Assignment #2:
Post Card Design – Photoshop
We will be designing a series of standard sized Postcards to promote and communicate the following messages below:
1– A cause or a message that you are passionate about.
2 – An up and coming event that you would like to attend or promote.
Assignment Specifications:
Size: The final designs will be 4″ X 6″ in size. (Students should decide on the arrangement of the height and width, will your postcard be a horizontal or vertical image? You will be designing both the front and back side of the post card with the full intention of mailing it so space must be allotted for the address and postal stamp.
**Video Tutorial from class on 10/12 – Post Card Project Continued / Graphic Assets / advanced image making techniques
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/W60zoXZG7oQlQUXxXOuXsyFcn5AvFuknwR5j8gtd4puqBoWTOe3hVOYY95uud5r2.SW4U__ALcvOTmhWePasscode: T18QGui@
**Video Tutorial from class on 9/28 – Post Card Project Introduction / Graphic Assets / Asset creation / Masks & Compositing / Pen tool –
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/UaoXRw-c43fFW9ra3mP6vn12zibY5HBqM5j7mY9Jx9FmsZpeJlDruNFUvI08ozim.FScpJk_WafRh2yLQ
Passcode: %51@!qK=
**Video Tutorial from class on 9/21 – Post Card Introduction / Graphic Assets / Pen tool –
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/tp8gvJr2RLEjSSBBDRkUTD-EYWB25ClK706NN5VP8G-h_KuyHRhenn8iUohvzv3B.-nl38k4UTkRtGpp3Passcode: U9!?!ybu
Video Tutorial #1 – Pen Tool & Lay-Out – from 9/21/22 – Coming soon
Process:
R&D – Where will you find visual inspiration and research? Flickr? NYPL Digital Archives? Pixabay
Students will experiment with various image manipulating techniques and styles to develop contrasts and visual interest.
Production:
Students will prepare their final works for both print out up in (CMYK) as well as presentation and application on the web (RGB).
What images will you be referencing and using? Where did you find them? Are they free to use, if so, how do you know?
**Variations! Make iterations and variations of each design. Tweak the colors and the composition, please don’t settle for the minimum requirements, there is so much learning that takes place in the process of iterating! Make multiples!
**Are you looking for a photoshop psd. file template example to create along with, format and submit your postcard? (Photoshop newbies can edit and change the layers as you need to) Those with experience should make the template themselves –Click HERE
**Organize your Postcard onto one single art board (this is an example layout)
Submission Guidelines:
When the assignment has been completed please save it as both a .psd & .jpg file and add them to our class google drive shared folder (link is on blackboard)
*Please make sure to name your files with your name – an Example is this:
R_Seslow_project2.psd
R_Seslow_project2.jpg
