Hello Everyone!
For the last school year, I have taken time off of teaching so that I can spend more time with my son, and pursue small doses of my love of interior design.
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Find me sharing behind the scenes shots and daily findings here.
-Lauren Dahl
Project: I am from poems
Assignment:This assignment digs deep into who we are and what has made us the people we are today. Students write an “I am from” poem about that very topic of self discovery, and transform it into an image on Adobe InDesign. At the core of this assignment, students learn that TEXT + IMAGERY = SUCCESSFUL GRAPHIC DESIGN.
To see past years of poems click here, or here.
Luke S.”I am from seeing dolphins”. 6th grade
Hania E. “I am from Unicorn Language”. 6th grade
Amy X. “I am from a bird song”. 6th grade
Bertha Charles, “I am from traveling”. 6th grade
Nelson L. “I am from Tennessee, Toffee, and my home Turf”. 6th grade
Julian N. “I am from boomin’ to music”. 6th grade
Monty S. “I am from video games in my basement.” 6th grade
Assignment: Students chose either a pet, or a food item to represent POPular culture in 2014. They then transformed that image into pop artwork by using black outlines, primary colors, action words, explosive shapes, and flat surfaces.
Thomas F, “Shazam”, 6th grade.
Addison Rouns, “YUM”, 6th grade.
Clayton Cobb, “ZAP”, 6th grade
Noah R-P, “BANG”, 6th grade
Luke R, “SQUIRT”, 6th grade
Assignment: Create 3-D, 2D, or mixed-D Fashions. Must be a cohesive design influenced by SOMETHING.
Carter. 8th grade. 2014
Amzie S.8th grade.2014. “Evening Shadows”
Business Card Design:
Assignment: Create a business that does not already exist. Make sure it reflects your personality and interests. On Adobe Illustrator, combine text and imagery to design the front and back of a business card.
Rubric (100 Points)
1. Chose an authentic business, address, phone number, and concept. (20)
2. Typography, Imagery, and Color Scheme all reflect the concept of your business. (20)
3. Good work habits/effective use of time/neatness and quality (20)
4. Utalize multiple tools on adobe illustrator (or photoshop or indesign if you choose). (20)
5. Front and Back need to flow together. (20)
Student Work:
Rose D. 7th grade. “Stunning Sweets”. A Candy Shoppe
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Henry R. 8th grade. “19 Below”. An App Design Company.
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Kasim H. 8th grade. “Splash”. Engineering Company.
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WeDad M. 7th grade. “WAM”. Pet Store.
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Luke L. 8th grade. “Lawson Energy”
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Josh J. 8th grade. “Release The Beast”. Fitness Center
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Elliot. 7th grade. “Zombie Hunter”
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Austin. 7th grade. “Stink Head”. Smell Distributer.
Audrey. 7th grade. “Sweet Treats Bakery”.
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Project: Task Self Portrait
Description: To add interest to an otherwise common portrait assignment, I had students take photographs of themselves doing a daily task (brushing teeth, eating, combing hair, etc). They then had to draw from photograph a portrait of themselves.
Rubric:
1. Students brings in photograph that is large, clear, and task driven- 20 points
2. Drawing must resemble the photograph
3. Shading to look realistic, must include dark shadows, mid-tones, and hi-lights made with an eraser- 20 points
4. Interesting background to enhance the portrait-20 points
5. Care, Effort and Good work Habits- 20 points
Student Work:
Martin T, 8th grade,
Rana M, 8th grade, “Cup Of Tea”, Fall 2013
Jamie H, 8th grade, “Snap”, fall 2013
Courtney N, 7th grade, “Beach Time”, Fall 2013
Lindsey L, 8th grade, “Eveing Icecream”, Fall 2013
Project: “I AM FROM” poem created on Adobe Indesign
Description: Students learn the basic tools on Adobe Indesign by designing a poem.
Madeline B, 6th grade, “I am from Instagram”, Fall 2013
Austin W, 6th grade, “Iam from hunting with my papaw”, Fall 2013
Jacob A, 6th grade, “I am from Minecraft”, fall 2013
Kejuante S, 6th grade, “I am from the bluegrass”, Fall 2013
Project: Printmaking
Materials: Styrofoam Plate, carving tool, paint, paper
Description: Students come up with subject matter of their choice. They then sketch ideas for composition. Once they know what they want to do for their printmaking project, they carve that image into the styrofoam plate. Apply paint with brayer, and then print 2 copies.
Rubric:
1. Student creates an interesting design, which includes variety of line thickness and interesting subject matter- 20 points
2. Student uses all materials correctly (for example, no pushing holes through the plate, use the brayer delicately, etc)- 20 points
3. Student makes two prints using the same styrofoam plate, labeled correctly. 20 points
4. Neatness (centers the print on page, no paint drops in places they shouldn’t be)- 20 points
5. Student choses the paper color to enhance the paint color- 20 points
Student Work:
Kayleigh R, “Collide With The Sky”, 8th grade, 2013
Tanveer C, “Gamer Life”, 8th grade, 2013
Tiara L, “Dreams Of Paris”, 8th grade, 2013
Breanna M, “Polka Dot Tights”, 8th grade, 2013
Riya S, 7th grade, 2013
Project: Jasper Johns Number Drawing
Materials: Heavy drawing paper, drawing pencils (not regular writing pencils)
Description: Students are inspired by Jasper Johns layered number drawings. Students chose a variety of numbers and layer them within the page. By doing this, they create a lot of seperate spaces and shapes. Each seperate enclosed area should be shaded differently, and no touching areas should be the same.
Rubric:
1. Student layeres 7-10 numbers on the page- 20 points
2. Interesting composition- 20 points
3. Student uses the following characteristics of Jasper Johns artwork within the seperate shapes- 20 points
4. Care and Effort- 20 points
5. Good work habits- 20 points
Artist Inspiration:
**Our student arwork combines different qualities from Jasper Johns Artwork. Much of his artwork is in color and using paint, however, ours uses drawing pencils and no colors.
![[title not known] 1967-9 by Jasper Johns born 1930](https://mrsdahl.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/p78077_10.jpg)
Student Artwork:
Sofia G, 7th grade, 2013
Micah W, 7th grade, 2013
Cora K, 7th grade, 2013
Project Title: Mannequin Watercolors
Materials:
watercolor Paper, drawing pencils, watercolors, crayon, and charcoal sticks
Description:
Students learn about figures and proportion by drawing mannequins. They will draw the mannequins, create a wax resist around the outlines of the mannequins, and then using watercolor and charcoal to add visual interest.
Rubric:
1. Student draws five mannequins on a page (at least one whole one)- 20 points
2. Correct proportion of mannequin parts and rendering – 20 points
3. Interesting Composition – 20 points
4. Correct use of materials (watercolors must be transparent layers-not opaque, charcoal must be used to enhance and not overwhelm the art piece, and crayon resist must be thick heavy lines)- 20 points
5. care/Effort, and good work habbits – 20 points
Student Work:
Bella E, 8th grade, 2013
Meaghan H, 8th grade, 2013
Meghan S, 8th grade, 2013
