WEEK FIVE

project:
power project logo

purpose:
begin to combine image and text
brainstorm ideas for an actual power project logo

materials:
blank paper
pencils
logo coloring sheets
(really easy to make... just live trace with outlines)
logo examples
serif/sans serif signs
"voting sheet" for power project fonts




concepts/skills:
defining "logo"
recognizing logos around us
serif/san serif (again)
selecting appropriate type
making a thumbnail sketch to describe a word

examples:





a test to the power of a logo? all we had to do was show the kids a piece of paper with the mcdonald's golden arches on it and they went crazy. we didn't even have any mcdonald's with us...

products:

brainstorming sheets




coloring sheets (good to have for the little ones to work on, and something to hand a kid that finishes early.)

WEEK FOUR

project:
collective color chart

purpose:
introduce basic color theory (to aid in transition to image later)

materials:
color check lists
magazines/brochures/etc.
scissors
glue sticks
pre-gridded banner paper (with colors labeled)

concepts/skills:
color wheel
complementary colors
identifying dominant colors in images
using scissors

examples:

color wheel

johannes itten's elements of color

product:

WEEK THREE

project:
group alphabet

purpose:
developing idea of hand lettering from last week

materials:
each letter of the alphabet printed on cardstock (helvetica, .5 pt outline)
fine tip markers/pencils

examples:

hand job by mike perry

product: