Finish and Animal Drawings

Check Skyward!

Finish Portfolio Project or anything else that's missing.
See yesterday's post for saving instructions.

NEW:  Illustrator Animal Drawings

• Create your own simple, colorful animal head and/or body with shapes
• Copy and paste so you have three versions
• Use the Effects tab to add creative and interesting designs to each
• Post as #animalshapes

Finish Portfolio/Animal Drawings/ Yearbook/T-shirt Designs!

Check Skyward!

Finish Portfolio Project or anything else that's missing.
See yesterday's post for saving instructions.

Learning Target:  Apply your creativity and knowledge of Illustrator to the 

creation of a school t-shirt OR a school yearbook cover

Why:  To create realistic projects like a graphic designer!

NEW:  Illustrator Animal Drawings

• Create your own simple, colorful animal head and/or body with shapes
• Copy and paste so you have three versions
• Use the Effects tab to add creative and interesting designs to each
• Post as #animalshapes

NEW:  School Project (Yearbook/T-shirt Designs)

Use your creativity, but the final product must be a realistic design for Timberline High 
School students, parents, families, and staff.

THS Yearbook Cover Design:

• Discuss Yearbook Designs
• Colors, themes, limitations
• Timberline examples
• Open New Document - 8.5” by 11” - paper size
• Basic information:
• School name
• Name of Yearbook (Cairn)
• School Year
• Theme of Yearbook
• Must be appropriate for a wide-audience
  

  
• Yearbook must include the following elements:
  

  
• Thoughtful theme
• Picture/design
• Original Logo
• Consistent, readable fonts

Class and/or School T-Shirt Design

• Discuss T-shirt design (show examples)
• Open New Document - 11” by 11”
• Basic information:
• Graduation Year (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Possibly Class Name? (Senior, Junior, Sophomore…)
• Picture (logo or other)
• Choose apparel color, type (grey hoodie, green shirt.. etc)
• Design Requirements
• All parts of the design must be appropriate (quotes, lyrics, etc)
• Readable fonts (must be thicker fonts to print on a shirt)
• Must be appropriate for a wide audience

Finish Portfolio / Illustrator Animal Drawings

Check Skyward!

Finish Portfolio Project or anything else that's missing.
See yesterday's post for saving instructions.

NEW:  Illustrator Animal Drawings

• Create your own simple, colorful animal head and/or body with shapes
• Copy and paste so you have three versions
• Use the Effects tab to add creative and interesting designs to each
• Post as #animalshapes

Finish Portfolio Project

Check Skyward!

Continue Portfolio Project - using InDesign! (90 points)

Showcase your best work!

See last weeks blog for details.
Finish Portfolio Project or anything else that's missing.

TO DO:

• Save your final Portfolio InDesign file (With your name in the file name) to the Dropbox: 
• Save As InDesign:
• Commons/Students/THS/Dropbox/GRECO  DROPBOX/Visual Design Final Portfolio
• Save any other cool assignments to the Dropbox 
• Commons, Students, THS, Dropbox, GRECO DROPBOX, Visual Design Favorite Works

Portfolio Project - Day 6

Agenda:

Continue Portfolio Project - using InDesign! (90 points)

Showcase your best work!

See last weeks blog for details.

Save your final Portfolio InDesign file (With your name in the file name) to the Dropbox: 

Commons/Students/THS/Dropbox/GRECO DROPBOX/Visual Design Final Portfolio

You should be getting close to finishing!  

Portfolio Project - Day 5

Continue Portfolio Project - using InDesign! (90 points)

Showcase your best work!

See this week's blog for details

Your projects are due on Tuesday, June 11.

TURN IN: 
Commons
Students
THS
Dropbox
GRECO DROPBOX
Visual Design Final Portfolio

Create a NEW folder with YOUR NAME and SAVE your InDesign project as an INDESIGN (.indd)
Do not save as a .jpeg!

Portfolio Project - Day 4

Continue Portfolio Project - using InDesign! (90 points)

Showcase your best work!

See previous blogs for details.

Portfolio Project - Day 3

Learning Target:  Gather best works for the semester and arrange them in a 12-page InDesign portfolio

Why:  To review concepts learned and create a personal portfolio of your best works of the semester


FINAL PROJECT:  Visual Design Portfolio Project - using InDesign! (90 points)

Students will insert their best works from Visual Design into a multi-page InDesign document.  

Click here to see a visual of the organized portfolio.

Click here to see the project rubric/grading criteria.

Visual Design Portfolio Project - Day 2

Learning Target:  Gather best works for the semester and arrange them in a 12-page InDesign portfolio

Why:  To review concepts learned and create a personal portfolio of your best works of the semester


FINAL PROJECT:  Visual Design Portfolio Project - using InDesign! (90 points)

Students will insert their best works from Visual Design into a multi-page InDesign document.  

Click here to see a visual of the organized portfolio.

Click here to see the project rubric/grading criteria.

