Currency

Congrats, graphic designer - you've just designed your own currency!

Make sure to flatten your currency designs, Save AS a .jpg and then upload them to your blog.

Give each currency a name (identify fronts and back) and tell me a little about the designs:

• Why did you include the images you did in your designs?  What meanings do they have?
• Which elements and principles did you use and why?
• What do you think you were most successful at during the creation of this project?

Due at the end of the hour! 

Currency Design Requirements

Based on the country that you created, you will be making currency for that country.

The basics:

• 2 FRONT designs of a different denominational value (i.e. a 5 & a 10, a 20 & a 300, etc)
• 1 BACK design
• Size: 2.5" x 6" (vertical or horizontal)
• Resolution: 300 dpi
• RGB color mode
• Save as a regular .PSD when working
• DON'T flatten until absolutely finished! 

Design Criteria: 

Front

• Title of Person
• Name of Country/Currency
• Country Seal/ Freedom Symbol
• Denomination value
• Serial Number
• Series Date
• Signature of Treasurer
• Disclaimer (These notes are NOT legal tender)

Back

• Country Seal/Freedom Symbol
• Denomination value
• Country Name
• Country Slogan

Remember to be as creative as possible!  Don't just copy and paste imagery.  Use your knowledge of PhotoShop to enhance your designs.  You can use images from the internet, but you MUST change them. 

Tools to use: Quick Selection, Magnetic Lasso, Blending Options, Contrast, Hue/Saturation, Shape tools, etc!  

Designing Currency: Your Imaginary Country

It's time to think up your imaginary country!

This project is graded heavily on your creativity and ability to imagine and create a make believe country and it's currency.  Think outside of the box, have fun brainstorming, the more elaborate you are in your descriptions, the easier it will be to create your money.

Answer the following questions to create your imaginary country:
(copy and paste questions into your own blog and then provide the answer below the question)

1. Where is your country located?
2. Describe the culture/people of your country.
3. What is everyday life like in your country?
4. What does your country look like? What colors do you see?
5. What does your country sound like?
6. What does your country smell like?
7. What colors are in the flag?
8. What is your country's slogan? (for example: In God We Trust, etc)
9. What does your country's seal/freedom symbol look like?
10.  Name of person in charge of the country and their title.
11. Denomination Name (you may not use one that is already in existence...)

Now, tell me two denomination amounts that you will create, who will appear on them, and who you will need to photograph to put on them.  (They must be people you know - no celebrities - consider putting yourself on one).

This blog post is due by the beginning of class on Tuesday.

Animation Wrap Up

Phew, it's been a while since we've been on our blog!  So, let's get back into it.

I would like you to upload your animation to blogger, and then tell the world a little bit about it.

1. What was the idea behind your animation?
2. What was your biggest success in making your animation?
3. What was your biggest struggle in making your animation?
4. If you could do it all over again, what would you change and why?
5. If you were to make a sequel to your animation, what would happen?

This is due by the end of class on Tuesday.