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Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye." 

DOROTHY PARKER

GRA·PHIC DE·SIGN

/GRa·fik duh·zine/

The art of using visual elements like images, colors, typography, and shapes to convey a message or communicate information.

Featured Work

Typography 

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR/DRAWING MEDIA: Typography - Students showcase their creative and technical abilities by designing their own typography.

Design Series 3

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR: Commercialization of Art - Students create three designs that evolve from a single concept as a means of repeating their ideas for commercial use.

invitations, Brochures & signs

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR: Commercialization of Art - Students create two designs that evolve from a single concept as a means of repeating their ideas for commercial use.

LOGO DESIGN

Business Card Design

Animated Logos

BOOK COVER MAKES & REMAKES

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR: Illustrative styles change - Everything at some point begins to look dated. Students are asked to redesign the cover and one page of a children's book using updated illustrations and creative font to make the book more attractive to today's audience.

MAGAZINE DESIGN

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR/IN-DESIGN: Art that Reaches the Masses - Students become entrepreneurs and design the cover and a two-page spread for a magazine they create or remake. Students also produce content for their magazine in the form of an article, a review section, a top 10 list or some other content of interest for their magazine.

Photo Editing

Greeting Cards & Calendars

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR: Greeting Card & Calendar Design - Students created beautiful and inspiring calendars for the new year using Adobe programs. 

Branding & packaging

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR: Commercial Design & Branding - Students go into business with a Food Truck.  After determining the food they will serve, they will create a strong logo and unifying look for their business.

Web Design

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR/IN-DESIGN: Design with a purpose - Students design the homepage and two sub pages for a website of their choosing. Logo, navigation, headline, photos, text/content, footer.

T-Shirt & Tote Bag Design

di·juh·tl il·lus·tra·tion

/iləˈstrāSH(ə)n/

The process of creating images using a computer program to convey a story, mood, or idea.

Featured Work

Simply Sketching

Sketchbook Design

Just Doodling Around

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR/DRAWING MEDIA: Doodling - Students create simple drawings that either have concrete representational meaning or are composed of random and abstract lines.

Mixed Media

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR/DRAWING MEDIA: Mixed Media Illustration - Students create a unique combination of ideas by combining hand illustration with digital techniques such as digital painting, vector art, photomanipulation, or other digital techniques.

It's a Close-up

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR: Creating Art that is Close-up and Detailed - Students were asked to use their talents and digital skills to create an illustration of an object as seen through a microscope. Eyes are definitely the window to the soul.

Minimalist Graphics & Vector Illustrations

ILLUSTRATOR: Minimalist Design - Sometimes simple graphics are all that's needed to convey an idea.  These designs can be used on websites, in advertising, and in presentations. Students create designs based on specific goals themes.

Concept Character Design

PHOTOSHOP: Character Illustrations - Digital illustrations often involve storytelling and characters. Students create illustrations that are both simple sketches and complex illustrations using digital tablets and Adobe software.

Super Hero / Comic Book Cover

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR: Illustration Comic Book Style - What can be more fun than designing a super hero or comic book character?  Students will create illustrations in the form of a comic book cover, using text, full use of space and overlap to create a dynamic illustration.

Hidden World - Character & Fantasy

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR/DRAWING MEDIA: Creating a World of our Own - Students were asked to create two fantasy characters or the world in which their two characters would live. In addition they wrote stories about their worlds and the fantasy characters that live in those worlds.  Amazing creativity. 

Poetry & Illustration

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR/DRAWING MEDIA: Poetry & Illustration - Students selected poems that had meaning to them and brought those poems to life visually.  

My Art - My Style

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR/DRAWING MEDIA: My Art - My Style - Sometimes students just have their own visions for their art.  It's all about imagining it and bringing it to life. 

Portfolio Planning - About My Future

sub·li·ma·tion de·sign & PRIN·TING

/subləˈ-māSH(ə)n de-zin/

A digital printing process where designs are transferred onto materials using heat and pressure, embedding the dye into the fabric or surface, resulting in vibrant, long-lasting prints.

an·i·ma·tion

/ˌanəˈmāSH(ə)n/

the technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the movie is shown as a sequence.

Featured ANIMATION

Featured Animations

The Princess and the Frog

Jadyn Hargett
The Princess and the Frog
The Princess and the Frog

The Princess and the Frog

00:51
Cotard's Solution

Cotard's Solution

01:01
Project Vice Coming Soon

Project Vice Coming Soon

00:35

Kinetic Typography Animation

Kinetic Typography Animation

Kinetic Typography Animation
Evolution of the Alphabet
10:25

Evolution of the Alphabet

Richard Scott
I Met Her by Chance
01:37

I Met Her by Chance

Shariaya Bivens
Cotard's Solution
01:01

Cotard's Solution

Shelby Hamilton-Nichols
The Princess and the Frog
00:51

The Princess and the Frog

Jadyn Hargett

Thin Line Animation

Leaf in the Wind

Richard Scott
Leaf in the Wind
Leaf in the Wind
00:24

Leaf in the Wind

Richard Scott
Benny Worm
00:32

Benny Worm

Ceylan Yesiltas
The Moving Ball
00:32

The Moving Ball

Alexander Cotto Ramos
Ty'Shaun's Thin Line
00:38

Ty'Shaun's Thin Line

Ty'Shaun Fontaine

Special Effects Animation

Special Effects Animation

Special Effects Animation
Project Vice Coming Soon
00:35

Project Vice Coming Soon

Richard Scott
Rain Animation
00:20

Rain Animation

Jostyn Thomas

Hidden World Animation

Hidden World Animation

Hidden World Animation
Hidden World
00:01

Hidden World

Ceylan Yesiltas

Restricted Color Palette Animation

Restricted Color Palette Animation

Restricted Color Palette Animation
Restricted Color Palette
00:02

Restricted Color Palette

Ceylan Yesiltas

vi·de·O ed·it·ing

/vid-ee-oh əˈd-it-ing /

the manipulation and arrangement of video shots. Video editing is used to structure and present all video information, including films and television shows, video advertisements and video essays

Inspiration

Inspiration
Music Inspires Me!
03:01

Music Inspires Me!

Jadyn Hargett
The Inspiration Project
01:42

The Inspiration Project

Shelby Hamilton-Nichols
Taejun Son Inspiration Video
01:40

Taejun Son Inspiration Video

Taejun Son
Inspiration
01:44

Inspiration

Da'Chawn Outlaw
Nike - Dream Big
01:22
Ades
00:37

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Wicomico County Career & Technology Education

Wicomico High School

201 Long Avenue

Salisbury, MD 21804

(410) 677-5146

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