Thursday June 11th

One more day and the trimester is over. Please make sure to have a safe and healthy summer break. If you need a Graphic program to use over the summer please try Gravit- https://www.designer.io/en/

And just an FYI, Adobe just released a NEW app called Photoshop Camera yesterday. If you are interested it has some cool filters.

Selfie- Neon Filter.

Tuesday June 9th

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES-

As you might know I am still having some difficulties- both power outages and spinning wheels of death. It is most likely because I have too many large photos on my desk top.

So I give you this image of the mom raccoon who lives in one of my trees who has 4 babies. I am not a nature photographer but I enjoyed trying. It was taken with my DSLR (a Nikon D810 lens 70-300mm). My photos from my phone were awful!

Thursday June 4th

Graffiti Alley. Bhumsoo Kim, June 3, 2020. Ann Arbor, MI

Your last image for this class will be one in which you express something that you believe to be an injustice that you would like to see changed. You will need to take a picture or pictures or creat a drawing or drawings in which you feel it expresses this change. The images will need to include TEXT either in the picture or text you add with Photoshop or Photopea.com.

The intent of Project 17 is to give everyone one a voice through the lens of Social Justice. The guidelines to this Project is as follows:

No intentional exclusion (focus on the group you are promoting)

No harm

No violence

Show respectful for all 

Common themes for Social Justice are: 

unfair labor practices, racial discrimination, discrimination due to gender, orientation, ethnicity and age but are not limited to this.

Please contact me with any concerns or your process if you get stuck.

The artist's work for this project is vBarbara Kruger  http://www.barbarakruger.com/

Her work uses PostModern Principles- Recontextualization, Text & Image and Appropriation (the photos are not hers).

Recontextualization
Positioning familiar imagery in relation to pictures, symbols, or texts that it is not usually associate with.  A process that extracts text, signs or meaning from its original context in order to introduce it into another context.  Since the meaning of texts and signs depend on their context,  recontexturaliation implies a change in the communicative purpose to. 

Text and Image
Creating meaning through the combined interplay of text and imagery.  Artists working in this style often combine images and text that don't obviously go together.   This results in a piece of work that build meaning that is beyond the text and image alone.  Combined they create a stronger meaning. 

Appropriation
To appropriate is to borrow. Borrowing imagery from historical and mass media sources, such as found photos and advertising.  Through the act of borrowing, the artist manipulates, adds to.  Appropriation is the practice of creating a new work by taking a pre-existing image from another context—art history, advertising, the media—and combining that appropriated image with new ones. Or, a well-known artwork by someone else may be represented as the appropriator’s own. Such borrowings can be regarded as the two-dimensional equivalent of the found object. But instead of, say, incorporating that “found” image into a new collage, the postmodern appropriator redraws, repaints, or rephotographs it. This provocative act of taking possession flouts the modernist reverence for originality.

Tuesday June 2nd

The past week or so has been rather active. We have seen the power of media and design featured  working to inform or to incite- depending on the perspective. That is what makes design magical and tragic. Please find your truth in all that you are exposed to.

The Skyline Counseling Team will be offering sessions for students to have an open space to talk about and/or get support for at least the rest of the week from 2-3pm on the recent events going on in our nation. The google meet is: meet.google.com/wxh-ikqo-dsv

Tuesday May 26th and Thursday May 28th

This week is the week to make sure your work is PUBLISHED on your Weebly.

Seniors- If you have finished your 10 Projects and you have 10 marked collected in PowerSchool you are still REQUIRED to fill out the Week 7 Check for Understand form.

Missing or comments in Powerschool that are preventing you from getting a collected mark- READ them. I will not give credit to work that falls below 60% and it is all in the details.

NO CREDIT- If you do not complete 10 Projects for this class you will receive NO CREDIT. If this is the path you chose- you will need to let your counselor know so the paperwork that you and your parents sign can be completed for the year.

ALL LATE WORK DUE FRIDAY JUNE 12th.

Thursday May 21st- Brush

Brush is present.

 Brush is minimal.

Good example but the font is too plain and missing a brush.

Remember a BRUSH needs to be used in your work for the Book and Back Cover:

For CREDIT you will need a completed Book Cover (8 x 10) executed in Illustrator that has the following:

1. The Environment- A foreground, middle ground and background. Must include a brush, gradients and patterns. In this case a pattern does not need to be in the swatches- it could be a repeated line or leaf.

2. Character(s)- A main character and supporting character(s) that exhibits these qualities: gradients, textures and no/or minimal black outlines. If your book is identifying things or objects like trees let me know as you will need a minimum of 8 inanimate objects (trees) for the book so your cover might be a Forest.

3. Typography- A title that uses a unique font and that has 2 of the following: drop shadow, gradient or pattern in it. (Type- create outlines.) And includes and author in a unique font.

4. Design: The Book Cover is a continuation with the Back Cover or has a seamless transition between the two.

5. Aesthetics: The Bool Cover Design has to have integrity. It needs to show all the skills above in a way that identifies your style.

Publish your Book Cover to your Weebly page titled Children's Book.

