Thursday 5 September 2013

Unit 1 Task 3 - Pins



Objective
To create a space where you can collect research from your chosen project.

To allow easy access to the pinboards from your blog.

Task
Create 3 Unit 1 boards in pinterest. To begin with you are to pin loads of images on the 'Inspiration' and 'Similar Artefacts' boards. Leave the subject matter one for a while.
  • Inspiration (stuff you like at the moment)
  • Similar Artefacts (if you are designing a book cover, this will be full of book covers) 
  • Subject Matter (If your artefact is about fish, this will be full of fish)

Presentation
Create links at the top of your blog for each of the 3 boards. See the image below. If you don't know how to create page links (not posts) watch the tutorial below.


Checklist for assessment
3 linked boards. First two have loads of pins.

Time needed
1 hr.

Deadline

tbc





Tuesday 3 September 2013

Unit 1 Task 2 - Blog Header

Task: Create a beautiful blog header for Unit 1.

Using any of the processes that you are familiar with from last year, create a blog header.  The final design can be scanned into Photoshop or created entirely digitally.
Make sure you include the following info:

Your name  /  GCSE  / Unit 1  /  Graphics

SIZE = 900 X 300 PIXELS

Think about colour, hierarchy and clarity.

Here are some interesting examples...