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End of the year survey

CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY

End of trimester procedures:

  1. Back up your Communications folder to a CD. (See Mr.Silvis for a CD) See steps 2-6 for directions.
  2. Put CD in Computer
  3. Open the CD From the desktop
  4. Open your COmm folder.
  5. Drag ALL Documents to the CD.
  6. Click BURN
  7. Delete your Communications after you backup to CD
  8. Have Mr. Silvis put your grades into SKYWARD
  9. Take your Communications folder, (portfolio & CD) home
  10. Take the END OF CLASS SURVEY - not available until 5/22

OPTIONAL: you can make a second t-shirt if you provide the t-shirt. I will provie the transfer. Complete by Friday May 22nd.

T-Shirt Thermal Transfer

WARNING: T-SHIRT TRANSFER HEATING ELEMENT IS EXTREMELY HOT

Procedures to transfer design to T-SHIRT

  1. Pre-heat to approx. 325 degrees F.
  2. Align shirt on base
  3. Close press for 3 seconds to de-wrinkle shirt
  4. Open press and align transfer, INK SIDE DOWN!
  5. Set timer for 7 seconds
  6. Close press and hold for 7 seconds
  7. Open press and quickly remove transfer

WRMS Agenda Design

DUE FRIDAY: WRMS needs your help to create the upcoming school year’s agenda cover. The deadline for all entries is Friday, May 15. The agenda cover must be done in school colors (green, black, and white) and match the same layout dimensions (7.25’ x 10”). The winning entry will be used for next year’s agenda.

Photoshop Set-UP

  • 7.25" X 10"
  • 300 ppi
  • CMYK color
  • Use School colors

 

T-Shirt Printing

BEFORE you print your T-shirt check to see if your T-shirt meets the following criteria:

  1. Contain NO copyrighted work
  2. Be totally orignal (do not copy someone else's work)
  3. School appropriate
  4. WRMS theme, WRMS sports theme, renewable/sustainable energy theme or a topic approved by teacher.
  5. Must fit on 8.5" X 11" or 11" X 8.5" DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THE SKETCH SHEET
  6. YOUR DESIGN MUST COMMUNICATE SOME MESSAGE!!!!

To prepare your design to be printed on a transfer do the following:

  1. Save as a .jpg format to your COMM folder
  2. Open the .jpg and go to EDIT>TRANSFORM>FLIP HORIZONTAL
  3. This will let us print the mirror image, so it looks correct when we transfer it onto fabric.
  4. Save to your COMM Folder as t-shirt_mirror.jpg

Post Card Printing

Click here to download the template.

Put each of your postcards in the correct location ----MAKE SURE YOU HAVE RULERS TURNED ON.

Save as a .jpg to your COMM folder.

See Silvis to Print.

BUMPER STICKER DESIGN

BACKGROUND: You are to design a bumper sticker that will promote the use of renewable energy. Your designs must communicate some message and include text and a symbol or shape.

Procedures
  1. Research ideas CLICK HERE for examples.
  2. Sketch 3 designs you like
  3. Create 3 designs in Photoshop - save to your COMM. folder as: Bumper_1, Bumper_2, Bumper_3
  4. Pick your best one and have Silvis print it on a Bumper sticker

Design Specs

  • 4" X 10.5"
  • 300 ppi
  • CMYK Color
  • White or Transparent background only!

CLipping Masks in Photoshop

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CLICK HERE for a video demonstration of clipping masks in Photoshop.

ASSIGNMENT: Create a clipping mask in Photoshop. Use an image that describes a word. Please use royalty free images from www.sxc.hu

CRITERIA:

  1. Letter size document
  2. 300 ppi
  3. CMYK color
  4. Save to your COMM folder
  5. School Appropriate

 

T-shirt design/brainstorming

Begin sketching ideas for your T-Shirt design on 8.5"X11" paper. Your T-Shirt designs must follow the following guidelines:

  1. Contain NO copyrighted work
  2. Be totally orignal (do not copy someone else's work)
  3. School appropriate
  4. WRMS theme, WRMS sports theme, renewable/sustainable energy theme or a topic approved by teacher.
  5. Must fit on 8.5" X 11" or 11" X 8.5" DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THE SKETCH SHEET
  6. YOUR DESIGN MUST COMMUNICATE SOME MESSAGE!!!!
  7. You must make 1 t-shirt for a grade following these criteria. After your 1 T-shirt you can make additionals if you provide your own t-shirt. Your designs must still be school appropriate

 

Photoshop Filters

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OPTION 1: Create a design using at least 2 filters in Photoshop.

OPTION 2: Incorporate at least 2 filters from Photoshop into your T-shirt design.

Video Production

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BACKGROUND: You have 2 weeks to plan, shoot, and edit a digital video. Please pick from one of the following topics:

OPTION 1: Tech Video -- Every year the 5th graders visit the Middle School to get a feel for the Middle School, and also to sign up for the different elective classes they can choose from. Your task is to produce a 1-3 minute video highlighting the WRMS Tech elective. Think of this as a video trailer for the Tech program.

OPTION 2: SunValley Video -- Since we live in a resort area, your job is to produce a 1-3 minute video highlighting the Sun Valley area. Basically your video will be used for increasing the number of people that visit the Sun Valley area.

