living Room

Bedroom

Dining Room

Kitchen

Bathroom

Take a screenshot and make sure you share it on your Google Site.

Make sure you including the URL where you found the image. 

Explain 3 things you like about each room. 

Answer the following questions using the information provided at this website: 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/importance-colour-interior-design-chibueze-david-dominic

6. Summarize why color is important in interior design?

https://www.businessinsider.com/best-unconventional-ways-to-use-light-in-home-2021-11

7. Why is lighting important in interior design?

8. What are the 3 types of light the article mentions that should be considered in room design?

https://www.luxdeco.com/the-luxurist/texture-in-interior-design

9. What does texture refer to in interior design?

10. Give 6 examples of ways to add texture to any room?

11. How do the three elements interact in interior design (explain in your own words)?

Careers

Now go to Google and do a search to find out information on what it takes to get a degree in Interior Design. Feel free to use multiple website, as you will probably not find all the answers in one place. Make sure you answer all of the questions in your own words.

12. List 5 career options you can pursue with an Interior Design degree

13. List the salary range for careers in this area

14. List the name and location of 3 colleges that offer degrees in this field (Hint: Go to www.collegeboard.com and search Interior Design)

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

16. List at least 3 activities a person does in this job on a daily basis

17. 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?

Movie Poster Turn-in instructions AND REFLECTION - posted 4/10 - 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 4/7, due 4/10 - MAJOR

You will have three class periods to complete this project and then we will move onto the Interior Design Unit.

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. Look for a photo that you can use as your dominant image.

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. 

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

Movie Poster Preview Activity. Assigned 4/2, due 4/7 end of period - Minor

Today we will be doing a short preview assignment for the second, and final Graphic Design Project of the unit - creating a Movie Poster.

Although we won't be taking a photo for the background of this image, I still think we can totally recreate something that will work. This isn't about creating the "perfect" poster, it is about learning what elements make up a good poster, and doing our very best to make something that LOOKS like a movie poster, even if the image in the background isn't the greatest.

To get this started, let's do some research on Movie Posters themselves.

On your Google Site, please create a new subpage and title it Movie Poster Preview. Then follow along from website to website and answer the following questions:

Let's start here: https://webflow.com/blog/movie-poster-design

1. What is the name of the first movie that had a poster made specifically for that film?

Now go here: https://www.firstshowing.net/2017/check-out-this-infographic-about-the-evolution-of-movie-poster-design/

2. Look through the 11 "era's" (1900-1909, 1910-29, 1930-1939, etc..) for movie posters. Look at the two posters from each era. Pick 3 era's and complete the following tasks:

Take a screenshot of the posters for the 3 eras you picked and share those as well.

3. Why did you pick this era? What appealed to you about these posters?

There are some very famous artists associated with movie posters, let's take a look at some of them:

https://postergrind.com/top-11-film-movie-poster-artists-of-all-time/

4. List your top-5 from the website and explain why you picked them.

5. Of the 31 Movie Posters shared on this site, how many of those movies have you seen? Take a screen shot of your favorite poster from this website and share it as well.

6. What do you think makes these people considered the top poster artists of all time? What did they do that set them apart from the rest? (if you would like to do some other research on this, feel free to do your own google search)

Now let's start planning to make your own poster (which will happen beginning next class): 

https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/movie-poster-design-101-the-anatomy-of-a-movie-poster--cms-35852

7. What are the 3 traditional sizes for movie posters?

8. What are some common elements found on every movie poster, according to the website?

9. What computer programs are used to make movie posters?

10. According to the article, there are different genres with different "moods" for the types of movies the posters are made for. They broadly outline five different movie types. For each type, please write two sentences explaining what elements are used for that type that differentiate them from the other styles.

Action and Thriller

Comedy

Horror

Drama

Sci-Fi

11. Do a quick Google Image Search for Movie Posters and find your all-time favorite movie poster (you might have better luck picking the movie first and searching by movie name for a great poster). take a screen shot and share it.

NEXT TIME

Between now and next class, please pick a genera, and a movie or two from that genera that you might want to try to make a movie poster for. We will dive into a little bit more of the expectations next time. We will be using Canva to make these and you will have a lot of flexibility on using pre-created elements found in Canva. Remember, this isn't about making a perfect movie poster, it is about incorporating the elements found on a good poster, and understanding what would make a great one if we used some of the programs found above.

Magazine Cover Turn-in Instructions AND REFLECTION. Assigned 3/27, due 3/27 - Minor and MAJOR

 Your Magazine Cover MUST include the following:

You will need to complete the following:

A. Magazine name

Think carefully about the font you use

You may not use the name of a real magazine (except on accident) - so please get creative!!

