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Graphic Design
Northeast Early College
Graphic Design 2 & MGD112 Agenda
Credit Recovery & Custom Poster Tracker
Tuesday 5/25
Credit Makeup & Custom Poster Design
Last day to turn in missing work or extra credit is today! Update the tracker once you have so it can be graded.
Monday 5/24
Credit Makeup & Custom Poster Design
Tomorrow is the last day to turn your poster or your missing work in.
Exit Ticket:
Will be sent out
Thursday 5/20
Credit Makeup & Custom Poster Design
You have until Tuesday to wrap up your poster designs or missing work. Make sure to update the tracker so your missing work can be graded so you don't need to come to class on Friday.
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Wednesday 5/19
Credit Makeup & Custom Poster Design
You have until Tuesday to wrap up your poster designs or missing work. Make sure to update the tracker so your missing work can be graded so you don't need to come to class on Friday.
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Tuesday 5/18
Credit Makeup & Custom Poster Design
Move forward with your work. The attendance check in form will be sent out later.
Monday 5/17
Credit Makeup & Custom Poster Design
Continue working on missing work or your poster.
Friday 5/14
Credit Makeup & Custom Poster Design
It is an asynchronous work day. Please take care of the attendance form below and continue to work on your work.
Thursday 5/13
Credit Makeup & Custom Poster Design
Continue working on missing work or your poster. Remember, you have until end of day tomorrow to get your self-portrait turned in and for it to not be considered late.
Wednesday 5/12
Credit Makeup & Custom Poster Design
There are only a handful of classes left this year. If you are a student who is failing or have missing workin, these days will be used to get your worked turned in and raise your grade. If you are on track and not missing any work, you will be able to create a custom poster that will be extra credit. Directions can be found on the Project page for either direction you need to go.
Tuesday 5/11
Surrealism Self-Portrait ~ Revise & Finalize Stage
Today you need to complete your project and turn in your completed rubric with the self-evaluation done. If you aren't going to be able to turn this in today, please check in with Mr. Wiant. Seniors, don't forget to save your work to your personal Drive since your Google Drive will be deleted after you leave.
Monday 5/10
Surrealism Self-Portrait ~ Revise & Finalize Stage
The official due date is tomorrow! You will need to wrap you project up and get your rubric self evaluations turned in by then. Seniors, don't forget to save your work to your personal Drive since your Google Drive will be deleted after you leave.
Friday 5/7
Surrealism Self-Portrait ~ Revise & Finalize Stage
Make sure you are zooming in and checking small details. You will be wrapping these projects up next class.
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Optional Project Check In Form
Thursday 5/6
Surrealism Self-Portrait ~ Revise & Finalize Stage
Today Kamily will be giving a presentation to start class with. After the presentation you will start to revise and finalize your designs. Make sure to review the feedback given to you in your email as you move forward.
Wednesday 5/5
Surrealism Self-Portrait ~ Design Stage
Today you will be turning in your 50% progress check in. Continue working on your project to stay on track.
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Tuesday 5/4
Surrealism Self-Portrait ~ Design Stage
Move forward with your design. Mr. Wiant will check in with you to give any additional feedback. Your 50% progress check in is due next class and Mr. Wiant will be giving video feedback then too.
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Monday 5/3
Surrealism Self-Portrait ~ Design Stage
Continue to work on your designs. You will submit your JPG file for a feedback check in at the end of class. Next class we will give some feedback to start off with.
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Friday 4/30
Surrealism Self-Portrait ~ Design Stage
You will be starting your design today. If you need your photo taken, use a white wall as a background to make removing your image easier. What tool are you going to use to remove your image from the background? We will first go over the rubric before you start today.
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Thursday 4/29
Where Is My Mind Surrealism Self-Portrait ~ Brainstorming Stage
You will start by completing your sketch for the project and then getting all of your work turned in correctly. Then you can work on a demo about how to bend images in Photoshop.
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Wednesday 4/28
Where Is My Mind Surrealism Self-Portrait ~ Brainstorming Stage
You will start brainstorming for your next project. We will review the project and then you will get started.
