MaWD 1.01 Activities
Essential Standards
1.00 - Understand design
1.00 - Understand design
- 1.01 - Understand typography, multiuse design principles and elements.
- What impact do typography concepts have on the effectiveness of multimedia design?
- How do you effectively apply design principles and elements to multimedia design?
1.01 Typeface Classifications
Directions: Classify each typeface by its category (Serif, Sans Serif, Ornamental, Script, Symbol)
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1.01 Font Usability & Readability
Directions: Classify whether the following examples reflect effective or ineffective use of typography concepts by placing a check mark in the appropriate column.
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1.01 Kerning, Leading, and Tracking
Directions: As your teacher guides you through the procedures, practice kerning, leading, and tracking in the following passages. Take notes as necessary to help you with future assignments.
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1.01 Independent Practice: Song Lyrics Assignment
Directions: You will use the document below to complete your assignment. You may use Photoshop, Word, or Publisher. Don't forget to review the rubric to make sure you'll receive all points available.
1.01_independent_practice_song_lyrics_assignment.pdf |
1.01 FBLA Dress Code Assignment
Directions: The following text will be distributed to FBLA members and advisors across the state on the FBLA Website. Currently, the text is not formatted in a way that is meaningful to the target audience.
- Format the following text so that it meets usability and readability guidelines for typography. You may use the 1.01 Typography Usability and Readability PowerPoint to help you format this text.
- Save the file according to teacher instructions.
- Complete the Peer Review handout.
1.01_fbla_dress_code_assignment.docx |
1.01 "WANTED" Poster Assignment
Objective: To practice effective use of typefaces in the development of a flyer.
Scenario:
No one has seen you in weeks. Your job is to design a “wanted” or “missing person” poster to help the community locate you.
What the poster should contain:
This assignment should be fun. Use your creativity with fonts, font size, and color, keeping in mind the most effective uses of fonts that we have discussed in this objective.
Scenario:
No one has seen you in weeks. Your job is to design a “wanted” or “missing person” poster to help the community locate you.
What the poster should contain:
- Your mug shot
- Your first and last name. (The name you like to be called.)
- Last seen in ________________.(your home town)
- Last seen with _________________. (your closest friend(s))
- What were you wearing when you were last seen? (your favorite attire)
- Might be found hanging around ____________. (List 4-5 places that will help me know your hobbies, interests and/or favorites. For example, if you like to read, your poster might indicate you’d be found at Books-a-Million. If you like sweet tea, your poster might indicate you’d be found at Bojangle’s.)
- What are 2-3 notable qualities that you have? (examples include a good friend, a good son, hard worker, trustworthy, etc.)
- May be trying to escape to the ____________ area. (Fill in the blank with your favorite vacation spot or a place where you would desire to take a vacation.)
- If found, what should the reward be?
This assignment should be fun. Use your creativity with fonts, font size, and color, keeping in mind the most effective uses of fonts that we have discussed in this objective.
1.01_“wanted”_poster_assignment.pdf |
1.01 Multiuse Design Elements Group Activity
Directions: Students will work in groups of 2-3 to create a poster with samples of the following design elements. Students will be required to present their posters to the class and aid the class in understanding effective use of the design element.
1.01_multiuse_design_elements_group_activity.pdf |
1.01 Multiuse Design Principles Activity
Directions: You will use magazines, newspapers, flyers, brochures, or other printed publications to locate a sample of each design principles that has been assigned to you by the teacher. You will find 3-5 examples of your term, cut them out, and glue them on your construction paper provided. Don't forget to label your paper with the term(s) give to you by the teacher.
1.01 Design Critique Activity
Directions: The first thing that most people do when they look at a design is say "I like it" or "I don't like it." However, our statements and guesses need to be more educated. An educated discussion about a design is called a "Critique." Using the design assigned to you by your teacher, complete the following design critique.
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1.01 The Systems Approach
Directions: Planning is an important part of the design process. You may use the following as a planning tool to help you through the design process.
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1.01 Review
1.01_review.pdf |
MaWD 1.02 Activities
Essential Standards
1.00 - Understand design
1.00 - Understand design
- 1.02 - Understand digital communication products.
- How do you use desktop publishing software to develop different types of digital communication products?
- How do you apply graphic design features to develop an effective digital communication product?
1.02 Graphic Design Features Activity
Directions: You will use magazines, newspapers, flyers, brochures, or other printed publications to locate a sample of each design feature listed on your graphic organizer. You will make a collage by gluing the examples to the sheet of construction paper and labeling each example with the correct design feature.
1.02 Identify Graphic Design Features
Directions: Label the layout below with the following terms: graphic, caption, sidebar, nameplate, main heading, deck, running header, body, jumpline.
1.02_identify_graphic_design_features.pdf |
1.02 Design a Business Card & Letterhead
Directions: As a young entrepreneur, you have decided to open the business of your dreams. In this activity, you will design a business card and letterhead for your new business.
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1.02 Design an Advertisement & Flyer for a Business - Client
Directions: In this activity, you will assume the role of a graphic designer. You have been hired to design an advertisement and flyer for the grand-opening of your fellow classmate’s new business. In consideration of the Systems Approach to design, complete the following steps outlined in the document below.
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1.02 Create a Magazine Article Layout
Objective: The student will successfully create a modern magazine article layout that applies desktop publishing skills to illustrate the Elements and Principles of Design.
You will follow the steps outlined in the document below to create your magazine article layout.
You will follow the steps outlined in the document below to create your magazine article layout.
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1.02 Design an Infographic
You will follow the steps outlined in the document below to create your infographic.
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1.02 Review
1.02_review.pdf |