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Computer Graphic Design

Final Day 2025 – So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Objectives:

  • I can say “Happy Trails” until we meet again.
  • I can remember what Mister M taught me, and use it to continue to make cool things.
  • I can tell Mister M how he did, and help him improve future classes.
  • I can look forward to the future.

Links:
Google Classroom

Topics Discussed:

  • Computer Graphic Design
  • Animate Film Festival
  • Class Survey
  • Summer Vacation

Assignment:

Hello, and congratulations! You successfully made it to the end of Computer Graphic Design 1-2! I hope this was a fun and productive class for you, and that you learned a few things that will help you in your future endeavors.

We’ll celebrate your great work today, with the End-of-year Animate Film Festival! Keep an eye out for your animation, and let’s celebrate the end of a great year by enjoying the creative works of your classmates.

If you could take a moment to let me know how I did, and how I can improve for future classes, I have attached a brief questionnaire on the Google Classroom page. It’s not for a grade, but your feedback will help me out a lot, and I’d appreciate it if you took a moment to fill it out with your honest opinions.

Now that we’re done, above all else:

  1. Remember your C.R.A.P.! Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity are the basic building blocks of good design, and if you remember to use these principles, you can be sure that everything you create will not look like actual crap.
  2. Keep on learning! Don’t stop using InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Animate! Make sure you’re taking a class with Mrs. Delgado (AMI or Multimedia) if you want to keep using these programs. Otherwise, download some demo versions and keep practicing with the software, or else you’ll forget much of what you learned this year! (Rest assured, that if you do forget things, it’ll all come back to you once you start using the software again. It’s just like riding a bicycle…)
  3. Create cool things! Nothing I’ve taught you this year is worth anything unless you use it to create cool things! Use the tools, principles and techniques I’ve provided you to make things that you are proud of, and want to show off to other people! Just use your skills to make things that you truly love, and other people will love them too. (Ignore the ones that don’t. Haters gonna hate.)

It has been my great pleasure to accompany you on your journey into Computer Graphic Design this year. I hope that you enjoyed this class, and continue to seek out and add to the beauty in a world that is all too often filled with ugly and boring things.

Remember that you are now trained to battle in the eternal struggle against ugliness and boredom! Fight on, and never forget your C.R.A.P.!

Posted: May 19th, 2025

Computer Graphic Design

C.R.A.P. Reflection #6 – Sub Battle Project

Objective:

Students will be able to reflect on the Principles of Design and how effectively they were used in my most recent assignment by answering a series of directed questions so that they can recall and revise the techniques that they used for future application.

Vocabulary Words:

  • Contrast
  • Repetition
  • Alignment
  • Proximity

Links:

https://classroom.google.com

Topics Discussed:

  • Reflection
  • Contrast
  • Repetition
  • Alignment
  • Proximity
  • Grid Design

Assignment:

  1. Connect to the Google Classroom site and click on the link to the Google Form at the bottom of the latest post.
  2. Use your completed Sub Battle design to answer the questions in the Google Form. Review your notes on the Principles of Design if you need a refresher on what each principle means.
  3. You must have at least one complete sentence for each question in each prompt, but use as many sentences as you need to complete your short answer.
  4. Please be specific on each question as to what exactly you did on your banner design to represent each of the four principles.
  5. Once you have answered all the questions, click the Submit button at the bottom of the page. Do not click any other buttons or navigate away from the page before submitting your answers, or they may be erased. You may even wish to type your answers in a Google Doc or Word Document and then transfer them to the form.
  6. Once you have submitted your form, return to the Google Classroom assignment post, and click the Mark as Done button to mark this assignment as completed and ready for grading.

Assigned: February 3rd, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: February 4th, 2025