6th Media Arts: Legendary Creatures

Directions

1. Vocabulary

Go to wordcentral.com and look up the definitions to the vocabulary words.

2. Research

a. Mythical Creatures (answer the questions in your packet)

b. Myths, Legends, Fables and Folklore (answer the questions in your packet)

c. Look at these professional examples:

Photoshop Animals 1


Student examples

3. Write
Follow the directions on your worksheet, and us MSWord to write your legend.

4. Sketch

Sketch in your packet

5. Design

Go to Morguefile.com to collect your photos. Copyright law: A Fair(y) Use Tale

VIDEOS

Photoshop animals

How is Photoshop used to trick us? Is anyone model perfect?
PBS Off Book: Photoshop

Disney Legends
The Tortoise and the Hare
Mythical Creatures part 1, part 2
Cows, cows, cows
Animal Planet: Monster Week

*Extra time activities: SwitchZoo, Build Your Wild Self, Creature Creator

Painting and Drawing: Still Life

Jonas Wood

1. Perceive Artful Writing: Jonas Wood

Audio Example

2. Research
Still Life Painting-An Introduction from Frank Curkovic

VIDEO

What is contemporary art?
Elements of Art packet
Article: Famous Still Life Artists of the 20th century

KQED Elements of Art Videos

3. Inspiration
     Plant collage Pinterest
     Jonas Wood
Video: Jonas Wood

** Extra Time: MOMA art games

6th Media Arts: Typographic Self Portraits

1. Presentation- What are fonts? 
2. Presentation- Typographic Design
3. Take a look at last year's student projects
4. VIDEOS: Movie "Typolution", An Intro to Typography, What is Typography? Text/textures
5. Writing Assignment- Find and download a font that represents you. Write 3 sentences about why you chose it and how it represents you.
6. Demonstration- creating and starting your project

Typographic" means made of type or letters.

This picture is all letters. Can you figure out

which ones?

• Work time

If you have extra time, try 
Design a Font
Kern Type
Shape Type
Type Fight
Font Game
TypeWar
What Type Are You?

Doodle for Google

Template

Link to contest instructions
Prizes

Past examples

Computer Procedures

1. cagallery.blogspot.com

2. Google.com

3. Saving and Naming Practice

Vocabulary

• Find it Game 

Media Arts Intro Quiz

1. m.socrative.com
2. enter room ca157
3. click "join room"
4. wait for Ms. Fowler to begin

5. Writing Practice: How to be a Critical Viewer

Go to this link. Choose one cigarette advertisement and answer the questions on the screen. When you are finished, sign up on the board so Ms. Fowler can check it.

Try it:

Try these Media Arts activities: Media Studio

Go to these computer knowledge games

8th Media Arts: Monogram Logo Designs

Research and Brainstorming:

1. Watch the presentation on logo design.

2. Look at the websites  and watch the videos below: Logo Lounge,    Simple Logo Designs,   Vintage Logos,   Logo Awards,  Logos 99

Videos: Draplin Logo Design
The Art of the Logo Design (PBS)
Change the Way you look at logos (part 1 buzzfeed)
(part 2 buzzed)
Logo Animation
What makes a truly great logo?
Logo Design Process by Swerve


3. Look through the printed out logo designs on your tables

4. Fill your page with different monogram designs
and go through the folders with samples for some logo design inspiration

Make your Monogram Calling Cards
Choose your final design. Redraw on final template. Draw carefully in pencil first! Be a perfectionist! Go over your lines with Sharpie. On the back of your card, design your phone number or email or screen name or twitter. Some kind of contact info. Create with collage or by hand.

Student Examples

Extra time?
Try
Fontstruct
Shape type
Typing Games
Sky chase

Introduction

Julie Fowler - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires;

Examples of Media Arts: Portfolio of Media Arts, Polyester Studios

Portfolio of Motion Graphics

One Minute Movie: The History of Media

Media Arts in School: Media Arts Academy
Art Institutes Commercial

What are the Elements of Media Arts? Image, Sound, Space, Motion, Sequence, Time
Examples:
Food Rap "What's Cookin"
To This Day

Media Arts student work examples

Portfolio Designs: Graffiti Names

1. Read article, use HUGS for main ideas: Graffiti is Always Vandalism (NY Times Op Ed)

2. Video: History of Graffiti- Vandalism to Art

3. Video: CBS: Is Graffiti Art or Vandalism?

4. Responding and Forming your opinion:
Museum of the City: Graffiti, Art or Vandalism?

Widewalls- Art or Vandalism?

5. Add your opinion here-debate.org

Video: Graffiti vocal
Video: From Graffiti Artist to Graphic Designer
Video: Bay Area Graffiti


Use Graffiti Creator to design your portfolio

Painting and Drawing: Introduction

Welcome to painting and drawing.

Art is not just about having a great piece of work at the end, it is about the process and what you learn and discover along the way.

What is Art? (Creature Comforts video)

What is art for? Video
What is Art (Short Vimeo video)?
What are 8 ways to look at Art (Prezi)?

Extra time videos: Making Art Series, on themes

For our first exercise, see what you can discover...

Instant Face Maker from FaceHeads on Vimeo.