Graphic Design: Identity Designs: (term 2, week 3)

This week we took a pause from using our design process and working on our sketches for our first logo and started learning how to use the digital tools we have access to this term.  Next week, we will be able to make our concept sketches from our logos into digital work.  Students will then start using their work to create some business stationery and a branding guide for an imaginary company.  Students have been showing a lot of creativity in their work, and also showing some good computer skills!

Adv Graphic Design: Project Boards (term 2, week 3)

Advanced Graphic Design students have been finishing up their time lines and getting their weekly conferences done.  A lot of planning and work goes into brainstorming an idea for a term-long project.  Students are just about finished with this first planning stage, and will be ready to move on after Friday.  Next week, students will be gathering resources to use for their project boards.  The project board will include samples of similar work, text types, colors, and other ideas of inspiration that students can refer back to as they start working on their projects.  I really like the ideas the students have come up with, and am excited to see the start of how these will look by watching the progress of their project boards!

Adv Graphic Design (term 2, week 2)

Students from advanced graphic design are either finished, or just about finished with their project proposals.  I really like the ideas students are coming up with this term!  Next week we will break down our projects into smaller components and will set up a schedule to figure out what should be done each week to be sure that their project is finished completely by the end of the term.  Next week we will also be starting our individual conferences where I will meet with each student in-depth about the progress and direction of their project and to be sure everything is going well.

Graphic Design Design Process (term 2 week 2)

Students did a great job this week putting together their research paper for graphic design class.  Next week we will start of learning about the design process, which in our class will involve 4 steps...
1. Purpose
2. Research
3. Plan
4. Production
We will go in-depth of these steps, and will use them for all of our projects this term, starting with our identity design.  The first step of our identity design will to create a logo made of our initials that will serve as our individual identities and brand for our work we turn in this term.

Graphic Design 2 (term 2, week 1)

This is the first class of advanced graphic design (graphic design 2) students for the year!  I'm excited for this group!  In order to take graphic design 2, students need to successfully have completed graphic design 1.  Students will be working on a term-long project of their choice.  Students are expected to be responsible and productive in this class.  Students are required to bring their school planner, a sketch-book or notebook, a pencil, and their packet every day to class.  Monday we will go through the plan for the entire term, and their required work.  We will then start researching ideas for their term-long project.

Graphic Design 1 (term 2, week 1)

Term 2 graphic design class is ready for new students!  This week we will be learning the history of graphic design and it's role in today's world.  Students will be learning expectations and procedures for class, then will be starting right away with a research project.  Materials that students are expected to bring every day are their student planners, a notebook or sketchbook, and a pencil.

I'm looking forward to seeing everybody on Monday.

Final Week (week 9)

Students in graphic design will make sure all of their photo manipulations are completed on Monday and all turned in.  We will then look at our final project.  The final project involves reading the First Things First Graphic Design Manifesto.  We will do some reflection activities with this as well as create a typography from the actual document itself.  The final project is Due by the end of class Wednesday.  Thursday we will make sure our folders are all cleaned out, we have our files saved to our google drive, and look at our final grades.  We will then do an enrichment activity where we will create an animated cinemagraph using Photoshop CC.