graphic design 2: project work (week 4)

Graphic design 2 students are continuing to work on the components of their term projects.  As we work through these, students are coming up and having their weekly conferences and we are evaluating their progress, and seeing if any changes to their plans need to be made.

graphic design 1: typography (week 4)

Graphic design students are learning about typography and are learning ways to utilize text in a manner that enhances the visual storytelling of their design.  Students have been doing a good job with this and their projects are coming along nicely.

Below are some examples of some of the stationery that students created last week that turned out nicely.

Adv Graphic Design week 4: Project work time!

Today, students turned in their project boards and we had our weekly conferences.  For the next several weeks, students will be working on their term projects that they have outlined in their time lines.  Each week, we will be having weekly conferences to see the progress of our projects, and will then make changes to them as needed.

Graphic Design Week 4: Branding Guide, then Typography

Graphic Design class did a great job this week working through their identity designs and creating their business stationery.  Below are some examples of some early logos that I really liked.

Next week, we will work on our branding guides through the first part of the week, then will work on some typography work.

For an example of what your identity standard will look like, check this link http://graphdesportfolio.blogspot.com/2012/10/identity-standard.html Open up Microsoft Word.  You will create an Identity Standard for your business.  Your Business Stationary needs each of the following:

Title Page

Introduction (who you are, why it’s important to have a consistent identity)

Typography (what types of fonts, font colors will your organization be using in various forms)

Colors (what colors are you using for your logo?  Unofficial names, RGB and CMYK values)

Logos (Show logos, include examples and description of inappropriate and appropriate logo usage)

Promotional Material (include business stationery, banners, flyers, etc…)

Web Content (list a web page where your business would be found, list page colors, fonts, content, web banner, etc…

Conclusion (Tell how you find it important to ensure quality with your brand, give a contact where someone can find help when wanting to use your brand and identity standard)

Once the identity standard document is completed, we will print it off, staple it, and turn it in.  The project is worth 20 points.

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.