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Digital Design 1 Assignments

Week 1:

Introduction to Digital Design

and Photoshop.

Accessing Drop Box &

Student Folders

Accessing Atomic Learning

Tropical Storm Fay

No School!

 

Tropical Storm Fay

No School!

 

First Day Stuff!

Welcome

Overview

Digital Design Class

 
Photoshop Tools
More Photoshop Tools; Vignette 2

8/18/08 (Mon.)


 

8/19/08 (Tues.)

 

8/20/08 (Wed.)

Assignment: Return forms

Due Friday 8/22/08

Points: 100

 

8/21/08 (Thurs.)

Assignment: Photoshop:

Using Selection Tools

Points: 100

 

8/22/08 (Fri.)

Assignment: Photoshop Basics

Points: 300

 

Week 2: This week we will continue learning new Photoshop skills and practicing with the sellection tools.

Accessing Atomic Learning

Accessing Drop Box &

Student Folders

Selection Practice

Teacher Planning Day!

Primary Election

No Students.

Actions & Filters

Photos to Art...

Fun with Text

8/25/08 (Mon.)

Assignment: Self-Protrait &

Popping Photo

Points: 200 pts

 

8/26/08 (Tues.)

 

8/27/08 (Wed.)

Assignment: Actions and Filters

Total of 8 separate assignments.

Points: 200 (25 pts each)

 

8/28/08 (Thurs.)

Assignment: Photos to Art

3 parts: Oil Painting, Pencil Drawing, &

Dreamy Effect

Points: 300 (100 pts each)

 

8/29/08 (Fri.)

Assignment: Fun with Text (3 parts)

PDF Download

Points: 300 pts (100 pts each)

 

Week 3: More techniques using Photoshop.

Labor Day!

Holiday!

Schools Closed

Stretched Pixels
Technicolor Effect

Instant Graffiti

Make-up Day!

9/1/08 (Mon.)

 

9/2/08 (Tues.)

Assignment: Classic Photoshop

Techniques

Points: 300 pts (100 pts each)

 

9/3/08 (Wed.)

Assignment: Photoshop

Techniques 2

Points: 300 pts (100 pts each)

 

9/4/08 (Thurs.)

Assignment: Photoshop Techniques 3

Points: 300 pts (100 pts each)

 

95/08 (Fri.)

Use today to work on any of the

assignments you may have missed

over the last three weeks. Time flies

when you are having fun!

 

Week 4: No days off

this week!

Photoshop Layer Techniques

Photoshop Background Effects 1

Photoshop Backgrounds 2

No image for

today's

assignment.

Restaurant Cover Page Ad

9/8/08 (Mon.)

Assignment: Photoshop Layer

Techniques 1

Points: 300 pts (4 total assn.)

 

9/9/08 (Tues.)

Assignment: Photoshop Background

Effects 1

Points: 300 pts (100 pts each)


 

9/10/08 (Wed.)

Assignment: Photoshop

Background 2

Points: 300 pts (100 pts each)

 

9/11/08 (Thurs..)

Assignment: Layers' Basics

Points: 100

 

9/12/08 (Fri.)

Assignment: Restaurant Cover

Page Advertisement (full size

example on the instructions)

Points: 300

 

Week 5:

 

Pinwheels for Peace

Make up day!

Fun With Text 3

Grungy Poster Effect

9/15/08 (Mon.)

Assignment: Pinwheels & Data Day

Pinwheel Pattern Download PSD

Pinwheel Pattern Download jpg

Points: 300 pts

 

9/16/08 (Tues.)

Assignment: Complete Pinwheels &

work on past due assgnmnets

Points:

 

9/17/08 (Wed.)

Use this day to turn in any work

from past classes. Interim

reports will be out Thursday 4th

block.

 

9/18/08 (Thurs.)

Interim Reports Day!

Assignment: Fun With Text 3

Points: 300

 

9/19/08 (Fri.)

Assignment: Grungy Poster

Points: 200

 

Week 6:

 

Painted Edges

Splodge Text Effect

Music Tour Poster

Make-Up Day!

