Friday, June 4, 2010

Magazine Cover

Magazine Cover

Design Objectives

To create a Magazine Cover of ourself in the future. We must edit our picture like we had done with girl, using blur, clone, healing and any other tool to clear up our faces. After perfect our picture, we then add it to a new or existing magazine using 3 teasers of the future us.

Computer Objectives

Using Photoshop

Project Ourself In The Future

Explain What We Did With 3 Simple Teasers

Using Motion Blur

Using Healing Brush

Using Spot Healing Brush

Font Arrangement And Placement

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Jesus Christ Superstar Poster


Jesus Christ Superstar

Design Objectives

To create a Poster for Drama’s Play Production “Jesus Christ Superstar”. This poster must symbolize a rock rave, and have no references to Jesus other than a silhouette.

The Ideal Concept:

“We wanted to market the show like a concert at a club. Jesus is in a band-called ‘Nazareth’ and he also owns a club called ‘The Temple’. He is an activist who civilly protests against the government through music and dance. The poster needs to read like a club promotion poster.”

Computer Objectives

Using Photoshop

Creating Unique Poster Using No Copyrighted Images

Include Lots Of Color

Make The Poster Fell Exclusive and Underground

Include Given Information

Dear Old Grandfather

Dear Old Grandfather

Design Objectives

To repair an old and ruined picture using what we have learned in Crew, Handsome Guy, and Family. After repairing the old picture we must colorize it realistically.

Computer Objectives

Using Photoshop

Hue And Saturation

Clone Tool

Dust And Scratches

History Brush

Crew, Handsome Guy, Family



Crew, Handsome Guy, Family

Design Objectives

To repair an old and ruined pictures using various repairing styles.

Computer Objectives

Using Photoshop

Clone Tool

Dust And Scratches

History Brush

Effects(fx)

CD Label



CD Label

Design Objectives

Creating a unique CD front and back cover, including 3 pictures on each side. On the back cover we must include a gradient mask, a barcode, 10 songs, and double spines. On the front cover we must include the title and any other information we would want, including 3 images that grabs the buyers attention.

Computer Objectives

Using Photoshop

Following A Template

Changing Size And Resolution

Using Masking And Cloning

Gradient Masking

Creating A Spine, Barcode, Title, and 10 Songs

Commodities to Culture


Commodities To Culture

Design Objectives

Find nine common objects used in our culture. Isolate them from their background drop each into a colored grid. Create a grid of atleast nine colored squares, inside each square place an object removed from it’s background. These objects should be everyday objects from our culture.

Computer Objectives

Using Photoshop

Determining Correct Alignment

Implement A Headline, Sub Heading And Body Copy

Brushes

Effects (fx)

Zoo Post Card


Zoo Post Card

Design Objectives

To test my ability to resize, understand resolution, add canvas to an image, and combine photos.

Computer Objectives

Using Photoshop

Cropping

Creating Borders Using Canvas Size

Resizing Photos

Correct Spacing Between Photos

Using Fonts In An Attractive Way

Melody of Words


Melody Of Words & PIASC

Design Objectives

Create a Picture and a Thumbnail that encourages kids to read, implementing “Melody Of Words” into the picture. This picture will soon be changed to the 2nd or the stage 2 entry in the PIASC competition changing the Melody Of Words text to “The More You Read, The More You Know; The More You Know, The More You Grow”.

Computer Objectives

Exploring Our Ideas Into 1 Rough Draft

Experience Changing A Finished Project For Other Standards

Pen Tool

Using Only 4 Pantone Colors To Fit Criteria

Using Type Tool

Soda Label


Soda Label

Design Objectives

Create a realistic Soda Label by making 6 Thumbnails. Later choosing one to make into a published soda label to show our skills in Illustrator and enter it in the PIASC competition.

Computer Objectives

Exploring Our Ideas On Thumbnails

Gradient Mesh

Outlining And Tweaking Fonts

Using Layers, Symbols, And Type

Using Pathfinder

Color Predicitions


Color Prediction Magazine

Design Objectives

Understand how to use layers, symbols, type, scale tool, rotation tool, reshape using direct selection tool, spiral tool, action pallet, symbols, roughs, and comprehensive layouts. While using these skills to create a magazine page for "Color Prediction".

Computer Objectives
  • Masking And Cropping
  • Creating Symbols
  • Using Layers, Symbols, And Type
  • Scale And Rotation Tool
  • Exploring Ideas Using Thumbnails
  • Exploring Ideas Using Rough Drafts
  • Reshaping Using Direct Selection Tool
  • Spiral Tool
  • Action Pallet
  • Understanding Color Combinations

MRS Logo


M.R.S. Business Logo

Design Objectives

A Machinist business has come to us to create a logo that is more attractive and separate M.R.S. in a creative way. The company had thought that their current logo was too feminine because of the abbreviation. Our goal was to make a logo with the abbreviation less noticeable as Misses and more noticeable as Metal Related Services.

Computer Objectives

Using Photoshop

Use Type Creatively

Experience How To Be More Inventive With Type

Considering Type As An Art Medium

Understanding Type As An Interruptive Medium

Organizing Information Using Type Face Distinction

Becoming Familiar With Hierarchy Of Typographic Information

Developing My Ability To Choose Appropriate Fonts

Being Able To See Type As Abstract Forms

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Resturant Logo Design



Restaurant Logo

Design Objectives

To create a Logo, Business Card, Letterhead, and Envelope for a particular restaurant, illustrating what we had learned.

Computer Objectives
  • Masking And Cropping
  • Editing Clipart
  • Working With Type
  • Creating Clipart
  • Exploring Ideas Using Thumbnails
  • Finalizing Ideas Using Rough Drafts
  • Perfecting A Logo
  • Experience In Creating A Business Card, Letterhead, And Envelope

Letter Form



Designing With Type

Design Objectives

The design objective was to create a design that illustrating Pattern, Tension, Congestion, and Positive and Negative using only type.

Computer Objectives

• Masking And Cropping

• Outlining And Editing Text

• Working With Type

• Using Pathfinder

• Illustrating A Picture Using Text

• Scaling, Rotating, And Reflecting

Killer Bee Bookmark



Killer Bee Bookmark

Design Objectives

To create a bookmark geared to middle school children using the copy and clipart provided. Major emphasis is to apply the design principles of contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity. We learned the purpose of thumbnails, roughs and comprehensive layouts.

Computer Objectives
  • Masking And Cropping
  • Editing Clipart
  • Working With Type