B. At least three and up to 6-7 teasers (Cover lines/headlines) for secondary stories. (Be creative and write ones that go with your magazine title).

C. Price

D. Date

E. Bar Code

Think about:

Scale - how big things are
Proportion - how big things are in relationship to others
Colors - be selective, 3 or 4 colors max, pull some colors from the images themselves
Placement of all elements (where should those things go) - should the price be located right in the middle of the image? Where do bar codes go and how big should they be? Dates? Use your sample images.
Font readability - pick good, legible fonts
Creativity - did you make text work better by creating multiple boxes for a single headline? Do you pick a font package? How well did you match your image up with your title and teasers (cover lines/headlines) and other elements?
Is it smart to put a box around any text? Look at examples

You can turn in your magazine covers at anytime today. I should have two of them from you. ONE OF THEM must have a cutout or a text overlap. 

Here is how you turn them in. You must follow these directions carefully and do this correctly.

Your Magazine Cover Projects (TWO OF THEM) are 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 - answer these below your magazine covers

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

2. What aspects of your magazine covers 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 both images on your Google Site and COMPLETED THE REFLECTION, you are done with this project. Next time I see you, we will be creating a Movie Poster. It will be very similar and I think you will like the project.

Magazine Cover Expectations with examples. Posted 3/26.

 Your Magazine Cover MUST include the following:

You will need to make sure the following are done on both of your magazine covers.

A. Magazine name

Think carefully about the font you use

You may not use the name of a real magazine (except on accident) - so please get creative!!

B. At least three teasers (Cover lines) for secondary stories. (Be creative and write ones that go with your magazine title).

C. Price

D. Date

E. Bar Code


Think about:

Scale
Proportion
Colors
Placement of all elements (where should those things go)
Size
Font readability
Creativity
Is it smart to put a box around any text? Look at examples

YOUR MAGAZINE COVERS MUST BE DIFFERENT IN ALL WAYS. THIS MEANS COLORS, FONTS, TITLES, IMAGE, ETC.

  

Magazine Cover Work Day 1 and 2. Assigned 3/24, due 3/27 - Magazine Cover #1 MINOR, Magazine Cover #2 MAJOR

Magazine Covers

Let's get started on these magazine covers. I have decided that we are just going to use Canva to do these covers. So....go here:

https://www.canva.com/

I strongly recommend that you do a Google Image search for Magazine Covers and find some samples that you might use. You will have 3 in-class days to make 2 covers (including today).

You should start mocking up your cover mentally - come up with a name, make a date line, start looking for a bar code or making one, starting to think about headlines (called cover lines in the magazine world), colors, design elements you may want to include in your magazine cover. Look at your samples. You should be making an Image-based cover. You should have multiple cover lines. You should be careful and plan for color AND font use. It should not look like the crayon box vomited on the page, and the text should legible. We will talk more about this over the next two classes.

You MUST use your portrait for one of these covers and your self-portrait for the other. 

Your Magazine Cover MUST include the following:

You will need to complete the following:

A. Magazine name

Think carefully about the font you use

You may not use the name of a real magazine (except on accident) - so please get creative!!

B. A teaser / cover line (headline type description) for the main story.

You will need at least 3-5 other cover lines on your cover.

C. Pricing and date information and a bar code (appropriately sized!!)If you want to do some fun things with your image, like putting text over your photo or making a cut-out, here are some tutorials:

If you want to try to add a second or even third photo to duplicate a magazine cover you like, go for it.

You will be making TWO covers over the next couple of classes, and they will need to look different from each other. The easiest way to make these look different from each other is to do some fun treatments with the photo and the title of your magazine. 

First, you could do a cutout in Canva and remove part of the background of your image. Like this one:

This can be done in Canva. You can do a google search and type in, how do I do a cutout in Canva. Here is a link to one I found (I hope it works for you): 

https://youtu.be/038f_SoKSGs?si=UAsKxJ0l2kA3J327

I am sure there are more tutorials out there - see if you can find one.

The other thing you can do is called a text overlap. With this, you place SOME of your text behind the image. This can also be done in Canva.

Here is an example:

Again, you can just do a Google search and type in how do I put text behind an image in Canva.

Here is a link to one I found (again, I hope it works for you):

https://youtu.be/JiMVvHFPalk?si=IQiummOeXBijdgRR

For ONE of your covers, you must do one of the two options above. There are other ways to do these two options and the simplest program to use to do them is Photoshop. If you are comfortable in Photoshop, it is available to you and I can help you get it open on your computer. There are lots of tutorials out there that will help you with these two things if you decide to use Photoshop. Find a good tutorial for them.

