8th Media Arts: Fortune Cookie Design

We will learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator and design posters. You will get a fortune cookie, and you must create an interesting, dynamic, eye-catching design. Use what you learn about composition, fonts and typography.

Research and Planning

1. What is Typography? Presentation
2. The History of Typography Video
3. Go to some of the free font websites and download some fonts you may want to try (in addition to the ones on your computer.
4. Text effects practice. Tutorial video1. Hand in you practice page. Letter drawing practice. Hand in.

Design

1. Select a random cookie. What you get is what you get!
2. Sketch your design. It could be a drawing or interesting type or a combination of both.

Look at these websites for some inspiration:

1. Student Examples
2. 100 Poster Designs
3. Cool Posters
4. Typographic Posters
5. 50 More typographic posters
6. LINK 1    LINK 2   LINK 3   LINK 4

Follow the directions on your worksheet.

Extra time activities
thetypefight.com
Shape type
Kern type

Nature Photography and Quote Design

The Project: Combine a quotation with an original photo

Examples

Step 1: Take a nature photo

Directions

Types of shots

types of shots 2

Using camera angles to take better photos
The science of camera angles

Step 2: Chose a nature quote

Find quote here: Brainy Quote, GoodReads, QuoteGarden
Make sure you attribute the author

Step 3: Design in Photoshop

1. Download a font or fonts
2. Directions: Ms. Fowler will demonstrate

6th Media Arts: Sketch-Up Sculpture

Research:
1. 2. 3. Go to THIS PAGE for sculpture videos and examples. Ms. Fowler will present.
Sculpture Garden websites:
Walker Sculpture Garden
Franconia
Olympic Sculpture Park

4. Outdoor Sculptures

CA students at the Walker Sculpture Garden

5. What is scale? Scale (Element of art)

6. Pick descriptive words

Past student examples

Design:

Google Sketch-Up tutorial video
Sculpture in Sketch Up

Extra Time games:

HomeStyler
Architect Studio 3D (might not work)
My Imaginary City

7th grade: Fashion Design

Vocabulary
Use this dictionary (or the one on your computer) to find the definitions to the following words: symmetry, geometric, organic, pattern, ornate, textile, client, mass market.
Research

Try the two activities linked from caarts.blogspot.com

1. Symmetry Activity
   
2. Organic and Geometric Shapes
3. Patterns 
4. Practice making some patterns

Now lets look at some examples of print and pattern designs. Go to: Print and Pattern. Look through all of the examples (you can also go through the archives). Pick 3 and describe them. 

printallover.me

Look at some Columbia Academy student work

Follow the directions on your worksheets to design 3 different patterns and apply them to 3 different items. Have fun!

Create a polyvore inspiration board for your client. Email a link to Ms. Fowler: fowler@colheights.k12.mn.us

NEXT: Create an original fashion design! Ms. Fowler will give you directions

EXTRA TIME ACTIVITIES:
Champion Hoodie Remix (design a hoodie)

Nike iD (design a shoe)

Spread Shirt (Design a T-shirt)

Videos

The Art of Making Red Dress

fashion career

Advice on becoming a fashion designer

Parsons Fashion Design
4-year old Fashion Designer


Student Examples:
Fashion Designs
Fabric Designs

Haute Couture
"high sewing"

8th grade: Artistic Selfie Collage

1. Complete the photography worksheets using the link below and the flashcards: 

13 Lessons to teach your child about photography

2. Check out cameras. Follow Ms. Fowler's directions on setting up your camera.

3. Take 20 to 30 pictures that show who you are. Try close-ups, blurry or out of focus shots, different expressions, different angles, poses, disguises, objects, etc. 

4. Import pictures to your computer.

5. Create a collage designs of your photos using Photoshop. You can cut your pictures up, add words, repeat things, change the color, use filters, adjust the transparency, etc. The size should be "U.S. Paper" or 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches tall. 300ppi.

Ideas? Here is some inspiration. (Page blocked for students, Ms. Fowler will show).

6. Save your collage to the HAND IN FINAL WORK folder as "YourLastNameCollage".

Extra Time: PicMonkey                  Pixlromatic

Videos: History of Photography Video, PBS Portrait Photography,  Alec Soth

6th Media Arts: Mandala Designs

We will be using Adobe Illustrator to create "mandalas". This project will use art and math skills, along with reflecting on big questions like "what brings you peace?"

1. What is a mandala?
2. Look at some mandalas
3. Vocabulary words: symmetry, icon, serenity, radial, reflection, concentric
4. Videos: Time lapse Tibetan monk mandala, Sand Mandala video, Digital mandala installation
5. Download Symbols.  
1. Go to thenounproject.com. 
2. Use the email address fowlerj@colheights.k12.mn.us, 
3. use the password: chps157
4. download the "svg" file
6. How to create concentric elements in Adobe Illustrator

Extra time: Kaleidoscope       Color in Motion       Flowers        The color test