Graphic+Visual+Art+20+and+30

__**Tuesday, January 5th to Thursday, January 15th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can select elements to produce a one page advertisement.
 * We can produce a series of thumbnail sketches for a variety of one page advertisements.
 * We can create and print a one page advertisement
 * We can analyze a companies logo to find out the story behind it and it's impact on the brand it sells
 * We can create our own unique logo that will revolve around a business that you will create
 * You can explain why you came up with the logo that you did and the brand that you are trying to sell
 * We can create an advertising campaign that will use Social Media such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. to promote your brand

__** How we will learn it **__ __**Tuesday, January 5th to Thursday, January 15th**:__ During these classes, you will be with Mrs. Golding, as I am away. Your job is to refer back to the week before Christmas Break (Thursday, December 18th), and begin working on your Social Media campaigns for your logo/business.

These are the specifics that I will want you to work on.

1. Logo goes in the profile picture 2. Cover Art is displayed (Created from scratch) 3. 6 pictures that represent your logo/company/brand 4. 2 Video advertisements (created using whatever technology you would like. Computer/Mobile. Each video should be 15 seconds, just like on Instagram).

Will you need to create a prototype of your product to advertise your logo and business? Use your brain, how will you create it?

Remember to take a look at the examples of different businesses. I have left links from last week for you to look at so you can get some ideas

You may need to leave the classroom to work on these assignments; especially if you are doing some certain types of pictures. To do that, you must go through Mrs. Golding and tell her what you are going to working on. You need to have all supplies ready to go. This is your job, not hers. What she says goes! If she can't trust you, outside the classroom, you aren't going. End of story! Also, online games? I wouldn't. Get your work done! :)

Hope you have an awesome few days and I will see you soon!




 * __Tuesday, December 16th and Thursday, December 18th, 2014__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can select elements to produce a one page advertisement.
 * We can produce a series of thumbnail sketches for a variety of one page advertisements.
 * We can create and print a one page advertisement
 * We can analyze a companies logo to find out the story behind it and it's impact on the brand it sells
 * We can create our own unique logo that will revolve around a business that you will create
 * You can explain why you came up with the logo that you did and the brand that you are trying to sell
 * We can create an advertising campaign that will use Social Media such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. to promote your brand

__** How we will learn it **__ __**Tuesday, December 16th**:__ Today, we are going to take some time to examine other companies Facebook, Twitter, and other medias that they use to promote their logos and brands. We will take a look at a few examples in class and then give you time to explore some of your choice brands. Here are the ones we will look at:

Lacoste on Facebook McDonalds on Facebook Lulu Lemon on Facebook

Starbucks on Twitter Earls Restaurant on Twitter Disney World on Twitter

The North Face on Instagram Obey Clothing on Instagram Pizza Hut on Instagram Samsung Mobile Instagram

1. How their page is setup (look at where logo is place, cover art, etc.) 2. Their "About" section (what information is included) 3. Pictures and videos they include on their FB, Twitter, and Instagram sites 4. What the post and tweet on their pages
 * While you are looking through, I would like you to make note of the following ** :

We will be spending most Tuesday's class looking at different companies' sites to see how they use their logo and brand. On Thursday, you will begin piecing together how you are going to create your own Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram site for your logo and brand. You will need to choose two of these sites to create to represent your logo and brand. We will discuss this more on Thursday.

__**Thursday, December 18th**__: Today, we are going to talk about your assignment for after Christmas.

Your job, when you get back from Christmas break will be to choose two pieces of social media (Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram), and begin creating a social media advertising campaign for your logo and company.

Here are the steps you need to work on:

1. Creating a page for your logo/company on the social media platforms that you are going to look at

2. How are you going to put your logo on your site so that it is in a well viewed location.(Cover photo, profile picture, etc.)

3. What sort

1. What does your brand represent? 2. How will you put your logo out to the public in a creative way? Think about the pictures and art you can create.

We will see how far you get this week. If you need to go and take picture or work on something outside of the classroom, please make sure to check with me. I have materials available but because it is such a nice week, you may want to go and produce some of your examples outside.

