Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Double Block

Hello, today we will look at the cover and endsheets. We will critique and give suggestions and then send them. We will go over the Caption Cheat sheet (below)

We will discuss your notebooks and calendars and you will be given some time to finish off any needed phtoographs. On Monday, we will review the photos in folders and critique the work.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Yearbook scavenger hunt

YEARBOOK PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT

When judging the images keep in mind that we are looking for the best Yearbook image. There might be a shot of a shoe that is just plain vs. an image taken from an interesting angle or perspective.
Photo Scavenger Hunt
Rules: Each of these pictures will have a point value assigned to them (all photos are marked out of 3) Creativity is encouraged. Think outside the box. The image should make someone say “that’s a cool shot!”

• The receptionist at the school _____
• A place where students hang out _____
• A brand new pencil _____
• A picture of someone who didn’t know they were being photographed _____
• A messy teacher’s desk _____
• A clean teacher’s desk _____
• A new teacher _____
• Something cool in science class _____
• A sleeping student _____
• Someone studying _____
• A picture of school spirit _____
• People laughing _____
• A photo from above looking down _____
• A photo looking up _____
• A happy moment _____
• A teacher with a student _____
• Friends hanging out _____
          4 different cell phones ( one picture) _____
         Fashion statements (clothes, piercing, tattoos etc) _______

Make sure 75% of the shots are portrait and 25% Landscape (turn the camera)
GET NAMES AND GRADES OF THE SUBJECTS (IF YOU DON’T YOU WILL HAVE TO FIND THEM ALL OVER AGAIN-LATER!!!) –label the files with the student names. I will check your folder for the assignment (MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ONE!!)
-This is due next week (Friday I will check your folders in the Y drive)

Please DELETE photos off of the camera that you use--after you place them into your folder
You may photoshop the photos but keep originals in case you loose them.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Good afternoon


You will be learning how to create templates, use the Friesens templates and upload images, re-size and save. The cover is almost complete and we are getting excited about the end sheets :)

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

10 Company Logos to Inspire Your Yearbook Cover

10 Company Logos to Inspire Your Yearbook Cover

STOP! Before you enlarge all those photos to fill your yearbook spread, watch this video!

STOP! Before you enlarge all those photos to fill your yearbook spread, watch this video!
The link below has great ideas for developing page and photo layouts. The links are simple logos designed to inspire.
10 Company Logos to Inspire Your Yearbook Cover

Wed: Double Block

Good morning, today we will discuss the chosen theme "text" and talk about how we can create grade pages with the above ideas. The cover and endsheets are due In a week and a half.  We need to see some print-outs so that we can vote and offer advice/opinions.
Some survey questions I found online:

Most Likely To. . .
  • Be the next American Idol
  • Be the newest GLEE cast member
  • Have an exhibit at MOMA (Museum of Modern Art)
  • Be on SYTYCD (So You Think You Can Dance)
  • Be your friend on Facebook
  • Own a sports team
  • Be a millinaire before age 30
  • Come back as a teacher at Your High School
  • Write a best seller
  • Compete in the Olympics
  • Open an art/dance/martial arts studio
  • Be on Last Comic Standing/America’s Next Top Model/Top Chef/Man VS Food
  • Host a radio talk show

theme cover and end sheets example
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Today we will:

  • Create staff Mailboxes. This is a great way for staff members to communicate with each other and keep materials in a central location.
  • Use your ladder and post it on the wall. It really can make things easier in the yearbook world. This helps prevent pages or topics falling through the cracks.
  • Create a proof binder that has a print out of all the pages you submit. It is a great way to keep track of what you have done and still need to do. (Mrs.Pye will have and keep the binder. NEW PAGES will be printed in library.
  • Create a yearbook finance binder that is separated in 3 parts - business ads,  parent ads, and book sales. This way all of your yearbook money information is in 1 spot. (Mrs.Pye will keep this binder)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • MMake a style guide for each section that will include the layout style for that section, the type of headline to be used, and the style for copy and captions.                       
      • Using Roughing-Its, have staff members use photos and copy from 
      • magazines to mock-up double page spreads for each section of the yearbook.


Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Wed!

Understanding Layout and Design

layout is general term meaning the arrangement of headlines, copy, captions, photographs, and white space that forms a page/spread. Design is the process of creating a layout.


Theme Ideas: (Some are really quite cheezy--but you get the idea!!)
  1. Give us a Break
  2. Membership has its Privileges
  3. Look Who's Talking
  4. That was Then, This is Now
  5. Let's Start from Scratch
  6. The Road Less Traveled
  7. Where Everybody Knows Your Name
  8. Turning Back the Pages of Time
  9. We Make Looking Good Easy
  10. Easier Said than Done
  11. Walking to a Different Beat
  12. Roll Out the Red Carpet
  13. Showing Our True Colors
  14. Together in the Middle of Nowhere
  15. It's Not Over Until the Last Bell Rings
  16. Take a Picture, It Lasts Longer
  17. This Hour, This Day, This Month, This Year
  18. You Had to Be There
  19. Not Just Another Year
  20. Organized Chaos
  21. When I Was in High School
  22. Luck Has Nothing to do With It
  23. Unfolding Chapters
  24. Let's Get Personal
  25. Good Things Come in Small Packages
  26. Off to a Wild Start
  27. Caught in the Act
  28. Talk of the Town
  29. Great Expectations
  30. Through the Sands of Time
  31. Seems Only Like Yesterday When...
  32. Every Picture Tells a Story
  33. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
  34. Small Impressions, Big Impact
  35. The Writing on the Wall
  36. The Power of Expression
  37. Remember When...?
  38. This is Who We Are
  39. Rough Diamonds
  40. Games We Play
  41. Tradition With a Twist
  42. Where Do We Go from Here?
  43. It's What We've Become
  44. Race Against Time
  45. Living the Legacy
  46. Never Say Never
  47. Reality Check
  48. What's Done is Done
  49. The Name Says it All
  50. Visions Through Our Eyes
We have chosen our idea (concept and creation wise) but today we should narrow down our focus for how we will choose quotes for the pages and an overall feel or direction for the book.