GRADES: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: None
Length: One trimester/one-half credit (may not be repeated for credit)
Course Description
Students in this course will be introduced to the basics of graphic design including: Typography, professional design software, elements and principles of design and design history. Students use Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign to create various independent and group projects.
Course qualifies for Fine Arts and Career & Tech Credit.
Required Material
- Chromebook or other type of computer
- Headphones
- iPad (can be checked out from the school)
Course Resources
- LinkedIn Learning Website
- Adobe Website
- other texts and websites applicable to the field
Course Calendar
Activities
- Course Introduction
- Classroom Introduction
- iMac and Google Drive
- All About Me
- What is Graphic Design?
- What is a good design?
- Creativity
- Masters of Design // Adrian Frutiger
- Typography Basics
- Typography Scavenger Hunt
- Word Look
- Typogram
- Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
- Kaleidotype
- Masters of Design // Otl Aicher
- Create an icon
- A Brief History of Graphic Design
- One of these ideas:
- ? Emotive Typography in Ai –> two layers
- ? Self-Portrait as Comic
- ? Low Poly in Illustrator
- Introduction to Adobe InDesign with LearnKey
- Text Portrait in InDesign
- Masters of Design // Paula Scher
- MYREASONWHY
- The Technicals
- Advertising Graphic
- Layout and Composition
- Macro Typography
- Basics of Yearbook Spread Design
- Me-Spread
- Careers in Graphic Design
- Portfolio Website
Other Ideas
- How do visuals affect you?
- How can you use visuals to “manipulate” customers?
- How to create thumbnail sketches?
- Sticker
- Masters of Design // Jessica Hische
- Handlettering
- Printing Technologies