Yearbook Info for Wolf Pack Family
- Want to make smaller payments toward your yearbook OR senior package? Visit Ms. Umali at the student store and start an account.
- Want to make a full yearbook and/senior package payment ONLINE? Visit the Jostens website - Do you need to take your yearbook OR senior pictures? Make an appointment with Hank Fitch at Roberts Studio ASAP. Call him at (323) 726-1431. Email him at robertstudio@sbcglobal.net His photo studio is located here: Roberts Studio 5926 East Washington Blvd. Commerce, CA 90040-2413
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EDIT YOUR YEARBOOK WEBSITE
DUE
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FLYER: THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD DESIGN
DIRECTIONS: We will cover the components (namely the Principles of Design) that make flyer designs successful. Please follow along with the lecture by navigating through the designs below. You will then concentrate on the use of contrast and balance to create your own yearbook flyer.
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DUE
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Create a basic yearbook flyer using PhotoshopThe following lesson will be your final exam. I have already covered the basic uses of Photoshop during the past two class sessions. You will now utilize your skills and your ability to follow directions in order to create this basic flyer:
It's really easy to get overwhelmed by all of the buttons and features within Photoshop. I have found that you learn best when you stick to one product (this flyer) and learn the tools and steps necessary to complete it. For this final exam I included screen captures (below) for each step. If you follow along precisely you should be well on your way to creating your first flyer!
So let's get started! STEP 1 - GATHER YOUR INSPIRATION: Save the following image to your desktop: 
(This image was taken from website http://powerplaykc.com)
TIP: Why reinvent the wheel? Whenever I'm given a job to design something I always find it helpful to seek inspiration from those who have already done it better. The following is one of many websites that service small and large businesses with graphic designs: DESIGN SHACK. You can also do a Google search using key words such as "yearbook + flyer" (It is not legal or ethical to steal someone's design or image so do not do it!)
STEP 2 - WHAT IS YOUR OUTPUT? : When creating content for print using Photoshop it's important to know what you are making first. In this case we will be creating a black and white flier that will eventually be printed onto regular copy paper to be mass produced by a duplo machine. Open Photoshop and navigate to File > New > Preset > U.S. Paper
STEP 3 - WHERE'S MY STUFF?: Open up the file of the group of teens you saved to your desktop. File > Open
STEP 4 - Moving one file/image onto another file: Select the MOVE TOOL and drag the picture onto the blank document.
STEP 5 - Stretching out a picture: You will now enlarge the image by navigating to Edit > Transform > Scale
STEP 6 - Stretching an image without warping it: The goal is to stretch out the picture until it reaches the edge of the paper on both the left and the right sides. You should see tiny squares around the image. See the example below. Keep your finger on the SHIFT key. While holding down the shift key click-and-drag the lower right square until the picture stretches out. Do the same to the upper-left corner box. BEFORE you release the SHIFT key, press RETURN on your keyboard!
STEP 7 - Turning an image to Black and White: Navigate to Image > Adjustments > Black & White... > Preset > Infrared. Press OK
STEP 8 - An intro to Layers and Making an image more Transparent: This is the perfect time to speak about the "bread and butter" of Photoshop which is its Layers tab. Think of the layers tab (image below) as a sandwich. So far we've laid out the "first slice of bread" when we created a new blank (white) file. This blank file was immediately labeled as Background (see image below). We then added a group picture (Layer 1) on top of that blank layer or blank Background. Do you see two layers below? Do you see how the "active layer" is selected with a light blue-grey color? Since we were already working on this group picture layer (Layer 1) it was already selected. We're now going to make the picture lighter or more transparent by dropping the opacity.
In order to drop the OPACITY of the image. Click on the little triangle where it says Opacity and drag it until the percentage reads 35%. Look at the example below.You may have to press Return on your keyboard to accept these changes. 
STEP 9 - Adding center-aligned text with the TEXT tool: Select the Text tool (see image below). When you select the Text tool look for the Center Align button near the top of the document. It'll look like the example I made below in red. Make sure it's selected.
Next, drag out a box from the upper left to the lower right side. Remember that printers will naturally create a white border so it's important that you don't accidentally chop off your letters! If you created a Text box (seen below) that's too wide, you can click-and-drag the tiny boxes to adjust the size! Click and drag a text box now (see below). 
STEP 10 - Typing with the TEXT tool: Type the word (in capital letters) "YEARBOOK". See the example below.
