stevecampbell.hillwood: April 2011

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

april 27 & 28

Complete the resume and cover letter assignment if you have not.

Work on your CD cover. You need to shoot your own photo for full credit on this assignment.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

april 25 & 26

Finish your resume and cover letter. See April 20 & 21 assignment post.

1. Format your resume. We will do this together during class.

2. Show me your cover letter.

Work on your CD cover.

1. Place a photo you have taken in the Photoshop document.

2. Add the CD title and the name of the artist.

CD cover

In this assignment, you will create a music CD cover. You will take some or all of the photos and complete the cover using Photoshop. You can use some images from caedes.net.

standards & indicators:

STANDARD 2.0: Students will analyze and apply typography to the design of a visual image.

STANDARD 3.0: Students will analyze and demonstrate design principles and processes.

STANDARD 5.0: Students will demonstrate image acquisition skills related to preparing graphic images for incorporation into layout design.

5.1Employ the use of a digital camera to produce images.

objectives:

To design a CD cover according to specifications.

To use a digital camera to capture a photographic image

To load the digital photo onto a computer and place it in a Photoshop document.

steps:

1. Find at least 4 CD covers that you like. Sketch each one of them.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/03/35-beautiful-music-album-covers/

2. Complete the following on a separate sheet of paper:

Title of CD

Name of group or artist

Type of music

3. Draw 3 rough sketches of a layout for the CD

4. Take photos for the CD

5. Load these photos onto your computer, placing them in your folder.

6. Create the CD cover in Photoshop.

Width: 5 inches

Height: 5 inches

Resolution: 100

Color Mode: RGB Color

Background Contents: White

specifications:

Your CD artwork must contain:

1. At least one photograph that you have taken (You may use other copyright free images)

2. Title of CD

3. Name of artist or group

4. At least one type layer that has a drop shadow, bevel & emboss, and warped type.

5. A blending mode on at least one layer

You will also be graded on:

1. Good design. Refer here for a discussion the elements and principles of design:

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2009/11/elements-principles-of-design.html

You definitely should have a center of interest and should show good use of both positive and negative space.

2. Creativity & Imagination

Saturday, April 16, 2011

resume and cover letter assignment

Assignment: Resume and Cover letter

Description: In this assignment, you are going to apply for an internship with a photographer. You will create a resume and write a cover letter explaining why you would be a good intern.

Standards:

STANDARD 9.0: Students will communicate effectively and comprehend oral and written communication.

9.2Demonstrate effective written communication in various business formats.

STANDARD 10.0: Students will demonstrate job-seeking and exhibit employability characteristics required for employability and job retention in the workplace.

10.2Develop a resume and self-promotion pieces.

Refer to this link for examples and help with your resume format.

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2011/04/resume-formats-for-artists.html

Steps:

Create a resume

1. Open Text Edit. Text Edit is located in the Applications folder.

Go>Applications>Text Edit.

2. Create a Text Edit document.

File>New.

Under Format, be sure you select Wrap to Page, NOT Wrap to Window.

3. Type your resume information using to the following items:

Your Name.

Address.

Phone Number.

Email Address.

Job Objective or Career Goal. Your objective is to become an intern with or assistant to the photographer.

Education.

Employment History.

Clubs and Organizations.

Art and Design Skills.

Hobbies and Leisure Activities.

4. Proof and save your document as Your name_resume. You can run spell check by going to Edit>Spelling and Grammar>Show Spelling and Grammar.

Next, write a cover letter explaining why you should be hired as the photographer's intern.

Here is a link to a sample cover letter for an internship application. Follow this format.

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverlettersamples/a/internsample.htm

If you know a photographer, you may use that photographer's name and address. You may also use Mr. Joe Burlingame, Hillwood High School, 400 Davidson Road, Nashville, TN, 37205.

Type your cover letter in Text Edit, run spell check, proof for grammar and punctuation, and save as Your Name_cover letter.

Your grade will be based on completion of all steps as well as correct grammar and punctuation.