Apply elements and principles of design to communicate visually
Demonstrate knowledge of the graphics industry
Demonstrate knowledge of the key aspects of production using industry standard software.
Demonstrate knowledge of ethical and legal issues related to graphic design
Create and Maintain a Personal Portfolio
100
The art of arranging type, which includes letters, numbers and symbols, so that it is pleasing to the eye. This includes not only the font that is used but how it is arranged on the page: letter by letter, size, line spacing, etc.
What is Typography?
100
An important concept in graphic design, these are often used in layouts for both web and print projects. These help graphic designers arrange text and images on the page in a way that will look even, attractive and consistent throughout. These can also be compared to a coordinate plane. This can be used on paper or can be set up in graphic design software, such as Photoshop.
What is a Grid?
100
A form of protection for authors or original work and writings against plagiarism of any published or unpublished intellectual property.
What is Copyright?
100
A collection of an artist's best artwork to showcase the artist's ability.
What is a portfolio?
200
Where you want to draw the reader’s or viewer’s eye. This may be large or it may be small. Sometimes graphic designers create this by placing only one tiny object on a page. Other times this may be within a variety of elements.
What is Focal point?
200
The amount of visibility behind an object, see through
What is a transparency?
200
Program used by many graphic designers and photographers to create or edit photographs and images. Owned by Adobe.
What is Photoshop?
200
A promise of not suing. When it comes to intellectual property, these could be granted in exchange for royalty payments.
What is a license?
200
Project “in the works,” containing work in progress as well as finished samples of work. It serves as a holding tank for work that may be selected later for a more permanent assessment or display portfolio.
What is a working portfolio?
300
The feeling given to an object by the lighting of the image. It is the tangibility of an object. A graphic design term that refers to creating depth to a graphic design product so they have dimension rather than appearing flat. This can be done through the use of patterns behind color, for instance. Element
What is Texture?
300
Program used by many graphic designers for creating vector images, such as logos and other graphics used for print and online purposes.
What is What is Illustrator (Adobe)?
300
An open or disclosed award given to an inventors invention that excludes the action of others making, selling, offering, or using an invention.
What is a patent?
300
The type of portfolio which displays and showcases of the students' best work. The purpose is to demonstrate the highest level of achievement attained by the student. Collecting items for this portfolio is a student's way of saying “Here's who I am. Here is what I can do.”
What is a display portfolio?
400
A geometrical figure which is closed and completed by lines or a blocked colored figure. Element
What is Shape?
400
Traditionally, it is the height of the lowercase letter x. It is also the height of the body of lowercase letters in a font, excluding the ascenders and descenders. This can vary greatly from typeface to typeface at the same point size.
What is the x-height?
400
Pixels per inch, refers to the number of pixels per inch in an image. Unit of measurement in graphic software.
What is PPI – PPI?
400
A device, word, name, or symbol used in trade with goods to indicate and distinguish source of goods/services.
What is a trademark?
400
Portfolio of what a student has learned. The content of the curriculum, then, will determine what students select for their portfolios. These portfolios may be used to demonstrate mastery in any curricular area.
What is an assessment portfolio?
500
Rhythm is when components and elements of an artwork are used in repetition to create a sense of organized movement. Principle
What is Rhythm?
500
A picture or symbol is one that can be easily resized without loss of quality.
What is a vector image?
500
This color mode is used for web design, digital cameras, scanners and other electronics and combines the colors red, green and blue to create what is seen on the screen.
What is RGB?
500
An expression referring to patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, trade dress, and any other tangible personal property created through intellectual efforts of its creator/creators
What is intellectual property?
500
An innovative use for study that includes many different content areas is often difficult to evaluate using traditional methods of assessment. It is a portfolio can provide a way to include many types of work that indicate proficiency in various disciplines. The cumulative effect of work in many disciplines, all relating to a single theme or topic, can be illuminating to the student as well as to others.