Overview In this activity, students study signs and announcements found in public places and discuss their overall effectiveness. In particular they will develop their understanding of typographic composition and how this can be manipulated to influence people. They will give an existing sign a makeover using professional illustration software. Description To start students will need Full Article…
TYPOGRAPHY
PROJECT Curricular Areas: Visual arts and language. It can be used to highlight issues relating to PHSE or geography too. Learning Opportunities & Skills: Image editing, colour compositions, font editing, vector draw. About this Unit: Complex language is arguably mankind’s greatest invention. It affects almost every aspect of our lives and can influence anything from what Full Article…
Public Prompts
Overview In the final activity, students create digital artefacts in response to the work of other groups. Then they use their best prompts in a public campaign. Finally, students reflect on what has worked, what hasn’t worked and why. Description The students now look at the photo prompts of other groups and choose which ones Full Article…
Prompting your peers
Overview In this activity, students develop their understanding of what makes an effective photo prompt. In groups, they create new photo prompts for their peers. Description The students now understand how a photo prompt works. Let them reflect on what you need to make a good prompt. What makes them striking or effective? Are they Full Article…
Motivated by Music
Overview In this activity the students create a second digital artefact inspired by their favourite music. They will also react on line to the creations of other students. Description Create another assignment in PicMonkey (or the image editing application of your choice). In the prompt ask students to interpret their favourite song. Put the photo Full Article…
First Impressions
Overview Students begin to experiment with creating digital artefacts and are invited to join an on line community where they can post their work safely. Description Set up a Google+ community for the project. You will need a Google account if you haven’t got one already. Give the community account an appropriate name e.g. Class Full Article…