**Your evaluation for this assignment will come from answering the following questions, based on what you have been looking at throughout this unit. Please create a page on your wikispace called "My Logo" and have a link to your Facebook or Twitter site included on that page.**

Here are the questions you need to answer on your page. Please be as detailed as you can (full and complete sentences):

1. Please upload a picture of your logo to the page. 2. Please have a link to your Facebook or Twitter account posted to the page. 3. What is your product? 4. What does your logo represent? 5. Who is the target audience (main people that will buy your product) for your logo and why did you choose them? 6. What type of personality (feeling, mood) did you give your FB or Twitter site? Why did you go with this? 7. How did you get your logo out to the public? What did you rely on? 8. What did you find difficult about this project? 9. What did you enjoy about this project? 10. If you were to give yourself a mark (percentage wise) where would you rank yourself? Why?

I hope you have an safe and awesome Christmas Break!!!



__ **Tuesday, December 2nd to Friday, December 13th, 2014** __ __ **What are we learning?** __
 * We can select elements to produce a one page advertisement.
 * We can produce a series of thumbnail sketches for a variety of one page advertisements.
 * We can create and print a one page advertisement
 * We can analyze a companies logo to find out the story behind it and it's impact on the brand it sells
 * We can create our own unique logo that will revolve around a business that you will create
 * You can explain why you came up with the logo that you did and the brand that you are trying to sell
 * We can create an advertising campaign that will use Social Media such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. to promote your brand

__**How we will learn it**__ **__Tuesday, December 2nd and Thursday, December 4th:__** For the next couple of days, we are going to begin thinking about, sketching, and designing your own logo. ** YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COPY AND PASTE FROM THE INTERNET AS 99% of them are copyrighted **. This has to come from you. However you want to create the logo is fine by me (sketch that we scan, internet tools, programs on the computer). The only thing you have to remember is that you will be using this logo for the next couple of weeks as you design an advertising campaign around it (more on that next week). As you create your logo I want you to think about what you are trying to sell. Think about these questions:

1. What are you trying to sell? 2. How do you want people to see your logo? (what does your brand represent)

You will be evaluated on the following four elements, for you logo:
 * **Attractiveness** - The appearance of the logo is pleasing. Titles, text, colors, and graphics are incorporated
 * **Layout/Design** - There is a feeling of unity among all the parts of the logo. It is arranged and organized to create a well centered piece
 * **Technical Elements** - The logo incorporates elements of using technology in a creative way
 * **Originality** - The design is unique and original.

Here is some examples that companies have used and how there were designed.

This rubric will be used in evaluating your logo:



Next week, we will continue to work on your logo and then start talking about your advertising campaign. We will be talking about using Social Media to promote your brand and you will be given the opportunity to examine and create some for the class.

Don't forget to complete your ART OF THE WEEK for this week's entry on your wikispace!!

Have awesome weekend!



__ **Tuesday, October 14th to October 28th, November 2-28th, 2014** __ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can develop our skills of being a photographer
 * We can develop the skill of using the camera in different positions, to change the style of photograph
 * We can use different online and mobile tools to edit our pictures to enhance their appearance
 * We can create our own type of photograph representation from a famous photograph
 * We can use online and mobile photography tools to create our pieces

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, October 14th**__: Begin working on editing the pictures you took in Mr. Martin's class. Check out the tools that we have previously used (see entries from a few weeks ago). Remember these are the pics he is looking for: > PLEASE MAKE SURE TO KEEP ALL ORIGINAL PICS SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH THE EDITING
 * Frame within a Frame
 * Get Close
 * Rule of Thirds
 * Reflecions
 * Abstract
 * Interesting Perspective
 * Light Drawing (will be done with his assistance)

__**Thursday, October 15th**__: Today you will be carrying on with your pics, what you took with Mr. Martins. Also we are going to take a look at another photography project that we discussed on Tuesday.

