World Alphabet Project Pick one character/form/letter/icon from any non-roman alphabet. Examples: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Armenian, Thai, Mayan, Aztec etc.. 1. Do some research on the language this came from. Write a short paragraph on your research, 5-7 sentences. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. Include historical information about the language, the meaning of the character and your personal…
Digital Art – History of The Alphabet
History of the Alphabet World Alphabets – quick sample Vedas Links to an external site. – India ‘Dresden Codex’ Links to an external site.– Maya Heiroglyphics – Cartouche Examples Links to an external site.– Egypt Trajan Column Links to an external site.– Italy *Other examples of world alphabets/letterforms/logographics – Egyptian Links to an external site., Mayan Links to…
Digital Art – 20 – Three Expressive Words
Use Photoshop You will create Three Expressive Words. Create a new document > web > web minimum Click ON Artboards Use the Artboard tool to create 3 artboards. Use the text tool to write a word. Use a ADJECTIVE or a VERB or any word that you can fun expressing visually. 1. Find the correct…
Digital Art – 19 – Expressive Type Practice
In this lesson we will use Photoshop’s TEXT and EDITING tools to create an ‘expressive’ design. You will choose a word (an adjective, a verb) and use the font tools, effects and images to illustrate & visually describe the meaning of the word. Instructions: Open Photoshop Create a new document > Web > Web…
Digital Art – Extra Credit – Typography Art Review
Look at the Typographic Art (Art that is made with Type and shapes and images) on this website https://www.printmag.com/design-inspiration/typographic-design-projects/ Links to an external site. Choose one of the projects from this site. In your own words explain why you like or do not like the designs. Describe if the project used Serif, Sans-serif, Blackletter,…
Digital Art – 18 – Copy a Logo
For this assignment you will use Photoshop to copy a pre-existing logo. 1. Find a logo for a brand that you like (clothing, food, sports, video game, car, anything!) 2. Save the image. Open Photoshop. Create a new document (Web > Web Minimum) and place the logo inside File > Place Embedded 3. Lock the…
Digital Art – 17 – Logo Practice
We will use the following logos in class to practice ‘Logo Design’ techniques. We will use Photoshop to re-create these logos. Place the original image above and your copy below Save the file as a PNG. Turn it in as LASTNAME_LOGO_PRACTICE.PNG here
Digital Art – 16 – Identify Type
Assignment 16: Identify Typefaces Collect 20 images of different typefaces. You can save images you find on google, take screenshots (cmd + shift + 4) Look at the typefaces you see in your clothes, on food products, on street signs, on sports and game logos, etc. Decide which category each logo belongs to: 1. Serif …
Digital Art – 15 – Public Service Announcement
Use Photoshop to create a Public Service Announcement Poster. A Public Service Announcement (PSA) is used to raise awareness about an issue that people deal with. It can be about any issue you think is important. Some ideas: Neighborhood issue, Pollution, Homelessness, War, Smoking, Vaping, Drunk Driving, Texting & Driving, Racism, Discrimination, Abuse, or anything…
Digital Art – 14 – Hierarchy Poster
Hierarchy Poster Create 3 different layouts that experiment with Type Hierarchy. You can make the poster about anything you like : music, video games, movies, art, etc.. In Photoshop > Print > Letter and Check ON Artboards Use the ARTBOARD Tool , underneath the MOVE tool to create 2 more artboards, for a total of…