STEP 11 - Making text larger or smaller: In my example, the word "YEARBOOK" was too small. Also, the font was too skinny. You can adjust this by selecting all of the text. Selecting text in Photoshop is the same as it is in Microsoft Word. Select your text and choose 84 as a font size and Arial Black as a font choice. See the example below. When your image looks like mine, and you're finished, select the Move Tool. (If you don't know what the Move tool is go to Step 4 to see it)
STEP 12 - Stretching Text: My goal is to have half of the text on the picture and the other half sticking out onto the white area. For this I'll need to stretch out my text. Navigate and do the following: Edit > Transform > Scale. You'll see tiny boxes again around the border of your text box. Drag the middle box at the bottom until half of it is over the image and the other half is over the paper. (See image below) Press the Return key when you're happy with your results.
STEP 12 - Adding borders: Sometimes you may find that your text or picture is too difficult to see above all of the other layers. I find an easy solution to this problem is putting a border around it. This will work for any layer that is selected. Since we've barely worked on our YEARBOOK text look at the way it is naturally selected (light blue-grey) below on the Layers menu. As you keep on adding things to your Photoshop file the layers start to build up on top of each other (like a sandwich). Near the bottom of this layer you'll see little symbols. Click on the fx button (see below). If you haven't guessed it already, this stands for "effects". Next, select Stroke. (See below). A Layer Style pop-up window appears. You can add a lot of effects to this layer but for now we're going to keep it simple. Enter these options:
Size: 16 Position: Outside Blend Mode: Normal Opacity: 100% Fill Type: Color Color: (white) Press OK when you're done. 
STEP 13 - Adding some more text (PRE-TEST): Now we're going to start testing your previous knowledge! Our goal is to create the new "PRE-ORDER" text below. How I did it:
- Select the Text Tool: (Hint: Step 9) - Reduce the Font Size to 45: (Hint: Step 11) - Click-and-Drag a Text Box to fit my words (Hint: Step 9) - Type the words "Pre-Order" - Put a white border around the text: (Hint: Step 12) 
STEP 14 - Rotating your text: Now we're going to learn how to rotate text to create more variety in our flyer.
- Select the Move tool first. - Navigate to Edit > Transform > Rotate. You should see little boxes around your text box. - DON'T CLICK just hover your mouse near the outside of the lower-right box until your cursor looks like a half circle with two arrows on both ends. (see red circle below) 
- Rotate your image as seen below. You can also move it around by clicking-and-dragging the text around from the inside. Remember to not have your letters too close to the edge! Printers will naturally leave a white border when papers are printed and chop your text.
STEP 15 - Adding a drop shadow: In order to make your text (or anything on a selected layer) appear more 3-D you can add a drop shadow to it. Do the following:
- Select your YEARBOOK text layer (see below). - Click the fx button and choose the option Drop Shadow... (see below). - Input the following information: - Blend Mode: Multiply - Opacity: 75% - Angle: 120 degree - Distance: 34 px - Spread: 0 % - Size: 38 px Press OK when you're done. 
STEP 16 - Adding the rest of your text (TEST): Look at the image below. Using the information outlined above, finish the flyer and show it to me by the end of the period!
TIP #1: Almost all of the font is Arial. If you want to make text regular, bold, etc look at STEP 11 to see the options. (HINT: Same place where you can change the font size.) It is also the same if you want your text to be left-aligned. TIP #2: Look below where it says : "OR @ STUDENT STORE". You can assign different fonts to text inside of a text box. Highlight the text STUDENT STORE and simply select Arial Black. Adjust the font size as needed. TIP #3: If you want to create a new text box (using the Text Tool) immediately after putting in text elsewhere you will need to - Select the Move Tool first - Then, select the Text Tool - Type out your words - Select the Move Tool when you are finished typing Don't forget to give yourself credit at the end of the flyer! 
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TEACHER SAMPLES
The following are digital art pieces done by me (Alex Bodnar). While looking at these original Photoshop pieces ask yourself the following:
- Who was the intended audience?
- What was the intended message of each illustration?
- What was the output of each intended illustration?
- Which Design Principle(s) did I use for every given piece and how were they used?
- Who was the intended audience?
- What was the intended message of each illustration?
- What was the output of each intended illustration?
- Which Design Principle(s) did I use for every given piece and how were they used?
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