AFMF Billboard and Poster Design Project
50 Points Each
DUE: 2/12/2016
This will be the sixth year the Graphic Design class has worked with the Allison Fifield Memorial Foundation to create billboards to raise local awareness about safe driving habits. Each student will create a billboard that will be presented to the AFMF selection committee. They will select a few designs that will be made in to 16x20' billboards. Paul Fifield will come to speak to our class about this project and share his ideas and vision for the project.
The second part of this project is also about driving safety and will also provide an opportunity for your work to be publicly displayed. The Montana Drivers Services department would like students to design a poster that will be displayed in their offices. These posters will be viewed by the public when they take drivers license tests or get licenses renewed. You can unify your poster and billboard designs by using similar colors, fonts, and image styles.
Both of these projects will be on public display. You will need to make sure any images or fonts you use have the proper creative commons licenses. When you search for images use the Advanced Search function and only use images that are marked specifically with fair use, free to use, modify or adapt, even commercially.
DUE: 2/12/2016
This will be the sixth year the Graphic Design class has worked with the Allison Fifield Memorial Foundation to create billboards to raise local awareness about safe driving habits. Each student will create a billboard that will be presented to the AFMF selection committee. They will select a few designs that will be made in to 16x20' billboards. Paul Fifield will come to speak to our class about this project and share his ideas and vision for the project.
The second part of this project is also about driving safety and will also provide an opportunity for your work to be publicly displayed. The Montana Drivers Services department would like students to design a poster that will be displayed in their offices. These posters will be viewed by the public when they take drivers license tests or get licenses renewed. You can unify your poster and billboard designs by using similar colors, fonts, and image styles.
Both of these projects will be on public display. You will need to make sure any images or fonts you use have the proper creative commons licenses. When you search for images use the Advanced Search function and only use images that are marked specifically with fair use, free to use, modify or adapt, even commercially.
Use the Graphic Design Process!!!
1. Research and Brainstorm (this happens in your sketchbook).
2. Sketch Thumbnails: Create several small drawings of your initial ideas based on your research and brainstorming.
3. Roughs: Draw your best thumbs larger to work out the details.
4. Execute: After you complete your sketchbook work you will then begin working with the comptuer. Create your ideas and layouts using Adobe Illustrator
2. Sketch Thumbnails: Create several small drawings of your initial ideas based on your research and brainstorming.
3. Roughs: Draw your best thumbs larger to work out the details.
4. Execute: After you complete your sketchbook work you will then begin working with the comptuer. Create your ideas and layouts using Adobe Illustrator
Requirements:
Billboard Design (1 per student):
Poster Design (1 per student)
-Export a print resolution .jpeg for printing, submit a file titled Lastname.billboard.jpg and on the server
Lastname.poster.jpg
-Use the templates on the resources folder on the server to get the proper size, resolution and color profile.
Bonus:
Develop a sticker that uses the same design elements as the billboard.
A sticker needs to be readable when you scale your design down.
- Use the templates located on the server to get the correct dimensions and resolution. These files are located on ghsmacserver> graphic > Resources > AFMF Resources 2016. You can drag this folder to your desktop and use the files to begin your project or continue your research.
- Incorporate a space to include the AFMF Stop Sign Logo, this is also in the resources folder.
- Designate an area for a sponsor logo.
- All Images and fonts MUST BE NON-COPYRIGHTED work. (Search with Advanced Search on Google Images or Flickr)
- Billboard Design Specs: CLICK HERE (CMYK Color Space, 10.64 inches x 22.89 inches, 288 ppi- pixels per inch)
Poster Design (1 per student)
- Create a 20"x30" poster with a resolution of 200 pixels per inch.
- Posters need to be in portrait orientation (Not landscape)
- Create some unifying elements between your poster and billboard design (similar colors, fonts, and image styles)
-Export a print resolution .jpeg for printing, submit a file titled Lastname.billboard.jpg and on the server
Lastname.poster.jpg
-Use the templates on the resources folder on the server to get the proper size, resolution and color profile.
Bonus:
Develop a sticker that uses the same design elements as the billboard.
A sticker needs to be readable when you scale your design down.
Resources:
Grading Rubric
A: You gave it your all and it shows! You have earned an A. You did all the requirements for the assignment. You put in a second, third, or fourth effort and it is your best work. Nothing needs to be changed. Clearly evident you took full advantage of all learning materials offered. You attended class and worked on this project without becoming distracted. You have evidence of working your ideas out on paper prior to starting on the project.
B: Great, but...: You did the work and used instructions from lectures, websites and/or video tutorials. The project is not perfect yet but can be corrected. You are satisfied design flaws in your final project. You may have missed some classes or did not use your class time to work on this project.
C: Average work: You did the assignment but did not use instruction provided by the website or tutorials. No second effort, the first attempt is final product. You did not complete the project prior to the due date. You missed more than one class and your attention to this project was easily distracted.
D: Bare Minimum: You just barely completed this assignment. Very little effort displayed, spent time off task, did not follow directions or tutorials provided. You created your project in two days or less. Most of your time in class was spent off task or you had poor attendance.
F: No attendance or no project submitted at the time of grading.
X: You need to submit or resubmit a project. If you do not understand why it needs to be resubmitted ask Mr. Hanson.
B: Great, but...: You did the work and used instructions from lectures, websites and/or video tutorials. The project is not perfect yet but can be corrected. You are satisfied design flaws in your final project. You may have missed some classes or did not use your class time to work on this project.
C: Average work: You did the assignment but did not use instruction provided by the website or tutorials. No second effort, the first attempt is final product. You did not complete the project prior to the due date. You missed more than one class and your attention to this project was easily distracted.
D: Bare Minimum: You just barely completed this assignment. Very little effort displayed, spent time off task, did not follow directions or tutorials provided. You created your project in two days or less. Most of your time in class was spent off task or you had poor attendance.
F: No attendance or no project submitted at the time of grading.
X: You need to submit or resubmit a project. If you do not understand why it needs to be resubmitted ask Mr. Hanson.
