Students used their knowledge of character design, figure drawing, one point perspective, typography, and use of reference to draw one comic book cover. They chose any already existing character or story. This design showcased either one character or group of characters while following a unique, cohesive, artistic style.
Students used their combined knowledge of character design, figure drawing, one point perspective, panel art, and use of reference to draw a two page comic telling the story of a childhood fairytale. This design showcased a piece of a full story, from start to finish, while following a unique, cohesive, artistic style.
Students used their knowledge of the Brush Tool, Layers, Color Picker, Layer Blend Modes, Lasso Tools, Quick Selection Tool and Masking to take two photos of different animals and blend them into one in Adobe Photoshop.
Students used their knowledge of the Brush Tool, Layers, Color Picker, and Layer Blend Modes to add color on a black and white photo in Adobe Photoshop.
Students used their combined knowledge of typography, publication design, color theory, and Adobe InDesign functions to create a small zine. This zine topic was a “How To” book on a topic of the student's choosing.
Students used their knowledge of typography and layout to create an 11x17in poster. They chose 3 verses or 75-80 words of any song (that was school appropriate).
Students used their combined knowledge of marketing, branding, color theory, and Adobe Illustrator functions to create a branding identity system for yourself. This system can be used for portfolios, business cards, businesses, websites, social media, resumes, and more.
Graphic Design I students used the concepts that they learned in color theory to design a shoe (sneaker, heel, sandal, wedge, high top, boot, athletic shoe…) in Adobe Illustrator with the pen tool and/or the brush tool. Graphic Design II students chose a color scheme to design a playing card from a classic deck in Adobe Illustrator. They randomly picked their cards suit and rank from a deck.