Project 12- Children's Book Back Cover

OPTIONAL: A sketch of your Back Cover. Email it to me. if you would like help.

A Back Cover are more simple then Book Covers.

For CREDIT you will need a completed Back Cover (8 x 10) executed in Illustrator that has the following:

1. The Environment- A foreground, middle ground and background. Must include a brush, gradients OR patterns. In this case a pattern does not need to be in the swatches- it could be a repeated line or leaf. If your book is identifying things or objects like trees let me know as you will need a minimum of 8 inanimate objects (trees) for the book so your Front and Back Cover might be a Forest.

2. Character(s)- A main character and supporting character(s) that exhibits these qualities: gradients, textures and no/or minimal black outlines. 

3. Typography- The text included on the back cover is the purpose of the book. Synopsis if you will. The moral of the story. The why we should read it in text. You must have varied size of text- ONCE UPON a time in a land far away.

4. Design: The Back Cover is a continuation with the Book Cover or has a seamless transition between the two. 

5. Aesthetics: The Bool Cover Design has to have integrity. It needs to show all the skills above in a way that identifies your style.

Publish your Back Cover to your Weebly page titled Children's Book.

Tuesday May 19th

CHECK POWERSCHOOL AND GOGGLE CLASSROOM

Please make sure you are aware of any notes that I have placed in PowerSchool and Google Classroom in regards to collecting your work.

COMMENTS- If there is a comment in the box where you turned something in, then you must complete the work as described and email me when you have corrected the work as described in the comment. giltnerm@aaps.k12.mi.us

MISSING- If you have received a mark of missing, you are missing the Assignment/ Project and you need to make sure if you did it to PUBLISH your Weebly. If you are still working on it, continue your work and send me and email when completed. giltnerm@aaps.k12.mi.us

COLLECTED- If you have received a mark of collected, you have completed the Assignment/ Project. Nice job!

All collected and missing Assignments/ Projects will be update by the end of today, Tuesday, May 19th.

Thursday May14th

Thank you for the emails about updated work. As I finish up Project 11 and 12 instructions, I will get to them. As always, I grade work on Sunday after 10am. 

Please update your Weebly! Instructions posted at http://skylinehsgraphicdesign2.blogspot.com/2020/05/tuesday-may-12th-creating-weebly-tabs.html

Please make sure that your cards are all complete, you have used a brush and created a pattern.

Hint for Check for Understanding:

What is the brush name you download for Illustrator? Is your Weebly updated?

Tuesday May 12th- Creating Weebly Tabs for Multiple Classes

Instructions for today are important in maintaining your Weebly. By request from parents and students, instructions on how to organize your Weebly when you have multiple classes is below. Please watch the short video. Insert an image in the new pages as well.

Thursday May 7th

For Project 7 Humane Society Advocating for Animals Posters you will:

Sketch out 2 Posters. You will need to 2 of the 3 different themes:

     1. Companion Animal (family pets and service animals)

     2. Farm Animals

     3. Co-existing with Wild Animals

Post (by Wednesday to GCR for feedback) on your new Weebly Page- Humane Society

For Project 8 Humane Society Advocating for Animals Poster you will:

Create in Illustrator 8 x 10 inches, 2 FINAL POSTERS based off your sketches

ADD text to identify what category they are in both a creative font and in a nicer way (example- Companion Animal- Found their Forever Home/ Found their Forever Friend/ Helping those in need)

You will NOT receive CREDIT if:

You traced or copied an image by not changing it 80% (Plagiarism)

You did not do 2 sketches

You did not turn in 2 finish images created in Illustrator with text

Tuesday May 5th Sketch Ideas

Please look at the winning Sketches from an Oregon Humane Society for INSPIRATION. Found at https://www.oregonhumane.org/2019bekindtoanimalscontest/

Thursday April 30th- Metacognition

Please make sure that you use the icons in your design indicated in the post from Tuesday- http://skylinehsgraphicdesign2.blogspot.com/2020/04/tuesday-april-28th.html Send me an image today if you want me to give you feedback before you turn it in.

Watch to video below for inspitation.



Today Topic is Critique and Feedback-

As we move forward with our designs, I want to thank you for the amazing jobs you are doing. I love hearing that you are sharing your work with others in your household and that you are listen to the opinions of others. Just like you would with a CLIENT.  Nice job!

As you know we are not in class, so my ability to give you feedback is limited as well as the Pandemic has effected us all in different ways. I am trying to be very mindful of this. But since I respect all of your collective intelligences, I think we should push forward.

So lets dive in.

Metacognition – For example, involving extensive giving and receiving of feedback, and recruiting learners as self- and peer-assessors.

This places learners in the position of having to think metacognitively about the nature of the task and the cognitive processes of the discipline. It is vital that learners move from empirical and experiential understanding to pattern recognition and theory making – in this respect, metacognition is key.

To help explain why I have chosen to approach Art Critique through this lens, I need to remind you that pattern making and recognition of patterns (in testing, the way a teacher teaches, in designs and social situations (pandemics)) in my opinion is one of the best assets creative people have. That is you.

