Exam Prep Ideas

Skillshare

If you have completed all of your tasks AND responded to the feedback that yu were given, you should then look at attempting a new technique. This can be included in your Unit 2 presentation.

Skillshare is an online learning community for creators. 

www.skillshare.com/home
user: yls@thomasadams.net pass: Thomasadams1

Browse through the various classes:
Zines
https://www.skillshare.com/classes/design/Making-Your-First-Zine-From-Idea-to-Illustration/967918475?via=search-layout-grid

Posters
https://www.skillshare.com/search?query=poster

Drawing
https://www.skillshare.com/search?query=drawing

Vector and hand drawn
https://www.skillshare.com/classes/design/The-Play-Doh-Technique-Fun-Hand-made-Vectors-In-Illustrator/881059983?via=browse-popular-illustration-layout-grid

Evaluation for Unit 1

Link to the presentation is HERE

Objective

To conclude the units of work by evaluating your completed work for unit 1.

Task

Scroll through the slides for instructions and questions.
I have included all of the questions needed on the separate slides. Feel free to use more. 

Presentation

Add to the end of 

Checklist for assessment

Relevant screenshots of work, insightful observations about the completed work.

'A' grade example is HERE

Time needed

3 Hrs

Deadline

Thursday 29th of Jan.

Example of discussing the brief.
The set brief was to create a book cover for the Steinbeck novel 'Of Mice and Men'. The book was discussed and a proposition was drawn up. The main themes of the book include dreams and loneliness. The role of the design will be to communicate and hint at the theme and provide an enigma to stimulate the curiosity of the audience. The client has stipulated the size of the template.

Final Draft

Objective
To refine the design process once more.
To gain marks for assessment objective 2.

Task
Draw a pencil (or digital) design that is as close to what your final design will look like. Work at the same size as the final artefact.
Remember, this is the whole design not just the front. e.g. if you and making a book cover, include the spine and back.

Presentation
Sketchbook page or Photoshop onto GSlides.

You will be graded on
Slight changes in terms of refining your design. This could be moving text, changing the size of an element, altering the rendering of an aspect, etc etc.

Time needed
2 hrs

Deadline
TBC

Analysis

Over the next few weeks you will be completing an analysis of relevant artefacts. You will be given certain slides to complete each hwk session and we will learn / revise the relevant elements each lesson.

Objective

To increase your understanding of the processes and techniques designers employ when creating artefacts. 

Task
Choose artefacts that are similar to the one that you are designing.

Add slides to your existing presentation. Title slide should state that it is Analysis.

Using the questions on the slides above you will be analysing the layout, colour, typography etc. 

I have also included a wealth of key terms for you to use. They are located at the bottom of the post or you can print them off HERE.

Presentation

Google presentation

Checklist for assessment

All points must be covered in detail. For those looking for A/B grades, there will also be some inclusion of further, self-initiated investigation.

Deadlines

13 Oct - Similar artefacts
20 Oct - Content (Poetic and Pragmatic)
31 Oct - Typography 1
03 Nov - Typography 1
10 Nov - Layout, Hierarchy, and Grids
17 Nov - Colour 
22 Nov - Rendering and process

Deadline for all analysis - 6th of Dec.

These presentations are examples of the sort of detail needed for your analysis. The layout is also pretty good.

Holly's A* analysis  CLICK HERE

Colour Characteristics - Saturation and Greys.

Colour Characteristics - Temperature