Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Communication Plan 2013


CMT 12Communication Plans
Communication Plan
2012 – 2013
CMT 12 is a course set up to allow students to develop and refine skills related to the graphic arts field. This course is more related to the creation of creative digital media using several different Adobe programs.  Students will develop skills by completing projects that use the “digital workflow”, which basically means that students will use the proper programs to complete a final product. Students that take this course should have taken CMT 11 or have well developed skills with graphic programs such as Photoshop.
Students who take CMT 12 will need to use a digital camera to take pictures assignments that will be given each week. It is very important that students have access to a camera as assignments
One of the major components of this course is an exam which will be hands on product design which will end with a full production of a final product from a design brief. This exam will be worth 20% of the final grade and will be an evaluation of skills gained during the course.

Marking Plan:
·      Paper assignments                            10
·      Tests / Creative assignments:           10
·      Major Projects:                                 40
·      Exam:                                               20
·      Class work:                                       20           




Thursday, February 16, 2012

Crown Redesign

This assignment is focused on "learning" the process of design rather than worrying about the design as a finished product. All files for this assignment are kept on the "graphics" file server.

Artistic Expression: Logo Design from Start to Finish
Project Brief: PDF DOC RTF
All templates and source images

All files must be submitted in a folder with your name on the "graphics" file server inside the assigned folder.

Photo Assignment

Odd Rule: Photo Assignment


“Odd numbers are better than Even ones in photography.”
I heard about this ‘odd rule’ years ago in a magazine and laughed it off as the author having some sort of obsessive compulsive disorder – but ever since I heard it I’ve noticed that in the shots I take it is true.
I’m not exactly sure why it works – but it does. Perhaps it’s about the balance that odd numbers create (there’s always one thing in the centre to give balance)?
I find that three objects in a shot are particularly good. Five, Seven or more can work but you run the risk of clutter.
Give it a try – it works!


Read more: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/the-odd-rule-of-composition#ixzz1mY1Ux24i