Graphic Design

CO Academic Standards HERE

INTRO VIDEO 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