Tuesday, December 13, 2011

7th Media Arts, Dream Destination Prezi


  • Vocabulary (use dictionary application)
  • Planning

1. Pick a city in a foreign country, try Wikimapia or Google Maps
2. Use Google image search and save a map of your country, showing your city
3. Look up the weather for each season. Google your city and "average weather" or try World Climate
4. Look up your city's history
5. Google arts and culture questions
6. Look up major attractions in your city
7. Find the average flight cost. Try google, or the travel sites KAYAK or Priceline.com
8. Find an average hotel cost

9. Now save pictures for your presentation to your folder
10. Use prezi.com to design your presentation. The log in information is on your worksheet.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

8th Digital Art: Klimt Project

1. Look at some project examples here: Project Description. We will be making ours using Adobe Photoshop

2. Read about Gustav Klimt and answer the questions on your worksheet.

3. Go to Art Lex and search "Art Nouveau." Read and look through examples. Then use the dictionary to complete the Vocabulary section.

4. Start your design. Watch the demonstrations and follow the directions on your worksheet.
Video: How to use patterns in Photoshop


Friday, December 9, 2011

Thursday, December 8, 2011

6th Media Arts, Architecture

Research and Planning Worksheet:
1. Great Buildings
2. Modern Home Architecture
3. Architect's Handbook

Videos:
Modern Home Architecture
Top 100 Architects Video

Examples:
Floor Plans

Google Sketch Up Houses

Sketch Up Video

6th Media Arts, Extra Credit Project

Dream Lunch!

If you are finished with all of your work, try this extra credit project.

  1. Click on the lunch tray picture, then when the large version loads, right click and save to your desktop
  2. Open it in Photoshop
  3. Find pictures of your favorite foods (you can use Google for this project only. Click on "large" size so your pictures aren't blurry)
  4. Cut and paste your foods on to your lunch tray