Please work on any outstanding

assignments you may not have

completed due to absences.

Gothic Llines

9/22/08 (Mon.)

Assignment: Photoshop Image Effects 2

Points: 300 pts

 

9/23/08 (Tues.)

Assignment: Fun With Text 3

Points: 200 pts

 

9/24/08 (Wed.)

Assignment: Music Tour Poster

Points: 200 pts

 

9/25/08 (Thurs.) Early Release Day

 

9/26/08 (Fri.)

Assignment:

1. Gothic Lines

2. Sports Silhouette

Points: 200 pts

 
Week 7:

Thermal Effect

Holiday!

Schools Closed

Make-up day

due to technical

difficulties.

Lichtenstein Art Style

Reflective Liquid Type

9/29/08 (Mon.)

Assignment:

1. Thermal Effect (You can use male or

female image.

2. Window/door Effect

Points: 200 pts

 

9/30/08 (Tues.)

Assignment:

Due:

Points:


 

10/1/08 (Wed.)

 

10/2/08 (Thurs.)

Assignment:

Lichtenstein Style Effect

Serigraph Style Effect

Points: 200 pts

 

10/3/08 (Fri.)

Assignment: Fun With Text 4

Points: 200 pts

 
Week 8:

Check you grades.

Some of you are missing

lots of grades.

Chinese Painting with Photoshop

Special Effects Photo

Holiday!

Schools Closed!

Skyscraper Effect

10/6/08 (Mon.)

FCAT retakes this week.

Holiday on Thursday.

PSAT next week.

Exams the following week.

Not much time left for this term.

 

10/7/08 (Tues.)

Assignment: Chinese Painting

Points: 200 pts

 

10/8/08 (Wed.)

Assignment: Special Effects Photo

Points: 200 pts

 

10/9/08 (Thurs.)

 

10/10/08 (Fri.)

Assignment: Skyscraper Effect

Midas Gold Effect

Points: 200 pts

 
Week 9:
Stone Type 2

Plasma Poster Effect

PSAT

All students have assigned

locations. Please check first

thing in the morning outside

Guidance, Front Office, or

Student Services to see where

you are to report.

Backup all your work to your server

folder. I need to re-image and anything

left on the desktop will be gone.

Warped Image Effect

 

Backup all your work to your server

folder. I need to re-image and anything

left on the desktop will be gone.

10/13/08 (Mon.)

Assignment: Fun With Text 5

Points: 200 pts

 

10/14/08 (Tues.)

Assignment: Plasma Poster Effect

Backup all your work to your server

folder. I need to re-image and anything

left on the desktop will be gone.

Points: 200 pts

 

10/15/08 (Wed.)

 

 

10/16/08 (Thurs.)

Assignment: Photo Effects 6

Backup all your work to your server

folder. I need to re-image and anything

left on the desktop will be gone.

Points: 300 pts

 

10/17/08 (Fri.)

Assignment:

Backup all your work to your server

folder. I need to re-image and anything

left on the desktop will be gone.

Points:

 
Week 10:

Turn in past due work.

Prep for exam.

Last day to turn

in past due assignments.

Prep for Exam!

Exams

Exams

Early Release

Day Schedule!

Final Exam:

Blog w/25 entries 65pts

w/Slideshow +20pts

Responses to 3 Blogs +15pts

End of Term

Employee Planning

No School for

Students

10/20/08 (Mon.)

Part 1 of exam: Create a Blog

 

10/21/08 (Tues.)

Work on your portfolio and add blogs for

each of the 25 images you chose.

 

10/22/08 (Wed.)

10/23/08 (Thurs.)

Exam Day for block 1 Digital Design

1.  Complete Blog Portfolio

2.  Add Picasa slideshow (click link for

instructions)

3.  Add comments to at least 3 blogs. The

comments must be positive or

constructive. Negative comments will count

against the person making them. Use

your name or Google Account login for

the comments section.

 

10/24/08 (Fri.)