Digital Graphics Virtual Course Outline
Digital graphics play a key role in the appearance of almost all print and on-screen designs. In this course, students will learn about packaging design, digital graphics, animation, information design, interactive media, and applying Adobe software. This project based course will challenge students with creative thinking and real-world problem solving activities.
Units
Unit: Foundations of Digital Graphics
Concept: Introduction to Digital Graphics
Essential Question: How can digital graphics effectively communicate messages?
Lessons and Resources
- About Me Survey
- Peer Review and Innovation
- Experimentation
- Development Process
- Self-Evaluation
- Assess Your Work Performance
- Friday Check-In
- About Me Survey
- Peer Review and Innovation
- Experimentation
- Development Process
- Self-Evaluation
- Assess Your Work Performance
- Friday Check-In
Concept: Career and Professional Skills
Essential Question: How can I apply digital graphics knowledge and skills to my future career?
Concept: Fundamental Elements of Design
Essential Question: How can I apply fundamental elements of design to effectively create digital messages?
Concept: Design Principles
Essential Question: How can I apply design principles to effectively create digital messages?
Unit: Digital Graphic Design
Concept: Introduction to Graphic Design
Essential Question: How can digital graphics communicate messages?
Concept: Graphic Design Process
Essential Question: How can I apply the graphic design process to create effective graphics?
Concept: Graphics Peer Review and Innovation
Essential Question: How can I peer review and / or improve student produced or professionally produced graphics?
Concept: Graphics Layout and Design
Essential Question: How can I layout and design graphics to create effective designs?
Concept: Applying Graphic Design Knowledge and Technical Skills
Essential Question: How can I apply graphic design knowledge and technical skills to create effective graphics?
Lessons and Resources
- Business Card Design - Information Organization
- Doodle for Google Design - Logo Design
- Website Slide Show Graphics
- Business Card Design - Information Organization
- Doodle for Google Design - Logo Design
- Website Slide Show Graphics
Concept: Applying Design Principles to Create Graphics
Essential Question: How can I apply design principles to create effective graphics?
Lessons and Resources
- Business Card Design - Proximity and Alignment
- Doodle for Google - Balance
- Doodle for Google - Spatial Depth and Illusion
- Website Slide Show Graphics - Emphasis
- Business Card Design - Proximity and Alignment
- Doodle for Google - Balance
- Doodle for Google - Spatial Depth and Illusion
- Website Slide Show Graphics - Emphasis
Concept: Experimentation and Graphics Development
Essential Question: How can I use experimentation to design and develop effective graphics?
Concept: Testing, Evaluating, and Refining Graphics
Essential Question: How can I test, evaluate, and refine graphic designs?
Concept: Finalizing and Presenting Graphics
Essential Question: How can I finalize and present graphics?
Unit: Packaging Design
Concept: Introduction to Packaging Design
Essential Question: How can package designs communicate messages?
Concept: Packaging Design Process
Essential Question: How can I apply the packaging design process to create effective package designs?
Concept: Packaging Peer Review and Innovation
Essential Question: How can I peer review and / or improve student produced or professionally produced packaging designs?
Concept: Packaging Layout and Design
Essential Question: How can I layout and design packages to create effective designs?
Concept: Applying Packaging Design Knowledge and Technical Skills
Essential Question: How can I apply packaging design knowledge and technical skills to create effective package designs?
Lessons and Resources
- Candy Box Design - Mandatory Information
- Frozen Foods Packaging - Considering All Sides
- Hanging Box Design - Intended Audience
- Bottle Label Design - Three Dimensional Design
- Cereal Box Design - Competition
- Candy Box Design - Mandatory Information
- Frozen Foods Packaging - Considering All Sides
- Hanging Box Design - Intended Audience
- Bottle Label Design - Three Dimensional Design
- Cereal Box Design - Competition
Concept: Applying Design Principles to Packaging Designs
Essential Question: How can I apply design principles to create effective package designs?
Lessons and Resources
- Candy Box Design - Focal Point
- Frozen Foods Packaging - Emphasis
- Hanging Box Design - Repetition
- Bottle Label Design - Grid
- Cereal Box Design - Family Resemblance
- Candy Box Design - Focal Point
- Frozen Foods Packaging - Emphasis
- Hanging Box Design - Repetition
- Bottle Label Design - Grid
- Cereal Box Design - Family Resemblance
Concept: Experimentation and Packaging Development
Essential Question: How can I use experimentation to design and develop effective package designs?
Concept: Testing, Evaluating, and Refining Packaging Designs
Essential Question: How can I test, evaluate, and refine packaging designs?
Concept: Finalizing and Presenting Packaging Designs
Essential Question: How can I finalize and present packaging designs?
Lessons and Resources
- Bottle Label Design - Mock-up Design
- Assess Your Work Performance (Review)
- Bottle Label Design - Mock-up Design
- Assess Your Work Performance (Review)
Unit: Advertising Digital Graphics
Concept: Introduction to Advertising
Essential Question: How can advertisements communicate messages?
Concept: Advertising Design Process
Essential Question: How can I apply the advertising design process to create effective advertisements?
Concept: Advertisements Peer Review and Innovation
Essential Question: How can I peer review and / or improve student produced or professionally produced advertisements?
Concept: Advertisement Layout and Design
Essential Question: How can I layout and design graphics to create effective designs?
Concept: Applying Advertising Design Knowledge and Technical Skills
Essential Question: How can I apply advertising design knowledge and technical skills to create effective advertisements?
Lessons and Resources
- Poster Design
- Advertising Design
- Sales Flyer Design
- Billboard Design
- Score Board Advertisements - Unconventional Advertising
- Poster Design
- Advertising Design
- Sales Flyer Design
- Billboard Design
- Score Board Advertisements - Unconventional Advertising
Concept: Methods of Persuasion
Essential Question: How can I use the methods of persuasion to influence behaviors?
