Steps for completing this week's challenge:

1. Review the slide show below - pay close attention to the samples that are shown.
2. Answer the following reflection questions:
   1. How does your photo capture the theme of the Essentials or reflect the way you or others are sharing essential ideas despite being more physically distant?
   2. How did you use Background, props, arrangement and lighting in composition?
   3. What are you proud of about this photo? What would you improve?
3. Submit your photo and reflection answers by Sunday, June 7th via email to
   ​ mrtucker@students.cciu.org

Techniques to work on this project: Harmony (Color, Pattern, Shape & Texture)Steps for completing this week's challenge:

1. Watch the video below - pay close attention to the samples that are shown.
2. Answer the following reflection questions:
   1. How does your photo capture the theme of the Bright Side or reflect the way you or others are sharing bright or positive ideas despite being more physically distant?
   2. How did you use Color Harmony, Patterns or Texture in composition?
   3. What are you proud of about this photo? What would you improve?
3. Submit your photo and reflection answers by Sunday, May 31st via email to
   ​ mrtucker@students.cciu.org

Steps for completing this week's challenge:

1. Watch the video below - pay close attention to the samples that are shown.
2. Answer the following reflection questions:
   1. How does your photo capture the theme of Health and Humor or reflect the way you or others are sharing humor or good healthy ideas despite being more physically distant?
   2. How did you use framing or leading lines in composition?
   3. What are you proud of about this photo? What would you improve?
3. Submit your photo and reflection answers by Sunday, May 17th via email to
   ​ mrtucker@students.cciu.org

Any student that DID NOT complete an actual on-site job shadow this year is required by our school to complete a Virtual Job Shadow before the end of May.

Below are the steps you will need to complete:

1. Go to website and view the information presented on the website
    https://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/graphic-designers.htm
   
   
2. Please make sure to watch the you tube video presented on the first page of the website listed above. 
   
   
3. Answer the following questions based on the information you reviewed:
   ​
   
   1. Write a paragraph (5-6 sentences) about the career, including responsibilities, work environment and opportunities to work independently and as part of a team.
   2. Write a paragraph (5-6 sentences) on how to become a Graphic Designer…including the educational requirements, certifications and qualities needed to be successful in this career.
   3. What is the pay range for this career, including the median range?
   4. What is the job outlook for this position?
   5. What are some of the risks for this position?
      
   6. What skills are critical to have in order to work in teams with this career? Consider things like: listening skills, ability to interact with others, etc.
      
      
4.  Choose ONE other career from the SIMILAR OCCUPATIONS tab to answer the same questions in #3 outlined above https://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/graphic-designers.htm#tab-8
   
   
5. Please email your answers back to your School to Career Specialist, Mrs. Koch at mskoch@students.cciu.org

 YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE STEPS HERE AND EDIT IN GOOGLE DOCS OR WORD. 

I want to use the next couple of weeks to help improve everyone's photography skills. You can use a cell phone camera for all of these Photography challenges.

Techniques that we're focusing on this week: Focal Point & Rule of Thirds

Steps for completing this week's challenge:

1. Watch the video below - pay close attention to the samples that are shown.
2. Answer the following reflection questions:
   1. How does your photo capture the theme of isolation or reflect
      your experience with isolation this week?
      
   2. What are you proud of about this photo? What would you improve?
3. Submit your photo and reflection answers by Sunday, May 10th via email to
   ​ mrtucker@students.cciu.org

If you wish to work ahead, that's good with me. Try to stop into at least one Zoom class per week so that I know what you're working on that week. I also have office hours for those of you needing 1:1 help with a given project. The schedule is listed in the post below. This should be different - but it should also be fun.

I'm trying to provide you with some choices in what you're working on - I encourage you to challenge yourself. If you wish to work with these digitally I'm okay with that as well.

​I miss you all and look forward to the day when we gather again for real.

Next Tuesday we start the 4th Quarter online. The schedule has been modified so that you’re not overloaded with Zoom sessions every day and that part time students aren’t missing any of their academic work at their sending school. Below is the schedule for our class:
 
Tuesdays & Thursdays – Meeting Days
8:00 AM to 8: 50 AM..................................... AM CTE Class Zoom Meetings
10 AM to 11:00 AM....................................... Mr. Tucker Office Hours
12:00 NOON to 12:50 PM.............................. PM CTE Class Zoom Meetings
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM....................................... Mr. Tucker Office Hours
 
Mondays & Wednesdays–Office Hour Days
10 AM to 11:00 AM....................................... Mr. Tucker Office Hours
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM....................................... Mr. Tucker Office Hours
 
Fridays – Office Hour Day
10 AM to 11:00 AM....................................... Mr. Tucker Office Hours
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM....................................... Mr. Tucker Office Hours
7:00 PM......................................................... Project Work Due at this Time
 
Office hours and Zoom Meetings are for any Commercial Art student and can be attended either in the morning or the afternoon – whatever works best for you. If you need to meet at some other time, please just let me know and we’ll make it work.
 
What is required from me as a student? – If you understand the projects posted on the class website, finish the project by Saturday noon of that week and submit it via an Adobe Spark page (if you can't get Spark to work send it via email to mrtucker@students.cciu.org). You can work independently at your own pace if you wish. That is somewhat normal in an online class.
 
If you have questions about the project, wish to have a broader explanation or wish to see demonstrations relating to the project, attend one of the two Zoom sessions on either Tuesdays or Thursdays. They are voluntary, but may help you achieve greater understanding.
 
I have limited technology – what can I do? Your best. Pencil and paper may be your best solution. Almost all of you have a cell phone capable of taking pictures – use it to document your work – take a photo of your project and submit that photo. I will try to give you project work that can be done either digitally or analog.
 
What’s the worst thing I can do? Not Communicate. Online classes are all about communication.
 
That means you do the following:

• touch base at least once a week and let the instructor know if you have an issue – I’ll work with you – but it’s on you to communicate to me – I won’t chase you down, that's not going to happen. If you’re not doing the work, you’re going to fail.
• read all email correspondence from the instructor – it will answer most questions you may have. It will be sent to your firstnamelastname@students.cciu.org email account. 

In this exercise you are asked to explore thumbnailing and working on how adept you are at creating a simple design solution. You will need to print out the pdf file at the bottom of this description. Follow the directions on the sheet. Photograph/scan your finished sheet, upload to Google Drive and share with me via my students.cciu.org account. Consider the Elements and Principles of Design before you start doing your pencil sketches.

SAMPLE Solution

Choose which app you're going to be reviewing.
​You are going to be posting your answers to a group Padlet to the following questions:

• Name of the app you researched
• Name two positive aspects:
• Name two negative aspects:
• Web-based or  download?
• free or fee?
• File formats saved/exported (make a list)

​Link to the AM Group Padlet to Post Answers

Link to the PM Group Padlet to Post Answers

For  years I've wanted to bring one of my classes to see this amazing ensemble of performance artists. Their shows are a visual playground and the combination of athleticism, dance, music, makeup and setting incorporate all of the arts - both visual and performance. They have made this video available due to the happenings surrounding the COVID-19 events. 

I want you to watch as much of the video below as you want and find a moment to trace or sketch that you feel demonstrates their visual style and shows movement. Freeze the frame and draw in pencil. Take a picture of your drawing with a cell phone camera and email them to me at my students.cciu.org email address.