{"id":9524,"date":"2026-01-23T05:15:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/?p=9524"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:18:08","slug":"4th-grade-nimmons-01-23-graphics-logo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/01\/23\/4th-grade-nimmons-01-23-graphics-logo\/","title":{"rendered":"4th Grade, Nimmons, 01-23 &#8211; Graphics: Logo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8124\" src=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CanvasClass25_41-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CanvasClass25_41-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CanvasClass25_41.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-lFy53vEpUmex2hk3kRqPb6PcXrZ5-1e\/view?usp=drive_link\">THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE DAY!<\/a> (It's for a different class but covers the same content.)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Students will create personal logos to demonstrate an understanding of vector graphics.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Announcements:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The last day for any late work WAS Monday, January 12th!<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li>Missing assignments posted before the 12th will remain zeroes, as enough time was given to complete them.<\/li>\n<li>This deadline is 2 weeks before the end of the Quarter and is far more lenient than PGCPS policy.<\/li>\n<li>Work owed from unexcused absences will still not be accepted.<\/li>\n<li>Between January 12th and the last day of the Quarter, PGCPS policy will be followed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Previous Lessons<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2025\/11\/05\/4th-grade-nimmons-11-05-audio-1\/\">Audio 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2025\/11\/10\/4th-grade-nimmons-11-10-audio-2\/\">Audio 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2025\/11\/14\/4th-grade-nimmons-11-14-audio-3\/\">Audio 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2025\/11\/19\/4th-grade-nimmons-11-19-field-trip-storyboard\/\">Field Trip Storyboard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2025\/11\/24\/4th-grade-nimmons-11-24-audio-4\/\">Audio 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2025\/12\/02\/4th-grade-nimmons-12-02-audio-5\/\">Audio 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2025\/12\/10\/4th-grade-nimmons-12-10-video-1-2\/\">Video 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/?p=9380&amp;preview=true\">Video 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2025\/12\/18\/4th-grade-nimmons-12-18-video-3\/\">Video 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/01\/06\/4th-grade-nimmons-01-06-video-3-5\/\">Video 3.5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/01\/09\/4th-grade-nimmons-01-09-video-4-cut-conversation-edit-1-of-2\/\">Video 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/01\/14\/4th-grade-nimmons-01-14-video-5-cut-conversation-edit-2-of-2\/\">Video 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/01\/20\/4th-grade-nimmons-01-20-video-6\/\">Video 6<\/a>, Graphics: Logo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Today's Lesson: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pgcps.instructure.com\/courses\/929260\/assignments\/17943563\">Graphics: Logo<\/a>\n<ol>\n<li>Grading Rubric:<br \/>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\">4 Pts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90%;\">Image should include one or more student initials.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3 Pts<\/td>\n<td>Image should include a graphic element. (Don't have it JUST be a word or letter(s)!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3 Pts<\/td>\n<td>Image should NOT be more than two colors! (In this rare case, black and white count as colors.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li>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.\n<ol>\n<li>Text should always be as readable as possible!\n<ol>\n<li>The value (how light or dark something is) of the text should be very different from its background.<\/li>\n<li>Larger text is usually better.<\/li>\n<li>TYPE IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS! (You will almost never be told to do this, but for this project it's a good idea.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>There are many tools we can use, but for today we're using Method Draw: <a href=\"https:\/\/editor.method.ac\/\">https:\/\/editor.method.ac\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Begin by using the Text tool to add a single letter from your name into the canvas.\n<ol>\n<li>Stretch it out! Change the font! Change the color! What else can you do?<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Use the shape tools and find something that represents you in some way.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pgcps.instructure.com\/courses\/929260\/assignments\/17943563\">Use the \"Export\" option (under the \"File\" menu) to export your work as a PNG file to hand in.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>This is an IN-CLASS assignment, NOT HOMEWORK. Please stay on task to complete this work by the end of class!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE DAY! (It's for a different class but covers the same content.) Objective: Students will create personal logos to demonstrate an understanding of vector graphics. Announcements: The last day for any late work WAS Monday, January 12th! Missing assignments posted before the 12th will remain zeroes, as enough time <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/01\/23\/4th-grade-nimmons-01-23-graphics-logo\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"4th Grade, Nimmons, 01-23 &#8211; Graphics: Logo\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,30],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9524","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-4th","7":"category-smith","8":"h-entry","9":"hentry","10":"h-as-article"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9524"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9526,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9524\/revisions\/9526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}