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Tuesday 4/27
Surrealism ~ Revise & Finalize Stage
Wrap up your projects today by zooming in and checking details, ensuring you have blended your objects successfully using your photo editing skills and following the turn in directions on the Project page.
Monday 4/26
Surrealism ~ Revise & Finalize Stage
Continue to work to improve your designs so you are ready to turn them in tomorrow.
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Friday 4/23
Surrealism ~ Design Stage
At the end of class you will be submitting your project for the 50% grade. You will have two more class periods to complete these after today.
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Thursday 4/22
Surrealism ~ Design Stage
Continue to work on your design and check your email for any feedback given about your design so far. Next class you will need to have at least 50% of your project completed.
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Wednesday 4/21
Surrealism ~ Design Stage
Continue to work on your designs. You will submit your PSD file for a feedback check in at the end of class.
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Tuesday 4/20
Surrealism ~ Design Stage
Continue to design and at the end of class you will submit your PSD file for a check in as your exit ticket. In three classes you need to have 50% completed of your design.
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Monday 4/19
Surrealism ~ Design Stage
Everyone should be moving forward with your project. Refer back to your brainstorming to help you with this process if you are unsure of your direction you want to go.
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Friday 4/16
Surrealism ~ Design Stage
Start working on your design using your sketch, which means you need to have your sketch out to use it as a reference. We will go over the project rubric before we get started.
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Wednesday 4/14
Surrealism Design ~ Brainstorming Stage
Today you will complete your three steps in the brainstorming process and get everything turned in correctly. This needs to be done in order to be ready to start designing the next class.
There is no class tomorrow, unless you are a senior. You will need to sign onto the website, no Zoom meeting. I will talk to you about what the day will look like.
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Tuesday 4/13
Photo Editing
Only 9th, 10th and 12th graders need to complete the work for today, which is to complete your photo editing tutorials and get those turned in. If you did not complete your geometric text project, you will need to complete that today after the photo editing tutorials.
What needs to be completed?
The 6 tutorials from The Photo Editing tutorial and the 3 Background Refresher Tutorial - Download Files Here.
Turn In Directions:
1. Create a new folder in your Final and title it "Photo Editing".
2. Upload the six different tutorial files from The Photo Editing tutorial. If you completed extensions, upload those too.
3. Upload the Background Refresher Tutorial - Download Files Here - hot air balloon, bird and lady image.
4. So 9 files need to be uploaded to your Photo Editing folder. There isn't a rubric for this. You will be graded on if you completed the work at a high quality.
Monday 4/12
Surrealism Design ~ Brainstorming Stage
Today you will start your brainstorming for your project. This will be due at the end of class on Wednesday. Tomorrow there isn't a Zoom class due to testing. However, you must check the website and complete the work to be marked present. Tomorrow and Thursday will be your opportunity to complete the photo editing and background tutorials.
Friday 4/9
Surrealism Design ~ Brainstorming Stage
We will start today by learning what surrealism is. You will then do a refresher on how to remove backgrounds in photos, which will be a key part of this next project. Once you are done with the background tutorial, you will finish your photo editing from yesterday. Work on the extensions if you have all of that done!
Agenda:
1. Slides (20 mins)
2. Background Refresher Tutorial - Download Files Here
3. Complete Photo Editing
Thursday 4/8
Photo Editing
Continue with the tutorials and complete these today. Once you have completed these, complete the Extension assignment at the bottom of the tutorial sheet. Make sure to turn your PSD files in correctly following the directions on the Assignment page.
Wednesday 4/7
Photo Editing
You will start to learn the basics of photo editing in Photoshop today. Review the Assignment page for details.
Tuesday 4/6
Geometric Text ~ Design Stage Due
Today is your bonus extension day to get your project wrapped up and turned in. We will go over how to save these files correctly and how to complete your rubric halfway through the class.
Thursday 3/25
Geometric Text ~ Design Stage
Continue to work on your designs. You will have one more class period to wrap these up!
