Typographic Logo Series

We will be creating the typographic logo series. Over the last couple of days, everyone has been designing a black on white typographic logo.  We will be continuing that theme and learning other ways of creating interesting logos for your clients.

We will use skills from the tutorial using Path Finder Window and Shape Builder Tool Tutorial.

This tutorial will give you some creative options for designing the White on Black.

• White on Black Logo design finished up
• Spot Color and Pantone Color next
• Finish up Traced Scans-I will start grading these during break.
• Turn-in your Gallery Walk feedback from Thursday.

Gallery Walk

Gallery Walk Critique-
This is a 100 point activity, so be sure to write your name next to all three of your comments. You must go to 3 people not in your row. At the top of your page ask a specific question about your design that you would like to get feedback on. Next think about the the following general questions:

1. Is the logo well organized and and eye catching?
2. Is the logo one that the client could not easily create in word, or other word processing programs?
3. Does the logo meet the criteria set up by the client?
1. Typographic?
2. Graphic Design Company? 
4. Is this design flexible enough to use in a variety of situations?

Based on the 5 questions, what suggestions would you give the designer.

Use the comments to make improvements to your design.

Hand in the Gallery Walk assignment. Please make sure your name is bold and at the top of the page.

Master Path

You will need your sketches:

• Look through your sketches with your peer review marks and find a design that meets the following criteria:
• clear message about the type of business-(Graphic Design) for this assignment (required for full credit).
• eye catching
• memorable
• You will have 20 minutes on the Master Path (Master Path-defined as a black on white design used by graphic designers to create collection of designs based on the same logo) .
• Open an Illustrator document set to 8.5" x 11"
• Select a font close to the sketch you have chosen.
• Set the type size to 200 pt
• Type out your letters (don't not drag out a text box. Simply click and type) and apply create outlines once the spelling is double checked. A tracing is another option using a scan and the pen tool.
• Move the anchor points to reshape the letters to fit your design. 
• Move the letters to the position that you want using the direct selection arrow (the white one)

Scanning and Tracing Day 2

We went over scanning this week.
-scanned images can be made into templates
-templates can be traced, creating original images.  We will continue working on this today.

We will also learn about guidelines and how to use them.

Labtime:
Finish up your manipulation assignment.  The finished document can be placed in the Font Manipulation turn-in folder in the N drive.  You will name your file as follows:

Your Name (first and last).Font Manipulation

The Scan and Trace is named as follows:

Your Name (first and last).Scan and Trace

Place it in the turn in folder in the N Drive.

Illustrator How to:

• Inlining
• Type on a Path

Scanning and Tracing

Pen Test -This is a timed test so you must wait for the timer to start to complete it. You will have 5 minutes.

Timer

We will be learning to scan today, and then how to use the scanned jpeg in Illustrator.

Scan 1 or 2 of your favorite designs from your sketchbook.  Save them into your H drive asap.

Labtime:
#1:Scan

#2:Go to video and tutorial tab. Find the Pen Tool Practice.

#3:If need, finish up your manipulation assignment from Friday.  The finished document should be placed in the Font Manipulation turn-in folder in the N drive.  You will name your file as follows:

Your Name (first and last).Font Manipulation

#4:We went over scanning last week.
-scanned images can be made into templates
-templates can be traced, creating original images.  We will be working on this today, so be sure to scan asap!

We will also learn about guidelines and how to use them.

#5:At the end of class, you will save you document for Scanning and Tracing. It is important that the document type is .ai. The document will sometimes default to a different format that cannot be opened.

Illustrator vs Photoshop!!!!

Turn in any additional sketches by Wednesday. We will be using sketches today and tomorrow.

Today's theme:

Illustrator vs Photoshop!!!!


Let the games begin

Later today:
We will be learning about scanning
-scanned images can be made into templates
-templates can be traced, creating original images.  We will be working on this tomorrow, so be sure to scan today!

We will also learn about guidelines and how to use them.

and Font Manipulation!

50 Sketches Wrap-up

Sketches are due today!
-50 sketches total including:
    -40 traditional sketches
    -5 transfers
    -5 collages
-Content of your sketches includes:
    -a company name that advertises that you are a graphic designer
    -text/fonts only
-additional sketches maybe turned in through Wednesday (if you turn in the rest of your sketches today)

50 Sketches

Great start on the sketches so far!
Keep it fresh and interesting. 
Try fitting letters into one another.
Feature multiple sizes of letters in several logos.
We will try 2 layout methods, collaging and transfers on Monday.

Take a break now and then and look at dafont.com or the web to find inspiration (not something to copy).

Typographic Logo Design

There are 2 tabs associated with this assignment. Use the information from these tabs to guide your sketches.

Your first task is to create a name for your design company. Customers should be able to clearly understand that your company is a design company. Clearly write the company name or names at the top of you first page of sketches. You will complete this handout and turn it in using this turn-in form.

Day 2

1. We will start talking about Brainstorming.

2. Bugs and Blocks

4. Videos-We are going to be moving into our first design problem.  As we do this we need to understand more about typography and logos.

