B3: Unit Information: Essential Satire

The table below contains information outlining the unit in MYP format. Click here for a rubric for the unit. Please select the following table and copy and paste it into a post on your own blog:

Unit Title: Essential Satire (Logos)

Key Concept: Relationships Related Concept: Boundaries Global Context: Identities and Relationships

Statement of Inquiry: Satire can be a powerful tool for raising awareness about injustices.

Factual: What are some characteristics of a good logo? Conceptual: Who determines the boundaries? Debatable: Is there anything wrong with selling out?

Pre-Projects: Pen Tool Introduction Pen Tool Practice Projects: Essential Satire Logo T-Shirt Logo Criterion: C.ii: Demonstrate a range and depth of creative-thinking behaviours. C.iii: Demonstrate the exploration of ideas to shape artistic intention through to a point of realization. D.i: Construct meaning and transfer learning to new settings. D.ii: Create an artistic response that intends to reflect or impact on the world around them.

ATL: Self Management Learner profile: Risk-Taker

B4: Essential Satire Project

For this project you will be required to research a corporation or organization that may have caused some problems in society. Look at their corporate logo and think about ways that you could alter it to be a form of critique regarding the social issue they are connected with. Then create a Photoshopped alteration of the logo. Next you need to bring your Photoshopped image into Illustrator and trace it with the pen tool. Be sure to include bridges and islands so the stencil works when you cut it out. Finally you will cut it out and spray paint through the stencil.

Here is a link to the lesson PowerPoint with instructions: Click Here

Here is an example of the stencil created in illustrator:

B2 Supplementary Lesson: Learner Profile

For this project you will complete a learner profile poster. Take your own photographs and trace parts of them in illustrator with the pen tool. Include text that has the learner profile attribute.


Click here for text usage guidelines.

Click here for learner profile attributes.

Reflection Guidelines

Each time you post an exercise or a project you must include a written reflection. It should be at least a 5-sentence paragraph that covers the following:

• What is the project about?
• What worked well?
• What was most challenging?
• What might you do differently next time?
• What tools did you use and how?

History of Graphic Design Grid

http://www.graphics.com/article-old/brief-history-grids

Educating Children of Color: Poster Contest

ECOC STUDENT POSTER CONTEST!! The winner of the contest will receive a $100.00 award And automatically be placed into competition for a full ECOC scholarship! We would like to extend an invitation to each of your students to create a poster that represents the theme of the 2015 Educating Children Of Color Summit “ACT NOW FOR YOUth!". The image of the poster should 600 dpi and sent electronically with any comments or questions by e-mail to: becky@rebeccamyers.com. Deadline for submissions is November 15, 2014 Copyright © 2014 Educating Children of Color, All rights reserved.  You must also submit a professional short essay explaining the meaning of your poster and its relation to the theme of the ECOC Summit, ACT NOW FOR YOUth.  It can be one page long but no more than two double-spaced pages with size 10 Arial font.  Your essay needs to include your name, year in high school, the name of the high school and your contact information.  Please make sure you attach it to your poster so the evaluation team does not get confused.  These essays need to be entered by December 1st at the latest to Becky Myers: becky@rebeccamyers.com

Internship

http://www.internships.com/graphic-design/Graphic-Designer-I4769831

B5: Bleach T-Shirt Stencil Logo

We are going to create a stencil design for a t-shirt that is a logo or small graphic that advertises a great quality about ourselves. These will be done on a black or dark colored T-Shirt. We will all get our stencils completed and then get a little messy in another classroom as a group. 


Requirements:

• 3 different versions of your logo; REVISE->REVISE->REVISE!
• For an interested infographic on the evolution of logos Click Here
• Use bridges and islands
• Don't make the design rely on too much detail

PLAN ON BRINGING IN A 100% Cotton Black T-Shirt. 
You can get one for around 3 - 5 bucks at Michaels or Hobby Lobby.

Here is a cool example:

Here is a tutorial on the process:

Final "Exam" and Reflection

Part 1:
In Illustrator: Create a tri-fold pamphlet or an 11" x 14" flyer that outlines what you’ve learned in this class. Include images of work you’ve completed and a section of how you can use skills learned in this class later in life.

Here's a template for the tri-fold:
Inside
Outside


For presentation on the final exam project: Click Here

Part 2:
Complete the reflection form and click submit:

Stencil Work

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B07INTBWhlC0aGJCaWtfaGRDYms&usp=sharing

Doblin Discrimination Matrix

Click for Article

Click for examples

Thanks to Leif Allmendinger for all materials.

Click for cropping images with clipping masks tutorial.

Design Dream Job

Sometimes as a graphic artist you may need to create images that are simply to pay your bills; still a really fun job! For this project imagine that you are a super hot shot graphic designer and you have just landed a contract to create a skateboard deck design for an awesome skate company, OR a concert gig poster for your favorite musical artist/band. Projects must be created in illustrator, though you can use reference images from the internet. Do not copy an existing design for a deck or poster. You must combine multiple images to create your project: don't just trace one image. Remember compositional rules! Both projects should include use of the gradient tool. Here is a new tutorial on how to use the gradient tool:




Requirements for both:
Trace or draw with the pen tool at least 3 different images into your project that are fairly complicated.
Include a clear focal point - follow rules of composition.

Here is a link to the Skateboard Template for Illustrator:  Click Here

Here is a link to the composition PowerPoint: Click Here

Here is a link to a "Design IQ" test: Click Here

Gig posters should be 11" x 17"
Gig posters should include informational text:

• Name of Band
• Date/Time of Event
• Venue
• Cost

Create original artwork with the pentool.

Here are some cool examples of skateboard deck designs and gig posters: