GDL 2 - Week of 1/27

LOGO - Gaming Emblem
DUE: Wednesday 1/29

Follow the tutorial instructions to create an emblem.  Pay attention to his use of the Pathfinder palette to create complex shapes and how he expands his strokes so he can make his final tweaks.  Post your work to Blogger.

http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-a-military-style-emblem-logo-design

Grading Objectives:

• Clean lines, no jagged edges
• Proper use of the Arc effect
• Font modification
• Ability to follow directions

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LOGO - Contest

DUE: Friday 1/31

Create 2 versions of a single logo design for a Freelancer.com logo contest.  Use techniques from the tutorial above.  

Grading Objectives:

• Clean lines, no jagged edges
• Color scheme - does it fit the company?
• Style - does it fit the company?
• Use of tutorial techniques
• Originality

GDL 2 - Logo Contest

https://www.freelancer.com/contest/Design-a-Logo-for-a-New-Gaming-Company-55845.html

Complete 2 entries for the above logo contest and post them to your site.

GIT 1 - Monkey Vinyl

Follow the link to create vector artwork for the sign vinyl.  Expand upon the tutorial by creating a complete sign with an original character.  Name your file SIGN1yourname.ai.  Upload your completed .ai file to the link at the top of this page.  Create a JPEG and post it on your blog.

LINKS:
http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-a-monkey-face-with-vector-line-work

Welcome to 2nd Semester!

ALL Graphic Arts Students -

Visit this page by opening Chrome browser and visiting learnGDL.blogspot.com.

If you do not currently have a Google account (yourname@gmail.com) you need to create one.  Create a Blogger website to display your assignments.  This is how your work will be graded.  Email your Blogger site address to me.  If I do not receive your site address via email or you fail to post JPEG images of your assignments, you will receive ZEROs on your assignments.

Familiarize yourself with Google Drive.  This is a free service that will allow you to back up your files.  I highly recommend that you backup your work at the end of your class period.  You are responsible for your work.  Many other students use the computers in this classroom everyday.  Computers fail, files are accidentally deleted and misfiled, and sometimes people are mean.  You can avoid all of those issues by backing up your files.  

LINKS:

Create a Google Account

Blogger Getting Started Guide

Drive User Guide

What is Graphic Design?
Graphic Design Jobs

GDL - Final Project

DUE: Thursday 1/16

Create a Despicable Me Minion.  You must include shading or texture and several of the following tools:

• Rounded rectangle
• Ellipse
• Gradient
• Warp effect
• Pathfinder
• Pattern brush
• Blend
• Text

Show off everything you have learned.  Use an appropriate color scheme, add layers of detail, and use gradients to give your character depth.

GDL - Business Card Redo

DUE: Friday January 10, 2014

Create a business card.  This was one of our first projects of the semester, and you are to do it again to see how much your skills have improved.  Your design may be an improvement on the first one, or a completely new design.

Make sure to use bleed and inset guides as shown in the screenshot.

What dpi setting should you use?
What color space should you use?
What is the bleed for?
What information should be on the card?
What type of font should you use?

SIZE: 3.5" x 2"

FINAL EXAM - Study Guide

Final Exam amounts to 10% of your Semester Grade.