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Yearbook Culminating Activity For the yearbook summative evaluation the students will be evaluated in two parts. the first part consists of the Yearbook cover design and will form 10% of the summative, whereas The second part consists of the yearbook prototype created by the students and will form 20% of the summative.

Part A: Yearbook Cover The design challenge is to design a cover for your yearbook that takes the following design criteria into consideration: theme of the yearbook overall essence of the school Mission statement, school colours, school teams, school culture etc. unity front to back and the spine theme integrated into design overall first impression legibility of fonts used for title school name and year effective design of end sheets Complete information The cover must complement your yearbook theme. This is your design so it should also make a statement about yourself. The cover also helps builds the platform for the inside content. So make it interesting enough. Make sure the cover design idea is associated with generating a title related to the events mentioned inside the book. The cover page info: Mention the name and address of the school. You can also add this info on the spine of the book. You may add picture of your school and logo. The cover page of a school yearbook should be neat and sophisticated. There are four stages involved in this creative process that you will demonstrate through the design development of your Yearbook Cover.

Exploring and Researching Research for the resources that you can use for designing the yearbook cover; 1

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o an image o a picture o a collage o Colours etc, but keep in mind the cover is the first impression. Sketch out initial ideas, jot notes in point form. Make sure your brainstorming content is comprehensible and readable. Save all your conceptual ideas and discuss with your peers and teacher. When youve narrowed down your cover design try to incorporate more details. Create a concept sheet, that should include a thumbnail sketches with at least 5 initial ideas for the cover design and a brief description in point form. Experimenting, Planning and Focusing Once youve decided what youd like to be on the cover create a mock up and try out various composition possibilities using the basic principles and elements of design. This will form a strong basis of your design and the possibilities should be carefully considered. You can try cutting a Bristol board the size of the yearbook cover and try many compositions with the elements of design you may want to use Title, School name, year, image etc. Think of color, texture, finish for the cover. Try to use the different elements and principles of design to create a unique composition. Share your ideas with your peers, get their opinions. Discuss your strengths of the composition and areas that you can improve. a. i. ii. iii. iv. Have two different people fill out the following critique of your photos: Critiquers name:_______________________________________ Which composition do you like the best?________________________ Why?_______________________________________________ Critiquers name:_____________________________________

Producing/Implementing ideas You may create your photoshop file , dimensions 8.5 x 11. Include bleed, check out the example provided for the final size to produce the graphic that you want for the cover page. Try out various compositions and create the final version of the cover page, convert it into the correct format and place it into the In-design template in the yearbook SUBMIT- Yearbook cover folder.

Evaluating/Reflecting and Improvising Try out various compositions and choose the two best ones that you like. Get feedback from at least two peers about your design and reflect on the feedback. Make any changes that you think will improvise and finalise the design. You will create the final cover for submission using Indesign.

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Look for margins, spine, and dimensions of the cover and related content that will go on the cover. A sample anatomy of the book cover template is provided on the below. A Few things to keep in mind when building your hard cover: - The cover bleed is 5/8", much bigger the interior pages - The safe zone does not exist. Everything on the cover will be there - The front and back covers will be slightly bigger than your page size (If the book is 8.5x11, the cover will be 8 5/8"x11 1/4") - Feel free to place anything on the spine you wish, it will print just fine - There is a hinge. It allows the hard cover to open and close without ripping the case wrap (printed cover) and it is part of the front & back covers. Basic Layout for Hard Covers:

You can look up these links for some ideas on creating a yearbook cover; - www.walsworthyearbooks.com/showcase/cover-gallery/yearbook-covers.html - www.friesens.com/Yearbook/ct/Covers.aspx www.entourageyearbooks.com/covertypecatalog.asp - www.memorybook.com/2012-yearbook-covers.html The mark breakup is as follows: Summative Yearbook Cover Design 10% of the total summative mark K/U 6% T/I - 6% Application 9% Communication 9% 3

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Rubric: Yearbook Cover Design Criteria 4 Level K/ U

The student demonstrates an understanding of the yearbook theme and integrates it into the overall design

Leve Level 3 Level 1

The student demonstrates limited understanding of the theme and limited integration in the overall design

Level 2
The student demonstrates some understanding of the theme and some integration in the overall design

Level 3
The student demonstrates considerable understanding of the theme and considerable integration in the overall design Considerable use of design principles and elements The student demonstrates a thorough understanding of the theme and thorough integration in the overall design

The cover page has been composed using the basic design principles and elements

Limited use of design principles and elements.

