Elements of Graphic Design

We have already learned about the elements and principles of art/design. When doing GRAPHIC work (digital work), the elements are a little different. We call these the Elements of GRAPHIC Design. Four are the same (colour, line, texture and shape), but instead of value and space, GRAPHIC design includes MASS and TYPE.

WATCH THIS PREZI to review the elements that you know and learn more about the new elements (mass and type).



Remember that each Fete de Folke logo must focus on one element of GRAPHIC design.

eg. Logo 1 - line
Logo 2 - colour
Logo 3 - texture
Logo 4 - shape
Logo 5 - mass
Logo 6 - type

TITLE EACH LOGO as a caption under the photo.  (Line, Colour, Texture, etc...)

Monday, February 29

I can't seem to find some of your projects...

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I started marking on the weekend, but there are a lot of people missing some work!

Up to this point, you should have 7 posts! 

These are the posts I need to see and mark:

1. ELEMENTS OF ART POST

2. PRINCIPLES OF ART POST

3. LOG BLOG POST #1

4. LOG BLOG POST #2

5. LOG BLOG POST #3

6. ROBOT

7. BITSTRIPS COMIC

If you do not have one or more of these posts, you need to add them to your blog! If you have posts that are finished, then please upload them. If you need to finish a few things, then do some work on your Fete de Folke logo and then work more on your other unfinished work. This course will move along quite quickly and, if you're not careful, you're going to get left behind!

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Bitstrips Self-Assessment

Fill out the self-assessment on your Bitstrips work when you are done!


https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dFJVzMiZdTmQhhOX_Ytm7ONHvheS5QLpshi19eeKP64/viewform

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February 24 - Due Dates!

Good morning, my beautiful media students!

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Today is your last day to explore story-boarding with Bitstrips.

Take a moment and make sure you are on track...

?Does your work have at least 15 panels?

?Does it have a strong setting panel?

?Are all characters developed with good dialogue?

?Does your story have a conflict?

?Does it have a resolution?

?Have you included relevant sound effects?

?IS IT AWESOME?

?CAN YOU MAKE IT MORE AWESOME???



Also...  Have you uploaded these things to your blog? THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE TODAY!!!

1. ELEMENTS OF ART POST

2. PRINCIPLES OF ART POST

3. LOG BLOG POST #1

4. LOG BLOG POST #2

5. LOG BLOG POST #3

6. ROBOT

7. BITSTRIPS COMIC

You guys are doing a great job. Keep up the great work - I am looking forward to seeing what you have done!  :)

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Illustrator Logo Design Project

HAPPY MONDAY!  :)

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LOGO DESIGN 

Illustrator Project 

 

Using your new-found knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, you are going to create a logo!

2013 Logo design by gr. 12 student Hans Luan
Now Animation student at Sheridan 

Task: Create a logo for Fete de Folk.  To learn more about Fete de Folk which mean celebrate the people, Google search Fete de Folk.  This year the grade 12 media class is looking for a new logo for the festival.  Can you design the winning logo? You need to provide your client with 6 different versions of your logo! 

• The festival is all about the arts! We celebrate the artistic talent of PJ and the community of Brantford!  Music, poetry, visual art; Fete de Folk has it all! 

Remember! 
Logo's are simple, eye catching and share something about the product or company they are representing. 

Remember that symbolism is important but simplicity is more important! 
Circles, Lines, Squares, Triangles - starting with these shapes and making slight changes is a great start to an effective logo.   

Use the following tools - type, pen, rectangle, line, rotate, scale! Check the next blog post for 3 new tutorials on Adobe Illustrator that will help you in this project.  You can also YouTube more tutorials to learn more tools!

Use one of the Elements of Graphic Design as the driving design force behind your logo. 
Line, Shape, Colour, Texture, Mass, Type 


Success Criteria 
1. Layers are renamed and organized 
2. Illustrator tools have been used in the design 
3. Logo is reflective of Fete De Folk and what the festival is all about
4. Logo has simple, effective and original design
5. Student has put forth their best effort, taking care and time in their design
6. An element of graphic design has been used in this logo
7. 6 different versions of the logo are completed.

• Review the Rubric for this project Logo Rubric

When you are finished you need to find a partner to do a Peer Critique

• Complete the critique for a peers logo Logo Peer Review

EXTRA: How good are you at recognizing logos?  Logo Quiz (not for marks, play for fun!)
I got 84 on my first try - can you beat me!

