Monday, May 4, 2015

Grade 11 and 12 Graphic Design Culminating Unit

This unit is your final exam and is worth 30% of your final mark
Final Project Presentations are due Monday June 1st

The Task:

For your final culminating unit you will be creating the following options:

Option A) a marketing campaign for an fictitious company of your choice:

a) A Company Logo ( 3¼" × 4½) 300dpi
b) Business Card and Letter Head (3¼" × 11) 300dpi
c) A Poster or an Advertisement 11" × 17" 300dpi
d) Website homepage 680pxX480px 72dpi

Option B) Electric Scooter Company

a) A Company Logo ( 3¼" × 4½) 300dpi
b) Business Card and Letter Head (3¼" × 11) 300dpi
c) A Poster or an Advertisement 11" × 17" 300dpi
d) Website homepage 680pxX480px 72dpi

Design Rubric for Poster Element

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

CD Cover Assignment

                                                          


 
CD Cover Assignment

Your design firm has been selected by your favorite band (or a fictitious band) to design the front and back covers for their soon to be released CD.

In discussions with the band members, you find out they want an updated logo "to reflect the band's new direction".

They want the new logo, the band's name, your image (modified to suit the bands new image) and the name of the CD on the front cover.

On the back cover, they want the 8 tracks and the 2 bonus tracks (not available on the cassette). You should include the artist, the title, the recording company name and the catalogue number. (E.g. Record Company name - Spartan, Catalogue Number - CD000 1)

GUIDELINES; Prepare a preliminary sketch of your design. Include notes justifying/explaining the images/designs you intend to use. Indicate by note the colours you plan to use in your design.

Save your logo as a separate file do you can place it on the front and back covers

Make sure your completed design will actually fit into a CD jewel case.

Details:
 
Front Cover – 12cm x 12 cm
Back Side including ends 14.5cm x 12 cm
Ends are 6mm each