Final Project Review

You will be responsible for creating a letterhead, business card, and advertisement to promote the company that you created the logo for. You must come up with the information for the company (name, address, phone number, web address, and email). YOU CANNOT USE THE ACTUAL INFORMATION!

Letterhead

Using Quark, create a letterhead for your company. Make sure to include the logo, all of your company information, and include your name as President. Keep the design principles in mind and choose at least one to base your design around.

Document Setup

• Layout Name: Company Letterhead
• Layout Type: Print
• Page Size: US Letter
• Width: 8.5" Height: 11"
• Orientation: Portrait
• Top/Bottom Margins: .25"
• Left/Right Margins: .25"

Remember that the letterhead cannot take up more than the top 2" of the page and no more than 1.5" from the bottom of the page.

Save in your Final Project Review folder as Company Letterhead

Business Card

Using Quark, make sure to include your logo, all of your company information, and include your name as President on your card. Also make sure to use repetition on your business card by including elements from your letterhead (font type, color, etc.) Also remember to use the entire document area for your card design.

Document Setup

• Layout Name: Company Business Card
• Layout Type: Print
• Page Size: US Letter
• Width: 3.5" Height: 2"  (Landscape) or Width: 2" Height: 3.5" (Portrait)
• Orientation: Landscape/Portrait
• Margins: 0"

Use a 2 pt. frame around the PAGE GUIDES to represent card size.

Save in your Final Project Review folder as Company Business Card

Advertisement

Using Quark OR Photoshop, you will design a full page advertisement that describes a sale or promotion for products that your company is currently selling. The advertisement must include your logo, all of your address and contact information, hours of operation, and credit cards accepted. The advertisement must include a background that relates to your business. You must include a minimum of four images of your products as well as pricing and product information.

Document Setup

• Layout Name: Company Advertisement
• Height: 11" Width: 8.5" OR Height: 8.5" Width: 11"
• Orientation: Portrait/Landscape
• All margins. .25" (if using Quark)

Save in your Final Project Review folder as Company Advertisement

Photoshop Text Layers

Today you will be experimenting with using text layer styles in Photoshop. Before you begin, however, please read and complete this brief tutorial which explains layer styles in more detail.

http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/photoshop-tutorials/layer-styles-in-photoshop/

Be sure to use a new photoshop document.

The setup is as follows:

• Name: Photoshop Text
• Width: 8.5"
• Height: 11"
• Resolution: 300
• Color Mode: CMYK
• Background Contents: Transparent or White (you choose)

In addition, please view the tutorial provided on the website under Photoshop Tutorials. Choose Layer Styles/Text Styles. 

Read the following information on the layers palette, and creating new layers: 

http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/layers/Layers.htm

After completing these activities, please continue working on the photoshop text exercise that we had briefly started before break. 

The samples and instructions for this activity can be found under the Marking Period 2 projects, right underneath, Photoshop CS4...Yea!!!

Using all the information above, and the skills learned, complete this assignment. Please do not print until Thursday. If you have any questions, there are students in the class who have used Photoshop before. They will be your best resource today. 

Rossetti's Menu (Repetition)

Today, you will be working on creating a menu that utilizes the design principle of repetition. Please read the instructions VERY CAREFULLY and refer to the example on the website. Your finished product should match this exactly, except for the color scheme that you choose.

Setup:

• 8.5 x 11" LANDSCAPE
• Margins .25" on all sides
• Set for two columns
• Layout name: Rossetti's Menu

Creating the Document:

• Insert page 2 after page 1 (Page menu > Insert)
• Create the ruler guides (page 1):
• From the top ruler:
• 2.5"
• 4"
• 5.5"
• 5.75"
• From the left ruler:
• 1.25"
• To draw the squares on the first page, do the following:
• Use the table tool on the tools palette.
• Click the tool and create a box that is as large as the right column.
• Enter 13 columns and 22 rows.
• You should see a grid of boxes that you can now fill in with 20% fill of any color you want. This color must use a color category from the color theory handout (primary, secondary, tertiary), in addition to one of the following color schemes:
• Complementary (opposites on the color wheel)
• Split - Complementary (colors found almost opposite each other)
• Triad (found equidistant on the color wheel, forms a triangle)
• Analogous (colors found adjacent (next to) to each other on the color wheel)
• Monochromatic Colors (relying on only one color with variations in intensity)
• REMEMBER: Stay away from dark text on dark background, and light text on light background).

