Logo by Ashton Sweeney, gr. 10
AT WICOMICO HIGH SCHOOL
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DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
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ANIMATION
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VIDEO EDITING
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VOICE OVER
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PROMOTIONAL PRINTING
courses
PAMC First year students will be introduced to illustration, graphic design, and layout using industry leading digital software.
With a career in graphic design, students have the choice of working in advertising, publishing, public relations, media, industrial design, and a range of other industries. Just about every business needs the creativity and skills of a great graphic designer. Because so much of the job is digital, remote options are plentiful. As you gain skills and experience, you become more marketable as a designer and can find more niche opportunities."
a CAREER IN graphic design
Evaluation for this course is as follows:
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Formative Assessments – 50% of grade
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This includes classwork, lessons in the book, warm ups, work habits, sketches, etc.
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Summative Assessments – 50% of grade
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This includes projects, unit tests, quizzes, formal writing, evaluations, etc.
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Course Outline:
The curriculum is currently divided into 2 units with emphasis given to industry standard Adobe programs Photoshop and Illustrator.
What is Adobe Photoshop?
Adobe Photoshop is a graphics and image editing software used to edit photos as well as create or enhance illustrations, photographs, 3-D art, paintings, drawings, and other digital media.
Adobe Photoshop is compatible with MacOS and Microsoft Windows.
Unit 1: Adobe Photoshop. Projects focus on photo manipulation, restoration, digital
painting as well as skills and tools designed to introduce students to the program's vast capabilities.
What is Adobe Illustrator?
Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor software developed for the creation of logos, icons, illustrations, drawings, typography and more.
Adobe Illustrator is compatible with MacOS and Microsoft Windows.
Unit 2: Adobe Illustrator. Projects focus on illustration, graphic design, advertising design, typography and skills designed to introduce students to the program's use and
vast capabilities.
What is Adobe In-Design?
Adobe In-Design is the industry-leading layout and page design software for print and digital media.
Adobe In-Design is compatible with MacOS and Microsoft Windows.
Unit 3: Adobe In-Design: Projects focus on single and multi-page layout for graphic design use for items such as brochures, magazines, and other printed media.
