Graphic Design
Objective:
Visual Art: The student will create one t-shirt design including a heading, phrase, and picture.
Literacy: Students will write a goal and reflect. Then students will evaluate growth of skills.
Visual Art: The student will create one t-shirt design including a heading, phrase, and picture.
Literacy: Students will write a goal and reflect. Then students will evaluate growth of skills.
Graphic Design is the art of combining words, symbols, and images to create a representation of ideas and messages.
T-Shirt
- Which design would you buy? Why?
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Overview: video
1. Required Parts: heading, phrase, and picture 2. Students must use the following elements of design and skills to complete the T-Shirt design.
Day 1: Directions: 5 minute sketch
Evaluation Questions |
Practice Skills (Day 2):
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2. Contrast: How will you make your lettering and image pop out?
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Creating your practice design (with color): Graphic Design
Day 3:
~Shade in your lettering and image. It must look nice!
~(Don't tell me you will make it look better on your final. Make it look good on the practice.)
Day 3 & 4:
~Unity: Does the text create a related feel to the phrase and symbol?
~Space: Overlapping is the best way to unify a design. Did you overlap or do something to make your design feel tied together?
2. Show Mrs. C. (receive a star) - I will be asking the questions below.
Day 4 & 5:
Day 3:
- Canvas assignment for more visual direction
- Create Practice (large yellow paper): Draw your design.
- Trace the t-shirt shape.
- Sketch your design quickly.
- Add in your final details. (Mrs. C will demonstrate.)
~Shade in your lettering and image. It must look nice!
~(Don't tell me you will make it look better on your final. Make it look good on the practice.)
Day 3 & 4:
- Analyze: Think about these questions:
~Unity: Does the text create a related feel to the phrase and symbol?
~Space: Overlapping is the best way to unify a design. Did you overlap or do something to make your design feel tied together?
2. Show Mrs. C. (receive a star) - I will be asking the questions below.
- Did create contrast between your lettering and image?
- Did you create balance?
- Did you unify your lettering style and image?
- Did you organize your space well?
Day 4 & 5:
- Get the t-shirt template from Mrs. C.
- Trace & hand the template back to Mrs. C
- Final: Draw your design. (Be careful of your size and placement of the design. Draw light so you can erase!) You can trace.
- Final: Begin to add color.
- Cut out your design.
- Write your name and class on the back in pencil.
- Evaluate on the chart.
- Take a picture and save.
- Complete the Canvas Assignment - Google doc and reflection questions.
- Place you t-shirt and evaluation chart on Mrs. C's desk.
- Work on unfinished projects. (Hidden Color Wheel)
Extra Credit
What would you do differently to improve these designs?
Evaluation Rubric: Click on the picture to view.