PUBLIC SERVICE ADVERTISING - Division 4562
An ad for print promoting a social service, public service or non-profit organization. Focus on a specific campaign for social improvement.

PACKAGING - Division 4563
Graphic and structural packaging programs for retail, promotional and industrial use, including containers, bags, boxes, bottles, labels or CD covers. 

POSTERS - Division 4564
Entries may range from literal storytelling to metaphoric imagery or abstractions to fit the poster medium. 
May not exceed 36”x42”.

FAIR THEME “Game On!” POSTERS - Division 4565
Poster Art of any genre promoting the theme. Can be single images or collages. May not exceed 36”x 42”.

PORTFOLIO -Division 4566
JUDGING CRITERIA: Image Composition/Impact; Quality of Presentation; Breadth of Contents; Creativity 
and Originality. Portfolio of student work in graphics that is two dimensional. Portfolio will have 6 to 10 examples of the student’s best work. Examples not to exceed 11” x 17”. Must be submitted in a bound portfolio or contained packaging. No electronic portfolios.

TYPOGRAPHY - Division 4567
Logos, lettermarks, graphic presentations where type is used as the main graphic element in the design.

DIGITAL PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION - Division 4570
Creative use of digital imaging applications to develop artistic interpretations of imagery. No presentation 
requirements.

IMAGE COLLAGE - Division 4571
Assemblage, collage or montage of images to take on new objectives or meaning for the content. No 
presentation requirements.

DIGITAL COMPOSITE IMAGE - Division 4572
Digital combining of images to increase the visual impact or overall quality of the composition. This image 
should maintain the photographic realism of the photograph while improving or increasing the interest of the 
image. Entry must be accompanied by a print of the original images. No presentation requirements.


COMPUTER GRAPHICS - Division 4573
JUDGING CRITERIA: Layout/Design; Level of Difficulty; Typography/Images; Visual Presentation. To include logos, illustrations, photographs, and other graphics that have been produced or manipulated 
using computer systems. Submit original idea, if available, with project. 

DOCUMENTS - Division 4575
To include documents and other products that have used computer systems to assemble text and/or 
graphics into a final presentation. Example: flyers, ads, brochures & pamphlets.

You will be designing a cover and 2 page spread for the Arts & Literary Magazine 'Curiosity Collected' using the text and images provided.
You must include the following in your design:
Size: 
Legal - half, vertical or horizontal - your choice, 3 pages
Cover:
Masthead-Curiosity Collected
Cover lines- Premiere Issue, Vista High School, Arts & Literary Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 1
Spread: 
Must use 1 written work & at least one artwork
Title & credits for each of the works included

Be creative!

Here are some more advanced InDesign techniques you may want to incorporate or try:
Distinct Monotone Layout | Multi-page Feature | Magazine Cover Design | Combine Type with Images | Striking images with Blending Modes | Multiple Images in one Frame | Simulate Screen print Effects | Easy Clipping Paths 
These are just a sampling... you can always search for more!

Need ideas and Inspiration?
28 Cool & Inspirational Magazine Designs | Best Magazine Design | 10 Examples of Great Magazine Design |

In Illustrator and/or Photoshop create a poster to create awareness about our Character Counts Program. You must incorporate a new technique to create a unique typographic effect. Check out the tutorials below or look for some on your own. Create designs that will appeal to the population of VHS.

Read about the Character Counts campaign: 6 pillars of Character and What is Character?

Document Size: 11x17, landscape or horizontal, (Photoshop @300ppi)

Typographic Tutorials (Photoshop):  Displaced text |  Party Text Effect |  Gold Text |Texture & Depth with Type |  Create Distorted Text  |  Creating cardiac rate effect | 'Bee Movie' text effect | Slow Shutter Effect | Spot Colors & Channels |

Typographic Tutorials (Illustrator): Type made of shapes | Add Texture & Depth | Decorative Custom Type | Turn 2D type into 3D | 40 text effect Tutorials |

Today you will spend the period completing a tutorial. Following tutorials is one way digital artists learn and update their skills as technology is always changing.

Make sure the tutorial uses Photoshop or Illustrator and not another program. Pick a tutorial that is just beyond your skill level so you push yourself to learn something new, read through it first before you start! If you get stumped google it (ex- 'where to find blur filter in photoshop cs6'), or ask a classmate nearby for a quick question. 
Use the images provided in the tutorials or find your own images on the internet (search for large quality).

Lastly, make the finish tutorial you create look like a finished piece and not 'an exercise', something you could print out and display!

First person to finish can create a new turn-in folder on the V drive > McKay > Graphic Design > Period > TUTORIAL > Lastname_First_tutorial.ai or .psd

Photoshop Tutorials: Colorize a B&W Photo | Space Warp Implosion | Futuristic Composition | Texture & Depth with Type | Break the JPEG Code | Mixing Vector Shapes | Create Distorted Text | Creating cardiac rate effect | Displaced text | How to create scotch tape | Create a laserbeam on body | Adding 'creative' label to skin | Adding colorful curved lines | Creating Custom Patterns | Symmetrical Abstraction | 50 photoshop tutorials

Tutorial Sites: Greyscale Gorilla | Computer Arts | Photoshop Star | Youtube PhotoGavin | LayersMagazine | PSD Tuts+