CO Academic Standards HERE
Sketchbooks & Pockets: Class set-up (Week 1)
Intro to Graphic Design: What is it? (Week 1)
Selfie Slide Assignment (copyright convo) (Week 2)
Website Creation: Making a Digital Portfolio (Week 2)
Elements & Principles : Making a graphic dictionary (Week 2)
Photopea Tools (Week 3)
Digital Collage: A Picture = Thousand Words; Move, Marquee, Eraser, Lasso, Text (Week 3)
Design Analysis: Composition & Layout (Week 3-4)
Found Alphabet: Using the world around us to compose an idea (Week 4)
Spot the Difference: Being an Active Observer; Healing, Clone Stamp, Magic Wand (Week 5)
Landscapes: Depth and precision (Dreamscapes; Monochromatics) (Week 5-6)
Hybrids: Using PhotoShop to create a species; Dodge/Burn, Smudge, Opacity (Week 7-8)
Double Exposure: Portriats and process (Week 9-10)
Pop Art: Popular Culture from an artistic perspective (Week 10)
GIFs: Mini Movies! (Week 11-12)
ROTATION 2:
Infographic (Week 3-4)
Book Cover ReDesign: Marketing to a target audience; all tools (so far) (Week 5-6)
Typography: Designing Words; Transparency, Layers, Paint, Pencil/Brush (Week 7-8)
Appropriation: The difference between reference and copying! (Week 5-6)
Inspired Self-Portraits: Choosing an artist style, and using it as your own (Week 6-7)
Repping Yourself: Create Your Own Logo & T Shirt; all tools (Week 11-12)
Sticker Project: Mass production!
EXTRAS
Vision Boards (Week 1-2)
Posters: Global marketing on a small scale; Planetary travel posters
Pamphlets: In case you finish your poster early
Memes: A bit of a break, a bit of social commentary; text tool, text effects