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:

Illustrator Tutorial Week: Day #3

Final day to be working on your various tutorials.  You MUST complete TWO tutorials and post each one. Post BOTH projects today. When you post the final projects, make sure to include the name and link of the tutorial you followed. 

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

Illustrator Tutorial Week: Day #2

Continue working on your own tutorials. Between now and Friday, you MUST complete TWO tutorials and post each one. On Friday, you'll post BOTH projects. When you post the final projects, make sure to include the name and link of the tutorial you followed. 

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

Before you start a tutorial, read through the steps. Does it make sense? Do you feel like it's at your level or more advanced?

Choose TWO tutorials from the list below (you may do only ONE text tutorial):

• Blending Tool
• 3D Retro Text
• Varsity Lettering Effect
• Carnival Text Effect (video)
• Tackle Twill Text Effect
• Sketch Fonts
• Neon Text Tutorial
• Mummy Text Tutorial
• Baseball Inspired Text Tutorial
• Game Controller Tutorial
• Graduation Cap
• Free hand drawing
• Sparkler Tutorial
• Simple Landscape
• Batman Dark Knight
• Pinwheel
• Furry Monster
• Octopus
• Retro Fox (body color: R189, G62, B39)
• Reindeer

More Advanced Tutorials...


1. Security Seal

2. Vector Portrait *Really advanced

3. Sketch to Pattern (Underwater Pattern)

4. Winter House Scene *Time consuming

5. Cartoon Hunting Dog

Text Effects / Finish Ninja and Lion Tutorials

Learning Target:  Use Illustrator to create new, interesting text

Why:  Continue to learn design concepts in Illustrator so you can create your own art! 

SKYWARD CHECK! Skyward is up to date - please check for missing assignments!

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

Finish ASAP:  #illustratorninja, #lioneffects

NEW:  Text Effects Tutorials - due end of period Friday!

Review each Text Tutorial below and choose TWO to create a cool Illustrator text object. See examples below!

You can choose your own words and colors, but stick to the basic concepts in the tutorial

• 3D Retro Text
• Varsity Lettering Effect
• Carnival Text Effect (video)
• Tackle Twill Text Effect
• Sketch Fonts
• Neon Text Tutorial
• Mummy Text Tutorial
• Baseball Inspired Text

When you've finished the tutorial, post it with #texttutorial and the title of the tutorial (#3dretrotext or #tackletwill).

**If you finish early, do another of the Tutorials or create a cool Visual Design sign with graphic or image behind the cool text.  

Illustrator Tutorial Week: Day #1

Learning Target:  Use Illustrator to create new, interesting text

Why:  Continue to learn design concepts in Illustrator so you can create your own art! 

SKYWARD CHECK! Skyward is up to date - please check for missing assignments!

Finish ASAP:  #illustratorninja, #lioneffects

NEW:  Text Effects Tutorials - due end of period Friday!

The rest of this week, you'll be working on your own, on various tutorials. Between now and Wednesday, you MUST complete three tutorials and post each one. On Wednesday, you'll post all three projects. When you post the final projects, make sure to include the name and link of the tutorial you followed. 

Before you start a tutorial, read through the steps. Does it make sense? Do you feel like it's at your level or more advanced?

Choose TWO tutorials from the list below (you may do only ONE text tutorial):

• Blending Tool
• 3D Retro Text
• Varsity Lettering Effect
• Carnival Text Effect (video)
• Tackle Twill Text Effect
• Sketch Fonts
• Neon Text Tutorial
• Mummy Text Tutorial
• Baseball Inspired Text Tutorial
• Game Controller Tutorial
• Graduation Cap
• Free hand drawing
• Sparkler Tutorial
• Simple Landscape
• Batman Dark Knight
• Pinwheel
• Furry Monster
• Octopus
• Retro Fox (body color: R189, G62, B39)
• Reindeer

More Advanced Tutorials...


1. Security Seal

2. Vector Portrait *Really advanced

3. Sketch to Pattern (Underwater Pattern)

4. Winter House Scene *Time consuming

5. Cartoon Hunting Dog

Finish Ninjas / Lion Effects

Learning Target:  Use Illustrator to create new, interesting shapes; connect and layer shapes; and add multiple strokes to an object.

Why:  Continue to learn design concepts in Illustrator so you can create your own art! 

Tutorial Link:  Ninja Tutorial

• Following directions in the tutorial, create a scene with four Ninja figures (with names!)
• Move your four Ninja's around to create a cool scene
• Add a new or creative background for your Ninjas
• Save as Illustrator file
• Export and save as a jpeg
• Post to Google Classroom  #illustratorninja

NEW: #lioneffects

In Illustrator:  Open this Illustrator document "experiment-with-effects" from CANVAS

Assignment:  

• There are 8 colorful lions already drawn - using the Effects tab, create new, interesting lion manes for each of the 8 lions
• See the tutorial below to help
• Also see the examples in the bottom section of the document -- there are 8 more lions with effects listed

Click here to see the Tutorial

Post as #lioneffects