Conventions of the Form.

Objective

To increase your understanding of the elements needed to create a successful artefact.

Task

In any medium you wish (by hand, Google presentation etc), annotate a selection of similar artefacts. You are looking for elements that are usually seen on the artefact.

Presentation

Post to blog. 

Checklist for assessment

Clearly annotated example

Time needed

2 Hrs

Setting up for the exam

Objective
To set up all of the necessary elements to help organise your exam prep.

Task
New Unit 2 GCSE Graphics blog - Simple white template
Header (900 x 300px) - 'Name / Unit 2 GCSE Graphics'
Pinterest Pinboards x 3 - Inspiration / Type / Subject Matter
Link pinboards to your blog.

Time needed
1 Lesson

Deadline
Tuesday 2 Feb

Unit 1 Deadline

Unit 1 deadline is 3.20 on Friday 29th of Jan. 
8 lessons, 3.5 weeks of this term.
Unit 2 exam papers will be given out on Tuesday the 2nd of Feb.
Unit 2 exam is on Mon 11 and Tues 12 of April. 6 school weeks + half term and Easter.
Your mock exam task will be related to your exam artefact.

Final Draft

Objective

To refine the design process once more.

To gain marks for assessment objective 2.

Task

Draw a pencil (or digital) design that is as close to what your final design will look like. Work at the same size as the final artefact.

Remember, this is the whole design not just the front. e.g. if you and making a book cover, include the spine and back.

Presentation

Photograph your sketchbook page or drawing.

You will be graded on

Slight changes in terms of refining your design. This could be moving text, changing the size of an element, altering the rendering of an aspect, etc etc.

Time needed

2 hrs

Deadline

Start of lesson, Tues 12 Jan.

Unit Evaluation.

Link to the presentation is HERE

Objective

To conclude the units of work by evaluating your completed work for unit 1.

Task

Scroll through the slides for instructions and questions.
I have included all of the questions needed on the separate slides. Feel free to use more. 

Presentation

Add to the end of 

Checklist for assessment

Relevant screenshots of work, insightful observations about the completed work.

'A' grade example is HERE

Time needed

3 Hrs

Deadline

Thursday 29th of Jan.

Example of discussing the brief.
The set brief was to create a book cover for the Steinbeck novel 'Of Mice and Men'. The book was discussed and a proposition was drawn up. The main themes of the book include dreams and loneliness. The role of the design will be to communicate and hint at the theme and provide an enigma to stimulate the curiosity of the audience. The client has stipulated the size of the template.

Colour Choices

Objective

In order for you to fully explore the combinations of colours that you could potentially use in your design, you must trial a draft in various colour schemes.

Task

Take a draft and colour it using 4 colour scheme ideas. This could include:
Monochromatic, complementary, analogous and triadic. There are many more examples - high saturation, low saturation with spot colour. It's up to you.

Presentation

Post to your blog with a short explanation of what and why you have done this. You should also point out the most successful version and explain why.

Checklist for assessment

Can we tell straight away that you have consciously used colour?

Deadline

tbc

Pragmatic or Poetic?