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Winning poster for the Adobe Graphic Design Contest: Juanma Teixidó


 * Description: This course is a joint learning experience for advanced art students taught by Mrs. Robertson (art teacher) and Mrs. Pappafotopoulos (technology teacher). **

It is meant to be an introduction to Graphic Design principles using Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop to create materials for print media such as brochures, trademarks, logos, packaging, publication layouts and other marketing promotional literature. We will be using Adobe CS5 software and a corresponding Graphic Design Portfolio project book throughout the course to enhance learning. The Graphic Design course collaborates with the Fine Arts Department to help prepare artwork and digital files for production. Throughout the year, design, color and visual concepts will be discussed, sketched, and applied to online work. Students will also learn key elements of the three software applications to complete their work in a professional manner. Participation in online discussions through the use of a course Wiki along with hands-on and computer generated projects is expected. This class, which is offered both semester 1 and 2 and meets four times during the eight-day cycle, can be taken in addition to six major classes.
 * Objective ** This course is intended to give students a background in what being a graphic designer means, how to complete some basic graphic design projects using sketching and online tools, and an overview of the three programs commonly used to design and create graphics online.


 * Course Overview and Expectations **
 * Students will participate in discussions online from the home page.
 * Students will need to research several graphic designers to identify good and bad design work and report their findings on the Wiki
 * Students will be expected to use the following programs to create projects: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign.
 * Students will design and create sketches on a specific project throughout the semester in preparation for their midterm exam.
 * Students are expected to be present in class for all project work and will need the required textbook for project assignments.


 * Links:** Graphic Competitions: []
 * Faculty Email:** Mrs. Robertson nrobertson@fontbonneacademy.org Mrs. Pappafotopoulos dpappa@fontbonneacademy.org