Graphics:

Add graphics as you see them on the handout, but choose different ones. Be aware of proportions and pixilation. The pictures must match the topic.

Holiday Wish List

Today you will be creating a holiday wish list. Create a new Quark document that is either portrait or landscape and has margins of .5 on every side. The layout name should be Holiday Wish List.

Create a title at the top of your document. Be creative, the title can be whatever you wish.

Provide the name of each wishlist item and the picture of the item. You must have AT LEAST 10 items on your list.

You must adhere to the following guidelines:

• Use of no more than 4 fonts (choose them wisely!)
• Use of no more than 4 colors (choose them wisely too!)
• Every item on your wish list should include BOTH the name and a picture of the item.
• Your name must be typed somewhere on the document.

In addition, you must incorporate the use of these features:

• Drop shadow
• Background color and border
• Type styles (italic, bold, underline, small caps, etc.)
• Rotation of text/picture
• Rotation of picture independent from text box (Fill in the background color of the picture box so that I can see this has been done).
• Use of the starburst tool

Save as Wishlist in your MP2 folder.

Be creative! This project is worth 50 points (5 points will be awarded for each guideline met and each feature used).

Holiday Mail for Heroes Greeting Cards

The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes have teamed up for the fourth annual Holiday Mail for Heroes program.


From now until December 10th you are invited to send holiday cards to our American service members, their families, and veterans all over the world. Anyone can send a card and you can send as many as you would like!

Your objective:

Create a holiday card using the template provided to send to our service men and women overseas.

Top left and right are upside down. Therefore, you will need to "flip" vertically and horizontally. Graphics and ClipArt can be flipped. Textboxes cannot.

Change your margins to .5 in. Display rulers. To help you see your "workspace," draw a line down the middle of the page (3 3/4" mark) and across the middle of the page (5" mark).

Create a holiday card. Wish the person well. Feel free to search for quotes, lyrics, jokes; content for the inside of the card. Also include a personal message. Don't forget to spell check.

The inside left and right will contain text boxes and are right side up. Be sure to put your name on the card along with Morris Hills High School and Rockaway, NJ. This can be on either the inside right or back of the card.

Before you print your card, remove the "guide" lines. Also Print Preview!

All cards will be mailed to the Red Cross on December 3rd.

Total points: 30

Motivational Sign/Poster

You will be creating a motivational sign that utilizes one or more of the principles of design and incorporates the eye direction of "Z Pattern". I will provide you with examples of motivational signs to get you started. You will search the internet for a motivational or inspirational quote by using Google, Yahoo, or any other search engine of your choice. (Your quote must be approved by me before you can use it!)

Here are some sites to help you:

motivateus.com

motivationalquotes.com

motivational-inspirational-corner.com

quoteland.com

Document Setup:

1. Layout name: Motivational Sign
2. Orientation: Portrait or Landscape
3. Margins: .25
4. Remember to deselect Facing Pages and Automatic Text Box

Requirements:

1. A short motivational/inspirational quote
2. The author's name. If not known, use anonymous
3. An image that relates/represents the quote
4. Your name typed on the document (lower left corner)
5. Application of at least 3 design principles (contrast, repetition, dominance, alignment, proximity)

When you are finished, save in your MP1 as Motivational Sign

Fall/Halloween Scene

Using Quark, you are to create a Fall/Halloween scene using all of the tools that you have learned so far. Your scene must take up the ENTIRE page.

The following are the requirements:

1. Create a new Quark document with .25" margins on every side.
2. Name the layout Fall/Halloween Scene (depending on which one you choose).
3. You can choose to either make your document portrait or landscape.
4. You may only use 1 clip art image or picture in your scene and it must be cited.
5. All other objects must be drawn using the drawing tools.
6. You must use the line text path tool at least once.
7. You must utilize a drop shadow.
8. Make good use of ruler guides to improve the alignment and spacing of your text and/or objects.
9. Create a border around your document using a frame of at least 2 pts.
10. Be sure to put your name on the document.

When finished save as Fall/Halloween scene and print in color.