The idea is to find a 2 famous photographs of a celebrity, painting, movie, etc. and recreate it using your own flare. Here are some examples that have been done in the past. Take a look and see what these people did. This project will require you to use your hands, cameras, and most importantly yourselves, as you try to recreate these pictures.

Here are some examples!

Example 1 Example 2 with Lego

__**Tuesday, October 28th and Thursday, October 30th**__: Work time on this project



__ **Tuesday, September 16th to Friday, October 9TH, 2014** __ __ **What are we learning?** __
 * We can view and discuss and analyze the characteristics of cover design on pieces such as CD Covers, Movie Posters, Video Game Covers, DVD Covers.
 * We can complete a variety of sketches and images that will be incorporated to complete a cover
 * We can compose and print off a cover that we create using digital design software
 * We can share our own discoveries of the art that we find, using the internet, and share them on our Wikispaces
 * We can complete a variety of sketches and images that will be incorporated to complete a cover
 * We can compose and print off a cover that we create using digital design software
 * We can evaluate the process of creating your cover art through discussion and writing samples

__**How we will learn it **__ __**Tuesday, Septemb****e****r**__ **__16th to Thursday, October 9th__**__:__ This will be the time for you to start creating your cover art pieces. We talked last week and I think there are three roads we can go down when we are creating your cover art:

1. Recreating: You create a piece of album art work from scratch 2. Representing: You take a style of a piece of cover art and make it your own. There are aspects of the cover art that comes through in your piece that is similar to what someone has done before (think about Apple vs. Ok Go video) 3. Original: You create the cover art that you want to

Some guidelines to follow:

1. All pieces will need to be uploaded to the "Cover Art" page of your wikispace 2. You are more than welcome to use mobile devices and apps to help you in your development 3. Pieces must be school appropriate

The following rubric will be used to evaluate your pieces:



If you are looking for digital photo sites to use on your cover art, please refer to the sites listed from last week.

We will continue this on Thursday! Please remember that if you need any supplies or anything that can help you in your pieces, let me know and I will do my best to track them down for you! :)

Have a great weekend!



__ **Tuesday, September 9th and Thursday, September 11th, 2014** __ __ **What are we learning?** __
 * We can use digital technology in the production of photographic work
 * We can develop an understanding of the impact of new technologies on the photography and graphic arts industry
 * We can develop an appreciation for photography as an art form
 * We can explore a variety of presentation formats used to display photographic work

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, Septembe****r**__ **__9th__:** Continuing to work on your wikis

__**Thursday, September 11th:**__ Continuing to work on your wikispaces plus we will be going through the following photo editing tools:

Today, we are going to be exploring sites that assist in photo editing. These are great, web based, program that lets you edit your pictures to the way that you like. The reason we are looking at this is that over the next little while, when we are doing projects, I want you to have the freedom to be more visual with the pictures that you take and use in your projects. Sometimes it's just easy to go to google and find a picture. Using these programs, I am hoping that you will be able to create more of your own pictures and present them the way that you want them presented. Lots of the skills you pick up will be from discovering things on your own. I want you to take control of your learning and figure out how to use these sites for your own use.

BeFunky SumoPaint ImageChef PhotoShop Express FotoFlexer PicMonkey

On Monday we will start looking at the art of Cover Art (movie and music) and continue from there by creating our own.

Have an awesome weekend!

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__ **Tuesday, September 2nd and Thursday, September 4th, 2014** __ __ **What are we learning?** __
 * We can create a portfolio to showcase our artwork, assignments, and examples we find from other source.
 * We can share our own discoveries of the art that we find, using the internet, and share them on our Wikispaces

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, September**__ **__2nd__:** Welcome to Graphic/Visual Arts 20/30! Mr. Martens and myself will be co-teaching this class and we are excited have you come along for the ride! Today, we are going to be setting up our accounts for our personal wikispaces and go over the course outline, found here:



__**Thursday, September 4th**__: We will continue developing your wikispaces, today and go over the following assignment.



Hope you all have a great weekend! You'll need it after the craziness that is this week!

Have a good one!