Finals are here ladies and gentlemen! If you've already passed the ACA, congradulations, that is your exam for the class. If not, then you'll get another chance to take a stab at it on exam day. Finals will be scored as follows:
600+= A
580-600= B
500-580= C
300-500=D
0-300= F
 
All you need to know for the exams are on the Design Lab Tutorials site. Watch the videos, ALL OF THEM, and you'll have a sufficient review of the material covered on the exam. Watching half, or 3/4 will get you halfway or 3/4 way there.

Ok Ladies and gentlemen, Our seniors say goodbye this week. Here's what I'll be checking for with them. The rest of you should also have all of these done unless you've passed the ACA test, in which case you were on self-study and can turn in any creative project in lieu of these assignments:

Scenario:

Your team has been chosen to experiment with the new 3D modeling workstations to research the feasibility of using "Virtual Models" rather than traditional 2D and 3D models such as illustrations, mockups and scale models. To facilitate this, we will need a prototype rendering. It will be necessary to export the file to a common format (.avi) to allow for viewing on any PC. The project must also include animation and textures. Your prototype must be ready in 5 business days. Design a realistic item so that the realism of the virtual models can be assessed.

Hey guys, check out this: http://vivaty.com/
Hope it's not blocked for you. Check it out and see what you can do with it! Free online 3d coolness!!!! it's a facebook plugin, but also stands alone if you're not a FB fan...

The dance team for the school needs the following slides for the dance show:

Create 9 photoshop images (1024x768) with the text below in quotes on each slide. Use the descriptions of the dances and the color instructions to help guide your design. Save the images for web in the dropbox in a folder called "dance", and save each one for web as "dancename-lastname.JPG" (emergent-schwartz.jpg) in a folder named the same as the slide. (emergent goes in the emergence folder)

Hey gang...

This week we'll be learning a new application called "indesign." It's a desktop publishing program, and today I want you to just open it up, check out the workspace, and go through 2 tutorials where you create a document or learn something creative in the program.

Here's an overview: http://tv.adobe.com/#vi+f1479v1545

Some of you have been working on the WHY21 project for me and for the School District... I need those designs ASAP- put them in a why21 folder in the dropbox.

For those of you that haven't worked on it yet, here's the scoop:

Ok Gang... I did my part... now you do yours.

Click here: http://pbspaces.com/video/acaprep/index.html

And watch the videos.

Pass the test this week, and I can guarantee you a VERY enjoyable rest of the year... :-)

Project Scenario:

We've worked a lot with the pen tool and other illustrator tools. This project is a creative project where you will use a picture of yourself to create a self-portrait using illustrator.

Project Objectives:

Draw a self-portrait in illustrator

Without prepping the way we wanted to, I had a couple classes take the ACA tests today, and I wanted to report the results. A few students came close to passing (one question away), but FIVE students passed the ACA test for photoshop on their first try without any test prep. These are students that just know the app because they work hard on exploring their art:

Ryan W.
Lee F.
Brett S.
Chris J.
Anthony S.