Welcome to the Graphic Design & Illustration Class Page for 2020 - 2021

Graphic Design & Illustration is a year long, one credit elective course. Students will learn the fundamentals of Graphic Design & Illustration, Digital Photography, Desk Top Publishing and gain experience using the following Adobe programs: Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop. We will use a digital text book, lessons and projects to help students to build skills and an understanding of digital arts as well as college and career options.

Textbook Link

Communicating through Graphic Design

Class Share Drives

Unit 1 Graphic Design & Illustration Basics

the design process
principles and elements of art
color theory/color wheel
copyright/fair use & Intellectual Property

Review Materials

quizlet Principles and elements of art
quizlet the design process
quizlet color theory & color wheel
quizlet copyright/fair use & Intellectual Property

Unit 2 Vector Graphics

Notes

adobe illustrator cc tools
adobe illustrator cc shortcuts

Practice & Projects

quick emoji icon
four leaf clover
panda bear
Line Patterns in Adobe Illustrator
pen tool practice
font monster
logo design
vector popsicle
sugar skull
pilgrim illustrations
reindeer illustration

Unit 3 Desktop Publishing

Notes

history of prinitng
advertising & persuasion
history of typography
typography basics
desk top publishing vocabulary
layout
what is indesign
welcome to adobe indesign

Review Materials

quizlet history of printing
quizlet advertising & persuasion
quizlet typography
quizlet layout

Practice & Projects

coupon design
menu design
Menu examples
interactive bookmark
interactive pdf

Unit 4 Digital Art & Design

Notes

Adobe Photoshop origins
digital image file types
adobe photoshop tools
how does a camera work

Review Materials

quizlet photoshop tools/digital file types
quizlet photoshop shortcuts

Practice & Projects

lesson 1 Photo corrections
lesson 1 sample file
lesson 2 making selections
lesson 2 sample file
lesson 3 working with layers
lesson 3 sample file hawaii
lesson 3 sample file beach
lesson 4 masks & channels
lesson 4 sample file
lesson 5 typography
lesson 5 sample file 1
lesson 5 sample file 2
lesson 5 sample file 3
album cover
album cover idea form
Valentine’s Day Card
textures lesson 1
textures lesson 2
textures lesson 3
figure drawing/self portrait
making a Cinemagraph in Photoshop
coffee video
Create an Animated GIF in Photoshop
tweening in photoshop
Loading Circle Animation in Adobe Photoshop
lasso landscape
bokeh brush
yearbook cover
Plastic Jelly Style

Unit 5 Digital Photography

Notes

history of photography
nikon d5200
exposure tirangle
controlling light
composition

Review Materials

quizlet history of photography
quizlet exposure triangle/parts of a camera
quizlet photo composition rules

Practice & Projects

hopeless composite
natural light
portraits
chroma key
magazine cover assignment
magazine cover example