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5th Grade, McCrae, 10-15 – Graphic Design: Personal Logo

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THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE DAY!

Our 1st semester will focus on media creation, while or 2nd semester will focus more on coding.

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    1. So You Want To Be A Media Arts Major...
    2. Objective:
      1. Students will create personal logos to demonstrate an understanding of vector graphics.
    3. Announcements:
      1. No late work for this Quarter will be accepted after Thursday, October 16th! THAT'S TOMORROW!
        1. This deadline is 2 weeks before the end of the Quarter. That time is needed to ensure all late work handed in before then is graded in a timely fashion.
      2. Previous lessons: Audio 1, Audio 2, Audio 3, Audio 4, Audio 5, Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4, Video 5, Video 6, Graphic Design: Personal Logo
  2. Today's Lesson: Graphic Design: Personal Logo
    1. Grading Rubric:
      4 Pts Image should include one or more student initials.
      3 Pts Image should include a graphic element. (Don't have it JUST be a word or letter(s)!
      3 Pts Image should NOT be more than two colors! (In this rare case, black and white count as colors.)
    2. Today, Mr. Smith is going to show you how to make a personal logo! We'll begin by remembering some important things from our last class.
      1. Text should always be as readable as possible!
        1. The value (how light or dark something is) of the text should be very different from its background.
        2. Larger text is usually better.
        3. TYPE IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS! (You will almost never be told to do this, but for this project it's a good idea.)
    3. There are many tools we can use.
      1. If you are working on this at home, a good option is Method Draw: https://editor.method.ac/
      1. If you are on one of the lab computers, Mr. Smith will show you how to install Inkscape. It's like Method Draw but with more buttons.
    4. Begin by using the Text tool to add a single letter from your name into the canvas.
      1. Stretch it out! Change the font! Change the color! What else can you do?
      2. Consider adding a 2nd letter from your name. This may or may not work well, but try to get them to overlap in a way that looks cool.
      3. Overlapping the letters might work better if they're the same color, or they may need to be two different colors depending on the effect you want.
    5. Use the shape tools and find something that represents you in some way.
    6. Use the "Export" option (under the "File" menu) to export your work as a PNG file to hand in.
    7. This is an IN-CLASS assignment, NOT HOMEWORK. Please stay on task to complete this work by the end of class!