InDesign Poster Assignment

Your next assignment will be to create an event poster using Adobe InDesign. The poster can be used to promote any event, real or made up, and should include a time and place. Examples include a sporting event, concert, meeting, dinner, etc. For full credit your poster must include the following:


1. A graphic designed with Illustrator.
2. A picture (from photoshop or the web).
3. Text that is wrapped around an object.
4. Choose at least one element of art/design to focus on and be prepared to describe in your poster.

Assignment Update

After completing the questions for the past two days you should still have projects to work on. If you have everything completed or are not sure what to work on next, open up Adobe InDesign and try to get the hang of it. You will be creating two projects with InDesign, an event poster and a CD cover/booklet. I will be back on Wednesday and will explain the details.

Questions for Tuesday 5/12

Look at www.MastersofPhotography.org, Wikipedia.org, or do a Google image search for photographs by Edward Weston. Post answers to the following questions on your blog. This should be done by the end of the period.

1. In your words write a short bio of his photographic experience.

2. Describe his photographic style and some of his more famous photographs.

3.Post your favorite Edward Weston photograph to your blog.

Questions for Monday

Look at www.MastersofPhotography.org, Wikipedia.org, or do a Google image search for photographs by Ansel Adams. Post answers to the following questions on your blog. This should be done by the end of the period.

1. In your words write a short bio of his photographic experience.

2. Describe his photographic style and some of his more famous photographs?

3.Post your favorite Ansel Adams photograph to your blog.

Illustrator Button Assignment

Our next assignment is to design a button using Adobe Illustrator. Once it is designed you will be able to physically make the button to keep for yourself. You can use the "Type on a Path" tutorial in the Adobe Illustrator packet to help. The requirements are:

• The button should be 2.25" in diameter
• It needs have an image that you create in Illustrator (not just copied and pasted from another source)
  
• It needs to have text that follows a path
• You may include images from other sources if you like, but it is not required.

When finished you should post the image to your blog, then print it out and use the button maker to create your button.

What you should be working on:

You should be working on:

- 9 of me Warhol style self portrait

- Photocubism

- Adobe Illustrator Excercise #1 - The Illustrator Toolbox

- Black and white photography

- Digital alphabet (if not already finished)

You should all have something to work on. If you don't, see me!

Friday Questions 4/24

Friday Questions

Look at www.MastersofPhotography.org, Wikipedia.org, or do a Google image search for photographs by Andy Warhol. Post answers to the following questions on your blog. This should be done by the end of the period.

1. In your words write a short bio of his photographic experience.

2. Who are some of the famous people or things he has photographed?

3.Post your favorite Warhol image to your blog.