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Fall 2014 – 20 – Photo Poster

Objective: 

I can produce a professional-looking large-scale poster using my own photographs.

 
Link:
  • None
Topics Discussed:

  • Digital Photography
  • Page Layout
  • Principles of Design
Assignment:
Now that you have taken your photos, you will be going through several steps in preparation for creating a poster. Create a new 34″ x 22″ landscape document in InDesign and follow the steps below. A detailed instruction sheet can also be found in in the “20 – Photo Poster” folder in the Student Pickup Folder on StudentsTempFiles.

  1. Fix all your photos in Photoshop. Apply adjustment layers to balance the color, adjust the levels, etc. until you have a photo that you like.
  2. Give your page a large title headline. Call it whatever you like, but don’t use “Captured Moments” like the example on the instruction sheet uses. (That one’s mine.) Place a subheading under your main title headline that reads “Photography by <your name>”. Let me know if you need help remembering your name.
  3. Fit all your pictures on the page in a better way than the provided example. You must group them by subject and give a title to each group.
  4. Remember the principles of C.R.A.P. in all the designing you do. Design is what this is all about, so be creative and think outside the box.
  5. You must show that you understand what to do with this design. It is yours to create. Please do your best to make this poster truly special.
  6. When you are finished, place the InDesign file and all the pictures you used in a folder with your name on it, and turn this folder in to the appropriate drop folder on the server.
  7. Once you have turned in your files, I will print the poster for you in full color, tiled across four 11′ x 17′ pages. You will need to use scissors to trim the edges of the tiled pages, then tape the four pages together (like a puzzle) to produce the completed large scale poster.
  8. The full-size assembled paper poster is due Friday, December 5th, so make sure you give yourself enough time to finish your photography, the poster layout and the printed paper poster assembly (don’t waste time!)
Assigned: November 21st, 2014
Due Date: December 5th, 2014

Fall 2014 – 18 – Christmas Ad 2014

Objective:

I can use InDesign, Photoshop and the Principles of Design to create an effective advertisement for a real-world holiday attraction.

Links:

https://www.northpoleexperience.com/
https://www.thetrain.com/polar-express-5679.html
https://www.glendaleaz.com/events/glendaleglitters.cfm

Topics Discussed:
Principles of Design
“Picture in Text” using Clipping Mask from Layer technique
Photoshop Image Manipulation
Composite Image

Assignment:

  • Choose one of the holiday attractions above, and design an advertisement to promote it.
  • You will design the ad in InDesign
  • Design the advertisement using the text provided on the assignment sheet in the Student Pickup Folder.
  • After you read the text, go to the websites and read about the holiday attractions to get ideas on what to do with your advertisement
    design.
  • Title text must have “picture in text”. You must use Photoshop to make the “picture in text” titles usingClipping Masks.
  • Three pictures (clip art or found on the Web), combined in Photoshop to make a convincing Composite Image
  • DO NOT USE ANY OF THE IMAGES ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITES! FIND OR CREATE YOUR OWN!
  • Must demonstrate use of contrast through a dominant image
  • The text can use be used in any order that you think makes the most sense.
  • Ad size: 11″ x 17″
  • Limit your design to two fonts only

Assigned: November 10th, 2014
Due Date: November 17th, 2014