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Friday, August 18, 2017
- Setup and create your blog for daily warm-up assignments. Create a new google drive document. Sign in to google using your jeffcoschools email > Create New Document > Click File > Publish to the web > COPY AND PASTE THIS URL TO THE SURVEY
- Write the date as shown below. Copy the instructions in bold. List your answer in plain text. If not specified, write a paragraph response considering as many perspectives as possible. These assignments will be due, weekly.
20170818
Art and design • Social networking • Business operations • Education • Game development • Medical technology • Terrorism detection • Alternative energy • Video production • Texting • Media forensics • Typography & Layout
What do these have in common?
I think all these types of jobs mean… I think they relate to this class by… Of the items in the list, I am most interested in ___________ because … . I am ALWAYS texting on my phone so I can relate most closely to that and social networking. All together, though, I think my teacher is trying to get me to think about ___________ because ___________.
- Complete the Who Are You SURVEY
- Complete the Intro Card. Due at end of the period to Ms H for points.
On the blank side, draw a symbol or tattoo that represents something important to you.
- On the left side, neatly print your first and last name above the line (and please list the name you’d like to be called), followed by your grade
- On the right side above the line, write the name of this class
- Under your name, list your school email.
- Then, list your creative talent or what kind of art you like to do to relax
- Under that, write an activity you’d like to be involved in, here at school
Your card should look like this:
Jane Smyth, 9 Graphic Design
1234567@jeffcoschools.net
I like to draw but I also play keys
I am involved in _____________ at school (if it hasn’t started yet, list something you’d LIKE to be involved in)
Monday, August 21, 2017 BLUE DAY
- Answer today’s Agenda ? (draw, answer, create)
- THEN, review the Class Rules (from hansensclasses) and complete the Review Quiz
- Lastly, complete the Know It All Survey?
20170821
First, draw an eclipse in this document using Google Draw
Then answer, what kinds of art might be inspired by viewing the eclipse; what sorts of examples have we seen in history and are being created today (i.e. the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Early Photographs of Eclipses Exhibit or shared on Twitter’s #eclipse2017) that might tell you how Nature and the Earth are affected by this phenomenon? Why do people need special glasses? Like how things appear under a blacklight or as a negative film print, what kinds of art will be inspired by the appearance of how things are viewed by the darkness?
I think…

Many students use Gimp 2 on their computers because it is open-source software (free for the greater good and they still update it for improvements). Chromebook Users, it should already be installed! It is also one of the leading alternatives to PhotoShop (which we will be using in the SS-11 Mac Lab). Create TWO DIFFERENT layers, include text and a photo in your meme. If you got your idea off another site (like iFunny), be sure you have recreated the idea in your own way (i.e. find your own photo, and include your own font or text). Gimp reated their own Gimp Tutorials you can read, but you can also view Beginner Tutorials on YouTube.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 BLUE DAY
- Agenda ?
- Review Mac Shortcut Keys for Friday’s Quiz
- Open Finder > Applications > Adobe > Illustrator and begin your Logo. Save in Documents
