Computer Projects
- design Concepts

Final
Project Requirements

Final Project Overview

Your final project for this 9
weeks of Computer Projects – Design Concepts (Senior Book) will be an
overview of using some of your digital tools – design concepts. You will complete
your portion of the Senior Book cover.  Choose individual photographs and create a
multilayered Photoshop document collage. You will also need to submit a short
paper on the concepts you applied to your particular design to assure you meet
the project requirements.

Your collage must meet the following requirements:

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Each layer must contain only one photo

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Each layer must be named for the grade and student it represents

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The file must be 300 dpi

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The file must be in CMYK color format

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The file must file be 1/5 of an 11x17 layout

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Each unique student’s face must be easily seen (not covered
by a portion of an other student photo)

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No portion of your 1/5 of the page may have a background layer
visible

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Grades of chosen photos must appear random

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Photos must remain undistorted.

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Photos must appear in differing sizes

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Photos must appear to be randomly placed

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No student photo should be prominent on 1/5 of the page

·
Duplicate student photos of differing ages should be used to ‘hide
the background’

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Provide a written documents describing your process in detail

Final Project Proposal -
Due 03.13.2007, at 11:59PM

Use Microsoft Word to describe your idea for a Final
Project. In about 1, double-spaced page, propose your Final Project, addressing
the following questions:

·
What unique group of senior student will you
cover in your project?

·
How will you insure one other student uses the same
students you plan to use?

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Why did you choose these students?

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Why this group is personally
interesting to you or are they not and why?

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What plans have you made to make the scanned
photos you need available on the PC you may need to use?

·
What resources have you already consulted in
investigating the layout of this cover?

Save your proposal as ProjectProposal.doc and submit it via email with the
subject “Project Proposal – Your name”. Make sure to send
this email to [email-masked]

Final Project Content – Content is Due 03.14.2007,
at 11:59PM

Use Microsoft Word to create your basic content for a
Final Project. In about 1, double-spaced page, describe the content of your
Final Project, make sure you  include:

·
Names of all the students you plan to include in your
final portion of the design

·
Names of the students photos you have already
placed

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A brief description of how your 1/5 will integrate with
the other 4/5

Save your content as FinalProjectContent.doc and submit
it via email with the subject “Final Content – Your name”.
Make sure to send this email to [email-masked]

Final Project Rough Draft – Rough Draft is Due 03.15.2007,
at 11:59PM

Use the following requirements when submitting your rough
draft:

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Your ROUGH DRAFT should show that you have been working on this
project diligently since assigned.

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Your ROUGH DRAFT submission should be TWO files.

One
PDF document of your PSD that you have been working on

One
Word Document

The
document should tell your process so far

Explain
issues you have encountered

A
plan to complete the project by deadline

Save your draft as RoughDraft.doc and RoughDraft.pdf
submit them via email with the subject “Rough Draft – Your name”.
Make sure to send this email to [email-masked]

Final Project Requirements – Final
Project is Due 03.16.2007, at 3:30PM

Use the following requirements when submitting your
project:

·
Your final 1/5 Photoshop document

·
Your final document as a PDF

·
Your final document combined with other team members to complete
an 11x 17 layout in a PSD

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Combined document as a PDF

Save your final works  as FinalProject.psd and FinalProject.pdf and ComboFinalProject.psd
and ComboFinalProject.pdf
submit the PDF’s  via email with the subject “Design Final
– Your name”.  Write the PSD
(Photoshop files) to either CD or thumb drive and turn in to the inbox. Make
sure to send this email to [email-masked]  Also print 2 hard copies of your 1/5 and
place one in the inbox and 3-hole punch the other and place in your binder.

The best projects will be:

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Creative. Use imagination and have some fun.

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Relevant. Relate the project to things we've studied in class.

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Complete. Take your project as far as your time and skills will
allow.

·
Professional. This is a college-level Computer Science Course. You
should use appropriate design techniques and produce your layout in such a way
that you would be proud to use as part of your résumé.

The
project is worth 20% of your semester grade, TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.

This
project encourages creativity and imagination as well as reasoning skill. TAKE
THE TIME TO PREPARE YOUR PROJECT PROFESSIONALLY -- DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE
DUE DATE TO START.

Due Dates Reminder

The Proposal is due on                                                            02.13.2006, AT 11:59PM.

The Content is due on                                                             03.14.2006,
AT 11:59PM.

The Rough Draft is due on                                                     03.15.2006,
AT 11:59PM.

The Final Project is due on                                                     03.16.2006,
AT 3:30PM.

Start early; keep multiple copies of your
work in progress, and observe the due dates

Project Basic Grade Break Down

The Proposal                                                               20%

The Content                                                                15%

The Rough Draft                                                         25%

The Final Project                                                         40%