Objectives/Goals:

To become more proficient with the Photoshop tools as well as finding a creative use of the tools to achieve an interesting design.
To be responsible in following copyright laws when using digital images from stock photo websites.

To use color concepts and the principles of design to create an appealing cover for the spring program.To create a cover that communicates the theme of the Spring Show.

Themes:

Upper School theme is “Time”.

Some of the songs being played by the band and chorus are:

High School Band

Time is Running Out

Legend of Time

Chords of Life

MS Band

A Thousand Years

Long Nights

Procedures:

1. Review over the project.
2. Research about the theme of the Spring Show (see above). Start by writing down things that may relate to the themes (music notes, singing, chorus, etc.). Then, collect images that you might use for the program design. You can use the images to help you with the program design sketches. You may not use images with pre-made graphics. You need to make all graphics on your own.
3. Sketch out 2 ideas for the program cover. 10 points
4. You must use images from public domain websites to follow copyright laws. Click on Resources to find links to public domain images.
5. Begin working in Photoshop. Go to Open > New. Make sure to set up the size of your document Width 5.5 inches and Height 8.5 inches and 120 resolution. This is the size of the program cover and it will keep you from working to small.
6. Because of the theme this year I created vector notes for you to possible use in your design. You are not required to use the notes but if you feel they fit in your design they are available to you. Please click here. Click the link vector_notes.zip and open the zipped file. Extract the AI file to your network folder.
7. Blend Modes
8. Textures – BittBox: Free Texture Tuesday
9. Layer Masks
10. Color Adjustments
11. Text, titles, and information.

Tools:

You must use…

Photoshop as the primary program
Blend Modes
Layer Masks
Image Adjustments

You may use…

PSD art brushes
Illustrator to create some of your graphic objects

Character and model sheets will be graded on:

Originality/Creativity
Idea/Concept
Composition
Meeting the Objectives/Goals
Craftsmanship

Project worth 100 points. The student whose program cover gets picked to be used for the Spring Show will receive an extra 10 points.

Examples

Spring show program design

2008 – 2009 Spring Show

The theme was Show Tunes

2009-2010 Spring Show

The two that were used for Lower and Upper school programs.

More spring show covers.

2011 Cover Choices – Ben Lu and Grant Harris!

Other student designs

Christmas program designs

Student Examples

2009 – 2010 Christmas Program