20170823
Draw an initial digital sketch of your own logo (from the index card you created on Friday). You may use Google Drawing, GIMP 2, a drawing on your phone and then upload a screenshot to your google drive, or lastly (if nothing else works) a paper illustration that you take a photo of and upload to google drive.
Friday, August 25, 2017
- Agenda
- Signup for Remind? (if no, do so now) use code hansengfx for this class
- Preview Illustrator Tools and Menus
- QUIZ: Mac Shortcut Keys
- DUE: All Agenda Questions so far (20170818, 20170821, 20170821, 20170823 & 20170825)
- Complete your personal logo in Illustrator
20170825
Short Answer: Why is it important that you have a well-designed logo? How is it important to your brand?
Monday, August 28, 2017 → !!!Ms H’s Birthday!!! BLUE DAY
YAY!!! SPENDING MY BIRTHDAY WITH MY NEW STUDENTS!!!
- CMYK vs RGB Color
- Graphic File Types
- Saving for web vs print
- Logos & sizing
20170828
Questions:
- What is CMYK and RGB color
- Short Answer: How do you add shadow or show light hitting an object in illustrator?
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 BLUE DAY
- Setting up your Dock (do not change computers or you will have to recreate this at the new computer AND all your files!) → Include AI, PS, & ID
- Create an InDesign Business Card using your logo including the following items:
- Name in larger font than anything else
- Littleton, CO
- Email Address
- Your Portfolio Website URL (bolded)
- 20170830 → Short Answer: How do you add shadow or show light hitting an object in Illustrator?
Friday, September 1, 2017
- Tools and what they do
- Setting up your Workspace
- 20170831 → Create a wix.com site. Use your designer name in your url and list it HERE, for today’s assignment!
Monday, September 4, 2017 → NO SCHOOL! LABOR DAY!!!
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
- Open Photoshop → create a NEW 8.5”x11” Print Letter announcing the Homecoming Dance Next week. Must include a CHS Logo + Homecoming Look-and-Feel.
- Who? Who is it for? Who can go?
- What? Name the Event
- When? Date + Time
- Where is it located?
- Why is it held? Show this in your images
- How? What is the theme? How much is it?
- Add Text. Turn on Layers. Turn on History. Resize Images (command + t to resize).
- 20170905 → List what you were able to complete on your Portfolio Wix site you started to make Friday (list at least three parts you completed)
Thursday, September 7, 2017
- 20170907 → What are the four elements of Design CRAP? List and define
- Review
- Cutting out images in PhotoShop
- Using Layers
- Creating a background paint bucket color or gradient
- Floating in space → give a ground or floor to your image that ANCHORS the scene
Monday, September 11, 2017 -- Homecoming Spirit Week Begins!!!
QUIDDITCH Sports DAY!!!
- 20170911 → Branding and Visibility → Should you autograph your original artwork? How important is displaying a company logo or brand on merchandise? What is a “watermark?” Should you display it on EVERYthing you create (i.e. EVERY t-shirt design, every graphic illustration, every page of your wix site?)? Why or why not?
- Save for Web → Upload your flier to your wix page
- Create a tag / autograph that you can use as a watermark on your work
- Upload your logo to every page of your wix site
- We are already in the 4th week of school. Email hansensclasses@gmail.com with the link to view your wix site for grading
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 HERMIONE Nerd DAY!!!
- 20170911 → Add Yesterday, we talked about multiple meanings in images. These two word-image show contrast between different fonts. What are their dual meaning?

