Brainstorming / Finding content

Objective

To allow you to retrieve and create a wealth of ideas for your unit 1 project.

Tasks

1. Create a post for the brief. Either copy in my example or write your own.

2. In your sketchbook, brainstorm all of the possible ideas / associations that you associate with your story / lyrics / title / synopsis / brand.

3. Attempt to ‘free-associate’ - allowing your brain to come up with ideas - with many of the words. Don’t judge yourself at this point, just let the ideas flow.

This could be evidenced in many forms:

Children's book cover - print the story out, double spaced and annotate in the margins. Highlight key scenes and subject matter that could be used on the cover.
Game cover - start with a few words in the middle of a page. For Epic City Limits is would write the 'name' of the game, 'city', 'jobs', 'youths' etc. Then, using a thesaurus, branch out with connections.
Design for music - brainstorm the name of the album... and print off lyrics by a similar band or singer and annotate them in the margins. 
Packaging design - Brainstorm the name of the product... and the overall 'feel' or 'message' of the product.

Presentation

Photographed and on blog.

Example
http://hollypearsonunit1gcsegraphics.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/brainstorm-research.html

Checklist for assessment

Loads of interesting ideas.

Time needed

1 hr

Deadline

TBC

Briefs for Unit 1

Choose a GCSE brief to study until December.

Hand in date - Thursday 30th of March

Hand in date for all work is the end of the lesson, Thursday 30th of March.

Tips for a good presentation:

• labelled pages and slides
• big images / small text
• Work in progress shots, full photoshop screenshots
• Information about relevant artists and designers 
• tasks in order (see list)

Please ensure that you have presented the following:


Sketchbook cover
Typography quote poster
6 Photoshop Edits
Cutout spray
Inky overlay (desert island)
View from window (Klassen)
Buildings (J G Hancock)
Illustrator Pattern
Kate Moross / Felicita Sala (only for those that 

  have completed the previous 7 tasks)
Completed booklet

Creating your book.

Task
All of the work that has been completed so far during year ten will be included in an A5 booklet. The booklet will consist of 8 pages for the 8 processes that you will learn.
Book template is HERE. Use Chrome to download

Indesign tutorial above - exporting and printing tutorial below



CMD L to rotate page 2 and 4. REMEBER TO PRINT TWO-SIDED!

8a Kate Moross - Photo and illustration

Objective
To introduce you to the work of Kate Moross
To improve your drawing skills
To introduce you to integrating with both Photoshop and drawing

Steps
1 Choose an image from the web of a famous musician, pop star, film star or Youtuber. If you are feeling literary, choose a poet or author. Print it off, A4 size.
2 Find some text that relates to the person. This could be lyrics, quotes or lines from a book.
3. Using tracing paper or a light box and printer paper, draw the text in, around and over the portrait or figure you have chosen. Attempt to make it look like the figure and text are integrated.
4. Include extra graphic elements. Remember, you are attempting to emulate the work of Kate Moross
5.When you are happy with your design, fine liner it or trace it in Photoshop with a tablet and pen - either way, the end result should be a clean line.
6. Scan this line into Photoshop, place it over the photograph and add colour.

Deadline

To be confirmed..

Design Principles