Mid Unit Assessment

Deadline: 3.20 Tues 8 March

Take a look again at The Perfect Blog to check that you are presenting your work the best you can.

Please ensure that the following work is posted to your course blog. 

Brainstorming / Brief Full Pinboards Scamps - other designers Conventions of the form Scamps (thumbnails) - yours Photos of subject matter Drawings of subject matter Refined drafting ideas

Scamping / Drafting Ideas

Objective

To explore and develop initial ideas through scamping (thumbnails).

Task

Using the presentation above for ideas, create a set of scamps that further your project ideas.

You can use any medium - pencil, Photoshop, ink etc.
Work quickly and don't worry too much about your drawing prowess. This exercise is designed to engage your brain. Don't settle for OK, search for amazing.

Before you begin, consider the following:

'Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.' Pablo Picasso

'Do one thing every day that scares you.' Eleanor Roosevelt

Presentation

Photograph your sketchbook pages and post to blog

Checklist for assessment

Lots interesting ideas.
Size - aprox 6cm tall.
A - 18+   C - 12     E - 8

Time needed

1 hr (maybe a bit more)

Deadline

Friday 12 Feb

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.