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G raphic D esign. Sidney Watts Honors English lV Mrs. Saunders. Graphic Design. Why I chose this topic. I love art. I’ve always been interested in designs made on the computer. http:// www.wallpowper.com/brochure-graphic-design-vector-rooteto-com-ertu-rul-sa-lam-33951.html. History.
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Graphic Design Sidney Watts Honors English lV Mrs. Saunders
Graphic Design • Why I chose this topic. • I love art. • I’ve always been interested in designs made on the computer. http://www.wallpowper.com/brochure-graphic-design-vector-rooteto-com-ertu-rul-sa-lam-33951.html
History • How graphic design started: • 3rd and 4th millennium BC- First written language in Sumer • 4th and 7th century A.D.- Printing • 1950s- Technology used by military and scientists • 1970s & 1980s- Computers
Types of jobs • Publication • Advertising • Packaging • Animation • Web page design • Freelancers http://www.collegecrunch.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/graphic-design.jpg
Product • Wrap for Care Link ambulance. • I had to draw designs for the wrap on a template and then design it on the computer.
Designs Design #1 Design #2
Product • I spent a total of 15 hours with my mentor. • My grandmother had breast cancer and that’s how I connected with this product of making the wrap.
Mentor • Jan Brown • Her qualifications- • Graduated from Appalachian State with a bachelors degree in graphic design.
Sign my mentor made for when I came in. Desk I worked at.
What I learned • Learned how to advertise • Photoshop • Watched my mentor work on other projects and she talked me through how to do things.
Obstacles • Time- management • Confidence • HIPPA http://www.earningdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Time_management-for_blogger.jpg http://postmasculine.com/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/self-confidence-300x300.jpg
Interesting facts • There are more people that are involved in making a graphic design than you think. • Graphic designers hire other graphic designers sometimes.
Thank you for your time. Any questions?