- Upload your PS Print Flier to your Wix Page (it should already include a bio + your logo)
- It is the FOURTH week of school already!!! Email your Wix URL to hansensclasses@gmail.com for grading. Put your url in the subject line of the msg. Grading will happen after class.
Thursday, September 14, 2017 TIME-TURNER Throwback Decade DAY!!!
- 20170914 → Why is it important to keep a portfolio of your work?
- Check your grade in here.
- If you sent your wix url to Ms H, your grade was updated. If you did not, zeros have been added. Open your logo, business card & flier. Export as .png or .gif. Create a new Project page in Wix. Upload those three items. Email your wix url to Ms H.
Monday, September 18, 2017 BLUE DAY!!!
- 20170918 → Consider your own character and answer the following questions to determine its purpose. Copy and paste to fill in your answer. Use CB Ceative Bloq to answer some of the following questions about your Character Design.
- Who would be a good audience for your character? Who is your character aimed at?

- Where would your character appear? Where will your character appear? What medium or form will be best?
- List three different character styles that influenced how you will design your own character. _______________, _____________, __________
- What do you like about these examples? Based on these starting ideas, how will your own character be unique or different from these influences?
- Like in Futurama, characters often include exaggerated parts of the design. What part of your own character will you go big with?

- Which props, clothing, or accessories will your character have?
- What will you draw on your character that will reflect an element of the attitude or personality?
- What facial expression will they exhibit most of the time? What will their resting facial expression be?
- What environment or setting will they live in?
- What’s their “back story?” What did they live through that makes them important for who they are?
- What hopes and dreams do they have?
- Using Illustrator, create your character. Must include the following layers for each:
- Body
- Eye Left
- Eye Right
- Mouth (or Nose)
- Arm Left
- Arm Right
- Hair / Hat / Antennae accessory
- Accessory 2
- Leg Left OPT
- Leg Right OPT
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20170920 → Take a screenshot of your character and paste in here
- Continue drawing / tracing your character
- Separate to layers (listed above)
Friday, September 22, 2017 REBEL DAY!!!
- 20170922 → Why is it important to know what setting for your character? Does it change who they are based on the setting they are placed in?
- Using Illustrator, draw a background for your character
Monday, September 25, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20170925 → Take a screenshot of your background and paste it in for today’s assignment
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20170927 → Like the old terms used for creating animation in Adobe Flash or After Effects, what is a Motion Tween in Adobe Animate?
- DUE: AGENDA CHECK BEFORE GRADES ARE DUE
Friday, September 29, 2017 REBEL DAY!!!
- 20170929 → Beginning with Dear Ms. Hansen, write a letter to the teacher answering one paragraph for each of the following questions. Don’t forget to end your letter with Sincerely, and your full name underneath. Left Justify your letter (everything starts on the left).:
- In general, how is school going?
- In general, how is this class going? How do you think you’re doing in here? How do you know?
- In general, how is life going for your right now?
- End of first 6 week period
- File > Export Animated Gif
- Upload your Animated Gif to your wix page for grading
Monday, October 2, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171002 → What steps must you take to show your character is in motion? What sorts of tweens will you need? Why? Describe your plan.
- Create a motion tween that begins on keyframe 1 and ends on keyframe 30, moving your characters legs AND moving them somewhere across the screen
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171004 → LIST TWO different ways you can show motion with your character?
- Continue working on your motion tween to show motion with your character
Friday, October 6, 2017 REBEL DAY!!!
- 20171006 → How can you use your knowledge of graphic animation to earn money for yourself?
Monday, October 9, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171009 → How do you add audio or sound effects to your animation in Adobe Animate?
- Add sound to your animation
- Then draw the Columbine Logo in Illustrator. Like viewing the negative of a photo, you will create a color swap to Animate this outline logo
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171011 → What will you animate for a Coffee Jam Meme (to be shown on Oct 20) -- OR -- an informational animation to show on RNN? Describe the action and what information will be spoken or shared. Minimum 60 frames in length
- Begin your meme
- Record sound
- Export to iTunes (give it a name you will remember)
Friday, October 13, 2017 REBEL DAY!!! NO SCHOOL
Monday, October 16, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171016 → Using Audacity, how do you convert your iTunes Sound Effect to mp3 so you can use it in Animate? Note, you will make your file in iTunes.
- Using Adobe Audition (or you may use freeware Audacity, convert your audio m4a file from iTunes to mp3 so you can drag it onto your Animation
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171018 → Why did we have to convert our file through so many different programs to get the audio to play on our wix page animation? What conversions happened? How did your file change?
- Download a sound or movie off youtube using http://youtubeconvert.cc/
- Place your sound file on a layer in Animate that has a layer of your illustration on it
- Export as a MOV video → This will open Adobe Media Encoder → CONVERT TO MP4
- Go to Youtube →
- Then download from youtube using the converter
- Upload your file to your Wix Page after first converting it to mp4
Friday, October 20, 2017 REBEL DAY!!!
- 20171020 → What does your family do for Halloween? Explain
- Begin creating your own GOOGLE DOODLE with the words Happy Halloween or Google as your text with an animated Halloween Theme
- If you like yours, consider entering Google’s Google Doodle Contest at the beginning of Dec!!
Monday, October 23, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171023 → What is theme of your Google Doodle?
- Using Illustrator, start drawing your Harvest/Halloween-themed Google Doodle
California High School Activities Association CHSAA Logo Design CONTEST “Head, Heart & Heat”
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171025 → What do you plan to animate in your Google Doodle?
- Be sure to separate all animated features to different layers
- Complete the animation storyboard handout explaining what you plan to animate on your google doodle
- Reflect on your animation design process -- YIPES!! ONLY HALF THE CLASS COMPLETED THIS!?!?!
Friday, October 27, 2017 REBEL DAY DAY!!!
- 20171027 → What are your top three scary animated movies? List and describe what makes each scary
- Complete your google doodle and upload to wix