Wednesday 3/24
Geometric Text ~ Design Stage
Review yesterday’s feedback in your email if you haven’t already and then continue moving forward with your designs. Be ready to turn these in tomorrow.
Tuesday 3/23
Geometric Text ~ Design Stage
Continue working on your design. These will be due in two more class periods. At the end of class you will need to submit your PSD file from today to the form below. This will be your attendance for today.
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Monday 3/22
Geometric Text ~ Design Stage
You should have your main concept completed and ready to go. Today you will start to work through how to create the geometric look, which will be following along with Step 2 on the project page. Tomorrow will be an asynchronous day so you will not log into Zoom, however you will have work due which will also be your attendance.
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Project Progression Check In
Friday 3/19
Geometric Text ~ Design Stage
You are going to start your first Photoshop project today. We will go over the project and you will get started today by finding your main image and creating the main layout.
Thursday 3/18
Photoshop Warm Up
Today is all about getting familiar with Photoshop again and making sure your work is able to be saved to your Drive correctly.
Steps:
1. Create a new Photoshop doc sized 8.5x11".
2. We will do a refresher of the windows in Photoshop.
3. You then will create any design you want in Photoshop. Push yourself to use old tools and explore new tools.
4. Save your PSD file named "lastName_PSDwarmup" and save it to your Misc. folder. This is your exit ticket and attendance for today. If you are using your Chromebook, use these directions to link your Google Account if you haven't yet.
Wednesday 3/17
Housekeeping & Getting Technology Ready
Today we will be going through some housekeeping and then log into our new software, which is Adobe Photoshop. You need to be on your Chromebook in order to do this.
Agenda:
1. Housekeeping and Reflections (20 mins)
2. Photoshop Log In & Tech Set Up (20 mins)
Wednesday 12/16
Self-portrait ~ Revise & Finalize Stage
A few reminders:
1. Make sure your project is turned in by the end of day to correctly by following the directions on the Project Page. If you don't think you can get it done, you need to text or email Mr. Wiant now!
2. Complete the Rubric Self-Evaluation
3. Turn in any missing work
4. Complete the Attendance Survey for today.
Check your emails for your final projects grades. Enjoy your break!
Tuesday 12/15
Self-portrait ~ Revise & Finalize Stage
We will go through the timeline with when projects are due. You do need to complete your rubric self-evaluation or you will lose 5% on your final. Tomorrow there will not be a class Zoom meeting, however, you do need to check the website to complete the survey for your attendance. Any late work needs to be turned in by midnight Wednesday.
Monday 12/14
Self-portrait ~ Design Stage
Make sure you check that your files are setup correctly by either being 11x17 or 17x11 inches. Tomorrow these projects should be wrapped up. If you are worreid about making the deadline, talk wtih Mr. Wiant today so you can come up with a game plan. Any missing work needs to be completed by the end of day tomorrow.
Friday 12/11
Self-portrait ~ Design Stage
Continue to focus on your objective and what you need to do to reach it. If you feel be hind on this project, continue to work on it over the weekend in order to be on track with the due date.
Thursday 12/10
Self-portrait ~ Design Stage
There will be group breakout rooms today so you have an opportunity to share your designs and get feedback. If you are missing any work, make sure you get that completed and turned in by Tuesday.
Wednesday 12/9
Self-portrait ~ Design Stage
Move forward with your designs and push those creative skills.
Tuesday 12/8
Self-portrait ~ Design Stage
Continue to work on your designs today. Make sure you are asking questions and looking online if you are stuck.
Monday 12/7
Self-portrait ~ Design Stage
Start to work on your designs. Make sure you are learning new skills or tools for this project in order to push your creativity. Ensure your brainstorming was turned in correctly before getting started.
Friday 12/4
Self-portrait ~ Brainstorming Stage
Your brainstorming needs to be completed and turned in if you haven't yet. Make sure you have read over the Do-Now page too.
Thursday 12/3
Self-portrait ~ Brainstorming Stage
You will be starting your final project today. We will first go over the project, brainstorm, and rubric before you get started.
