6th Grade
Art
Unit 1 - intro
Unit 2 - color
Unit 3 - bootcamp
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UNIT 1 - DESIGN BASICS |
Introduction to Graphic Design
-Examples
-a definition: Graphic design is the applied art
of arranging image and text to communicate
a message. It may be applied in any media,
such as print, digital media, motion pictures, animation, product decoration, packaging, and signs.
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Project and Exercise Rubric
-Rubric for all assignments
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Shapes
-Types of Shapes
-PROJECT: Shapes Assignment
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Introduction to Illustrator
-Intro to Illustrator (shapes)
-Pathfinder Tool Examples
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Ideas and Meaning
-PROJECT: Black Box Assignment
-exercise: design water*
-exercise: equal but opposite*
-exercise: four signs*
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Working for a Client - Logos and Corporate Identity
-Examples of Corporate ID
-PROJECT: Corporate Identity Assignment
----Client list
----Shape based Logos
----More Logo Examples
----LOGO TRENDS: 2007a, 2007b, 2006, 2005
----More Illustrator Tools
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Design over time
-Radio design over time
-exercise: pick a type of product that has been around at least 60 years. find examples online of this product and put them into a MS Word document. Label each image with the appropriate information and date. Images should be at least 10 years apart
from each other.
Good Design at Work - Design blogs:
Design*Sponge, Core77, Inhabitat, NotCot, Substudio, TreeHugger, MocoLoco
Video: ADIDAS, PORSCHE DESIGN, ALPHA Z
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Elements of Design Boot Camp
You will pick one object and go through the following exercises using only that object:
-exercise: Line drawings
-exercise: Value
-exercise: Positive and Negative Space
-exercise: Layering
-exercise: Repetition
-exercise: Color
-Examples of Elements in Photographs
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White Space
-Active vs. Passive
-PROJECT: 3 Choices (Airplanes, Boats, Bikes)
-Ways to Use Photographs
-Photoshop Basics
-Photoshop Intermediate
-Rubric
Avoiding Copyright Violation
-stock.xchng
-Morgue File
-Copyright Issues
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UNIT 2 - TYPOGRAPHY |
Type Intro
-exercise: type figure*
-exercise: foreground/background reversal*
-exercise: 27th letter*
-Typography Basics
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Embellished Text to Empasize Meaning
-PROJECT: Assignment
-Examples
-Rubric
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Shaped Type
-Examples
-PROJECT: Assignment DUE 11/30/07
-Type Options
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Anatomy of a Font -----SKIPPED
-Examples
-PROJECT: Create a Font
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Legibility and Typography -----SKIPPED
-PROJECT: Assignment
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