Some use of design principles and elements.

Thorough use of design principles and elements.

T/I
The standard conventions required for the cover design have been met Limited conventions have been met Some conventions have been met Most conventions have been met All conventions have been m et

Appl.
The final cover page design demonstrates technical expertise in importing, creating and linking graphics and text The final cover page design demonstrates limited technical expertise in importing, creating and linking graphics and text Limited use of application software to create a pleasing and complete book cover The final cover page design demonstrates some technical expertise in importing, creating and linking graphics and text The final cover page design demonstrates considerable technical expertise in importing, creating and linking graphics and text The final cover page design demonstrates advanced technical expertise in importing, creating and linking graphics and text

Appropriate use of application software to create a pleasing and complete book cover Editing skills to connect front and back covers and spine

Somewhat appropriate use of application software to create a pleasing and complete book cover Some editing skills to connect front and back covers and spine Some unity in composition

Mostly appropriate use of application software to create a pleasing and complete book cover

Accurate use of application software to create a pleasing and complete book cover

Limited editing skills to connect front and back covers and spine No unity in composition

Considerable editing skills to connect front and back covers and spine Considerable unity in composition

Advanced editing skills to connect front and back covers and spine Visual and thematic unity achieved in composition

C Communication
The design of the yearbook is unified in composition

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None or limited information on spine Very limited visual appeal achieved Some information on spine Some visual appeal achieved Most information on spine Considerable visual appeal achieved on the cover and adds interest to the yearbook All required information on spine The overall cover design is visually appealing and adds interest to the yearbook

The spine contains the required information The overall cover is visually appealing and adds interest to the yearbook

PART B: Yearbook Prototype The yearbook prototype is a mock up of the real book. It is worth 20% of the summative mark. The prototype will contain The Cover page End sheets Table of contents Templates for DPS Two major Double page spreads Unifying elements Colour scheme Headlines Fonts Special features like design a graphic for the folio

The entries should be individually submitted or you can be creative and design choosing from the theme ideas that you submitted in class. Each entry should be accompanied with a short description. You can choose any one format to submit your prototype Digital In-Design /photoshop or Hard copy Book, portfolio etc. But you will create all templates and DPS using the appropriate graphic design program. Along with the Prototype you will also submit a one page reflection on your design challenge The mark breakup is as follows: Summative Yearbook Prototype 20% of the total summative mark K/U 6% T/I - 6% Application 9% Communication 9%

Rubric Yearbook Prototype Criteria Level 1 5 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

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K/U The prototype design is successful and meets all the requirements The prototype has been created in the suitable format and presented in a refined approach T/I The templates for the yearbook prototype include all the major elements in a DPS The templates are designed keeping in mind the principles and elements of design The overall presentation is unified using design elements like colour, Font, layout, special graphics, etc. Application The knowledge acquired in class for creating a Double page spread is successfully demonstrated in the DPS layout design The main theme or idea is used as the main unifying element throughout the prototype and modified to meet the requirements of individual pages The format chosen to present the prototype is followed correctly Communication The student is able to reflect on the prototype in the design analysis and provide comprehensive answers to the questions The cover page, end sheets, layout and design of templates demonstrates the students ability to creatively design and create the yearbook. The design of the prototype is aesthetically pleasing and efficient Design Analysis /Reflection : You will write a design analysis of prototype that you have completed in the yearbook class. In this assignment you are to analyze the overall 6

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composition of your yearbook design /art illustration and how you used the principles and elements of design that have been covered in class. Points to remember when writing your design analysis/reflection: 1. Discuss conceptual unity a. Discuss conceptual unity, specifically, what the underlying idea or message the layout artist is trying to achieve and how it was accomplished. 2. Discuss visual unity a. Discuss visual unity, how all the elements work together to communicate one message b. In your discussion, identify 3 elements that you have used to create a sense of wholeness and explain why they relate to each other to reinforce the concept c. Discuss the effectiveness of the designs unity, Justify 3. Balance a. Discuss balance and how did you achieve it with your design? b. Is it formal or informal? Why?

4. Emphasis a. What do you see first? What particular element was used to achieve that effect? b. What do you see second? Explain why in terms of using size, colour, isolation, placement as means of emphasizing. c. What do you see third? Why? Etc. 5. Overall Composition a. Discuss the composition with regard to the elements of design you have used to create
unity in the overall picture

GOOD LUCK and BE CREATIVE !