Wednesday 12/2
Portfolio Website ~ Design Stage
Today is the last day you will be working on your websites in this first phase of development. At the end of today you should have your navigation, home page and GD1 gallery page fully completed. If you have that done, you need to review the consistency of your design developments. Tomorrow you will start your final project.
Tuesday 12/1
Portfolio Website ~ Design Stage
Continue to work on your designs today. You should be working on your gallery page for GD1/MGD102 today. Check that you have correct titles for your designs. If you complete this, add descriptions and continue to revise and improve the website.
Monday 11/30
Portfolio Website ~ Design Stage
We will start today by finding a template that you want to use for your portfolio and then you will start to play around with the overall look of your design. We will go over how to setup the navigation of our website today too.
Friday 11/20
Icons ~ Revise & Finalize Stage
Projects should be wrapped up today. If you need some extra time, take the time over break to complete these and get them turned in. Designs need to be turned in by next Sunday though or they will be late. Make sure you complete the self-evaluation on the Icon Rubric and explain your thoughts clearly and in depth.
Thursday 11/19
Icons ~ Design Stage
You should be working on your 2nd or 3rd designs today. Make sure you are zooming in and checking for details.
Wednesday 11/18
Icons ~ Design Stage
Continue to work on your designs. You should be wrapping up your first icon today and starting on your second.
Tuesday 11/17
Icons ~ Design Stage
Today you will get started with your icons. We will go over setting up your files and the project rubric before you get started. Make sure your brainstorming was turned in correctly.
Monday 11/16
Icons ~ Brainstorming Stage
You will be creating a series of 4 similar icons for this project. Today you will complete your brainstorming and you will get designing tomorrow. The project is due on Friday.
Agenda:
1. Review project and brainstorming
2. Inspiration collection (15 mins)
3. Designer Share Out (5 mins)
4. Start Sketches
Friday 11/13
Vector Characters ~ Finalize Stage
Today you need to complete your designs and revise your characters to finalize your designs. Once you are done revising, consider how you can enhance the background design or add more details to your characters. Search online for helpful tutorials. Turn in the project correctly by following the directions on the project page.
You are also being given all next week to complete your project outside of class. Turn your work in by next Friday so it won't be late. Please email Mr. Wiant when you turn it in so he can grade it for you.
Thursday 11/12
Vector Character ~ Design Stage
Continue to add detail and personality to your designs. Before we get started, we will review the rubric you just saved.
Wednesday 11/11
Vector Character ~ Design Stage
The due date has been pushed back a day to allow for enough design time. We will continue to do designer check ins today. Mr. Wiant will first give a quick demo of how you can add shadows to create more detail in your designs.
Tuesday 11/10
Vector Character ~ Design Stage
How can you apply personality characteristics to your character? Continue to work on your designs considering this.
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Monday 11/9
Vector Characters ~ Design Stage
Continue to work on your character. Think about how you can add more details and elevate your design.
Friday 11/6
Vector Characters ~ Design Stage
Everyone should be starting their character design today. Upload your sketch to Vecteezy. If you need help, open the Lion Tutorial back
Thursday 11/5
Vector Characters ~ Design Stage
Everyone should be starting their character design today. Upload your sketch to Vecteezy. If you need help, open the Lion Tutorial back up to help. Remember to work in an efficient manner by copying and pasting similar elements like the eyes. We will go over the rubric and how to set up the correct size before you get going.
Exit Ticket:
Reflection
Wednesday 11/4
Vector Character ~ Brainstorming Stage
We are going to go over the project and brainstorming so you can get started on your projects.
Tuesday 11/3
Vector Character ~ Brainstorming Stage
You will be creating a vector character for this next project. We will go through an introduction of character design and then you will start to work on a tutorial with yet another program. Next class you will review the project and work on brainstorming.
Agenda:
1. Character Slides (8 mins)
Monday 11/2
Year 2020 ~ Revise & Finalize Stage
Projects are due today! Make sure you turn your rubrics in correctly by following the directions on the project page. We will go through how to turn the projects in correctly at the end of class.
