ASSIGNMENT

Students will design a visually compelling band poster using Adobe Photoshop, applying design principles such as composition, color, typography, and imagery to effectively communicate the band’s identity.

Learning Objectives

• Students will analyze and deconstruct existing band posters, identifying effective design strategies.

• Students will sketch and develop multiple concepts for their band poster, incorporating feedback to refine their ideas.

• Students will apply the principles of typography, color theory, and layout design to create a visually compelling poster using graphic design software.

• Students will evaluate their own and peers’ work for effectiveness in communication and design execution.

Big Ideas

• • • Visual Communication: Design choices convey specific messages and emotions to the audience.

    • Typography and Color: Proper use of typography and color can make or break the visual appeal and readability of a poster.

    • Creative Problem Solving: Designing a band poster requires critical thinking and aesthetic choices to align with the band’s identity and appeal to the target audience.

Essential Questions

• How can design elements (typography, color, and imagery) be used to effectively communicate the identity of a band?

• What strategies do graphic designers use to capture attention in poster design?

• How does the choice of imagery and composition affect the mood and tone of a poster?

Vocabulary

• Typography: The art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and visually appealing.

• Hierarchy: The arrangement of elements in a way that implies importance, guiding the viewer’s eye.

• Composition: The placement or arrangement of visual elements in a design.

• Color Theory: The study of how colors interact with each other and how they affect the viewer’s perception.

• White Space: The area of a design left blank to create balance and focus on the key elements.

• Visual Identity: The visible elements of a brand (such as color, form, and shape) that convey its identity to the audience.

• Grid System: A structure made up of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines used to arrange content on a page.

• Mood Board: A collection of images, materials, and text to convey an overall aesthetic or design concept.

Due 10/30

Submission

Must Include

• Size 11x17 @ 150dpi

• images relating to your genre

• typeface relating to your genre

• (Band Name) -

  • 1A - Scrumdillyumptious Newborn - Cow Punk

  • 4A - Street Beef - Freak Folk

  • 3B - Gothic Timmy - Kawaii Metal

• (DATE)  

  • 1A - 4/20

  • 4A -8/11

  • 3B - 10/31

• (LOCATION) 

  • 1A - Cockroach Studio Milk

  • 4A - Alcatraz

  • 3B - 3:International Space Station

• (TIME) 

  • 1A - 4:20PM

  • 4A - 9:45AM

  • 3B - 3:00AM

• (COST) (optional)

• Social Media (one required from below but you may use more)

  • website (www.bandname.com)

  • facebook(www.facebook.com/bandname)

  • X (#bandname)

  • instagram (@bandname)

  • TikToc

    • **** Limit your text to a maximum 3 different fonts

Graphic Design Standards

Creating

VAHSGD.CR.1 Visualize and generate ideas for creating works of art.

VAHSGD.CR.2 Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan and create works of art.

VAHSGD.CR.3 Engage in an array of processes, media, techniques, and technology through experimentation, practice and persistence.

VAHSGD.CR.4 Incorporate formal and informal components to create works of art.

VAHSGD.CR.5 Reflect on, revise, and refine works of art considering relevant traditional and contemporary practices as well as artistic ideation.

VAHSGD.CR.6 Keep an ongoing visual and verbal record to explore and develop works of art.

Presenting

VAHSGD.PR.1 Plan, prepare, and present works of art for exhibition in school, virtual environment, and/or portfolio presentation

Responding

VAHSGD.RE.1 Reflect on the context of personal works of art in relation to community, culture, and the world.

VAHSGD.RE.2 Critique personal works of art and the artwork of others, individually and collaboratively, using a variety of approaches.

VAHSGD.RE.3 Engage in the process of art criticism to make meaning and increase visual literacy.

Connecting

VAHSGD.CN.1 Develop personal artistic voice through connecting uses of art within a variety of cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts.

VAHSGD.CN.2 Develop life skills through the study and production of art (e.g. collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, communication).

VAHSGD.CN.3 Utilize a variety of resources to understand how artistic learning extends beyond the walls of the classroom.