Design the logo for Spring Musical |
PA Media Design Competition |
![]() Logos due January 29
The show is called The Theory of Relativity. Themes include relationships, connectivity, heartbreak, math, physics, the universe, cats, oranges, and growing up. I Shirts are Dark purple, white and teal logo (limit to 2-4 colors). https://www.mtishows.com/the-theory-of-relativity-1 Re-Design and Nike shoeFollow along in Photoshop with Seth Fowler: Today I’m sketching and rendering my idea of what an OFF-WHITE Nike Air Jordan 3 sneaker might look like! I based my design on the Off White Nike sneakers that are already available and Virgil Abloh ’s body of work for Off White. In this video I show you How to Draw a Nike shoe, more specifically How to Draw an Air Jordan Sneaker. Check out the video to learn more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRPqzVxrUZM
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![]() Enter to win the PA Media and Design competition. Categories include 3D design, Animation, Digital Movie, Programming, Web Page design and Logo and Graphic design. See details here: https://mediadesigncompetition.org/?page_id=298mediadesigncompetition.org/?page_id=298
Let Mrs. Startup know. Only 4 per school per category can enter. Email her here Design a Tee Shirt for Threadless![]() Threadless is a really fun and cool tee shirt warehouse for artists of all kinds: https://www.threadless.com
Check out their local contests and submit designs and SELL YOUR ART!
https://www.threadless.com/artist-shops/signup/art The Easiest Way to Sell Your Art Online Artist Shops provides the best and easiest platform for you to sell your art in your own customized online store for free. With all the benefits of a fully functional e-commerce store and none of the hassle, you just create art and spread the word! Bob Ross Painting in Adobe Fresco! |
Inktober is HERE!
Inktober rules:1) Make a drawing in ink (you can do a pencil under-drawing if you want).
2) Post it* 3) Hashtag it with #inktober and #inktober2020 4) RepeatNote: you can do it daily, or go the half-marathon route and post every other day, or just do the 5K and post once a week. What ever you decide, just be consistent with it. Inktober is about growing and improving and forming positive habits, so the more you’re consistent the better. That's it! Now go make something beautiful. *Post it on any social media account you want or just post it on your refrigerator. The point is to share your art with someone. :) Click here for the prompts! |
Open up adobe fresco on your iPad and follow Bob while painting...use the oil brushes and layers!
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The Getty Museum is asking people to recreate artwork using random house objectswww.cnn.com/2020/03/28/us/getty-museum-recreate-artwork-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
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Digital Poster Contest...Good prizes! |
Design a Grad announcement![]() Use these templates to create your own graduation announcement! Right click on the templates to download.
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I Think, Therefore I Shop"We can learn that reward comes in creation and re-creation, no just in the consumption of the world around us. Active participation in the process of creation is our right and our privilege. We can learn to measure the success of our ideas not by our bank accounts by their impact on the world." Tim Brown
You've been asked to plan and create a retail store that sells ideas instead of physical, take-away objects. In your explorations, consider naming, overall branding and signage. Exactly what kinds of ideas would exist there and how would they be made manifest for 'purchase"? How would you approach constructing such and experience? What role would design take in making it? How would you want visitors to change sheri behavior after visiting such a place? Never Tear Us Apart![]() There is definitely a specific style that accompanies music poster design: Sleek Illustrator art touch up with a bit of grit, merged with hand drawn type that precisely fits into well defined shapes.
Create a poster for a rock concert in Philly. Instead of planning and executing your design via pencil or traditional software, make the poster complete out of torn things, pieces of paper, solid objects, found elements and collage. You can scan things and collage them into Photoshop to put it all together. |
Independent Project ideas: Creative inspiration!Totally Cereal![]() Write one or two sentences describing a new type of breakfast cereal. Include a brand name, audience and type of store where this product will be sold. You product idea must have at least on unique dietary texture that sets it apart from similar cereal (organic, sustainablely grown, whole gran...
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Mr. Blue...create a magazine cover |
Storybook Ending |
Printed and Sewn |
Create an Infographic! |
![]() You've been asked by a local fashion designer to create her stationery system. This designer specialize in stitching her own patterns over vintage clothes found at estate sales. In you stationery materials, you must incorporate hand stitched thread.
For some more inspiration, check out GV grad Sarah Detweiler's work: https://www.sarahdetweiler.com/embroidery-painting |
![]() Visually interpret written statistical information. Info Graphics is one of the core practices for a graphic designer. Basically, it is the art of relaying collected information by way of simple, clear, and understandable visualpresentation.
You must create your chart/graph without the use of photographs. Concept is key to success with this assignment. This means that you must think outside of typical bars, lines and pie charts. The visual elements must complement the information. For example: If I were to do a graph on the building of high-rise condos on the beach, I may choose to substitute the arrows and bars for condosor hotels. Possible Directions ADHD in childrenPoverty levels Education vs. Experience Public School test scores Diabetes related to age ![]()
![]() Choose a topic you are deeply interested in and create an infographic on the topic. Ideas:
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Create one of the suns for CBS Sunday morningCheck out article here: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/01/28/cbs-sunday-morning-suns/
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Illustrate a news story...wordlessnews |
Update a famous painting |
![]() Illustrate a news story that inspires you. Check out the website:
http://wordlessnews.com/ |
![]() Find a famous painting and use Adobe Photoshop to do a modern twist on it. Use layers and layer styles to color it or filters. Make sure the original painting is recognizable.
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Product Mockup in Photoshop![]() Practice your skills by creating a variety of mockups for a fictitious company. Use the clipping mask to clip your information into any of the templates. Edit>transform and make it fit into the template
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Illustrate a 6 word story![]() This one comes courtesy of Ernest Hemingway who famously wrote, “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Your own story doesn’t have to be so dark or so big, but try to boil something meaningful to you down to just six words. Then try to write one every day for a week. Illustrate it in Photoshop
#sixwordstory |
Mind Bending Surreal Photography To Jumpstart Your Creativity![]() Surreal photography has been around for quite some time, with the first surreal photography exhibition dating all the way back to 1925 which featured the photography of Max Ernst, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, and others. In modern times surrealism has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity thanks to advancements in camera technology and post processing techniques such as digital photography and powerful editing programs like Photoshop.
And, though the way we create surreal photography has changed, the core aesthetic has remained the same: to create an almost dreamlike world where the mind is put to task understanding the unknown and, oftentimes, impossible. Tap into your imagination and unleash your wild ideas by getting started in the world of surreal photography. Check them out here: http://photographypla.net/20-mind-bending-examples-surreal-photography-jumpstart-creativity/photographypla.net/20-mind-bending-examples-surreal-photography-jumpstart-creativity/ |
Texture Portraits![]() Using Photoshop and images found on the web or better yet...TAKEN by you, create a self portrait. Upload a photo of yourself then begin cutting and "pasting" in photoshop to create skin tones and hair. Think about a neutral color for the background. This is great for improving your selecting skills in Photoshop.
Create a design for a piece of clothing based on a painting...![]() Find or create a painting that inspires you. Once you have the image create a dress, shirt, skirt or pants based on the painting
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Create a Photo Hunt

Open a photo of yours and change some things. Create a Photo Hunt for the changes.
Make a list on the page so that when we print it, fellow students can find them.
Use the clone tool and the content aware command to take things away
change colors of objects
Use the type tool to change or add to text
Have fun
Make a list on the page so that when we print it, fellow students can find them.
Use the clone tool and the content aware command to take things away
change colors of objects
Use the type tool to change or add to text
Have fun