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GRAPHIC DESIGN PROJECTSELF PORTRAIT COMIC BOOK STYLE, WEB PAGE BUTTONS & LOGO

Graphic design is a creative process most often involving a client and a designer and traditionally completed in conjunction with producers of form (i.e., printers, signmakers, etc.) Graphic design is usually undertaken in order to convey a specific message (or messages) to a targeted audience.  Today graphic designers may now apply their work directly to websites, eliminating the need for an item to be mass produced.

Various methods are used to create and combine words, symbols, and images to create a visual representation of ideas and messages.

A graphic designer may use a combination of typography, visual arts and page layout techniques to produce the final result.

Common uses of graphic design include identity (logos and branding), publications (magazines, newspapers and books), advertisements and product packaging. For example, a product package might include a logo or other artwork, organized text and pure design elements such as shapes and color which unify the piece.

You will be learning about a couple of  artists, Roy Lichtenstein & Andy Warhol, and their  various types of work, specifically their Comic Book style.  This particular style is what we will be focusing on.  There are several web addresses listed below.   Please take a look at  them prior to beginning your work on your cartoon face.

http://www.nga.gov/kids/scoop-lichtenstein.pdf

http://www.biography.com/people/roy-lichtenstein-9381678

http://www.warhol.org/education/resourceslessons/themes/Andy-Warhol-s-Life-and-Art/

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/famous-artists/andy-warhol.htm

You will also create a logo and buttons to be used on your web page.  You will complete this project and your web page project simultaneously.  This project is worth 60 points. Please see the requirements below and your rubric for specific requirements and point breakdown.

Graphic Design Project Requirements

• Take  an image of yourself and using Photoshop Elements alter that image to mimic Lichtenstein & Warhol’s comic book pop art style.  See tutorial on how to complete this part of the project.

• Use Photoshop Elements, Fireworks, or Pages to create your own logo for your Wikispaces web page project.  Your logo should be unique to you and not infringe on anyone else’s copyrighted material.

• Use Photoshop Elements, Fireworks, or Pages to create your own buttons for your Wikispaces web page project.  Your  buttons should be unique to you and not infringe on anyone else’s copyrighted material.

• You should have the following buttons: ◦ Home◦ Bio◦ Tech Sol

◦ Core Classes

Pop Art Tutorial Handout & Rubric1. Create a web&graphic design folder on your cloud.

2. Log into one of the four MacBook Pros in the classroom. Open Photo Booth and take several photos of yourself. Pick the one that you like best. Save this photo into the folder that you create for this project on your cloud. Log out of the MacBook Pro so that others can do this step. (You may also use a selfie from one of your personal devices, but it must be a recent photo.)

3. Log into a Mac mini and open the folder on the cloud where you saved your photo.

4. Open Adobe Photoshop Elements and drag the photo onto the new file.

5. Save your work immediately into the folder that you created for step 1. Name it your name and be sure that the suffix .psd is after your name.

6. Follow steps on the next page to complete your self portrait. If you get stuck at any point, can’t find a tool, etc. please ask for my help. DO NOT JUST RANDOMLY CLICK ICONS OR YOU WILL HAVE A MESS!

This tutorial is taken from www.tipsquirrel.com/warhol-style-pop-art-effect-with-photoshop-elements/ as posted by David Asch.

4a. You must now complete a line art outline of your portrait before adding colors. To do this you need to add a New Layer and use the brush tool as a pencil to do a line art tracing of your features and an outline of the rest of the portrait. Once you have completed the line art tracing you can move on to the next page and pick back up with the tutorial.

ALERT!!! Anywhere you see to use “ctrl” use “command” instead, as you are using a mac not a windows machine for this project.

7. When you are finished, be sure to save your work and then so a save as and create a JPEG file to be placed onto your wiki.

8. Please let me grade your work when you have completed it, this includes putting in on your wiki.

GRAPHIC DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

9-10 POINTS

7-8 POINTS

5-6 POINTS

3-4 POINTS

0-2 POINTS

POINTS EARNED

Photo Booth1. Take a selfie photo with photo booth

or use a digital image from one of your devices.

2. Save photo into web/graphic design folder on your cloud.

3. Name it your name.4. Photo put into Elements & saved into

your web/graphic design folder on your cloud as your name.psd.

10 points

All requirements completed correctly.

1 of the 4 requirements

not completed or named

incorrectly.

2 of the 4 requirements

not completed or named

incorrectly.

3 of the 4 requirements

not completed or named

incorrectly.

Not completed.

Photoshop Elements1. Duplicate original image-use the copy

for your project.2. Use the selection tool to outline your

image & cut away the background.3. New Layer - Use the brush tool to

create a line art outline of your image.4. New layer for each color - Use the

brush tool to create the fill layers for each of your cartoon features of your image.

5. Finished image saved into your web/graphic design folder on your cloud.

6. Also saved as a JPEG into your web/graphic design folder on your cloud.

25 points

All requirements completed correctly.

All work is neatly

completed.

23-25 points

1 of the 6 requirements

not completed correctly.

Most work is neatly

completed.

18-22 points

2 of the 6 requirements

not completed correctly.

Some work is neatly

completed.

13-17 points

3 of the 6 requirements

not completed correctly.

Work is messy.

8-12 points

4 or more of the 6

requirements not

completed correctly.

Work is messy.

0-7 points

Wikispaces1. Completed cartoon JPEG image

uploaded onto your Graphic Design Project page.

2. Explanation of project above image posting.

5 points

Both requirements

are completed correctly.

4-5 points

Only 1 of the 2

requirements completed.

2-3 points

Not completed.

0-1 point

Logo1. Unique individual logo created.2. Saved into your web/graphic design

folder on your cloud.3. Logo adds to your cohesive theme.4. No copyright infringement.

10 points

All requirements completed correctly.

1 of the 4 requirements

not completed correctly.

2 of the 4 requirements

not completed correctly.

3 of the 4 requirements

not completed correctly.

Not completed.

Buttons1. Home button created.2. Bio button created.3. Tech Sol button created.4. Core Classes button created.5. All buttons saved into your web/

graphic design folder on your cloud.6. All buttons add to your cohesive

theme.

10 points

All requirements completed correctly.

1 of the 6 requirements

not completed correctly.

2 of the 6 requirements

not completed correctly.

3 of the 6 requirements

not completed correctly.

4 or more of the 6

requirements not

completed correctly.

60