You will look at your WING DESIGN and critique it using the Feldman’s Art Criticism Theory, This is for you won benefit. I do not need this in writing. After you have done this, I want you to go back to your work and rework it if needed.

a)     Description Description is the first step in the process of critiquing art (Feldman, 1994). During the description process critics make observations about what they see. These observations must be objective with no inferences or expressions of personal opinion, listing only what is seen without using value words such as ‘beautiful’ or ‘ugly’. What is the written description on the label or in the program about the work? What is the title and who is (are) the artist(s)? When and where was the work created? Describe the elements of the work (i.e., line movement, light, space). Describe the technical qualities of the work (i.e., tools, materials, instruments). Describe the subject matter. What is it all about? Are there recognizable images? (Jones, 2008)

b)      Analysis Analysis is the second step in art critiquing process (Feldman, 1994). At this point the critics express their thoughts about the message of the artwork. Analysis relies heavily on the critic’s knowledge of the elements of art and principles of design to articulate in knowledgeable style the information seen in a work of art. To describe how the work is organized as a complete composition the critic should ask the following questions: How is the work constructed or planned (i.e., acts, movements, lines)? Identify some of the similarities throughout the work (i.e., repetition of lines, two songs in each act). Identify some of the points of emphasis in the work (i.e., specific scene, figure, movement). If the work has subjects or characters, what are the relationships between or among them?” (Jones, 2008)

c)      Interpretation Interpretation is the third step of the critiquing process (Feldman, 1994). The critics express their opinion about what they think the artist is trying to say by describing what it means to them, how it makes them feel or what expressive qualities the piece has. The critic should ask the following questions: What expressive language would you use to describe the qualities (i.e., tragic, ugly, funny)? Does the work remind you of other things you have experienced (i.e., analogy or metaphor)? How does the work relate to other ideas or events in the world and/or in your other studies? (Jones, 2008)

d)     Judgment Judgment or theory is the final step in the art critique process (Feldman, 1994). During the judgment the critics state their own opinion about the work of art. The artwork assessed whether the piece is a success or failure by asking the following questions: What qualities of the work make you feel it is a success or failure? What criteria can you list to help others judge this work? How original is the work? Why do you feel this work is original or not original? (Jones, 2008)

Tuesday April 28th

So let's talk about the wings. As you have been watching the videos and making your own Skyline icons, I thought I would give you this image to add. I did not take the photo and I am not sure who did. I made it line art/ blueprint. Feel free to use it.

Please add to you design:

The images below I did take. I think the wind turbine would be a good addition and the Eagle sculpture near the student entrance.

Thursday April 23rd- National Park Postcard TEXT

Morning!

Remember the TEXT on your postcard is part of the overall design and it needs to be impressive.

This means you need to DOWNLOAD a NEW FONT. You can go to dafont.com or 1001fonts.com. Those are just 2 places you can go. There are hundreds of sites for free fonts.

Remember that by tomorrow you should have COMPLETED for the CLP 2 the following:

Project 3 you will need to post to your WEEEBLY the following:
Screenshots of the 3 Layers (foreground, middle ground, and back ground)
and original photograph you are using for your illustration. 

Project 4 you will need to post to your WEEEBLY the following:
A screenshot of the FINISHED postcard.

Check for Understanding Survey. You will receive a google form survey tomorrow via email. It is a must for the CLP.

If you really want to try something NEW below is a great tutorial from Spoon Graphics. Enjoy!

Tuesday April 21st

Happy National Parks Week! I know that we are all safely at home and can not venture out into any National Parks. I look forward to your designs transporting me to another place.

The above video is of the Grand Canyon and explores the Parchitecture by Mary Colter.

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Thursday April 16th

Morning!

Remember that by tomorrow you should have COMPLETED for the CLP the following:

Project 1- 2 Sketches posted on Weebly. Weebly address posted to GCR and marked done for credit.

Project 2- 2 finished posters done in Illustrator. Screenshots of the 2 posters published on Weebly. Weebly page address turned into GCR and marked done for credit.

Check for Understanding Survey. You will receive a google form survey tomorrow via email. It is a must for the CLP.

Awesome tip for text that would be good for National Parks Postcard Project next week. Happy National Parks week!

Tuesday April 14th

Good Morning! Hope you are all doing well!

Just in case you missed my apology, YOU WILL NOT be penalized if you do not have as many people as the Project asks for.

The video below is a hint of who is the guest judge for Amplifier.

Friday April 13th

"Graphic Design will save the world 
when rock and roll does."

- David Carson

http://www.davidcarsondesign.com/

Food Survey Link

You must be logged into your aaps google account to access.

http://bit.ly/33gRqDk

or

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnc6v_n2TQVtOaSX3P3Hf8ZeRnpql7LShXj3vowequFet29A/formrestricted

Technology Access Survey

http://bit.ly/schoolclosure20

Classroom Survey

Please fill out the survey https://forms.gle/9BLx7BYKThj6n7pf7 so I can better improve the quality of instruction in my classes. Thank you for taking the time to give feedback.