Portraits and Self-Portrait Turn in and Magazine Cover Preview. Assigned 3/10, due 3/12 - Portraits/selfports = MAJOR, magazine cover preview Minor (last grade of the 3rd 9 weeks)

FIRST 

Please create a new Google Site subpage and call it Portrait and Self-Portrait and share your favorites. I need a total of TWO PHOTOS. One must be a portrait, the other must be self-portrait. Make sure you size them so they are bigger so I can see them. You do that by holding the shift & command key and grab the lower right corner and dragging it. This is a MAJOR GRADE, so make sure you do it NOW!!

Magazine Cover Preview

This assignment consists of three parts. Please do them on ONE GOOGLE SITE SUBPAGE called magazine cover preview.

Part 1 - Magazine tips

After you shoot your portrait and self-portrait, you will use them as the central element of a mock magazine cover design that will occupy a page of an InDesign document.

To get this process started, you need to learn a little about magazine cover design.

Go to the link below:

https://blog.flipsnack.com/how-to-design-professional-magazine-covers/

1.  On your google site tell me 5 things you should be thinking about when you design your magazine cover.

Part 2 - Best magazine covers 2018

Next, go here and look at some great designs:

https://www.canva.com/learn/magazine-cover-design/

Look at and read about ALL 50 designs. Make a new text box on you subpage and do the following:

Some of these magazines do not have portraits on the cover. But many do. 

2. Pick your 3 favorite covers with a PORTRAIT on it, take a screenshot and share them with me on your Google Site.

3. Copy and paste the description under the cover on the website.

4. Write a 75-125 word critique of the portrait on the cover. Write about what is communicated about the people in the portrait and how this is communicated. You may consider composition, lighting, exposure etc.

Part 3 - Magazines Part II

You also need to know a little more information about the types of magazine covers that have been used through the years. Here are the most common types:

Cover types

1. Image Based
2. Illustration Based
3. Type Based
4. Concept Based

Here is the description and some examples of these types of magazine covers:

5. On your Google Site, write a short (50-150 word) explanation of what the main attributes of each of the four types are. Use your own words, and DO NOT copy and paste.

6. Finally, answer this question: what is the relationship between words and photos on magazine covers and why is this important?

Portrait and self-portrait shoot. Assigned 3/6, due 3/10 - 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.

Portraits and self-portraits preview. Assigned 3/5, due 3/6 - Minor

 Self Portrait and Portraits Preview

As we get ready to take photos soon on our new assignment, self-portrait and portrait photography. I thought you might want to look at some ideas and get something more than just looking at some photos. With that in mind - go take a look at these FOUR websites.

http://digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-take-stunning-portraits

and

http://digital-photography-school.com/tips-portrait-photography

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-tips/portrait-photography-tips/

http://shutterbug.com/refreshercourse/portrait_tips/197/

After looking at these, find what you think are the best 2 or 3 tips and copy and paste them into a new post on your Google Site on a new subpage called Portraits and Self-portraits preview. (I don’t need 2-3 tips from each site, but 2-3 total, but please look at all four sites).

When you go out to shoot these types of photos, there are three main types of portraits, the environmental portrait, a self-portrait and a casual portrait. Let's go find some examples of these types of images. On your Google Site subpage called Portraits and Self-portraits preview please do the following: 

Google image search “Environmental portrait” and pick out 2 that you really like and post them on your Google Site. Tell me what you liked about the photo and why you picked it in a sentence or two.

Google image search “photography self portrait” and pick out 2 that you really like and post them on your Google Site. Tell me what you liked about the photo and why you picked it in a sentence or two.

Google image search “casual portrait” and pick out 2 that you really like and post them on your Google Site. Tell me what you liked about the photo and why you picked it in a sentence or two.

Next class you will have a camera in your possession and a partner to go out and take some photos with. You will be required to take a portrait of your partner, and then you will each take a self-portrait (THIS MEANS YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE BUTTON AND GO GET IN THE PHOTO ALL ON YOUR OWN, your partner cannot push the button for you!!).

Contemporary Graphic Designers. Assigned 3/3, due 3/5 - 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. Assigned2/26, due 3/3 - 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 2/24, due 2/26 - Minor (MUST DO BOTH PARTS)

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. Posted 2/5, due 2/19 - Multiple grades

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 but this time try to eclipse 20 seconds. That means at 15 frames per second you will need at least 300 photos!!

You will also shoot your OWN VIDEO. You will work with your partner again, but you will each shoot your own unique project. I am allowing 4 full classes to do this project, so you should have plenty of time. Your partner can help you when you are taking photos, but you have to do the iMovie work BY YOURSELF!!

But there are three additional requirements.

1. You must switch mediums. Meaning, we already did claymation, you cannot do it again, you must try something else.  

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.

4. You must have at least 2 different camera angles on this one.

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