Modernized Art Collage Due 3/4 or 3/5
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Requirements:
Design Layout Rules (Helpful Hints) :
On Photoshop - collage the Modern Art
Project Content:
1. Avoid over crowding the page
2. Focal point with one larger image
3. Visual movement so your eye travels to each image
(no image is isolated or floating, please align)
4. No trapped text (keep the text on the outside of the
page)
5. At least one design element to make the page visually
interesting.
6. Repeat the same colors throughout the page.
(repeat one main color at least 3 times)
7. Include 3 different styles / types of font
8. Change the size of the font in 3 places.
Title (large 15-20)
Story (Medium 12-13)
Labeling (small 9-11)- text under images
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Image of your famous artist (With Bio)
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Image of the famous artwork (with
name and title)
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Image of similar famous artwork (with
name and title) Optional
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Image of your artwork (Story about
your artwork)
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Description of the famous artist’s style

Description of how you copied your
famous artist and how you changed
it to make it modern. optional
1 Week
Design Layout Lesson
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Requirements:
On Photoshop or Power Point - collage the Modern Art Project Content:

Image of your famous artist (With Bio)

Image of the famous artwork (with name and title)

Image of similar famous artwork (with name and title)

Image of your artwork (Story about your artwork)

Description of the famous artist’s style

Description of how you copied your famous artist and how you changed it to
make it modern.
When designing a page you want to use
the
Elements
and
Principles of art
.
Helpful Hints: Avoid over crowding the page – Balance and Emphasis
Bad Example
Good Example
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1. What design elements did
this page use successfully?
 The green is repeated 3 times
 The focal point is strong
because one picture is
much larger.
 The font sizes is 4 different
sizes
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1. What design elements
did this page use
successfully?
 Strong focal point
 There are 3 font styles and
3 font sizes.
 The color theme is blue
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1. What design elements
did these pages use
successfully?
 The triangles are
repeated on each page.
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1. What design elements did
this page use successfully?
 Strong movement, they eye
goes from the red guitar,
across to the word include,
up to the 4 vertical bars, then
back around to the person’s
face. The red elements bring
your eye around in a circle.
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1. What design elements
did this page use
successfully?
 The simple shapes create
an interesting design
element, be sure if you
crop or cover up a photo
you do not hide important
content.
 The title and black boxes
are eye catching.
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1. What design elements
did this page use
successfully?
 The translucent people in
the background are an
interesting design
element.
 Good job keeping the
text on the outside (text is
not trapped)
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1. What design elements
did this page use
successfully?
 Unique design element
using the paint brush tool
 Red is repeated in 3
places in different ways.
Cheat Sheet for
Design
Layout
When designing a page you want to use the Elements and Principles of art.
Helpful Hints:
1.
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8.
Avoid over crowding the page
Focal point with one larger image
Visual movement so your eye travels to each image (no image is isolated or floating)
No trapped text (keep the text on the outside of the page)
At lease one design element to make the page visually interesting.
Repeat the same colors throughout the page. (repeat one main color at least 3 times)
Include 3 different types of font
Change the size of the font in 3 places. Title (large 15-20)
Story (Medium 12-13)
Labeling (small 9-11)- text under images