Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Reflection: On the piece of paper at your desk. A. write something that you learned about the Day of the Dead B. Write down.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009Reflection:On the piece of paper at your desk.A. write something that you learned about the Day of the DeadB. Write down a way that it is NOT like Halloweenc. One or more way that if we to work with the Spanish class again, how could it have been more fun and would have made your more interested in participating.

Thursday, November, 5, 2009Warm-Up

Work with a partner and draw your partner’s

hand pointing at you.

Monday, November 9, 2009Reflection: Looking at the project that you are working on (Loco Log), answer the following questions:1. Repeating the logos over and over is creating:

a. a sense of movement b. rhythmc. it makes the logo seem more importantd. all of the above

2. Name/draw 3 backgrounds that you could giveyour picture.

3. How can you make your picture relate more to themeaning and use of the logo for the products that it is selling.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009Reflection:

Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day.

Write a short letter to a soldier.

Please keep in mind that you are writing to the soldier, not to the government official making thedecisions of what the soldier does.

Reflection: read over pg. 586 in Art in Focus –(red textbook) about a graphic design career and (1.)write down the type and amount of education that they need.

(2.) Explain their job description.

(3.)What do you think is the best and worst part of being a graphic designer, and explain why or why you would not like to be a graphic artist.

Reflection: favorite logo warm-upA bunch of well known and different logos are shown below. Number your paper from 1 to 10 starting with your favorite - to the one you feel is least interesting. Do not think about the product but only the logo. Consider its overall design, color scheme and the style of writing used.

1. What do you like about your favorite logo?2. What do you dislike about your least favorite logo? 3. What have the artists done to make it go with the product? (If you have a favorite logo that does not appear above, tell what it is, describe how it looks, and answer the 3 questions.

Reflection: read over pg.592 in Art in Focus about an advertising artist career and write down 1. the type and amount of education that they

need.

2. What do you think is the best and worst part of being an advertising artist, and

3. explain why or why you would not like to be an advertising artist.

Warm-Up 12/2/2009 5thBrain storm three SPECIFIC ways that advertisers use words and images to sellproducts.

1, 4

Reflection: 12/3Write down three product slogans that you rememberExamples: (don’t use the examples!!)“Just Do It” “Like a Rock” “Coke is It”

Reflection: 1, 4, 5- -12/4/2009

Other than Santa, what do all of these pictures have in common?

Why were the pictures made?

How do you think have they influenced you and others?

4th – 12/7/09Reflection:

Last week you worked on designing a logo for your owncompany and product.

Now you will think about the package that the product wouldcome in, or the tag that would hang on it, the bag, etc….

Make a list of what information is needed on your package:Size, ingredients, colors, price, logo, slogan, flavors, etc….

Project GradeCreate two small ads for the product that you are

selling with each ad using different gimmicks. (rough drafts) INCLUDE YOUR LOGO

+THEN+

Recreate the best one using color and interesting text.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Reflection: PUT THIS IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK/FOLDER

Thinking about the person that you are using to makethe illuminated letter…. based on their interests and personality if that person were an animal, what would they be EXPLAIN?