Friday 10/30
Year 2020 ~ Design Stage
We will continue to work on the designs and have check-ins today. The due date has officially been moved to Monday.
Thursday 10/29
Year 2020 ~ Design Stage
Today you will be working on your own and there is no Zoom class. Everyone must be moving forward with your designs and working on them for at least the hour that you would have class today. Before Noon, you need to complete your attendance task for today, which is below, or you will be marked absent.
Due by Noon:
You need to save a file of your progress and turn it into your Misc. folder. There needs to be significant progress shown or you will not get credit for class today. You also should have completed your Do-Now on Google Classroom, which will count for your attendance.
Illustrator
Go to File>Export As and save the file as a JPG. Select Use Artboards and on the next screen slide the quality slider all the way to the right. Name your file "LastName_ThursProgress". Turn it into your Misc. folder.
Boxy
Go to File>Save As and leave the format as a SVG file. Name your file "LastName_ThursProgress". Turn it into your Misc. folder.
Vectr
Go the Export button on the top-right and Download your file as a SVG file. Name your file "LastName_ThursProgress". Turn it into your Misc. folder.
Wednesday 10/28
Year 2020 ~ Design Stage
Before you start today, we are going to go through a few slides to refresh your memory about some of the design concepts. The slides can be found on the resources page too. Today is the last chance to turn in your brainstorming if you haven't already.
Thursday Class - You will have asynchronous learning tomorrow. You will need to check in on the class website to see what needs to be completed by the end of the class. There will be an assignment that will be due and that is used for your attendance.
Exit Ticket:
Progress Tracker
Tuesday 10/27
Year 2020 ~ Design Stage
Today you will be working on your own and there is no Zoom class. Everyone must be moving forward with your designs and working on them for at least the hour that you would have class today. Before Noon, you need to complete your attendance task for today, which is below, or you will be marked absent.
Due by Noon:
You need to save a file of your progress and turn it into your Misc. folder. There needs to be significant progress shown or you will not get credit for class today. Once you have turned in your work, you need to complete the Google Classroom question for today. Both parts need to be done in order to be counted present for class. Follow the directions for the program you are using.
Illustrator
Go to File>Export As and save the file as a JPG. Select Use Artboards and on the next screen slide the quality slider all the way to the right. Name your file "LastName_TuesProgress". Turn it into your Misc. folder.
Boxy
Go to File>Save As and leave the format as a SVG file. Name your file "LastName_TuesProgress". Turn it into your Misc. folder.
Vectr
Go the Export button on the top-right and Download your file as a SVG file. Name your file "LastName_TuesProgress". Turn it into your Misc. folder.
Monday 10/26
Year 2020 ~ Design Stage
You all will start to create your design today. Make sure you are exploring how you can use the pathfinder tool to blend shapes, play with effects like shadows and gradients and explore the pen tool in Vectr. This will allow you to push your creativity further. If Vectr is not working for you, you can try to use a similar web - https://boxy-svg.com.
Tuesday/Thursday Classes - Since testing is going on both of those days, you will have asynchronous learning. You will need to check in on the class website to see what needs to be completed by the end of the class. There will be an assignment that will be due and that is used for your attendnace. This will be true for both of the days.
Friday 10/23
Year 2020 ~ Brainstorming Due
Today you will brainstorm for your project, which will be due today. You need to turn the brainstorming in according to the directions on the Assignment page, which we will go over together.
Thursday 10/22
Vectr.com Tutorials
Continue with the Vectr.com Tutorials today. The both need to be completed today. If you have remaining time after walking through the steps of the Tutorial 2, you will need to continue to add items and practice your skills. We will review the project towards the end of class. You have homework tonight. You need to think about what design concept you want to create and be ready to explain that for your Do-Now tomorrow.
Wednesday 10/21
Info Day
Today you will get an introduction to this quarter, get our Drives setup and take a look at the software we will be using this year.
Agenda:
1. Introduction Slides
2. Setup Drive
3. Software Tutorials