Class Location Change

There are still website maps missing. If you were absent last week, go to the Computer Graphics Google share folder. Go to web resources and complete the web mapping assignment.

Today is the last ie of the term. Please sign up now, if you need more time. I will also be around after school today.

We will not do presentations of the websites. You will have class time on Thursday to finish up your website and turn it in to the N Drive.

Due to testing on Tuesday February 28th our class will be meeting in Room 106. We will be back in our normal lab on Thursday.

There are 2 more assignments to grade for the term; State Cross Country and the website. State Cross Country is worth 300 points. I will be grading it this week. The website will be graded next Thursday during class. Look carefully at your grades. If something is missing, and you have not emailed me about it, please do. I have started to grade the previously emailed items, but have not completed all of them. I will be working on the emails this week as well.

Last Few Assignments

I have been grading the Red Raider and looking through the Agenda Covers. Quite a few of you did not create outlines for the text, so I am not able to grade your pieces. Please fix this today, and save your new version. If they are not changed today, they will be graded as unfinished assignments.

We will be looking at how to prepare and save all of your artwork for the website today. By Wednesday you should have your background, buttons, logo, and artwork saved in their proper folders in the assets folder for your website. Thursday we will be starting to create the website in Dreamweaver. It requires that you have information ready to use.

Web Portfolios

Web design is our final unit for this class. We will be creating a website portfolio to showcase the pieces you made this term. Students can also expand the website content to include other items. This could include, but is not limited to:

• other artwork
• favorite fonts
• best brushes

The website will be presented on the last day of class.

Assembly Schedule

1:50 Assembly Schedule
TIME	PERIOD	DURATION
7:35 - 8:37	1st	62 min
8:44 - 9:49	2nd	65 min w/announcement
11:01 - 11:31	3A LUNCH	30 min
11:35 - 12:37	3A CLASS	62 min
11:05 - 12:07	3B CLASS	62 min
12:07 - 12:37	3B LUNCH	30 min
9:56 - 10:58	4th	62 min
12:44 - 1:46	5th	62 min
1:52 - 2:52	Assembly	60 min

POS for Web

• POS for web-10 Sketches are due today
• rectangular format
• landscape orientation
• required elements:
• complex background
• Program of Studies
• LHS or Lincoln High School with effects
• 2018 
• Seek feedback from 3 people (3 notations from each person)
• Begin working on the POS
• the document particulars are on the blog
• This assignment will be due on Friday.

The State Cross Country Designs are past due. Please turn in the following documents:

Required:

• 13" x 13" Illustrator doc
• PDF of the main document

Optional, but helpful:

• T-shirt preview in different colors

We will be wrapping up our work with Illustrator. The State Cross Country T-shirt is our last piece that uses Illustrator. We will be moving on to Photoshop next. Get ready for some fun!!!! 

If you have completed the Red Raider, choose graphic distressing tutorial. This technique adds character to a t-shirt design.

Thursday and Friday

Things to Do:

1. Complete and turn-in POS front and back cover to the 'N' Drive
2. Complete and turn-in the Red Raider Logo
1. Headshot
2. Full body
3. Red Raider-typographic only
4. Combination
1. wolf
2. wr
3. Red Raider
3. Jerry Marshall Awards program cover
4. Work on Wisconsin State Park Sticker 

Wrapping up Logos

School Nutrition Logo
I began grading these, but found too many were turned in incomplete. This assignment is for a client. It should be on a professional document that features the logo in multiple sizes, and identifies you as the designer. This should be completed by the end of the hour, and turned in again for final grading.

Red Raider
We will have today and tomorrow to wrap-up this design. You will be turning in a single page to your client. It must include the full body, head, typographic logo and the combo logo. If you need more time,  please schedule yourself for ie this week. I will also be after school on Tuesday.

Red Raider Continues

Still some sketches missing for the Red Raider. You are designing the following items:

• Wolf-Full body
• Same Wolf-Head only
• Raid Red-Dynamic typographic logo only
• Combo Logo-Same typographic logo and one of the wolves

Program of Studies-please help me out. This is the rubric for the POS. Please a copy of the rubric and rename it with your name. Save this into the this folder. This will help me grade the POS more quickly.

Red Raider

And now we present...The Red Raider Challenge!

The challenge is to design an iconic and typographic logo of the Wisconsin Rapids Red Raider. The design should work well together and separately. He prefers a headshot, but also plan on creating a full body design.

Assignment Requirements:

• 10 sketches with Peer Feedback
• Red Wolf logo
• headshot
• full body
• Red Raiders typographic logo
• Front view nice
• Ferocious
• Include the WR
• Combination logo of typographic logo and iconic logo
• Must be original
• No more than 3 colors
• Reference a ferocious wolf

Combination Logos

Bring your sketchbook!!

Your Client is Ms. Severson
Director of Food Services
WRPS

POS

Please email me if you turn in any work after I have graded.

Front cover are coming along.
Move on to your back cover next.

• can be a related design
• can be a new concept
• requirements
• Lincoln High School/WR related ideas, colors
• Administration and Counselors info

If you have completed the assignments, go to 
State Parks
There are also other design challenges under the contests tab.