SUMMATIVE: Concert Poster

Project Brief

Create an 11x17 concert poster for a musician/band to show your understanding of the principles of design. You will make up a concert date and location.

Pick a Musician/Band

Choose a musical artist or band. (Anyone as long as their name is school appropriate and you can find a photo of them that is school appropriate.)

Photo w/ Background Removed

Find a High-Quality Image

On Google Images, search for an image of your musician/band.
When you click on an image it will get bigger on the right side of your screen.
Hover over the image and a "# x #" gray box will pop-up in the bottom right corner.
Look for an image with the biggest numbers you can find.

Save a Photo

Once you find a high-quality image you like, right-click and click "Save Image As..."
Save to "My Drive" > "Graphic Design" > "5 - Principles"

Go to Adobe Express and Sign in

Go to: https://www.adobe.com/express/
Click "Go to Adobe Express"
1. If needed, click "Log in with school account"

Upload Image & Download

Click the purple "+" button in the top left.
Click "Quick actions"
Click "Remove background"
Open "Finder" and go to "My Drive" > "Graphic Design 1" > "5 - Principles" and select your downloaded image.
Drag your image to the "Drag & drop an image" area.
Click "Download"

Create a New Illustrator File

Open Illustrator
Click the "New File" blue button
Click on the "Print" tab
Click "View all Presets"
Click "Tabloid"
Change the units from "Points" to "Inches"
Click "Create"

Save as .aic File

In the very top toolbar, click "File" > "Save As..."
Click "Save to Creative Cloud"
In the "Save As" text bar, rename your file to be:
- "Last Name, Concert Poster"
Click "Save"

Make Your Guides

Make 1" Margin Guides

Select the Rectangle Tool
Click on the artboard to bring up the "Rectangle" pop-up
Adjust:
- Width: 9 in
- Height: 15 in
Click OK
In the "Properties" tab, under Align, click the third and sixth icon to "Horizontal Align Center" and "Vertical Align Center"
Right-click on the rectangle and click "Make Guides"

Make Rule of Thirds Grid Guides

Use the Rectangle Tool to create a rectangle to fill your whole artboard.
With the rectangle selected, click "Object" > "Path" > "Split Into Grid..."
Change:
- Rows
  - Number: 3
- Columns:
  - Number: 3
Click "OK"
Right-click on the grid and click "Make Guides"

Make Center Axis Guide

Use the Rectangle Tool to create a rectangle to fill your whole artboard.
With the rectangle selected, click "Object" > "Path" > "Split Into Grid..."
Change:
- Columns:
  - Number: 2
Click "OK"
Right-click on the grid and click "Make Guides"

Lock Your Guides

You should now have your margins, rule of thirds grid intersections, and center axis guides.
De-select everything (with your "Selection Tool" click in the gray area)
In the "Properties" tab next to "Guides" click the center icon to lock your guides.

Create a Background with the Rectangle Tool

In the left toolbar near the bottom, double-click on the fill color swatch/square. This will open the Color Picker.
Choose a color and click "OK"
In the left toolbar, click on the rectangle icon.
Click in the top left corner of your artboard and drag down to the bottom right corner of your artboard.

Rename Layer and Create a New Layer

Click the "Layers" tab in the top right.
Double click "Layer 1"
Rename to "Background"
Lock the layer by clicking the blank square next to it.
In the bottom right click the "+" button to create a new layer above your Background layer.
Double click "Layer 2" and rename to "Type"

Create Text with the Type Tool

In the left toolbar, click on the "T" icon.
Click on your artboard. This will create a text box filled with PlaceHolder text (Lorem ipsum - it's Latin).
Create 3 separate text boxes:
- Your chosen musician's name
- A concert location (can be real or not)
- A concert date (can be real or not)

Activate an Adobe Font

If you don't have a font you want to use:

Go to Adobe Fonts
In the top right corner click "Sign In" and sign in.
Find a font (or 2 fonts) for your poster
- On the left side toolbar, you can click on different tags and classifications or you can just scroll through the pages
- When you find a font you like click "Add Family"

Use Your Activated Font

In Illustrator:

Select your text box(es)
Open the font dropdown and click the cloud/check icon to "Show Activated Fonts"
Select your activated fonts.

Create Text Hierarchy

Create text hierarchy using the 50% guideline
- My example: 135 pt, 48 pt., 24 pt.
In your "Layers" panel, lock your "Type" layer.

Add Your Image

In your "Layers" panel create a new layer
Rename it: "Image"
Open Finder and find your image in "Creative Cloud Files"
Drag the image to Illustrator.
In the "Properties" panel, click "Embed"
Resize as you wish (remember to hold "shift" on your keyboard so it doesn't get squished).

Add Drawn/Traced Elements

Use the pen or curvature to add additional elements to your poster (shape tool does not count)
Or draw something in Adobe Fresco and transfer and .png to your iMac to Illustrator add to your poster

Use Principles of Design & Make Your Poster Unique

Go to SUMMATIVE: Principles of Design (Google Doc)
Make a copy.
As you are designing your poster, complete the Google Doc answering the questions about how you used the Principles of Design.
Click the "move" icon to adjust where this doc is to your "Graphic Design" > "5 - Composition" folder.

Mrs. Hodges' Example:

Save Your Poster

Because your file is saved on Creative Cloud, it will be a ".aic" file - this means Illustrator saves your file every 5 minutes.

If you see an asterisk (*), that means there are unsaved changes.
To save, in the top menu, click "File" > "Save"
- If "Save" is grayed out, it means your file has already been automatically saved.

Save As PDF

In top menu, click "File" > "Save As..."
Choose "Save on your computer" this time.
Save it to your "My Drive"> "Graphic Design" > "5 - Principles"
For"Format:" choose "Adobe PDF (pdf)" from the drop-down
Click "Save"
Click "Save PDF"

Check & Submit Google Drive

Check that you have the following 2 files to your "5 - Principles" Google Drive folder:

1. Exported PDF (from Illustrator)
2. Google Doc
Right-click on your "Graphic Design" folder
Click "Copy link to clipboard"
Paste this link in Canvas to submit.

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