Graphic Arts

Graphic Design

Have you ever been persuaded, inspired by or gotten an idea from a picture? If so, you have encountered graphic design. Graphic Design is a form of visual communication combining painted, drawn or computer generated images and text to communicate an idea, advertise a product or make an announcement to a population of viewers. In the graphic design art class students will create, choose and organize compositions to communicate ideas visually. Exploration of graphic arts includes using computer graphics in Photoshop, pencil and ink, cut paper mediums, transfer paper, screen printing, paint and 2d drafting tools. Students will learn to communicate an idea visually through various compositional choices as well as image and text graphics.

Week(s)	Unit	Topics	Project
1	What is Graphic Design Photoshop (PS)	Identifying careers and design concepts Getting to know the work area (tools)Retouching, Healing, Corrections
2	Black Square Problem PS	Overlapping shapes, Working with selections Layers, rearranging layers, layer styles	Texture Portraits
3	Black and White Problem PS	Negative Space Editing Photos, Quick Fixes Masks and Chanels
4	Designing with Type PS	Letters/numbers as subject/patters/texture Typographic Design	Surreal Compositions
5	Jack and Jill PS	Design with voice Vector Drawing
6	Less is More PS	Encouraging viewer interaction Advanced Composing: Smart Filters, backgrounds and improving low resolution	The business of graphic design: Magazine, Album Cover, Logo, Business card….
7-9	Typographic Desin Extra Credit: UPC Problem