Info graphics

http://teacherstraining.com.au/easily-create-infographics/
http://www.schrockguide.net/infographics-as-an-assessment.html
http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/40-useful-and-creative-infographics/
http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design-tips/information-graphics-1232836

Research something and make a easy, fun, artistic info graphic to represent your research.
Brainstorm possible research ideas
How something works,
Comparisons,


compare
timeline
graphing, pie, line, etc

Final project for 1st quarter

Research business cards on the internet. Look at at least 10 different types of businesses. Lawyer, engineer, business, sports, sales, graphic designer, restaurant owner, etc. 

Make your own business cards. Come up with a business, title, and position. 

What is the feeling of your business? 

Make at least 5 different versions of your business card. Use Illustrator. 

Be aware of color, composition, font, logos, images, 

Design front and back. 

Video Game scene

Design a video games scene. Come up with a
-character
-setting (time period) (Climate) (where)
-Story line, plot (rescue, sports, hunting, war, racing, adventure, exercise)

This must be a vector image. No photographs from the internet.


Also, REad this Graphic Designers Road map and write 5 sentences about what you learned and post it to your blog.  
  

Find a tutorial

Find a tutorial that challenges you on illustrator. I want you to learn some new skills that you can teach the class. here are some links to possible choices of tutorials. Be prepared to teach a new skill you learned to the class.
http://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-self-portrait-in-a-geometric-style--vector-5992

http://vectips.com/tutorials/polygonal-vector-mosaic/
http://vectorboom.com/load/tutorials/illustration/cartoonhouse/5-1-0-241

If you want to learn more logo, video games or digital art type designs google that along with adobe illustrator tutorial.

contrast, Texture, Format

Contrast-  Find an example of a graphic design with High contrast and an example of low contrast. post to your blog and label them.
                         High contrast                                                                        low contrast

Texture-  Using a Crayon, make 5 rubbings of different textured surfaces in the school. For example place paper on a wall and using the side of the crayon rub the paper on top of the texture.
Then try and recreate your favorite 2 textures on illustrator. Experiment with different colors.


Format is the size and shape of the border that your design is created on.
-For format you will create 4 different shape formats. A circle, and 2 rectangles one vertical one horizontal.
- in each shape arrange 3 random shapes
- consider how each shape looks and is arranged in relation to the others and to the formats
When might it be better to use a vertical format? When might it be ok to use a circle format?

Balance, Focal point, Rythm

Assignments for

1. Balance- Find a headline, a visual(could be a photo or an illustration), type, and a photo of a product.  All of these from different advertisements.  Then arrange them into a balanced design. This could be done as a collage cut out from magazines or on illustrator. Your choice.


2.Focal Point- Use computer- On a square format 10 inch X 10 inch Draw ten arrows that all lead to one point or area on a page. The arrows should be visually interesting by changing the texture, color, thickness, they may bend, curve, or intersect.

3. Rhythm- create a mythological character, poster for an even, or  an advertisement focusing on using Repetition and rhythm in the design.

line, shape and Color feb 2

Presentations on LINE, SHAPE, and COLOR

-Work on this  Line Assignment
Creating illusion with Lines --a warp
1. Using a line tool in illustrator, draw horizontal lines of varying thickness completely across the page. Use any color or black.
2. Vary the distance  between the lines
3. do several versions at least 4, choose your favorite, export it as a jpeg and post to your blog. 

Work on Shape and emotion assignment.
Cube worksheet can be done by hand or on illustrator.

LINE                                                   SHAPE

                
For The color assignment. Find 5 Graphics that have an appealing color scheme. With each graphic, pick out at least 4 colors with the eye dropper tool on illustrator. Make a color scheme pallet. Here is an example.