IB Graphic Design

• Examine and evaluate graphic design application based on the elements and principles of design as well as the principles of gestalt
• Learn basic computer file management and the use of design applications.
• Apply their newly acquired knowledge of graphic design to the production of advertising posters for an on campus production.
  

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• Begin this project with the Art Journal Entry portion of this assignment.
  

• You are designing a Play Poster for the upcoming TCHS play and your client is the TCHS drama teacher! Her classroom is in what used to be the chorus room and is not the Drama Room, #167. Follow this link to the Play Poster Design Folder and look through the files you see there. Begin with the "readme" file for the relevant details.You should copy the files to your drive and download them as needed for the completion of this project.

1. In your Art Journal, create four or more thumbnail sketches for the poster. Items included in these thumbnail sketches should be the following
   • Spaces for Text- Titles, Dates, Production Information
   • Color combinations for the poster or playbill
   • Images and their placement in the design.
2. Confer with the TCHS Drama 1teacher to get some feedback on designs and ideas. Be sure to express the date this project will be completed for this class (Two Weeks).
3. Note feedback in your Visual Arts Journal in the form of annotations near the thumbnail sketches.
4. Research Beginning Photoshop Tutorials and Videos and begin using Photoshop on the computers in the Studio Tech Room.
5. Complete some research using YouTube videos for setting up a Photoshop project in Photoshop
   • Your canvas should be 11"X17"
   • Pixel Density should be set to 300 ppi.
   • HINT: Download the example file from the Play Poster Design Folder.
6. Using your knowledge of graphic design principles and design software, develop a poster design that may be used for the play. Maintain close contact with your client frequently updating them on your progress and ideas and reflect on the design principles as you proceed. All student work must be demonstrably original; IB is rigorous and plagiarism is severely dealt with in the program.

Submit your work for grading:

1. Save your file in the native Photoshop format, .PSD.
2. Rename your file as follows:
   • <YourName>_<ProjectName>_<Assignment>.PSD
     • It should look something like this: JoeStudent_GraphicDesignProject_PlayPosteeFinal.PSD
3. Upload your file to your Turn-in Folder on Google drive and the appropriate subfolder if available.
4. Print and complete a "Project Reflection Worksheet" and turn it in to the IN-BOX on the teacher's desk in the classroom.