GDL 1 - Cartoon Egg

DUE: April 2nd

Create the 4 cartoon egg characters in Illustrator according to the tutorial.

Grading Objectives:

• Use Blend tool for shading effects
• Create shapes using Ellipse and Direct Selection tools
• Create your own brush

LINKS:

http://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/create-comic-egg-characters-using-the-blend-tool-in-illustrator--cms-20064

GDL 2 - Space Invaders

Download game files here.

Download game files.  Double click the .zip file on your computer to unzip it.  Open Google Drive and create a new file named "Games".  Right click the Games folder and click Share >> Share...    Select Public on the Web.  Open the folder and copy the game files into it.

Create a ship or tank at 20px, an alien invader at 20px, a laser at 8px, and a bomb at 8px.  Save for Web >> PNG-24.  Replace the alien1a.png, alien1b.png, alien2a.png, alien2b.png with your alien files.  The game contains 2 aliens, each with 2 images for a basic animation.   Continue replacing all the game images until your game works.

GIT 1 - Block Printing

DUE: March 21, 2014

Create 10 block prints in groups of 2.

Start by selecting a quote, you may visit http://www.brainyquote.com/ to find one.  I suggest using a short quote such as:

Adults are obsolete children.     -Dr. Seuss

Once you have selected a quote, use the font that you or your partner created to layout a black and white print of your quote with the size of 5" x 8".  File >> Print your design to hp2600.

Take your paper print and draw over all of it using a pencil.  Flip your paper, pencil covered design down, onto a linoleum block.  Hold it in place so that it does not move.  Have your partner rub the pencil onto the block.  Remove the paper.  Your design should now be transfered in reverse to the linoleum block.

Using the special carving knives, carve your design into the block.  ALWAYS cut away from yourself and others.  Make shallow cuts.  These blocks are thick enough to allow for a design on each side.  If you cut too deep, you will not be able to complete your next assignment, resulting in an "F".  You will not be given an extra block if you mess up.

Grading Objectives:

• Create 10 prints with partner
• Using the right amount of ink for a clean, legible print
• Carving smooth and straight lines
• Carving to a proper 1/16" to 1/8" depth

STANDARD RUBRIC

	Excellent 10	Average 7	Poor 5	Failure 0
Design Quality	The shapes are perfectly aligned without any jagged edges or corners.	The shapes are well aligned with only a few jagged edges or corners.	The shapes are poorly aligned with    many jagged edges or corners.	No attempt
Objective Elements	The design looks exactly how it should look. Contains all grading objectives.	The design resembles the demo, but lacks some objectives.	The design is a poor representation of the example.

GDL 2 - Retirement Postcard

DUE: Tuesday March 11th

Create 3 postcards to use on the retirement page of your future website.  At least one must use the tutorial.  You may use another design method for the other 2, but they must be of similar complexity.

LINKS:
http://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-vintage-type-postcard--vector-5291

GDL 1 - Animal Alphabet Books

DUE: Friday March 14th

Create a cute cartoon animal head illustration in Adobe Illustrator.  Add Gradients, create effects with Opacity, warp shapes with the Direct Selection Tool, and build design elements with the Pathfinder tools.

After completing the Panda from the tutorial, create another original animal design in the same style.

In your rows, create 26 animals, one for every letter of the alphabet.  Each team member should create 4 or 5 animals.  Combine the animal designs into a book using Adobe InDesign.  Post your book as a PDF.

LINKS:
http://vectips.com/tutorials/create-a-cute-panda-bear-face-icon/

GIT 1 - Skull Sticker

Use the tutorial to design a skull and crossbones sticker.  When the tutorial says...

"Everything looks better with some distressed treatment. Copy a texture from my vector bumper pack into the design."

STOP!

At this point you now need to use your skills to convert your skull into a cut-ready design. Press [CMD] + Y to switch to outline mode and see what the cutter sees.  Go through your design to expand lines and use the Pathfinder tools as necessary.

Using your own font from last week, add letters to make a bumper sticker.

LINKS:
http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/create-a-skull-crossbones-sticker-design-in-illustrator

GDL 1 - Four Leaf Clover

DUE: Wed. March 5

Create a 4 leaf clover for St. Patrick's Day.  Follow the tutorial to create your design.

Upon completion, combine your clover and the ribbon from the previous tutorial to create a St. Patrick's Day poster.

Grading Objectives

• Direct Selection Tool and Pathfinder tools to create the proper shape.  
• Gradients for color
• Combining previous projects into your final design

LINKS:

http://vectips.com/tutorials/create-a-four-leaf-clover/