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GRDSN 101: Design Process I

Project: Personal Information Sheet and Web Page

Terminology: Thumbnails, layout, rough, emphasis, balance, unity

Resources: Graphic Design Solutions by Robin Landa

Performance Objectives: (Things you will be able to learn...) and Criteria: (This is how well it has to be done...)

Instructions: Select a score for each outcome below based on the following scale...
0= Clearly does not demonstrate competency.
1= Demonstrates basic understanding of competency.
2= Demonstrates clear understanding of competency.
3= Demonstrates competency with clarity, uniqueness and depth.
4= Demonstrates competency at a professional work level.

1. Write a short one page summary that
describes who you are,

  • lists your interests, and
  • lists previous employment information

0 1 2 3 4


2. Communicate your personality in a way that meets client expectations by...

  • taking into consideration who will be reading the information
  • determining how you want to convey the message
    (Ex: Sense of humor, business oriented, design oriented, etc.)
  • not offending anyone

0 1 2 3 4

3. Create a personal information sheet that communicates a mood, spirit and/or theme of who or what you are about by...

  • choosing a typeface that expresses your personality
  • using color to set a mood
  • format type to create a mood

0 1 2 3 4

4. Submit thumbnails that meet Art Director's criteria. They:

  • are fast and un-detailed
  • are drawn in proportion to the dimensions of the finished piece
  • are entirely separate or different creative concepts
  • show emphasis, balance, unity
  • convey composition, sizing and position
  • show general shapes of graphic elements (images, text, etc.)
  • display readable headline type

0 1 2 3 4

5. Develop creative design solutions that demonstrate effective use of the elements and principles of design by

  • 1. showing color, emphasis, balance, unit
  • 2. incorporating it into the roughs for the personal information sheet

0 1 2 3 4

6. Submit roughs that meet Art Director's criteria. They are...

  • working off of one of the previous thumbnail sketches
  • drawn in proportion or actual size for print and web design
  • indicating headline type choice (typeface, case, typestyle, etc)
  • indicating text size, spacing and leading and shape
  • indicating usage of color and value
  • indicatingphotographic or illustrative content
  • entirely different creative concepts
  • hand drawn using pencil, felt tip or colored pencil
  • accompanied by printed samples of chosen headline and text type
  • webpage sketches are within a screen capture of the browser window

0 1 2 3 4

7. Be productive and use studio (class) time effectively by...

  • attending all process class sessions
  • showing up with research materials
  • participating in concept development
  • using class time as an opportunity to get the job done

0 1 2 3 4

8. Meet all deadlines by...

  • managing your time effectively
  • turning in all exercises or assignments complete and on time

0 1 2 3 4

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