Arts - Exploring Creative Expression through Digital Artistry

Exploring Creative Expression through Digital Artistry

Monday, July 6th
#MakerMondayTN


As you go down the cereal aisle at your local grocery store have you ever looked at the colorful, fun and exciting boxes? Have you ever asked to buy cereal because of the colors and design of the box? Businesses ask artists to help them design products that people will pay attention to.

Today, your challenge is to re-design the box of your favorite cereal to make it even more appealing!

Step 1: Explore the 7 Elements of Art and incorporate as many as you can when designing. 

Step 2: Artists also use the engineering design process to make design, create, and improve their art. Use the Engineering Design Process Template to help you plan out your cereal box design. 
 
Step 3: Have a family member, sibling or friend review your rough draft and give you feedback. Would they select your cereal box versus other's on the shelf. Why or why not?

Step 4: Improve and finalize the design of your cereal box.

Step 5: Ask a family member to share a picture of your cereal box on social media using #MakerMondayTN and #LearningInPlaceTN!


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Wednesday, July 8th
#WonderWednesdayTN


Ever ride through town and wonder who designed the sign for your favorite restaurant? Does your city have a mural on the side of a building? Have you noticed billboards for advertising? These products are often created with the help of a graphic designer. 

Step 1: What items in your house do you think a graphic designer created?  Explore the design of these items. Explore how the artist helped sell the product. Can you see the 7 elements of art in the design? Answer these questions about three items in your house in your Da Vinci Notebook. 
 
Step 2: What does it mean to be a graphic designer? Watch this video to see the process a graphic designer uses to create a product.

Step 3: Review your cereal design from #MakerMonday. Can you make your design better? What would you change?

 Step 4: Wonder what else you can create using graphic design? Explore CANVA to learn more about how to digitally design.

Step 5: Ask a family member to share what you’ve learned on social media using #WonderWednesdayTN and #LearningInPlaceTN!


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Friday, July 10th
#FutureFridayTN


Arts offers STEM career options within this cluster. Jobs in this field range from working on video equipment, graphic design, artists, interior designer to a fashion designer. Today, let’s look at careers in this field and examine the role of STEM in their work.  As you explore, make notes of the STEM Habits of Mind that each career uses. 

Step 1: An Illustrator is an individual that creates the images in books. Explore this video of how an illustrator designs pictures for children’s books.
 
Step 2: Explore the job of a shoe designer. How do you start with designing a shoe? See what Tinker Hatfield designer of Air Jordan’s has to say about designing shoes.

Step 3: Investigate what it means to be a photographer. How do they use STEM Habits of Mind in getting the right shot?

Step 4: Which of the careers you explored today is most interesting to you? Why? Jot down your thoughts in your Da Vinci Notebook. 

Step 5: Ask a family member to share something you learned about a career in arts using #FutureFridayTN and #LearningInPlaceTN!

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