SOPHOMORES
In Sophomore Year our students are focused on building foundational skills. Time is given to training students in the basics of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate, Premiere, and Indesign. As well as introducing them to photography, videography and animation. Sophomore-year students will also learn the basics of branding, and client relationships and will have chances to compete in real-life situations through opportunities such as Business Professionals of America (BPA) and SkillsUSA.
ANIMATION
Working with a variety of programs such as Photoshop, Adobe Animate, Premiere. We created a walk cycle and a bouncing ball. We discussed frame-by-frame animation and the principles of animation.
ADOBE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Students have been getting Adobe Certified since Mrs. Hargrove took over Design and Visual Communications. Sophomore year is when this process starts and students have the chance to be certified before they graduate. This year 2023 is the first year five students have been certified before the end of term 2! This is an amazing accomplishment by our students. These certifications are Professionally recognised and difficult to attain.
DECADE POSTER
Research is important in Graphic Design. Editing from multiple sources and choosing the most effective main idea helps balance the message and emphasize what is most important. Additionally have a new perspective and point of view makes the design interesting.
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Principles of Art Posters
MASS partnerships for youth Poster RESPECT
SKILLS USA
LOGOs
Skills Pins & T-shirts
STOP MOTION MOVIE
Set design, character design, sound, and lighting are all a part of Storyboarding an idea. Stop motion is an animated filmmaking process in which objects are changed slightly between individually photographed frames, edited in Adobe Premiere Pro or iMovie to create motion. We are set to shock and awe with our short horror films.
HOLIDAY CARD DESIGN
One of the most valuable skills in the design industry is the ability to work with images and text in a variety of collateral.
DESIGN AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION STUDENTS
ANIMATED ANIMALS
Valuable attention-getting in social media, and a huge time saver when editing or manipulating a Vector or Raster image. Additionally, Puppetwarp features are available in Adobe Animate and Character Animate.
During the DVC program students work with Photoshop, InDesign, Digital Photography, and Video to produce a variety of multimedia projects for their portfolios. Package Design, Product Photography, Multimedia Presentations, Web design, and Production skills will be introduced through the use of the latest technology.
QUILLING POSTER
Students use hands on skills and creativity to create art of various mediums. Project for Business Professionals of America which highlight walking cycles and animation principles
and student sample of Character Animation Part 2 Lesson.
ANIMATION 2
Project for Business Professionals of America which highlight walking cycles and animation principles
and student sample of Character Animation Part 2 Lesson.
CONTESTS
Project for Business Professionals of America which highlight walking cycles and animation principles
and student sample of Character Animation Part 2 Lesson.
LIVE JOBS
Tenth grade is the year students are challenged with the branding such as the update of the Keefe Tech Program Signage The signs we required to be port of a cohesive family of designs. The goal was to create well-balanced, impactful signs with individual personalities representing each Keefe Tech technical program. Utilizing the Keefe Tech brand guidelines and a strict grid they accomplished this
PHOTOSHOP HORROR MOVIE
During Halloween, students imagine an interesting plot idea for a horror movie and create a poster for the movie that makes use of one of their abilities in Photoshop. Utilizing effects, filters, and adjustments layers.