OPTION 3: Renewable Energy Video -- Develop a video to teach someone about the pros and cons of renewable energy. Your video should NOT teach someone about what solar energy, or wind energy, or hydro is, rather it should be more in-depth looking at both the pros and cons of whatever type of renewable energy you pick.

OPTION 4: Student Option -- Pick a topic that you are interested in and have Mr. Silvis approve your topic. Your video may not be a reality show or a comedy.

CLICK HERE for the tech video

Steps for completion - SToryboarding
  1. Decide on a team-member (1 person)
  2. Storyboard your idea for your video. CLICK HERE for a storyboard template -- Print as many as you need, you will need AT LEAST ONE.
  3. You must use each camera angle at least once.
  4. CLICK HERE for a video on CAMERA ANGLES
second - SCripting
  1. Write a script
  2. CLICK HERE for the script template
third - Videography
  1. Begin Filming
fourth - Post Production
  1. Edit (use iMovie) -- CLICK HERE for a video tutorial on starting in iMovie.
  2. Export to Quicktime format. CLICK HERE for a video on exporting.

Business Card critique & Printing

  1. After you are finished with your design, download the CRITIQUE form and have someone critique your design according to the critique form.
  2. Make any changes noted on the critique form to your design.
  3. Download the BUSINESS CARD PRINTING TEMPLATE and place your card on the template 8 times. You will have to open the template in Photoshop. FILE > OPEN.
  4. VIDEO ON PLACING CARD ON TEMPLATE.
  5. Save the Template to your Comm. folder in a .jpg format. (FILE > SAVE AS)

Business Card Grading

In order to get full credit (10pts.) for your business card, you must have the following:

  1. Business name
  2. Your name
  3. Website
  4. Phone
  5. Email
  6. Address
  7. Graphic/Logo
  8. Optical Center (main focus 2/3 from bottom)
  9. Your business card must communicate a message (what business you are in!!!!!!)

Shapes, color, and blending options - Monday March 9th

The use of shapes, color, and blending options will help make your Business Cards more appealing, and more effective in communicating your mesage. REMEMBER, just because something looks "COOL" does not mean it is useful in communicating your message.

Using Guides. VIEW > RULERS then VIEW > NEW GUIDE

You can also click in the ruler and drag out to get a new guide.

  • Add at least 1 shape to your business card
  • Use the blending options to enhance at least 1 layer

CLICK HERE for a help video.

Intro to Photoshop - FRIDAY March 6th

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Background: Today we will be exploring Photoshop. We will learn how to set up a new documet, and modify layers and text within Adobe Photoshop. Please follow the steps listed below. You can download Photoshop from home by CLICKING HERE.

  1. Research business card desings. CLICK HERE for EXAMPLES
  2. SKETCH a design ---- Pick a design you like and try to replicate the layout using your information. Imagine yourself doing whatever job you would like to do after high school or college. Your jobs obviouslly must be school appropriate.
  1. Open Photoshop and create a new document. FILE > NEW
  2. Input the corret dimension for a business card (3.5" X 2") or (2" X 3.5), 300 ppi, White background
  3. Save to your COMMUNICATIONS folder.
  4. Begin using the Text Tool to design your text. START WITH ONLY USING TEXT

Tuesday March 3rd - Elements of Design

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"Design is in everything we make, but it’s also between those things. It's a mix of craft, science, storytelling, propaganda, and philosophy."
--Erik Adigard   

In Communicating any message graphically, you must be aware of the "6 ELEMENTS OF DESIGN". These will have major impact on your designs.

Your tasks:

  1. View the ELEMENTS OF DESIGN POWERPOINT
  2. Design a Powerpoint showing examples of the 6 ELEMENTS OF DESIGN and save it to your COMMUNICATIONS folder.
  3. Use at least 2 images for EACH of element of design.
  4. All images must be from the royalty free website www.sxc.hu
  5. Username is: wrmstech
  6. Password is: tech
  7. Download and save the images to your COMMUNICATIONS folder. (CTRL + CLICK -macs only) on the image to save it.

Image Size & Resolution

CLICK HERE to download worksheet

Monday March 2nd

    1. Your first task is to print off the three documents to the left. The SIGN OFF PAGE will stay in your folder here in the classroom. The SAFETY AGREEMENT and CAMERA RULES need to be taken home and signed by your parents. This is your first assignment worth 10 points. Every assignment in this class is worth 10 points. I will keep an update of the assignments on the right side of this page.

Assignment 1 - File Management

 

BACKGROUND: Keeping track of your files is very important. Since most of your projects will be electronic in nature, it will be important for you to keep them all located in a central place.

STEP 1: You will be creating a COMMUNICATIONS folder in your student folder. Click here for a video on how to log on with the Mac computes and access your student folder and create a COMMUNICATIONS folder.

STEP 2: Afer making your communications folder, go to a computer that has a built in camera and take your picture using PHOTO BOOTH. After you take your picture, drag and drop it into your COMMUNICATIONS folder. Rename the picture with your last name. *****Do not take a picture with any effects.

After you complete this assignment, have Mr. Silvis/Mr.Amato sign off in your portfolio, call it FILE MANAGEMENT

 
>>Notes
>>Tools
>>Assignments
  • 10 pts Safety Agreement
    10 pts Elements of Design
  • Image Size & Resolution
  • Business Card
  • Video
  • Architecture
  • Clipping Mask
  • Post Cards
  • Bumper Sticker
  • T-shirts
 
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