Due: Sept. 25, beginning of class.
Objective: The poster is designed to “Get Out the Vote” in the upcoming 2008 Presidential Election. Poster must include images and type.
Software: Photoshop
Trim Size: 11″x17″
Color Ways: 4/0
Bleeds: Okay
The purpose of these two exercises is to give students a understanding of how raster images and their layers behave.
Making Selections – In-class exercise
Spheres – In-class exercise – due Sept. 11th by the beginning of class.
HOMEWORK:
We begin the process of learning how to capture images and manipulate them in Photoshop. Discussion and hands-on exercises explore:
Using techniques reviewed in this week’s class, create a self-portrait and attach it to your email attendance. You will be creating a “quick” self-portrait for each class session. By the end of the semester your will have enough images to “fill a book.” Each of these “sketches” should be quick, taking only 10-15-minutes or less. If you want to spend additional time on your sketches, you may. The sketches will serve multiple purposes throughout the semester, so it is important that you participate…it is part of your attendance grade.
2008-2009 is The Year of Democracy at Moorpark College.
In this historic and ground-breaking political year, college staff, faculty and students will engage in dialogue to develop a deeper understanding of the democratic process in the United States and around the world.
Objective:
Design a poster persuading members in “your community” to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming November election. Criteria will be discussed in class and posted at a later date.
Homework
Reading – Notes Online, Introduction, Chapter 1 & Chapter 2
Exercise 1 Simple Masks – in class exercise
Hello Graphic Arts People!
I have recieved an announcement for non-paid and paid interships at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. I work with Ranger Sheila (pronounce SHY-la) Braden with biology interns and their experience is invaulable.
If you have some special students please refer them to Sheila Braden. They can also download an application online (if they google NPS Santa Monica Mountians).
Potential interns can contact Audry Furrel for college credit.
Please spread the word.
Thank you!
Kath Courtney
Scope of Project: Design and produce a set of four 5″x 7″ cards with envelopes, or design square cards at 5.25″ or 6.25″ square with envelopes. You must have printing on the front and the back of the cards…printing on the inside is optional. The cards should be folding cards.
Materials: Your choice, as long as you abide by the following instructions…
The illustrations from each of the four cards must be your own original artwork. For each of the four images, you must begin with your own photographs or scans of your originals…or both.
You must use Adobe Illustrator to create artwork using the traceover method we will discuss in class lecture.
The four cards must be related to each other. The way in which they relate is part of your design decision…they can relate by style, color palette, topic, typography or other graphic device.
While you must output your final image in color, you can complete the cards and envelopes using your choice of materials, with the object being to develop and creatively present a set of four 5″x7″, 5.25″, or 6.25″ square greeting cards with envelopes.
Workflow: Use Photoshop and Illustrator to prepare the greeting card images. Use Adobe InDesign to set up the file for print. You will then export the InDesign file to Adobe Acrobat in press resolution for your final print output.
Class Notes, Chapters 12
Demonstration / Specialty Sash and Door. Students work with the ellipse and rectangle tool to recreate the graphic foundation for the SS&Door Logo.
Using straight lines only, create an abstract composition in Adobe Illustrator. All paths must be composed of two anchor points only, connected by a line segment. Using only black (no colors). Concentrate on the principles of design as you create your composition. The following key principles of contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity should be reviewed when asking yourself how you might create visual interest in an abstract illustration.
Of all the elements in art, line is the most familiar to us. Since most tools that we use for writing and drawing are pointed, we have been making lines constantly since we were young children. What is a line? Other than a mark made by a pointed tool, it is a form that has length and width, but the width is so tiny compared to the length that we perceive line as having only one dimension. Geometry defines a line as an infinite number of points. The usual art definition of a line is a moving dot…Line is capable of infinite variety…A line is a minimum statement, made quickly with a minimum of effort but seemingly able to convey all sorts of moods and feelings.
