Year 8 Graphics - Making and Evaluation
Making and Evaluation
Now you are going to put your poster together by combining images and words into an attractive and eye-catching layout designed to appeal to your target market. You will collect and manipulate images in Photoshop and to create an attractive visual backdrop to the words that you intend to put onto your poster.
You will then put this into Illustrator and add the slogan, logo and other information onto your poster. You will print out your poster and get customer opinions on it and then modify it in the light of the feedback that you have been given.
You will then print the poster out full size and evaluate it stating its good points and anything that you think could be improved on.
Lesson 12: Beginning to Make
To Start
- Look for examples of different straplines online to feedback to the class.
Tip: Look at the picture above to see examples of famous straplines.
Lesson Objectives
- To work out suitable wording to put onto the poster.
- To be able to explain how to create an A3 page in Photoshop.
- To collect suitable images for the poster and manipulate them to appeal to the target market.
Key Words
Adjustment layer, High resolution, Filter, Strapline, Target market, Selection, Layer
Question of the Lesson - What are some of the important things to remember about images before manipulating them for your poster?
Tasks
Individual Task One
1.If you haven't done so already, make selections of your chosen images, transfer them to the A3 page and create adjustment layers to change them.
2. REMEMBER to clip the adjustment layers otherwise all the layers underneath will change too.
3. REMEMBER to resize holding down Shift - or your images will go out of proportion when you resize them.
Tips: If you can't remember what to do, look at the instructions on the Photoshop pages.
Information
Below you will find the different files and information that you might need for Lesson 12.
If You Finish
Go through your book, look at each page and ask yourself whether you can do anything to improve the look of the page - can you add some colour maybe? Or some little pictures? Is there a lot of space on the page that you could put some extra annotation in or fill in a creative way that fits with your theme?
Lesson 13: Continuing to Make
To Start
LOOK at the images you have on your poster. Ask yourself the following questions:
- Are they eye-catching?
- Do they appeal to the target market?
- Do the colours fit with the theme?
- Have you left space for words?
- Where are you going to put the words?
- Are you going to have a different coloured background?
Lesson Objectives
- To select suitable sections of chosen images.
- To create layers from the selections.
- To change the selections by adding adjustment layers to them.
Key Words
Adjustment Layer, Gradient Map, Hue/Saturation, Filter Gallery, Posterize, History, Invert, Layers
Question of the Lesson - Why is it important to use a Clipping Mask with an adjustment layer in Photoshop?
Tasks
Class/Individual Task One
Using some of the images that you saved last time.
1. Create a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer on an image.
2. On a different image create a Posterize adjustment layer.
3. On another image create a Gradient Map adjustment layer.
4. Lastly on another image create an Invert adjustment layer.
5. Make sure that you save each one of these as a JPEG. Name it after the adjustment layer that you have done.
Class/Individual Task Two
Using some of the images that you saved last time, but NOT the ones with the adjustment layers on.
1. Try out some of the different filters.
2. Save the changed images that you think are the best ones that you have done as JPEGs.
Tips: There are instructions on how to do all these things - look on the right for the 'Filters and Adjustments' link.
Information
Below you will find the different files and information that you might need for Lesson 13.
If You Finish
Try out some more of the Filters and Adjustment Layers (you may need to collect some more images to do this).
Try doing more than one adjustment layer on your photo.
Lesson 14: Layout
To Start
LOOK at the Photoshop work that you have done so far.
ASK yourself the following questions:
- Where am I going to place the title/words?
- Is there enough room to place the title/words?
- What colour background am I going to use?
- What colour lettering will I use?
- Is there enough contrast between the lettering and the image/background behind the letters?
Lesson Objectives
- To be able to explain why contrast between images and words on a poster is important.
- To create the remainder of your poster in Illustrator by opening your Photoshop file in Illustrator.
- To be able to select suitable colours for the background and wording on your poster.
- To modify your poster design in the light of customer feedback.
Key Words
Space, Contrast, Layout, Fonts
Question of the Lesson - Why is it important to use a Clipping Mask with an adjustment layer in Photoshop?
Tasks
Individual Task One
1. In Photoshop, make sure that you have deleted any background before you save.
2. Once you have saved your image, open it in Illustrator.
Individual Task Two
1. Use the shape tool to put a background in behind your images and fonts.
Individual Task Three
1. Find the logo that you designed in Illustrator and use the selection tool to put a box around it and copy and paste it onto the background Photoshop images that you have opened in Illustrator.
2. Move the logo lettering around and resize/recolour to fit in with your poster design.
Information
Below you will find the different files and information that you might need for Lesson 14.
Lesson 15: Evaluation
To Start
LOOK at your final design, make any final changes that you feel should be made
Lesson Objectives
- To review and refine your poster
- To make adjustments based on customer feedback
- To evaluate your final design
Key Words
Review, Refine, Feedback, Evaluate
Question of the Lesson - Why is it essential to get customer feedback on your poster design before you do your final print-out?
Tasks
Individual Task One
1. Once you feel that your final poster design is complete, export it as a JPEG
2. Open the initial feedback sheet and insert your picture of a poster into it.
3. PRINT the sheet out and get TWO pieces of feedback.
4. Tick the checklist at the bottom of the sheet.
Individual Task Two
1. Modify your poster based on the feedback given and the checklist.
2. If time, repeat task one.
Individual Task Three
1. Once you have modified your final design to your satisfaction, show it to your teacher ready for your final printout.
2. Print your poster out at 40%
Individual Task Four
Complete the final evaluation sheet.
Make sure that everything is stuck down in your book
Information
Below you will find the different files and information that you might need for Lesson 15.