Unit​ ​32​ ​Graphic​ ​Products

Assignment​ ​Brief
Deadline​ ​Friday​ ​23​rd​​ ​February

TASK
You​ ​will​ ​plan​ ​and​ ​produce​ ​a​ ​Videogame​ ​cover​ ​and​ ​POS​ ​display​ ​for​ ​a​ ​new​ ​music​ ​artist

P1​ ​Understanding​ ​Existing​ ​Graphic​ ​Products

Activity​ ​1​ ​ ​Complete​ ​the​ ​powerpoint​ ​presentation​ ​analysing​ ​3​ ​different​ ​graphic​ ​products.

P2​ ​Be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​Generate​ ​Ideas​ ​for​ ​your​ ​Graphic​ ​Products
Activities​ ​Come​ ​up​ ​with​ ​ideas​ ​for​ ​how​ ​you​ ​will​ ​design​ ​your​ ​Videogame​ ​cover​ ​and​ ​POS​ ​display.​ ​ ​You
should​ ​create​ ​the​ ​following​ ​items:

● mood​ ​board​ ​-​ ​ideas​ ​for​ ​images,​ ​existing​ ​Videogame​ ​covers/POS​ ​displays,​ ​colours,​ ​fonts
● summary​ ​of​ ​ideas​ ​(spidergram/list)
● mock​ ​ups​ ​for​ ​the​ ​album​ ​cover
● mock​ ​up​ ​for​ ​the​ ​POS​ ​display

P3​ ​Be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​Plan​ ​your​ ​Videogame​ ​cover​ ​and​ ​POS​ ​display
Activity​ ​1​ ​You​ ​will​ ​need​ ​to​ ​produce​ ​a​ ​production​ ​plan​ ​outlining​ ​the​ ​tasks​ ​you​ ​need​ ​to​ ​do​ ​and​ ​when​ ​you
are​ ​going​ ​to​ ​do​ ​them.​ ​ ​Complete​ ​the​ ​GANTT​ ​chart​ ​spreadsheet.

Activity​ ​2​ ​You​ ​will​ ​also​ ​need​ ​to​ ​take​ ​into​ ​consideration​ ​legal​ ​and​ ​health​ ​and​ ​safety​ ​issues.
You​ ​will​ ​use​ ​the​ ​legal​ ​documents​ ​from​ ​unit​ ​31​ ​here​ ​and​ ​include​ ​a​ ​statement​ ​about​ ​the​ ​Advertising
Standards​ ​Authority​ ​(see​ ​the​ ​work​ ​you​ ​produced​ ​for​ ​unit​ ​14)

P4​ ​Produce​ ​your​ ​Videogame​ ​cover​ ​and​ ​POS​ ​display

Activity​ ​1​ ​ ​-​ ​Use​ ​photographs/images​ ​you​ ​have​ ​edited​ ​to​ ​design​ ​your​ ​Videogame​ ​cover​ ​and​ ​POS
display.
Use​ ​the​ ​Photoshop​ ​templates​ ​provided​ ​on​ ​the​ ​website.
The​ ​two​ ​products​ ​must​ ​be​ ​linked​ ​and​ ​use​ ​the​ ​same​ ​style​ ​so​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​you​ ​keep​ ​colours,​ ​fonts
and​ ​images​ ​the​ ​same​ ​across​ ​the​ ​two​ ​products.
You​ ​must​ ​consider​ ​what​ ​the​ ​client​ ​wants​ ​and​ ​make​ ​your​ ​products​ ​visually​ ​interesting​ ​and
well-designed.

P5​ ​Review​ ​your​ ​Videogame​ ​cover​ ​and​ ​POS​ ​display

Activity​ ​1​ ​Show​ ​your​ ​graphic​ ​products​ ​to​ ​your​ ​teacher(client)​ ​and​ ​to​ ​the​ ​rest​ ​of​ ​the​ ​class.​ ​ ​Collect
feedback​ ​on​ ​a​ ​feedback​ ​form.

Activity​ ​2​ ​Use​ ​the​ ​feedback​ ​you​ ​have​ ​received​ ​to​ ​write​ ​a​ ​review​ ​of​ ​your​ ​products.​ ​ ​You​ ​should​ ​address
the​ ​following​ ​points:
● How​ ​well​ ​do​ ​the​ ​products​ ​fit​ ​with​ ​the​ ​client​ ​brief?
● How​ ​well​ ​do​ ​the​ ​products​ ​promote​ ​the​ ​artist​ ​and​ ​suggest​ ​the​ ​genre​ ​of​ ​the​ ​music?​ ​ ​How​ ​similar
are​ ​they​ ​to​ ​other​ ​Videogame​ ​covers​ ​and​ ​POS​ ​displays?
● What​ ​techniques​ ​have​ ​you​ ​used​ ​in​ ​Photoshop​ ​to​ ​edit​ ​your​ ​photos​ ​and​ ​design​ ​your​ ​products?
● Were​ ​your​ ​products​ ​well​ ​designed?
● What​ ​improvements​ ​would​ ​you​ ​have​ ​made