Overview

Graphic design is an important part of the Graphic Communication course, with pupils expected to use a range of software to create effective layouts. This includes using DTP, photo-editing and vector graphic software. Some manual planning techniques may also be used, including making assets from manual graphics.

These projects and resources are designed to give pupils a reasonable understanding of the process of making layouts.  

I personally use a range of software - most of it paid versions - but there are lots of good free options available. All the techniques on these pages can be created using freeware.
Typography Task
Course Presentation

Vector graphics

Vector graphics are the heart of many creative layouts, from print graphics, to web and animation. Vector graphics have many advantages over photographs or other raster based images. Knowing how to create, edit and manipulate vector graphics is a useful skill. 

The following resources are designed to support learning about vector graphics.

A4 worksheet

A4 Drawings Pack

Course Presentation

Course Notes Booklet

Vector Logo Task

Typography Task

Finish this monster!

Install Inkscape

Sharing vector files

Sketching a monster

Resource coming!

Basic colour theory

Typography

Design brief

Resource coming!

Typography Task
Course Presentation
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"There isn't a colour I wouldn't use, except chartreuse"

Seymour Chwast (1931 - )
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Desktop Publishing

I have a small desktop publishing task coming along. This will not involve creating assets such as vectors, but using premade assets for simple layout generation. 

A4 worksheet

A4 Drawings Pack

Course Presentation

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Typography Task
Course Presentation
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"Typographers are masons of the printed word"

Alan Fletcher (1931 - 2006)
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Assessment ​

The following materials have been created to assess learning in this unit. These documents are for 'Coffee' supporters of DesignClass only.  

A4 worksheet

A4 Drawings Pack

Course Presentation

Assessment 1

Assessment 2

Assessment 3

Assessment 4

Typography Task
Course Presentation