Lab 1 – [1/2 hour]

• Add in final audio. See midterm guidelines.
• Submit all projects and reworked versions for midterm grade.

Critique – [1 hour]

Present your completed Midterm Project to the class as a committed, professional designer. Present your work as if you are presenting to an employer or art director. [5 minutes per student]

NOTE: Only completed projects will be presented and critiqued. Presentation is 20% of your overall grade.

State the following:

• Your name
• What you are presenting (title and design problem)
• Your bird and what impact human activity has on its existence
• Which parts of your project are successful and why
• Which parts are unsuccessful and why

Your peers will offer constructive criticism, based on the following:

• Has the student followed the project guidelines?
• Has the student demonstrated a mastery of the pen tool, layers, color swatches, use of tracing image?
• Does s/he know their project topic backwards and forwards?
• Is the student speaking in a clear, professional, confident manner?

The class will vote on the 2 most successful projects.

Lab 2 – [1 hour]

Type Exercise: Working with Type [FILES DOWNLOAD]

• Where are your Fonts?
• Import Text
• Columns of Type
• Change Type Attributes
• Type Styles
• Wrap Type
• Reshape with envelope
• Text on paths and shapes
• Type Outlines

Homework

Based on the tutorial in class, create a bird guide using your bird illustration and written research text. Use the guide provided under Assignment #4 to get started. Your final layout should utilize at least three of the techniques we covered in the class demo, including Type Outlines, Text Wrap and Columns of Type.