CD Cover_Digital Design

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.

About the CD Cover

Create a CD cover for a musical artist or group, based on the client checklist and designer checklist worksheets we completed last week.

You can change the title and concept that you used in the checklist portion of this.

Feel free to make yourself the artist or part of the group.

You will need to take at least one digital photo for the cover.

We can shoot this in our studio using a white backdrop or we can shoot at a location around school. You could also take the photo away from school. You could also use photos that you already have but you must take at least one new photo for this assignments.

Steps:

Go online and find 4 examples of CD or album covers that you like. Sketch them and turn them in today for a grade.

Next, sketch an idea for your CD cover. Remember a CD cover is a square format.

Photoshop document and specifications

Width: 5 inches

Height: 5 inches

Resolution: 300

Color Mode: RGB Color

Background Contents: White

Specifications and grading

Your CD artwork must contain:

• At least one photograph that you have taken. All photos must be original.

• Title of CD

• Name of artist or group

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

You will also be graded on:

• Good design

• Creativity & Imagination

laptop turn in

Go to Edmodo and click on the link to look at the video about turning in your laptops. I will give you a bonus or "upgrade" grade for doing this

CD cover_interview & presentation

STANDARD 4.0: Students will demonstrate job-engineering skills in design and digital imaging.

4.1 Establish and maintain a positive relationship with client.

4.2 Plan and coordinate production.

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

9.1Demonstrate effective verbal communication.

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

10.1Plan a job search strategy.

10.3Exhibit positive interview behavior.

STANDARD 13.0: Students will develop a portfolio.

13.4Demonstrate ability to make an oral presentation.

Assignment description:

In this assignment, you are going to play two roles. In one role, you are going to be a freelance graphic designer, who is trying to get a client to hire you to design a logo or CD cover for his or her company. In the other role, you are going to be the owner of a business (the client) and you want to hire a graphic designer to design your CD cover logo.

As a designer, here is what you need to do:

Have a portfolio to show your client.

Make an appointment to meet your client and show your work.

Tell the client why you think you should be hired.

Come up with an idea for a CD cover to present to the client.

Get approval for the design from the client.

Tell the client when you will have the artwork prepared. Think about what you will need to do to plan and coordinate the production. Set a delivery date and then work backward to decide what you need to do.

As an owner (client) here is what you need to do:

Have a name for the group or artists for the CD

Have a title for the CD

Have information about who might buy the CD

Give the designer a date for the finished CD cover.

You will receive your grade from two sources.

1. You will fill out a client checklist when you are playing the client/business owner role. You will receive a grade for filling out this form; plus,

this form will determine part of the grade for your p[partner, who is role-playing the designer.

2. You will fill out a designer checklist. You should fully complete this for a 100

Client checklist

Your name:__________________________________

Required delivery date for artwork:

Name of musical artist or group:

Title of CD:

Type of music:

Consumer demographics

Age range:

Gender: Male Female Both

Where do they live:

Estimated income:

Education:

Pre-High School Attending High School High School Graduate College

Evaluate your designer.

Based on a score of 1-5, considering 5 to be the highest.

_____Established a positive relationship and exhibited positive interview behavior

_____Demonstrated effective verbal communication

_____Ability to make an oral presentation

_____Quality of portfolio and artwork

Designer checklist

Your final artwork will be given to your client as a digital file, probably completed in Photoshop. Your artwork must include a photograph of the artist.

Your name:

Delivery date for artwork:

Fill in a date for each step:

_____Present ideas to client. Your ideas might be a sketch or rough idea done on computer.

_____Get location and/or props for photo shoot

_____Hire photographer, makeup artists, and stylists

_____Set photo session

_____Begin artwork

_____Finish artwork

_____Deliver artwork.

How will you deliver your artwork to your client?

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april 10-13

ACT words

You can begin on your second cutout collage. Make this one 16 inches wide by 8 inches high. Resolution 100.