22 Typography with Parthenon poster
16 CD Cover with Green Screen + logo
17 CD Cover with Green Screen + logo
18 CD Cover with Green Screen + logo
28 Students Portfolio
29 Students Portfolio
Digital Arts & Design 1
Standards
Course Standards
Safety
1) Demonstrate the ability to comply with personal and environmental safety practices associated with art and design applications: the use of adhesives; hand tools; machines; and the handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals/materials in accordance with local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations. Complete a safety test with 100 percent accuracy.
Introduction to Design
2) Investigate the role of designers in communicating ideas in society, both historically and currently, emphasizing how social, cultural, economic, and political developments are reflected in and influenced by visual messaging.
3) Research the development of design throughout history, analyzing how advances in technology have impacted design (Gutenberg’s invention of movable type, lithography, computers, etc.).
Career Exploration
4) Identify and analyze the career pathways in art and design professions and the industries in which art and design professionals work.
5) Compile and analyze real-time and projected labor market data from public sources such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to explore local and regional occupational opportunities and trends in design careers.
Elements and Principles of Design
6) Categorize and describe the principles of design.
7) Analyze the elements of design by evaluating their purposes and applications in a variety of design applications.
8) Research rules of composition (such as the rule of thirds) and explain how the rules govern the elements and principles of design.
9) Explain the function of the color wheel and identify techniques that achieve desired hues, values, intensities, and color schemes for use in design.
10) Research the psychological characteristics of colors.
11) Examine color theories.
12) Analyze, assess, and identify the effectiveness of design products.
Introduction to the Design Process
13) Research design processes.
14) Describe the importance of setting design goals such as determining the purpose, message, and audience for given design projects.
Basic Illustration
15) Create two-dimensional and three-dimensional sketches, including rough and refined sketches, demonstrating shape, volume, depth, and dimension.
16) Describe how symbols have been used and have been developed throughout history.
17) Examine a variety of well-known company logos to create a list of key characteristics that influence a logo’s effectiveness.
Basic Photography
18) Demonstrate basic techniques to adjust camera settings and operate a camera to capture digital images.
19) Read and interpret instructional narratives, such as manuals or tutorials, to perform basic edits and enhancements to photographs using software, including but not limited to cropping, resizing, retouching, making selections, and using layers.
20) Demonstrate basic procedures to manage digital files.
21) Distinguish between the various software used for visual design, including page layout software, illustration software, photo editing software, and web publishing software.
Basic Typography
22) Categorize varieties of type, including but not limited to serif, sans serif, script, and decorative. Employ the units of measurement used to describe line spacing (leading), type size, tracking, and kerning.
Design Projects
23) Apply the design process to complete projects of increasing complexity and of varying applications such as print, web, film, and marketing communications.
24) Utilize the critique and refinement strategy as part of the design process to achieve project goals.
Ethical & Legal Issues
25) Research and interpret laws and regulations protecting intellectual property as they relate to the design industry, such as copyright laws.
Business Management
26) Explore how design professionals and companies calculate profit.
27) Describe the components of a basic contract document for design work by analyzing an example contract.
Portfolio
28) Gather examples of professional portfolios from contemporary designers and photographers.
29) Compile important artifacts to create a digital student portfolio that connects personal career preparation to concepts learned in this course.
