12/9/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment:  
Hexahedron and Octohedron (suitable for gift giving!)
If you are finished with your Tile Project:

•  Download the three files for today's assignment (use the user name "myfiles" and password "unicorn":  Link to files
• Open the Hexahedron file and all the images from the zip file (open them in Photoshop).  
• Using the "Paste into" command (edit, paste special, paste into) copy and paste the images from the zip file into each of the sections of the Hexahedron.
• In Photobooth, take several pictures of yourself.  Have fun and use different filters.
• Using the same "paste into" technique, complete the Octohedron using your Photobooth images.  (Alternate idea: use images of yourself and/or family).  
• Mail the image to yourself.
• Log onto the printer computer, retrieve your image and print out on cardstock.
• Cut out and glue together, gluing a knotted ribbon in for a hanger.
• Take a photo of your ornament and upload it to your blog along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on Food Truck project.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

12/7/15-12/8/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on tile project.
• Make sure you save the "starting photograph" and post it to your blog with the final project.
• This project will count as your final exam grade as well as a project grade.
• The day of your final exam you will
• Post your starting image to the blog
• Post your final project to the blog
• Write a paragraph about the project
• Write a reflection of the semester
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on food truck project.
• Truck Sides (Template)
• Look here for some graphic design examples
• Rubric for individuals
• Rubric for partners
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

12/4/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Work on tile project.
• Rubric
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Follow this tutorial to create a "smokin' western type"
• http://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-smokin-western-type-treatment-in-illustrator--vector-2552 
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

11/30/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Last day to work on contest project.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.
•  
• Book Fair

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Last day to work on contest project.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Last day to work on contest project.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Last day to work on contest project.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

11/18/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Project/Contest:  Let Your Imagination Fly!
• Reminder:  13 x 19 or 19 x 13, 300 for your resolution  
• When you are finished, work on quote project
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Find a PHOTOGRAPH of a roasted turkey on a platter.  Trace around it with the pen tool and fill it in to create a graphic of it.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

11/16/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Project/Contest:  Let Your Imagination Fly!
Reminder:  13 x 19 or 19 x 13, 300 for your resolution
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Food Truck Project
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

11/13/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Continue from yesterday.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Cont. working on Pen Tool 1 and 2 assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

11/12/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Continue from yesterday.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Pen tool 2 (click link to download zip file)
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

11/10/15-10/11/15

• All classes:  
  
  Juniors and Seniors:
  Every year, through the Student Leaders® program,  community-minded high school juniors and seniors are connected to employment, skills development and service. They’re awarded paid summer internships with local nonprofits and participate in the annual Student Leadership Summit in Washington, D. C.  If you are interested, please click here for more information.  The "apply" link is in the second paragraph.
  
  
  Photoshop 1:
  Assignment:
• Please Excuse This Interruption!
• 
  
• Project/Contest:  Let Your Imagination Fly!
• Contest Rules 
• Brainstorming
• Google Search "Imagination" "Soar"  "Imagination Fly"
• Tuts Plus Tutorials:  There are quite a few tutorials here.
  
  Related Tutorials from my site: 
  Photo Breakup Tutorial
• Custom Brushes Intro 
• Working with Frames
• Gradient Mask
   

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 1 & 2:                                                                             

Assignment: 

• Pen Tool Work
• Download the following zip file:  Pen Tool 1
• The "worksheet" the woman refers to (in the video) is in the folder.

11/9/15

All classes:  

Juniors and Seniors:
Every year, through the Student Leaders® program,  community-minded high school juniors and seniors are connected to employment, skills development and service. They’re awarded paid summer internships with local nonprofits and participate in the annual Student Leadership Summit in Washington, D. C.  If you are interested, please click here for more information.  The "apply" link is in the second paragraph.

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Finish Typography assignment
• Finish Friday's assignment

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 1 & 2:                                                                             

Assignment: 

• Food Truck Visit

11/6/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Papyrus:  The other most hated font (video)
• Show off your typography animal.  Post it here.    (Yes, you still have to post it to your blog.)
• Watch a video about creating mood with typography.
• Watch a video about combining fonts.
• Go to this page of motivational quotes.  Choose three.  Post them to your blog and explain how  typography matches the mood of the message.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Project Launch:  Food Truck Graphics

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

11/5/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Watch the Comic Sans video (Mrs. Miller)
• Watch Typography and Design (on your own)
• Explore how letters can make an image through the following assignment:
• Typographic Animals:
  1. Create an animal using nothing but type. 
• The type cannot be modified (stretched, widened, or mutilated in any way).
• It all has to be from the same font.
• You CAN use more than one style from the font (i.e. bold, italics, underlined)
• You cannot over use one letter
  
• Examples: 
• http://wsutypef10-cortney.blogspot.com/2010/09/typographic-animal.html
•  http://wsutypef10-alexis.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-10-07T09:52:00-07:00&max-results=7
•  http://wsutypef10-bethany.blogspot.com/2010/09/type-animanatomy.html
• http://wsutypef10-brian.blogspot.com/2010/09/type-anatomy.html
• http://wsutypef10-derek.blogspot.com/2010/09/typographic-animals.html
• http://wsutypef10-kenta.blogspot.com/2010/09/animal.html 
• http://wsutypef10-lauram.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-09-29T08:16:00-07:00&max-results=7
• http://wsutypef10-ruth.blogspot.com/2010/12/animal-roughs.html

•  Extra Credit:  Identify the anatomy of your font.  (Up to ten points on a project grade.)
• Examples:  Swordfish, Octopus
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Assignment: 
  
• Working with text (For Wed and Thurs and Fri)

1. playing with type.mov

2. Font Styling in Adobe Illustrator.mov

3. playing with gradients.mov 

4. Text effects in Illustrator - 100 lines of text for school.mov 

• Upload your finished images along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.