ROP Graphic Design:

ROP Graphic Design is a fast-paced and demanding class that teaches high school students the skills required to obtain an entry-level position in the industry. Graphic Designers work in a variety of different locations from print shops to animation studios, corporate offices to advertising agencies. Plenty of Graphic Designers even strike out on their own, doing "freelance" or independent work. Feel free to take a look at our most current gallery below to see what we've been up to (coming soon).

Schedule: (wildcat logo here)

1/5: Talk about logos, safety update and the need to catch up. Talk about how final exam will be part written (eoc, eod, PS skills) and part performance. Briefly review elements of composition and the need to use those effectively, move on to the elements of design (balance). Find three pictures that illustrate some type of balance and save them
1/6: Talk about contrast and emphasis, use "high pass" effect to make a grungy picture even grungier
1/7: Talk about upcoming school poster task, rubric here, and quiz on Friday. Tutorial on "halo burn" and "lab color". Grade logos. If you have a camera, please bring it on Friday.
1/8: Pattern vs. Rhythm, brainstorm with partners (groups <4) about poster ideas
1/9: Take pictures while others take quiz, 2 points will be document from Monday, 1 points will be task from Tuesday, 1 point will be task from Wednesday, remainder of points will be safety update and questions about elements of design. Start poster assignment.

2nd year student schedule (Lana, Jordan, Anthony and Mike R.) (outline of project list here):

1/5: Task is to make a collage. I will explain your expectations, a tutorial list for making torn paper is here.
1/6: A tutorial on blending modes can be found here
1/7: Tutorials on color adjustment can be found here
1/8: tutorials on how to make a great collage can be found here
1/9: Copy of collage due at eop in the assignments to be turned in folder inside the class shared folder, as a jpeg and named your student #.

PLEASE NOTE:  If, at any time, you find yourself finished with the task at hand and without anything productive to do, click on one of the tutorials listed in the 'links' section.  Remember: you will grow only as much as you force yourself to!

Student Gallery:

Colorize Assignment: In Photoshop, the students took a black and white picture and colorized it with brushes in Photoshop. Click to enlarge.

Yearbook assignment: We were asked to produce the yearbook cover for the 2008-09 yearbook. After reviewing 90 entries, the students chose the following covers...