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Computer Graphic Design

CGD1 Semester Exam 2016

Objective:

  • I can demonstrate my understanding of Graphic Design Principles and Adobe InDesign and Photoshop basics through a summative exam.

Links:

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/

Topics Discussed:

  • Computer Graphic Design
  • Principles of Design
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign

Assignment:

  1. Click the Google Classroom link and log in with your Haydenmagnet.org email address.
  2. Take the CGD1 Semester Exam 2016.
  3. The exam is primarily multiple choice.
  4. Please put away all notes, study guides and other materials before starting the quiz.
  5. Please close all other documents and webpages and do not open any new tabs or windows until after you have submitted the quiz.
  6. Please remain silent until everyone has completed the quiz.
  7. You have one hour to complete the test. Be sure to submit your test answers before the end of the class period today.
  8. Congratulations on completing the first half of Computer Graphic Design! I’ll see you in 2017 with more Graphic Design principles, new software and new ways to express your creativity using technology!

Have the Merriest of Christmases, the Happiest of New Years’, the Happiest of Hanukkahs, the most Peaceful of Kwanzaas – whatever you may celebrate, enjoy it to the fullest!

Assigned: December 20th, 2016
Due Date: December 22nd, 2016

Computer Graphic Design

Digital Photography: Impossible Images 2016

Objective:

I can use digital photography, selection tools, clipping masks and transformations to make an otherwise impossible image.

Links:

Impossible Images (CNN):

 

Topics Discussed:

  • Photoshop
  • Selection Tools
  • Clipping Masks
  • Transform Tools
Assignment:
A few weeks ago, we tested our acquired Photoshop skills by fixing a Photoshop Disaster. Today, we are going to use our acquired Photoshop skills to create something entirely new, and completely impossible.
  1. Visit the above website for inspiration. Notice how many of the images use scale (size) to make the images impossible: some of the elements are impossibly big or impossibly small. Others place elements in places where they don’t normally belong (a giant mouth where the subject’s stomach should be).
  2. Your goal is to produce an Impossible Image, just like the ones in the example link, with the following restrictions:
    1. You may ONLY use photographs that you took yourself. You MAY NOT use any images borrowed from the Internet, from other people, or from any other source other than your own original photo collection.
    2. You may use your own camera, but you must provide the original photo files as proof that you are the photographer who took the pictures.
    3. You must use at least THREE original images to comprise the final composite image.
    4. Your image should depict a completely impossible scenario, situation or condition, but should look as realistic as possible.
    5. Your image should be 11″ x 17″, (or 17″ x 11″, if you’re making it landscape).
    6. The final image will be placed in InDesign, in a photo frame with a 1″ colored border.
  3. Apply whatever modifications you are necessary to make the image look as realistic as possible. Pay close attention to detail, shadows, scaling and your selection edges. Don’t make this into a Photoshop Disaster!
  4. Save your image as a .psd file before importing it into InDesign.
  5. Create a new InDesign document. Save it with your name and “Photoshop Impossible Image”.
  6. Place the Impossible Image Photoshop image on the page in a photo frame with a 1″ stroke. You may make the stroke whatever style or color you choose.
  7. Place your name (or signature) somewhere on the page. This is your original artwork, so you should sign it and be proud of it!
  8. Save your Photoshop image (.psd), the pictures you used to make your Photoshop image, and the InDesign (.indd) file into a new folder with your name on it, and place the entire contents of the folder into the “Impossible Images” post on the Google Classroom page by the end of the day on Monday, December 5th.
Assigned: November 29th, 2016
Teacher Pacing Due Date: December 5th, 2016