1. The students will collaboratively sort text samples by style or mood.
2. The students will utilize brainstorming and thumbnail sketches as an important design step.
3. The students will create at least 20 thumbnail sketch designs for one letter, reflect and evaluate the sketches, then choose 12 to refine.
4. The students will use available technology equipment and photoshop to create a digital layout showcasing 12 different versions of the same letter with a unified color scheme.

1. Paper
2. Pencils
3. Sharpies
4. Scanner
5. Computer with Photoshop or similar software
6. Graphics Tablets (optional)
7. Magazines
8. Scissors

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1. Introduction
-The teacher will explain that we will be spending some time learning about text, one of the pillars of graphic design.
2. Practice
-The teacher will push the students to start thinking of different styles for the same character, and give the class 5 minutes to sketch as many different styles of either an exclamation mark or a question mark as they can come up with.
3. Inspiration
-The students will cut samples of fonts they like from magazines (10 minutes) and work together to sort the text into styles or groups they determine.
4. Assignment
-Explain to students that they will design one letter many ways.
-Students make 20 thumbnail sketches
-Narrow to the best 12 designs
-Digitize the letters by drawing larger, tracing with sharpie, and scanning, or make directly in computer with graphics tablet or mouse
-Make each letter a separate layer in Photoshop
5. Demonstration- change color of text
- Use magic wand tool to select negative space of letter, select similar, select inverse
-Use paintbrush to paint selected area chosen color which will make it more solid
6. Demonstration- grid
-In photoshop, go to view then select grid
-Repeat view, ruler
-Click the rulers with the arrow tool, drag sideways or down to create lines your selections will snap to
-Adjust lines by clicking and dragging
7. Students work
-Plan and implement composition using grid
-Create a color scheme
-Strive for sense of rhythm, unity with colors, variety of shapes/lines

This project could be completed totally on paper if technology is not available.

[9-12 Proficient] Students apply media, techniques, and processes with sufficient skill, confidence, and sensitivity that their intentions are carried out in their artworks

Line, Rhythm/Pattern, Shape, Unity/Harmony, Variety

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