CREATIVE EVENTS

P12 - Illustrator Smiley Project

Graphics - Illustrator
Essential Standard - 203.01 & 203.02

Essential Question:
How can you create a professional vector logo with a theme and slogan?
Produce newscasts and videos packages?

Objective:
Use Illustrator's tools, menus, and palettes to create a complex vector logo with theme.
Produce a professional newscast

Assignment:
You have been hired as a graphic designer by Have a Nice Day Graphics.  They want you to create a smiley theme around a topic of your choice similar to the popular Have a Nice Day smiley. You are to follow the directions given by the project manager for the target audience to complete the project.  Once complete then you should review the checklist for grading criteria before turning in your work.  Complete and submit the online rubric for this project once it has been completed.

Create a “Have a Nice Day” Smiley that has some sort of theme.  Challenge yourself to include gradients, feathering, or transparency.  Your smiley should have lots of shapes.  You must also add a slogan to your smiley with an appropriate font.  The slogan should be a variation on the “Have a Nice Day” slogan, based on your theme. 

 You will be graded on a difficulty rating based on your illustrator technique and attention to detail as well as your creativity.  See the examples in this folder for ideas.  Your image size is 800 width and 600 height.  Instructions for how to set up your canvas are in this folder.

Save your completed graphic as a AI (Illustrator file) and then export as a JPEG file.  Label it as last name + first initial + smiley (ex. pettywsmiley.jpg) and save in your graphics folder.  Submit only the JPEG file in the digital drop box. final JPEG to your projects folder on your desktop. 

Grading Criteria Checklist
 1 - Smiley designed with a creative theme
 2 - Smiley incorporates shapes that include more than just a circle
 3 - Smiley incorporates gradients or transparency
 4 - Smiley has an original slogan
 5 - Font used is appropriate for the target audience
 6 - Graphic designed in a manner that is visually pleasing, balanced, and creates an interest in the topic
 7 - Colors used fit with the target audience
 8 - Images size is 800 x 600 pixels
 9 - Graphic file is saved as a AI file and exported as a JPEG format as instructed
10 - Final graphic file is submitted as a JPEG format with the instructed name for the project

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Files for Project:

Illustrator Set-up

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Smiley Examples