Adobe Illustrator Logo Rubric

Success Criteria	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Layers are renamed and organized *remember to hand in your AI file	5  5.5	6  6.5	7  7.5	8  9  10
Illustrator tools have been used in the design one or more of the following has been used -pen, line, rectangle, type, pencil, pathfinder, scale, rotate	5  5.5	6  6.5	7  7.5	8  9  10
Logo is reflective of Fete De Folk and what the festival is all about.  6 versions of the logo have been designed	5  5.5	6  6.5	7  7.5	8  9  10
Logo has simple, effective and original design An element of graphic design has been used in this logo - line, shape, colour, texture	5  5.5	6  6.5	7  7.5	8  9  10
Student has put forth their best effort, taking care and time in their design.	5  5.5	6  6.5	7  7.5	8  9  10

Total Mark              /50

Bitstrips Assignment

BitStrips Storyboarding Assignment

Background

Before you can begin ‘shooting a scene’ in any video, it is important that you have a clear vision of what you would like your audience to see and attempt to capture that through the lens of the camera.

To facilitate this, filmmakers use storyboarding to provide a visual template for the video to follow. The story board should contain a snapshot of all the major characters, action and settings of the story. You will be using BitStrips to create your storyboards to demonstrate that you have a grasp of the content of your video, and how you would like it to appear.

Procedure

Go to www.bitstripsforschools.com and login to your account (please check the name at the top to ensure it is your account – if it isn’t hit the refresh button in Internet Explorer). Select the ‘Make a New Comic’button and choose the six panel layout (more panels will be needed later). Using the tools in bitstrips create a storyboard of a movie you might

potentially shoot, using the characters, scenes and events that exist within Bitstrips. Please remember that camera angles and zooms should be reflected in the storyboard.

*Note: because you are limited to content within Bitstrips, some ‘compromise’ may be needed when designing storyboards – if a required object is not present, replace it with something else.

Content

A separate panel should exist for any major change in movement, new characters introduced to the scene, or a change in location.

A minimum of fifteen panels is required for this assignment. Speech bubbles should be included to indicate the dialogues for the movie. As well, you should use a text box to indicate any music or sound effects that are taking place.

Evaluation

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Content	Minimal amount of content included.	Missing character, actions or setting. Some content included, but still missing one major component.	Most content present, but with limited exposur e (complete actions is not present)	All required content present in detail allowing for an easy flow to the story and the action.
Professionalism	Strips appear hurried with little concern for placement, scale or appearance.	Strips show some attempt to match scale and placement, but not consistent.	Strips reflect a good/believable use of scale and placement.	Strips appear to have been conscientiously organized with details such as facial expression and body language being demonstrated.
Storyline	No clear storyline present.	Some storyline present, but large gaps o making it confusing.	Able to follow storyline, but actions or flow make it appear choppy.	Storyline flows well and is easily followed through the content in the strips.

Learning Goal

Create a 9 panel comic that follows the basic narrative.

For a visual representation, look below.

Steps to Success
1) Login to Bitstrips. The class code is
cwasm201
[Link to Bitstrips]

2) Start a new comic and build one that follows your basic narrative with
i) Establishing Shot – where is the action going to take place?

ii)Some type of goal of the character/characters is established

iii)There is some type of obstacle, some tension

iv) The climax with some quick action.

v) The denouement, the final resolution

EvaluationI will be evaluating based on
1) Knowledge of the Basic Narrative
2) Communication of the story
3) Application of Bitstrips to create a successful comic

Elements of a Story

The Five Essential Elements

Of A Story

A story has five basic but important elements. These five components are: the characters, the setting, the plot, the conflict, and the resolution. These essential elements keep the story running smoothly and allow the action to develop in a logical way that the reader can follow.

CHARACTERS

The characters are the individuals that the story is about. The author should introduce the characters in the story with enough information that the reader can visualize each person. This is achieved by providing detailed descriptions of a character’s physical attributes and personality traits. Every story should have a main character. The main character determines the way the plot will develop and is usually who will solve the problem the story centers upon. However, the other characters are also very important because they supply additional details, explanations, or actions. All characters should stay true to the author’s descriptions throughout the story so that the reader can understand and believe the action that is taking place—and perhaps even predict which character may do what next.

SETTING

The setting is the location of the action. An author should describe the environment or surroundings of the story in such detail that the reader feels that he or she can picture the scene. Unusual settings (such as a fantasy world) can be interesting, but everyday settings can help a reader to better visualize the story and feel connected to the plot!

PLOT

The plot is the actual story around which the entire book is based. A plot should have a very clear beginning, middle, and end—with all the necessary descriptions and suspense, called exposition—so that the reader can make sense of the action and follow along from start to finish.

CONFLICT

Every story has a conflict to solve. The plot is centered on this conflict and the ways in which the characters attempt to resolve the problem. When the story’s action becomes most exciting, right before the resolution, it is called the climax.

RESOLUTION

The solution to the problem is the way the action is resolved. For example, you can resolve a conflict by finding a compromise for two fighting characters or helping fix any mistakes that were made. It is important that the resolution fit the rest of the story in tone and creativity and solve all parts of the conflict. 

http://www.katiekazoo.com/pdf/KK_FiveEssentialElements.pdf