Term 4 Graphic Design 2016

We are at the last quarter of the school year, but just getting started on term 4 Graphic Design.  Students will start off with a research project learning the history, disciplines, and career paths of graphic design.  We will learn the design process steps which we will use for each of our projects this term.  Students will need a notebook/sketchbook and pencil every day in class.  Be ready to get to work Monday!

Last week for this term

Graphic Design will be finishing up projects next week, then will be introduced to their final project.  We will look at the First things First Graphic Design Manifesto.  Students will write a reflection paper about what the document means to them as young graphic designers.  Students will also create a typography project using the document, and will then write a reflection about their growth of learning in this class.  The paper will be due Thursday, then we will be off to new classes for the term.  This has been a great class, and the work these students have put in to learning to use Photoshop has really impressed me.

Photo Manipulation

This week, we will be learning to unleash the full potential of Photoshop CC with photo manipulations.  We will look at some work of Erik Johansson and Alexander Koshelkov to get us started off.  Students will then come up with an idea for an image, and sketch out a plan.  We will then use Photoshop to make creative art.  If we have time, we will get two projects finished up this week.

Layout Designs

After we get all of our infographics turned in, we will turn our attention to layout design.  We will start off looking at the work of Saul Bass, particularly his movie posters.  Students will then create a movie poster of a movie of their choice using the style of Saul Bass, or by creating a minimal movie poster of a different style.  Once we are finished, we will put them up on our portfolios and write our reflections.

typography experiments

Here are some of the projects from NPHS graphic design students for our typography experiment.  I thought these turned out very unique and students did a nice job on them!

information graphics project

This week NPHS graphic design students will learning about information graphics.  Infographics allow people to tell a story or explain data creatively with images.  Students will research a topic of their choice, then will create an infographic over the topic and will include their sources of information and necessary images.

typography

We will be talking about typography today in graphic design class.  We will look at type-faces and discuss form and content and how they can affect the overall message of a project that is being delivered.  We will also look at some work of David Carson and will then start getting into our next project.  Students will be creating a typography design of their choice.