Monday, October 30, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171030 → How is Graphic Design used in producing Halloween each year? What career fields use Halloween-themed products every year and have to create all-new designs?
- How are Halloween-related graphics used in producing websites for October each year? What do you notice in your own life? How does it affect your own personal user experience? Does it impact your life choices or what you choose to spend money on? Why or why not?
- A friend who works for Facebook recently posted this image. Consider how you might create an illustration that shows data in a graphically visual way
- Lookup the Columbine Student Data for 2016. How would we represent this in a graphic way? Examples are on this page. This will be your next project.
- How to visualize data 101
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171101 → What do you think of the 2017 Halloween Google Doodle released yesterday? How is it an improvement over 2016? Did you like the story? Why or why not? Was it believeable? How so? What did you like? What would you have done differently to improve upon the design or story?
- This month, we are reminded of how thankful we are this time of year. Create a panel that advertises a way in which we can give back.
- Begin creating your Thanksgiving Panel “How Columbine Gives Back to Our Community” → Create a scene that shows a way in
Friday, November 3, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171103 → How have Social Media companies previously been responsible for what users publish online? How might this change with the testimonies in this week’s Russian Collusion investigation by some of the major social media companies? Review the NPR Tech Giants on Capital Hill story and read all cards at the bottom to catch up.
- What is an “influence monger?”
- Ethically, do you think Facebook/Twitter are responsible for what users post on their sites?
- Do you think they should be a better media gatekeeper and censor what people post?
- What is a bot? What have they been doing?
- What are fake user accounts? Are they being operated by real people or bots? How can you tell?
- What is phishing? How has it been used against the public?
- What is “targeted outreach” on these media sites? How was that exploited during the 2016 election?
- What is propaganda or fake news? How has that been used in our historical past (i.e. WWII)?
- Is it possible that people were able to REMOVE unflattering advertisements about their candidate during 2016? Or does FB/Twitter stop people from doing this? How so?
- LAWS and your rights. What does the First Amendment protect? When people say they will “plead the fifth” what does that protect them from? Paste in the text
Monday, November 6, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171106 → List five things our community can do to give back during ThanksGiving Month?
- Create an animation that shows ways in which our Columbine Community can give back to our community. The goal of this piece will be to encourage others to give back upon viewing your marketing advertisements. Must be 32 frames in length. Must include the Columbine High School Logo. Must include a slogan that encourages giving.
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171108 → Answer the following marketing questions about your Thanks Giving Promo animation
- Who is the audience of your animation?
- Does our school have a message?
- What will be YOUR message you want people to think about?
- Handout → Illustrate your neighbor’s gif
Friday, November 10, 2017 BLUE DAY
- Take the Course Wish List survey
- 20171110 → Check in on your class progress and write a letter to the teacher explaining the following, 1 paragraph each:
Dear Ms Hansen,
Life, in general, is going pretty...
In general, school is going
This class seems to be going pretty __________ for me. __________ is going well. I wish I could get more help with ________________. I am most looking forward to ___________.
Sincerely,
My Cursive Autographed Name
Monday, November 13, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171113 → How do you market a new message or rebrand public opinion about something? I.e. “Columbine Cares” or “Best Burrito in the entire Columbine Valley”
- Work on your animation
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171115 → Why would it be important to include people in your Thanksgiving / Columbine Cares animation? What would it show about our Columbine Community?
- Include a character subject in your illustration. If you need help, see this video, how to draw urban caricatures that shows how to use shapes to create shapes and features.
- Is YOUR animation ready to be featured on RNN? When finished and uploaded to wix, tell Ms H!!
- Are you having trouble connecting your Chromebook to the School Network at home? Click HERE for the fix
Friday, November 17, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171117 → What is one thing you are most looking forward to over Thanksgiving Break?
- WORK DAY!!! DUE: ThanksGiving Graphic
HAPPY THANKS GIVING WEEK!!!
Monday, November 27, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171127 → What is the hardest part about drawing a character? What seems easiest to you? What do you search up on images.google.com for ideas? Did you find any other good websites for the character portion of this assignment?
- Complete your character you added to your Columbine Gives Animation → additional time given
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 BLUE DAY
- If you find an image on google, can you print it on a t-shirt to earn money?
- If you TRACE the image, can you use it THEN?
- What if it is a Disney image?
- Can you take a picture of your friend and write a comment about them and post it on IG or Twitter? Why or why not?
- Can you do this for a Public Figure, like the President or Kendrick Lamar or Ryan Reynolds or Megan Markle who just got engaged to Prince Harry of England?
- Complete your urban caricature for your animation. Examples below:










Friday, December 01, 2017 REBEL DAY








- 20171201 → What makes Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo such a popular iconographized image? Why do so many caricaturize her in their own image or their own style?
Monday, December 04, 2017 BLUE DAY
- DUE: CARICATURE
- 20171204 → Upload your personal caricature HERE for today’s agenda assignment
- Read the statistics below. How would we represent this in a graphic way? Examples are on this page. This will be your next project. BEGIN CREATING YOUR INFOGRAPHIC
- Lookup the Columbine Student Data for 2016. Then look up the AP Capstone brochure. Look at the data for students who took an AP test last Spring. What similarities or differences stands out to you? What trends do you notice? What seems odd? What statistics can you conclude seem very contrasting that you could use in your infographic?

2016-17 AP TEST STATISTICS FOR COLUMBINE STUDENTS
- In 2016-17, 416 students took an AP exam at Columbine last year.
- Some students took more than one test. In 2016-17, 762 AP Exams were taken.
- Of the tests taken in 2016-17, 70% of students passed!!! Great Job CHS!!!
- that is 10 points higher than the national average
- and 8 points higher than the CO state average.
- In 2016-17, 56 Columbine students had successfully passed 3 or more AP exams and had earned the distinction of “AP Scholars.” These scholars would be PERFECT for the AP Capstone Pathway. If they take one more AP Class (+ the Seminar and Capstone Research Presentation, they receive credit for 6 college classes)
- 32.3% of graduating seniors scored a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam (the minimum score needed to receive college credit for the course)
Wednesday, December 06, 2017 BLUE DAY
- Begin InfoGraphic contrasting the information you selected about Columbine AP student success
- Include a separate infographic that describes the process of what a student needs to do to complete the AP Capstone
- Include at least two pics of Columbine Students working

