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GD 1

Below are the criteria for a well-planned and designed six-panel brochure. The program used is Microsoft Publisher, though any program will do.

This rubric is used to evaluate student InDesign Projects. It measures the various phases and approaches that are necessary in the assessment of the designs.

The students will develop a poster design on a topic of their choice. The poster must utilize one color harmony: analogous, complementary, triadic, tetradic, etc. Additionally, the design must exemplify good use of the elements and principles of graphic design.

Design the graphics for a folding carton for frozen food. Create the entrée, photograph it and design all six panels of the carton. Design new branding and a logo for the food product. Create both strong graphics and marketing appeal to sell your product at market. Create a final 3-D mock-up to be photographed for your portfolio.

The students will develop a poster design on a specific typeface of their choice. The poster must effectively utilize elements and principles of graphic design and the grid structure. The poster must be in black & white only and should include the name of the typeface, the typeface designer's name, the year it was created, a series of alpha characters in upper and lowercase, the full set of numerals, special characters, one supporting graphic element, and a brief paragraph about the history of the typeface.

The students will develop a poster design on a specific typeface of their choice. The poster must effectively utilize elements and principles of graphic design and the grid structure. The poster must be in black & white only and should include the name of the typeface, the typeface designer's name, the year it was created, a series of alpha characters in upper and lowercase, the full set of numerals, special characters, one supporting graphic element, and a brief paragraph about the history of the typeface.

Complete an original creative graphic design project using the Adobe skills learned in this lesson and incorporate the graphic design principle learned in this lesson. Provide a self-critique of your creative graphic design project.

GD 1

Students are to design and produce a brochure. Students should include at least 3 graphic elements and information on each section of the brochure. Students will incorporate their research and the major components a brochure.

Students are required to develop a three part Major Work as part of their assessment for Graphical Technologies. The work may consist of different mediums, technologies, and paper sizes.

General Rubric for Graphic Arts 1/2 Design Projects

Students used InDesign or Photoshop to create graphic arts logos for t-shirt field trip

Graphic artwork can be found everywhere. Students will choose one design project to create using various Macbook Programs (Keynote, Pages, Gimp/X11, iphoto, photobooth) and various free internet programs (such as; picnik.com) : CD Cover(2) (front & back), public service poster(1), Magazine Cover(1), or a Letterhead/Stationary and Logo (2). Change image(s) to pdf and upload to moodle for evaluation.