Assignment 1

Photoshop Project
Objective: practice various techniques with Photoshop; create a poster representing yourself.

  1. Resolution of final image must be 200dpi in CMYK mode.
  2. Poster must incorporate a photo, text, and a graphic.
  3. Photo can be taken with a digital camera or scanned from a print. Adjust and correct photo. Apply proper resolution and sizing. Add any necessary effects or filters.
  4. Create your own graphic or use appropriate clip art or scanned image. For clip art or scanned images, manipulate so that art is consistent with your design, color scheme, and style.
  5. Use appropriate typography. Pick appropriate font, effects, styling. Make sure you pay careful attention to kerning, leading, other typography features.
  6. Poster must be printed to 8 1/2 x 11. Include your name on the back. Also, turn in psd and pdf version to the class folder for Assignment 1. Use the following naming convention: lastname1.pdf or lastname1.psd