Class Description

Digital Design Arts is a project-based class that teaches digital communication skills in the context of the professional web design and development process, using Adobe web tools. Digital Design develops four key skill areas:
*Project management and collaboration
*Design
*Research and communication
*Professional web-authoring tools
Students develop these key skills in a spiral—each project adds more challenging skills onto the foundation proficiencies.

Class Expectations

Daily Work:

Time is given during class to work on projects.  Some additional time outside of class may be required for the student to produce work consistent with his/her abilities.  Daily use of class time can affect the student's grade.

Testing:

There will not be any written tests.

Grades:

Each project is graded based on the following criteria:

*design solution to the assignment

*control of the medium

*creativity

*Christian approach to the subject

In each project, some criteria will be more critical than others.

Information:

Communication with parents is extremely helpful.  I can be reached at 737-3460 in the evenings or at 737-4114 during the day at school.  There will be times when I initiate communication, but I hope parents will feel free to contact me first.

Class Outline

Introduction

-Principles of design: balance, movement, rhythm, contrast, emphasis, pattern, and unity

Illustrator

-Creating basic shapes

-Painting

-Drawing with the pen tool

-Working with type

-Blending shapes and colors

-Working with layers

-Creating airbrush effects

-Combing Illustrator graphics and Photoshop images

Photoshop

-Introduction of Photoshop Elements

-First steps; becoming acquainted with the tools

-Simple image changes

-Advanced techniques

-Using selection and layers

-Combining text with images

-Using Photoshop Elements painting and drawing tools

-Creating great panoramas