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Tuesday, January 11 - Animation

January - Google Sketchup

1. Google Sketchup is free software, you may wish to install it at home            http://sketchup.google.com/

1. There are additional Tutorials for advanced skills:          sketchup.google.com/training/

1. There are also videos:  sketchup.google.com/training/videos.html

December - Introduction to Turbocad

Thursday Nov 27 - Orthographic drawing

Tuesday Nov 11 - Tuesday Nov 25 - Technical drawing

Monday, Nov 10 - Technical Drawing

Due on Tuesday:

Write a technical report that covers the following:

Use your technical report to present your logo to your classmates.

1.       Why you chose your logo design

2.       How you created your logo (key idea and technical steps)

3.       Reviewers comments

4.       Strengths and weaknesses of your design

5.       Changes that you would make to the process or design if you created another logo

6.       New knowledge and skills you acquired

7.       How you will use what you learned in this unit.

Thursday, Nov. 6 - New Unit - Construction Design Treasure Hunt.

Tuesday, Nov 4 - evaluate others logos (see below)

Monday, Nov 3 - Final touches on Logos

Thursday, Oct 30 - Logo Quality Test

Logo Design Quality Test

1. Save your file as a jpeg.
2. Open the jpeg and change it to a greyscale image
1. Image/Mode/Greyscale
3. Save the image under a different name.
4. Upload both the colour and the greyscale images to your blog.
5. Invite Ms Dibbits to view your blog (Do it again even if you did it before, just to be sure)

External Review

1.       Select two reviewers.

1. Email them and ask them to go to your blog (give them the address)
2. Ask them to answer the following questions on your blog:

                                                               i.      What is the best part of your logo design?

                                                             ii.      What would the review change if they could?

                                                            iii.      What does the logo say? What does it say about the artist?

2.    Make any changes that you might want to make based on their feedback

Self Evaluation

In your blog answer all the following questions: The questions are on the course website so you can copy and paste them into your blog.

1. Does the logo have immediate impact?

2. Is it good to look at?

3. Is it distinctive?

4. Does it create or evoke a positive image?

5. Does it accurately represent the business/you?

6. Is it straightforward?

7. Do the colours match the image of the company/you?

8. Is it memorable?

9. Does it copy in black and white well?

10. Will it hold up to both large and small scale use?

11. Will it wear well over time?

Tuesday, Oct 21 - Intro to Photoshop