November 2011 – Mr. Machtay

“I Am” Poem

November 28, 2011 machtayh Digital Communication

Write a poem by filling in the following blanks: I am ________. People think I am ________. When I was younger I was ________. Someday I will be ________. I believe ________. Then translate the poem into visual storytelling. You may create: Flash animation, each line should have its own scene. Series of Photoshop images, set of 5, 800px w

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Book Cover

November 14, 2011 machtayh Computer Art 1

Choose a book you read in English class sometime during the last two years. You will design a book cover 600px h x 400px w. Use at least two different images. Use lasso and filters. Make sure to treat the book title and author’s name as design elements. Use layer styles on the words. Your finished product must be MONOCHROMATIC.

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PSA Animation

November 6, 2011 machtayh Digital Communication

Each student will make a Flash animation about their team’s Wellness topic: Alcohol Awareness, Tobacco Education, Healthy Relationships, Stress, Bullying, Healthy Living. You can use similar messages to ones you had in Wellness Poster. Make sure something happens!!! There needs to be movement and action in the animation. Not just words moving on the screen. Make your own images. Remember,

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Return of the Lasso

November 4, 2011 machtayh Computer Art 1

Cutting out images in Photoshop has gotten sloppy in this class. So we will revisit the lasso tool. Make a Photoshop file 600px wide x 600px ht. Combine a picture of yourself with a picture of a celebrity. You will hand this in as a layered PSD file, so you will be graded on how neatly the figures are cut

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