Concept: Applying Design Principles to Advertisements
Essential Question: How can I apply design principles to create effective advertisements?
Lessons and Resources
- Poster Design - Visual Hierarchy
- Billboard Design - Clear Message
- Sales Flyer Design - Repetition
- Score Board Advertisements - Grabbing Attention
- Poster Design - Visual Hierarchy
- Billboard Design - Clear Message
- Sales Flyer Design - Repetition
- Score Board Advertisements - Grabbing Attention
Concept: Experimentation and Advertisement Development
Essential Question: How can I use experimentation to design and develop effective advertisements?
Concept: Testing, Evaluating, and Refining Advertisements
Essential Question: How can I test, evaluate, and refine advertisement designs?
Concept: Finalizing and Presenting Advertisements
Essential Question: How can I finalize and present advertisements?
Unit: Motion Graphics / Animation
Concept: Introduction to Animation Technologies
Essential Question: How can animations communicate messages?
Concept: Animation Design Process
Essential Question: How can I apply the animation design process to create effective animations?
Concept: Animations Peer Review and Innovation
Essential Question: How can I peer review and / or improve student produced or professionally produced animations?
Concept: Animation Layout and Design
Essential Question: How can I layout and design animations to create effective designs?
Concept: Applying Animation Design Knowledge and Technical Skills
Essential Question: How can I apply animation design knowledge and technical skills to create effective animations?
Concept: Applying Design Principles to Animations
Essential Question: How can I apply design principles to create effective animations?
Concept: Experimentation and Animation Development
Essential Question: How can I use experimentation to design and develop effective animations?
Concept: Testing, Evaluating, and Refining Animations
Essential Question: How can I test, evaluate, and refine animation designs?
Concept: Finalizing and Presenting Animations
Essential Question: How can I finalize and present animations?
Unit: Information Design
Concept: Introduction to Information Design
Essential Question: How can information design applications communicate messages?
Concept: Information Design Process
Essential Question: How can I apply the information design process to create effective designs?
Concept: Information Design Applications Peer Review and Innovation
Essential Question: How can I peer review and / or improve student produced or professionally produced information design applications?
Lessons and Resources
- Peer Review and Innovation (Cover Design)
- Peer Review and Innovation (Brochure Design)
- Peer Review and Innovation (Magazine Cover)
- Peer Review and Innovation (Cover Design)
- Peer Review and Innovation (Brochure Design)
- Peer Review and Innovation (Magazine Cover)
Concept: Information Design Applications Layout and Design
Essential Question: How can I layout and design information design applications to create effective designs?
Concept: Applying Information Design Knowledge and Technical Skills
Essential Question: How can I apply information design knowledge and technical skills to create effective information design applications?
Lessons and Resources
- Cover Design
- Restaurant Menu Design
- Restaurant Menu Design - The Hot Spot
- Restaurant Menu Design - Good Design
- Infographic Design
- Brochure Design
- Brochure Design - Organization
- Magazine Design - Grid
- Magazine Cover Design
- Magazine Design - Article Page - Visual Interest
- Magazine Design - Full Page Ad
- Cover Design
- Restaurant Menu Design
- Restaurant Menu Design - The Hot Spot
- Restaurant Menu Design - Good Design
- Infographic Design
- Brochure Design
- Brochure Design - Organization
- Magazine Design - Grid
- Magazine Cover Design
- Magazine Design - Article Page - Visual Interest
- Magazine Design - Full Page Ad
Concept: Applying Design Principles to Information Design
Essential Question: How can I apply design principles to create effective information design applications?
Lessons and Resources
- Cover Design - Emphasis
- Restaurant Menu Design - Grid
- Restaurant Menu Design - Consistency
- Infographic Design - Flow
- Brochure Design - Contrast
- Cover Design - Emphasis
- Restaurant Menu Design - Grid
- Restaurant Menu Design - Consistency
- Infographic Design - Flow
- Brochure Design - Contrast
Concept: Experimentation and Information Design Application Development
Essential Question: How can I use experimentation to design and develop effective information design applications?
Concept: Testing, Evaluating, and Refining Information Design Applications
Essential Question: How can I test, evaluate, and refine information design applications?
Concept: Finalizing and Presenting Information Design Applications
Essential Question: How can I finalize and present information design applications?
Unit: Interactive Media
Concept: Introduction to Interactive Media
Essential Question: How can interactive media designs communicate messages?
Concept: Interactive Media Design Process
Essential Question: How can I apply the interactive media design process to create effective designs?
Concept: Interactive Media Peer Review and Innovation
Essential Question: How can I peer review and / or improve student produced or professionally produced interactive media designs?
Concept: Interactive Media Layout and Design
Essential Question: How can I layout and design interactive media to create effective designs?
Concept: Applying Interactive Media Knowledge and Technical Skills
Essential Question: How can I apply interactive media knowledge and technical skills to create effective interactive media designs?
Lessons and Resources
- Website Design
- Website Design - Header Design
- Website Design - Homepage Design
- Website Design - Content Page Design
- Website Design
- Website Design - Header Design
- Website Design - Homepage Design
- Website Design - Content Page Design
Concept: Applying Design Principles to Interactive Media
Essential Question: How can I apply design principles to effectively create interactive media?
Concept: Experimentation and Interactive Media Development
Essential Question: How can I use experimentation to design and develop effective interactive media?
Concept: Testing, Evaluating, and Refining Interactive Media
Essential Question: How can I test, evaluate, and refine interactive media designs?
Concept: Finalizing and Presenting Interactive Media
Essential Question: How can I finalize and present interactive media designs?