CTE Career Fair - All Classes

All students will be required to participate in the CTE Career Fair.

• Handouts must be ready for print by Wednesday, Nov. 20th
• Posterboards are homework if not completed by Friday, Nov. 22nd
• Career Fair is Tuesday, Nov. 26th
• Display and all work must be ready by 8am
• Dress professionally

The same rubric will be used for both the report and the presentation.

     >> RUBRIC <<

Your presentation will be graded on the following elements:

• Visual Aids - Posters, brochures, cards
• Presentation - Your ability to communicate verbally
• Professionalism - How you act and dress
• Knowledge of Career - How well researched your project is
• Interactivity - Bringing visitors into the experience

If you are assigned a presentation in another class, you will be required to write a report for your Graphic Arts class instead of a presentation.  If you have 3 or more CTE classes, you are required to write a different report than the one you turn in for your other classes.

No matter what class you are doing a presentation for, you are expected to complete a handout in your Graphic Arts class.  Use the tools you have learned to create text effects and icons to complete your visually pleasing and informative handout.  For example, you might create a pencil icon to use as bullets.

Handout Specs:

• Letter - 8.5" x 11"
• Cut in half
• 1/2 about the career
• 1/2 how to get there
• Black and White design

Handouts and Posterboards need to include:

• Description of the career
• Career outlook (growing field?)
• Salary
• Hanover CTE classes that apply
• Top colleges/schools with websites
• Trade associations with websites
• Other web links for further info

Paint, spray paint, glue, vinyl lettering and colored construction paper is available to use on your posterboard.

LINKS:
Text Effect Tutorials: http://vector.tutsplus.com/category/tutorials/text-effects/
Icon Design Tutorials: http://vector.tutsplus.com/category/tutorials/icon-design/

GDL - 3D Text

DUE: Tuesday 11/12/13

Create a holiday poster using the tutorial provided in LINKS.  Use your imagination to create a completely unique holiday card or poster.  Pick a font to fit your theme.  Choose a color scheme that is indicative of your theme.  Some examples are:

• Christmas = Red, Green, White
• Kwanzaa = Red, Green, Black, Yellow
• Hanukkah = Blue, White, Gold
• Thanksgiving = Brown, Yellow, Orange, Dark Red

LINKS: 

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/text-effects/create-a-vibrant-3d-pixel-type-treatment/?search_index=21

Color Schemes:

http://www.colourlovers.com/

colorschemedesigner.com/

https://kuler.adobe.com/

GDL - Snowman Card

DUE: 11/7
Create a snowman.  Like the last assignment, this is mostly practice and review of the skills & tools you already know.

Take the snowman a step further and use the completed snowman to create a seasonal card, i.e. "HAPPY HOLIDAYS!" with extra snowflakes or a wreath.

GRADING OBJECTIVES: Gradients, shadows and light, line and shape precision, Pathfinder tools, Blend, and Warp

LINKS: http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustration/create-a-snowman-illustrator/?search_index=1

GIT - Multi Color Block Print

ART DUE: 11/6
PRINTS DUE: 11/8

ARTBOARD SIZE : Letter 8.5" x 11"

Create this turtle - http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-a-vector-sponge-art-effect-in-illustrator

Use Select >> Same >> Fill Color and [CMD] + G to group together each set of colors.  Separate your color groups and lay them out across your artboard.  Print.  Heat press to linoleum.  Carve.  Create multicolored prints.

Everyone has to design a turtle (other animals allowed in same style).  Block carving has to be done in groups so that each student carves 1 block.

GDL - Wreath

DUE: 11/5/13

Create a seasonal poster for a fictional holiday party.  Use the tutorial to create a wreath and then add your own who/what/when/where/why to create a complete invitation.

This is a review of the tools you have already learned.  You are incouraged to add in techniques from past projects, such as a distressed paper/grunge effect.

GRADING:  Line precision, uniformity, symettry, color scheme, sizing

SIZE: 8.5" x 11"

LINKS:
http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/designing/quick-tip-how-to-create-a-traditional-wreath-in-adobe-illustrator/

Self Directed Free Project

You now have a strong base of design skills, but there is a lot more to learn.  You now have the option to direct your own learning.  I will continue to provide projects to those that choose not to learn on their own.

If you would like to choose your own projects, there are a few rules:

1. Your project must be related to Graphic Design.
2. You must create an outline or mindmap of your proposed project and have it approved by me.
3. You must keep a daily journal of your progress and what you have learned (minimum 2 paragraphs each day).
4. You must work and progress every day.
5. You must present your project to the class and show what you have learned.

If you fail to follow the rules, you will have to have to return to normal class assignments.

Project Ideas:

• Website design
• Photography
• Movies
• Animation
• E-commerce store
• Create a fake persona/band/company and related website, apparel, etc.

LINKS:

How to Outline : https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/02/

Storyboarding : http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/2007/11/13/so-what-is-a-storyboard-anyway/

Mind Mapping :

 http://lifehacker.com/how-to-use-mind-maps-to-unleash-your-brains-creativity-1348869811

http://www.mindmapart.com/

Tutorial Websites:

Illustrator - VectorTuts.com  

Photoshop - PSDTuts.com

Web Design - net.tutsplus.com