- 20171206 → What do you notice about reading the Columbine Student Data for 2016. What do you notice about students who take Advanced Placement courses here at CHS?
- Use THIS font for your title, or create your own
Friday, December 08, 2017 REBEL DAY
Monday, December 11, 2017 BLUE DAY
- 20171211 → What will you use for each of the parts of your brochure project? Fill in each section of your brochure, below.
- What are the AP Classes offered at CHS?
- What is the new AP Capstone Program?
- You have to take SIX classes in the program. Which two classes are required? Where do you find the other four classes you have to take?
- What will it cost?
- What does completing the program save you?
- What classes should you take when? Is there an order?
- What picture will you use showing CHS students at work?
CHS AP Class List [ updated 20171213 13:00:00 ]
- AP Studio Art 2-D Design
- AP Studio Art 3-D Design
- AP Studio Art Drawing
- AP Computer Science Principles
- AP English Language & Composition
- AP English Literature & Composition
- AP Music Theory
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Statistics
- AP Psychology
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Physics 1
- AP Physics B
- AP Physics C: Mechanics
- AP Physics C: E&M
- AP Environmental Science
- AP US History
- AP World History
- AP Human Geography
- AP Government & Politics
- AP Macro Economics
- AP Micro Economics
- AP French Language & Culture
- AP Spanish Language & Culture
- AP Capstone Seminar
- AP Capstone Research in 18-19
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 BLUE DAY
Friday, December 15, 2017 REBEL DAY
- 20171215 → What does your brochure market? What is it trying to promote? Do you think people will be convinced they should take AP or the AP Capstone Program? Why?

- UPDATE YOUR WIX PORTFOLIO!!!
- FINISH THE BIG CAPSTONE MARKETING BROCHURE
Monday, December 18, 2017 BLUE DAY FINALS
- ALL AGENDAS DUE TODAY!!!
- Copy and paste your INDD file into a new letter document with TWO PAGES
- Export as PNG & UPLOAD Brochure to WixSite
- Save .INDD file to Hansen's GreenDrive
- Alternately, the alternate way to do this is to click PAGES > DELETE all Masters except for the one that shows your own work on it. Then, delete the two pages below yours and then drag your work down to replace as the new master what you see
- 20171117 → Check in on your class progress and write a letter to the teacher explaining the following, 1 paragraph each:
Dear Ms Hansen,
Life is going pretty ________ for me right now. I am enjoying _________________________. I am most looking forward to _____________ over Winter Break.
In general, my first semester at CHS 2017-18 has gone pretty __________. I like learning about _______________________ but __________________ has been kind of challenging because ________________. I’d like to think I am improving my skills in _______________ by ______________________. I look forward to learning about _________ in the Spring.
One of my favorite things about this class is _____________ because ______________________. My favorite project was _______________ because _____________________________. I wished we had spent more time on __________ because _______________________. I would have liked more time to work on _____________________________ because __________________________. As a Designer, I think my skills _______ in this class due to __________________.
About the big point brochure project… this required a lot of my skills. I was a little confused about ______________ at first because ____________________, but after we got started, I felt ______________________. About the wix portfolio… I liked ________ and I think ________________________.
As far as this class goes, I think my overall grade in here should be a ___ because _____________________. Is there anything else you want to add? Include that here
Sincerely,
Your Name
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 SILVER DAY 2-4-6 FINALS
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 FINALS MAKEUP DAY
HAPPPY WINTER BREAK!!
Search trends are used in a variety of fields in order to understand what topics are most popular across the country and world.
- Search trends are also powerful predictors.
- Medical professionals may use this information to trace an outbreak of the flu.
- Businesses, media outlets, and advertisers keep a close eye on trending topics in order to understand how potential customers are thinking.
Students will use Google Trends a tool which visualizes data taken from Google search histories all around the world from the past several years.
- Students will work individually or in pairs to identify topics they wish to examine in greater detail.
- They should spend some time just exploring the tool, but eventually they will need to choose a single topic or set of topics that they will use to answer the questions that appear on the bottom of the activity guide.
Tell a Story
Students should find a trend or set of trends they think is particularly interesting or personally relevant and try to tell a story from the data they see. Students will write down:
- A description of what they were trying to look for
- An accurate description of what the visualization is showing
- A plausible explanation of why that trend might have happened.
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