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Computer Graphics 4 is usually a small group of very motivated advanced students who love working on their portfolios. Therefore, the class will be geared towards helping further develop portfolios. Assignments may include the following:
Computer Graphics 4 students will also participate in the semi-weekly writing assignments.
Illustrator CS3
Chapter 00: What’s New in Illustrator (snowboard lesson)
Chapter 1: Quick Tour (optional)
Chapter 2: Selecting and Aligning
Chapter 3: Creating Shapes
Chapter 4: Transforming Objects
Poster Design
Poster Hunt (7 points for one day's work – not bad!)
We will use one class period to go on-line and find interesting posters that fulfill the following criterion (one point each). Save these to your folder on the shared drive and prepare to show them to the class in order to get your points. I already found these examples. Good luck on your hunt!
o Animal imagery (1 pt.)
o Human figure (1 pt.)
o Symmetrical Layout (1 pt.)
o Assymetrical Layout(1 pt.)
o Poster that uses a cool surface texture or an interesting lighting effect (1 pt.)
o Find text that has been presented in a new and exciting way (1 pt.)
o Find an ad that relates in "style" to an entire product line recognizable worldwide. (1 pt.)
Poster Design (20 points)
Design a poster for 11 x 17 inch paper at 200 ppi intended to advertise an event, a product or a service.
Consider the following:
o Consider the placement of all components carefully as well as your palate (limit your colors and be consistent with them).
o Give one area more emphasis than the others. As the "center of interest" this should be located in a position that provides balance. (use the "rule of thirds)
o Vary shapes, letters and elements carefully.
o Use vector tools to create original shapes and letters
o Use digital images that you yourself have taken to insure that your work is original (
_____(5) The image(s) have been adjusted appropriately for proper brightness and contrast..
_____(5) Your shapes and text are varied in size, but are arranged in a way that seems balanced.
_____(5) You used the rule of thirds in determining the center of interest.
_____(5) Carefully use color, textures, and lighting effects to create interest for your shapes and letters.
_____(20) Total
Magazine Layout Project
A. Rough Draft (10 points)
Create a magazine cover layout using original text graphics and original photographs. You will not have a problem picking a magazine title. If you don't want to emulate a magazine style, then make one up on your own - only make it "good." :o)
When I ask for original text and graphics, this means that you will be creating the graphics for the title on the computer - you will not simply scan in the text from your magazine. This will be an interesting exercise in that you will have to duplicate the colors and font used by your chosen magazine - not a difficult task, but something that will take some thinking on your part. If you are making up your own design, then scanning the title won't be an option anyway, so why did you take the time to read this?
You may do the layout in Photoshop exclusively or in MS Publisher with graphics that you create in Photoshop. Text will be sharper in Publisher so I suggest you use Publisher and Photoshop together for this project. Some text effects, however, will only be able to be created in Photoshop/Painter. So, when you create your text in the drawing programs, keep in mind these are raster objects and are not scalable. Therefore, create them at high resolution (150 ppi at least). It is easier to scale them down than to make them larger (will blur) when you get to Publisher.
Final Draft (20 points)
_____(5 pts.) Title of magazine (used proper font, color, size, placement, quality/sharpness)
_____(5 pts.) Balance between images and text.
_____(5 pts.) Image(s) (Images are high quality, interesting and capture our attention - remember, people have to want to buy this magazine- you are selling a product.)
_____(5 pts.) Craftsmanship and attention to details.
_____(20 pts.) Total
Brochure Project
1. Brochure Hunt (extra credit 3 pts.)
Find a commercially/professionally produced brochure that uses title graphics, paragraph text, graphics, and images to advertise/discuss a company's product. Present this brochure to the class for extra credit.
Here are some examples that I found. One is decidedly older than the other. Click on the graphics below to check them out.
2. Rough Draft (10 pts.)
Create one or five possible layouts for a trifold (6 sides) brochure. Do this in pencil on paper. The sketches may be rough. Basically, your rough draft should show the placement of objects on the page and the content. Most likely, you will be advertising a product of some sort.
3. Final Draft (20 pts.)
Your final draft should cover the following:
_____(5 pts.) Consistent Color Scheme (pick a dominant color and a limited number of colors that "go with" the dominant color)
_____(5 pts.) Composition (Balance images, graphics and text.)
_____(5 pts.) Images (Photographs or hand drawn images are SHARP and WELL COMPOSED. Few images taken carelessly will be good enough for this project.)
_____(5 pts.) Borders (Leave a consistent border around the edge of each page.)
_____(20 pts.) Total
Animation (20 pts.)
Animation Subject Matter:
Possible ideas:
* Short story (Comedy, Tragedy, Romance, etc.)
1. Main character(s) (protagonist-good guy, antagonist-bad guy, etc.)
2. Setting
3. Events (usually the presentation of a problem that needs solving)
4. Climax (the point of interest where the problem is solved - probably the focus of the piece)
* Opening "Trailer" for a television show
1. Create objects or group of objects that will function as the "subject" for your short.
2. Setting
3. Events (movement of objects)
4. Climax (point at which objects present information to the viewer in a very interesting fashion)
* Poetry Illustration
1. Movement with character(s) or environment
2. Setting
3. Events
4. Climax
* Musical Concept
1. Character(s)
2. Setting
3. Events
4. Climax
City of the Future (20 pts.)
Bryce Still Assignment: Futuristic Architecture/City (20 points)
Use your imagination and Bryce to create a multi-shaped object that might function as one of the following: city municipal building (City Hall, Police Station, etc.) theatre/entertainment complex, football stadium, etc. In creating city, please keep the following in mind:
o remember to group objects if you want to move them together.
o save your work frequently
o consider your textures carefully
o vary your shapes - try new things (especially the bolean objects!)
You will be graded as follows:
_____(5) Use a "customized" landform (use Photoshop to make a landscape template as demonstrated in class prior to Spring Break - ask if you need another demo!)
_____(5) Use at least 10 grouped objects in creating at least one of the buildings.
_____(5) Use a variety of textures.
_____(5) Your city is "unconventional" yet the viewer can distinguish it as a city of some sort.
_____20 Total Possible
* 5 pts. X-tra credit bonus component: Create an animated "walk" through your city. Design a Restaurant Menu pts.)
Menu Design
Find a restaurant where you think the menu could use some improvement. Design (from "scratch") a menu using original graphics and text. You may use images of food from other sources (as long as you don't violate copyright laws). The rubric for grading this project will be almost exactly the same as we had for the brochure.
_____(5 pts.) Consistent Color Scheme (pick a dominant color and a limited number of colors that "go with" the dominant color)
_____(5 pts.) Composition (Balance images, graphics and text.)
_____(5 pts.) Logo - design a custom logo for the restaurant and feature it consistently throughout the menu.
_____(5 pts.) Borders (Leave a consistent border around the edge of each page.)
_____(20 pts.) Total
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