Visual Design Portfolio Project

Learning Target:  Gather best works for the semester and arrange them in a 12-page InDesign portfolio

Why:  To review concepts learned and create a personal portfolio of your best works of the 
semester

Visual Design Portfolio Project - using InDesign! (90 points)

Students will insert their best works from Visual Design into a 12-page InDesign document.  

Click here to see a visual of the organized portfolio.

Click here to see the project rubric/grading criteria.

Finish and Post Personal Brand

Learning Target:  Apply concepts learned in Illustrator to create 

realistic documents for this Branding Project.

Why:  To design original business documents

Finish and Post:  Personal Branding Project:  Logo, 

Business Card, and Letterhead

Project Requirements: (Post all at the 

same time) #personalbrand 

• Logo
• Consistent Colors
• Readable Design
• Innovative, Original Design (not copied)
• Business Card (3.5" wide by 2" tall)
• Name
• Phone, Email, Address (capitalize correctly!)
• Fictitious Title (Owner, Manager, CEO)
• Business Name (if you are doing a business theme)
• Consistent Logo and Color Scheme
• Creative design
• Letterhead - 8.5" wide by 11" tall
• Business Name
• Business Address
• Phone, Website
• Consistent Logo and Color Scheme

FINAL PORTFOLIO PROJECT:  Set up InDesign document together

Learning Target:  Gather best works for the semester and arrange 

them in a 12-page InDesign portfolio

Why:  To review concepts learned and create a personal portfolio of 

your best works of the semester


PORTFOLIO PROJECT:  Visual Design Portfolio Project - using 

InDesign! (90 points)

Students will insert their best works from Visual Design into a multi-page InDesign document.  

Click here to see a visual of the organized portfolio.

Click here to see the project rubric/grading criteria.

Personal Branding Project

Learning Target:  Apply concepts learned in Illustrator to create realistic documents for this Branding Project.

Why:  To design original business documents

Color Explanations Document

Finish:  Personal Branding Project:  Logo, Business Card, 

and Letterhead

**MUST POST COMPLETED PROJECT TO CLASSWORK/SPECIFIC 
ASSIGNMENT TO BE GRADED!**

Project Requirements: (Post all at the same time) 

#personalbrand 

• Logo
• Consistent Colors
• Readable Design
• Innovative, Original Design (not copied)
• Business Card - 2" by 3.5"
• Name
• Phone, Email, Address
• Fictitious Title (Owner, Manager, CEO)
• Business Name (if you are doing a business theme)
• Consistent Logo and Color Scheme
• Letterhead - 8.5 by 11"
• Business Name
• Business Address
• Phone, Website or email address
• Consistent Logo and Color Scheme

This project is due tomorrow.  You will be using the items you create here for 

the next portfolio project.  Please put quality effort and time into this project.

Personal Branding Project - Day 2

Check Skyward - it is up to date! (Except the branding project)

Learning Target:  Apply concepts learned in Illustrator to create realistic 

documents for this Branding Project.

Why:  To design original business documents

Color Explanations Document

Personal Branding Project:  Logo, Business 
Card, and Letterhead

Project Requirements: (Post all at the same time) 
#personalbrand 

• Logo
• Consistent Colors
• Readable Design
• Innovative, Original Design (not copied)
• Business Card - 2" by 3.5"
• Name
• Phone, Email, Address
• Fictitious Title (Owner, Manager, CEO)
• Business Name (if you are doing a business theme)
• Consistent Logo and Color Scheme
• Letterhead - 8.5 by 11"
• Business Name
• Business Address
• Phone, Website or email address
• Consistent Logo and Color Scheme

This project is due on Friday.  You will be using the items you create here for 
the next portfolio project.  Please put quality effort and time into this project.

Examples:

Personal Branding Project

Finish: Tutorials

Watch short videos about branding and colors:

Five easy steps to creating your own personal brand
What color is your brand?
Color Explanations Document

Image Trace
New Tools:  Curvature tool, Image Trace


Personal Branding Project:  Logo, Business Card, and 
Letterhead - DUE Friday

As an individual and a possible entrepreneur, you need to brand yourself. 
Your business will need to have a consistent identity throughout - this means 
your website, your signs, your business cards and letterhead, as well as your 
social media accounts.

Project Requirements:  (logo, business card, and letterhead)

Search Google Images for Logos

Then, search Google Images "Business Cards." You'll see a large variety of cards 
and styles. There is no longer one-style-fits-all. People are getting creative and 
innovative.

**Everything MUST have appropriate and professional names, numbers, pictures, 
etc., to earn credit)

• Logo
• Consistent Colors
• Readable Design
• Innovative, Original Design (not copied)
• Business Card - 2" by 3.5"
• Name
• Phone, Email, Address
• Fictitious Title (Owner, Manager, CEO)
• Business Name (if you are doing a business theme)
• Consistent Logo and Color Scheme
• Letterhead - 8.5 by 11"
• Business Name
• Business Address
• Phone, Website
• Consistent Logo and Color Scheme

This project is due on Friday.  You will be using the items you create here for the 
next portfolio project.  Please put quality effort and time into this project.


Examples: