TranslationPlease take a moment with your group and compromise on the answers. If you are working alone, please fill out the form the best you can. This form must be completed the day it is given to you. For Periods 5-9 yours will be due 5/11 and everyone else it is due 5/14. Here...
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CryptoZoo Photoshop
Translation Project Description: Use Photoshop and your imagination to create a new animal. This animal should have a description, history, common name and scientific name. Everything must be posted on the blog by April 2nd, 2011. Research: Worth1000.com – use this site to get...
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Out of Place Project: using the Layer Mask, Due 3/12
TranslationWhen you need to combine pictures in Photoshop you should have the layer mask feature in your skill set. This feature of the layers pallette allows for non-destructive editing of images that get combined. Each layer can have it’s own layer mask that shows...
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Color Replacement Activity
Color replacement is the technique that you use to change or ad color to an existing image. You will select a Black and white image, and colorize 10 different parts of it. Proper image selection on this project is important. You will also have...
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Photoshoot: Point of View Photography
Sometimes a quick way to make your photography more interesting is to simply change what we call the Point of View (POV). by doing this you can create a view of an object that is not normally recognized or seen. You may also create...
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20th Century Photographers
TranslationPhoto Imaging I: 20th Century Photographer Due: Tumblr Post by 2/29/2012 Before Each student will research and report their summarized findings in a blog post by the date listed above. Project can be done inside and outside of class. Student should select...
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Critical Eye Chapter
Critiquing is a necessary skill in the feedback portion of the design loop. Being able to offer good well-formulated feedback to a designer or creative work will definitely improve the value of the piece. This lesson is aimed at creating the vocabulary and questioning...
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Project: Typographic Poster Design
TranslationProject Description: Create a poster that motivates through it’s message, layout, use of design principles, design elements, and attractiveness. Here’s the Project in a nutshell: Choose a message Find Two typographic Tutorials to apply to the message, finish them by 2/17 Revised 2/23 PLAN!...
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Graphics: Midterm Exam
TranslationMidterm Examination: Typographic Layout Design Analysis Introduction: During the semester, we have begun working in Illustrator, and analyzing logos using the design principles. You task will be to analyze your choice of Typographic Posters Using the Design Principles. Research & Background We will each...
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Macro Photography Shoot
Use the Fuji Digital cameras for the first time in class to create Macro Photography.
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Fuji Finepix Cameras
TranslationIn class you will encounter at least 3 different Fuji Cameras that you may be asked to use to complete your photography projects, they are: Fuji Finepix s1500 & 5100: Available for signout for photography work outside of class, this is encouraged. Fuji Finepix...
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Explain the Design Principles through Logo Design
TranslationProject: Design a web slideshow for posting on Tumblr that uses both your designs and some of worlds most recognizable logo designs to demonstrate the 5 design principles. Research: Use this site to research the design principles. Focus less on the fact that they...
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Design a Product that explains the design principles
TranslationDue: January 20th, 2012 Class Discussion: Establish a list of Wants and Needs for the final project design. The needs should be agreed upon by the class and the wants are developed individually. Using that initial discussion about wants and needs take the needs...
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Blog Post: Define these Terms
TranslationThe Challenge: Create a web slideshow that displays the following examples of photographic techniques and artifacts. Based on your research from the internet, and look up examples of the following: Shallow Depth of Field Deep Depth of Field Fast Shutter Speed Slow Shutter Speed...
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Macro Photography Introduction, Blog post
TranslationIntroduction: As theis year starts to slow before the holidays, I realize our minds will begin to wander away from school work. I will not pretend to guess where your minds are, but mine will be on generating progress reports, getting those grades in,...
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Adding Color to your logos and Color Theory
TranslationAdding color to your logos is not as simple as you may think. Yes, you can add color in less than a minute and have a ‘good’ looking result with a little bit of choice, but how about if we asked you to make...
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Project: Logo Design
Translation Idea: Create A Logo Design For yourself. Your logo must: Be Simple Be recognizable Be cleanly designed, professional Be representative of you Be something we haven’t seen before, original and creative! Research: In order to create new logos, you must SEE WHAT IS...
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Graphics2 & 3: Project Listing Ideas 11/3/2011
TranslationAfter your completion of Graphics 1 your chosen path will need to begin following your passions so that you interest level is maintained. The opportunities you can find in Graphic Design and Motion Graphics are vast. So, to help you with choices in your...
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Photo Project 2:
Film Project 2: Close Framing. Shoot close frame pictures with a Film SLR camera. Develop, scan, enhance, print and evaluate.
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Setting up Tumblr Posts – Graphix Classes
TranslationAs you grow older and the world advances technologically, you have many opportunities that generations before you didn’t. In the case of blogging, specifically for our class, Tumblr.com you have the ability to post thoughts and display your creativity to the world. This is...
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