POSTER design Information...

Ok, here is some writen info to go on your poster.....

Little Shop of Horrors

Poster/Program Cover Design Contest

Assignment:

Design a poster for the upcoming Woodstock Academy production of Little Shop of Horrors. If chosen, your design will be featured (with credit given to you, of course!) on all Little Shop posters and on the program covers, which will be distributed to over 1,000 audience members!

Requirements:

-design must have a color AND black/white option (we will be printing some of both)

-design must work for all the following paper sizes:

·      8 ½” x 11 (standard paper size-flyers)

·      8 ½” x 5 ½” (for program cover)

·      11” x 17” (posters)

-must feature ALL of the following text: (the bolded information should be most prominent)

·      Woodstock Academy presents

·      Little Shop of Horrors (play title)

·      Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman

·      Music by Alan Menken

·      Based on the film by Roger Corman, Screenplay by Charles Griffith

·      March 15^th, 16^th, and 17^th at 7:00 pm

·      March 17^th at 2:00 pm

·      in the Bates Memorial Auditorium

·      General Admission: $12

-should be eye-catching and representative of the show

-should feature your name (as poster designer)—unless you’d prefer to remain anonymous

Show Synopsis:

Set in the early 1960’s, this rock musical centers on Seymour, a young man living and working in a run-down Skid Row florist shop. He discovers a unique new plant species, bringing him fame, fortune, and the confidence to win the heart of the woman he loves—Audrey. But all goes wrong when he discovers the plant, which can talk (and sing!) has an appetite for human blood.

Please feel free to research images or further information about the play to help inspire your design!

Cool designers

Here's a job for you!!!!

How about designing all the documents and packaging for an entire "world"?!!! These designers work in the movie industry and were hired to do just that- AMAZING!

Check out Annie Atkins here @ http://annieatkins.com

AND here is an interview with her @ http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2014/march/grand-budapest-hotel

And 

Mina Lima Design did all the work for the HARRY POTTER films! Cooool!

See them here @ http://www.minalima.com/film-work/graphic-props/harry-potter-2000-2010

and a quick interview here @http://www.coolhunting.com/design/interview-printorium.php 

Designing with Photoshop

We are going to create a poster for the school play-

to do that, we need to master two new skills in Photoshop…

 LAYER MASKS

and


LAYER STYLES

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http://www.mybloggerlab.com/2013/03/how-to-embed-pdf-and-other-documents-in-blogger-posts.html


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ADDING the PDF of your book to your blog

Try this technique out...... you should have access to Google docs, because you signed into blogger,,,,,

if that is so, you can use their code to add the PDF..

Here is a step by step of how... @ http://www.mybloggerlab.com/2013/03/how-to-embed-pdf-and-other-documents-in-blogger-posts.html

Mess With the Web! ...... a project

Creatively use the effects of scrolling, resolution, and computer monitors different from paper, to create an artwork that evokes CHANGE from start to finish.

 Use Photoshop as the primary software tool..... SKILLS include: Image resolution, image size, RGB mode and loading to the blog.



Here is a screenshot of the Photoshop page set up for you..... the SIZE may change but the RESOLUTION is set for 72 and mode is "RGB".

REQUIREMENTS: post at least three versions of your design to have evidence of your creative process.

IDEAS: look at previous student's solutions on the class' blog.

Here are some links to other samples @http://wawacdesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/mess-with-web-project.html

and here @ http://wawacdesign.blogspot.com/2012/03/experiment.html 

Posting the Book

After posting your book answer these questions about your work:

1. What was your "theme"? How does your use of images, type, and effects help your audience understand the theme?

2. How does your book design show your use of a "structure"- throught the use of a grid, or  columns....

*please post a screenshot (command+shift+4) showing your use of the grid or columns in InDesign.

3. What is the best part of your book design? Why?

fixed book MUSE _interactive_.pdf

PDF your Book!

To get your pages on the blog, you need to save them as PDF's first, then place them in Photoshop, then save them for the web as jpegs.....

that process keeps the details intact.... aparently InDesign isn't so great for converting to the web....

Here's some screen shots of how that works...

Firt, change your document color mode to RGB... that matches how a monitor displays colors.

Then, export as a PDF

 Name and save it...

Select how it is to be saved.....

Then open the PDF in Photoshop.... notice you must choose multiple pages to open..

here's my book saved.....

Mr Woodstock Ticket Design!!!

Whoaaaa!!!

are you up to a quick, last-minute job?

Design a ticket for this event..... no requirements or "theme"....

have this info on the ticket

Woodstock Academy Student Council Presents:
Mr. Woodstock 2014
7:00 PM Friday April 4th
in the bates auditorium

Design it to fit 8 tickets on a letter sized page....

Use Green and gold colors....and have a crown on it somewhere...

Thanks!

IDEAS for your "book"

Here are some links to search for ideas about using type in a book format.....

Check it out here @ http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/08/01/10-essential-books-on-typography/

And Here @ http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/05/mind-blowing-examples-of-experimental-typography/

Another one here @ http://ericakitamura.blogspot.com/2012/02/book-design-experimental-typography.html

How about this one?!!!! WOW!

Here @ http://www.esono.com/

AAAAND videos using typography here @ http://vimeo.com/74993082

Or this one @http://vimeo.com/69375692

LASTly, John Maeda's "reactive books" used programing to make type react to human input

Here @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA_UTUvC4h8