History of Tattoo

HIstory of Tattoo

What Makes Tattoos Permanent?

What makes the IDEAL BODY?

So far in this art class both the grade 11 and 12 classes have been building up our skills in creative process, sketching, technique and drawing skills. Now we are going to put it all to the test with summative drawing unit assignment. In this assignment both classes will be drawing a part of the human body with as much realism as they can. Then each class will have a different task to add to the body in colour through the mode of tattoo design or body modification.

Questions to Consider:

What makes the perfect body for men and for women?

In what ways do people modify or make changes to their body?

Why do people modify or adorn their bodies? What is the purpose for it?

How might the changes people make to their bodies relate to cultural practice, a need for the ideal image and a sense of individuality?

Videos to address the above questions:

Ideals of Men and Women

Dove Ad- Beauty – Pressures   

Mansome Trailer- 

Tattooing:

Full Body Tattoos of Japan-

Pretty in Ink- 

Body Modification:

Real life Barbie- Is it an addiction – 

Asian Plastic Surgery- 

SENSITIVE MATERIAL- Skin: A body Modification Documentary-   

Getting Started: How to make my Magazine?

By now you should have collected all the parts to making your magazine cover and layout.   Check the Project handout for a list of items needed, since we want it all in one place before we get going. Once you have completed all the steps for Research, Collection and Development you can go to Ms. E for approval on starting in Photoshop.

Here are some tutorials to help you get started on Making your Magazine cover. We will start with the cover since this will be easier and once you have a hang of this the layout should be no problem. The Magazine Guides are already set up for you for pick up in the 3368-> Eisler-> Pick-up-> Design-> Magazine layout-> Magazine Guide Cover

Magazine Cover Design Part 1

Magazine Cover Design Part 2

How to Make a Magazine Cover- Photoshop Tutorial

 

5 Days left of class!!!

Continue on with step two of the Summative Magazine Layout handout. Once you have collected all the magazine cover and spread necessities you can move on to step two creating layout thumbnails. Your credit depends on this so get it done!

If I could be there I would!

Today’s Tasks:

Today you are to continue on the background research and collection of magazine elements for your summative. Refer to the Magazine Design Summative sheet for steps.  You should be completing Step 1 by the end of today!!!

1. Fill in the Magazine Design Elements sheet that I handed out yesterday.

2. After that make sure you have completed the following steps before tomorrow’s class.

[  ] c) Source Article– You are to find an educational article online, that matches your magazines theme. Print, annotate and submit.

Must haves for your source:

• Should be able to copy and paste your article into word
• 400-1000 Word Length
• Know who the Author is
• Class appropriate
• Educational- meaning it should teach your audience something, not just be about entertainment

[  ] d) Collection: You will need to find the following things to be placed in your magazine. Start a new folder on your desktop labeled, Magazine, to place these items in. Make sure that all your sourced imagery is large format so that it doesn’t become pixilated once placed into Photoshop.

• Source Magazine Masthead
• A Barcode
• Main Cover Image (This should relate to your article content)
• Main Article Image
• 3 Smaller images to be placed on your spread
• Any other images you may want to include on the cover or in the spread

Summative Magazine Layout Design

We have 8 days of class left and one hell of a final design project!

We are going to be creating our own magazine cover and inside spread for a magazine and topic of our choosing. This project is all about understanding layout, page design, the elements of art and combining it all with what we have learned this term.

In the end you will have one pretty awesome and professional looking cover design that you can use for a future portfolio or just to rep your skills to those who know less.

So lets get started!!! What is magazine design all about? What is included in magazine design and how will you create your own design?

Use the following video and image to fill in the Elements of Magazine Design Sheet:

Ice Cold Summer Fest Poster

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Next Wednesday June 12th is the annual Burnhamthorpe Summer Fest Barbeque. It is the biggest Burnhamthorpe Social event of the year. Where else can you get a REAL burger and pop for ONLY $2?!? I will tell you… No where!

It has been assigned to the design class to create a new and improved Summer Fest Poster to advertise this event. The posters that are already up are lacking in design in a major way. So we are going to create a fantastic new poster that is eye catching, modern and still informative.

Follow the Photoshop tutorial handout to create your own version of the awesome poster above. Remember to have patience and try your best to trouble shoot your problems.

You can watch parts of the following video to help you if needed. This is a similar but no exactly the same poster design in a more advanced version of Photoshop.

http://blip.tv/psdtuts/how-to-create-an-ice-cold-poster-with-3d-text-1924609

Helvetica

What makes the Helvetica Font so famous?

Many logos and magazine designs we are going to be doing all include the use of Helvetica font. So what makes this font so universal?

Watch the film at the link below to help you understand what you think makes this font so iconic.

Helvetica Blog Post: Write a paragraph explanation after watching the film to explain what makes the Helvetica font so important to design in our culture?

Other tasks to do is to catch up on other work you have not completed. Check out the Assignments page for a list of tasks that have been assigned in class. Feel free to watch the film while catching up on your work.

Today’s Tasks

TASK 1: Blog Post #2: Good Logo Design Analysis (12 Marks)

You are going to create another Post on your blog. Find a famous logo that relates to the content on blog. You are going to post a picture of it and answer the following questions:

1. What is the product/company that this logo is trying to sell? Tell me about their branding and target market. (3 Marks)

2. Describe the logo: Colour, shape, font and style and tell me what it says about the company? (3 Marks)

3. Identify and explain 3 elements of a good logo that make this one successful. (3 Marks)

4. Find at least 1-2 other versions of this logo and tell me how they are different and why you think that the company changed their logo? (3 Marks)

TASK 2: Exploring Photoshop

Using the OUT OF THIS WORLD photoshop handout you are going to explore with what Photoshop can do. Have fun with this assignment and see how ridiculous you can make yourself in the image. ENJOY!!!

Designing your Logo

Helvetica Logos