Blog Entry # 2.13 - Process Journal (E)

My first greeting card have been completed. I have to do 5 other sketches to complete my greeting card. My work would be improve if I do my sketches before next class. If I could grade my self I would give my self a 5 because I did what I was suppose to do but I think I could have done more.

Blog Entry # 2.12 - Progress (D)

Blog Entry # 2.11 - Pocess Journal 2 (E)

The steps I completed so far was I research information aout my holiday. I made some quotes and found some pictures for my greeting cards.

My work could be improved If I know the reason why jews celebrate Purim. I should also start the Greeting Cards.

I should givemy self a 5 in Criteria F because I did all my work but I would always ask my teacher for help. I am ready to do the next part for ths project in class.

Blog Entry # 2.10 - Target Consumers (B)

Target Consumer #1 is the children who celebrate Purim. The jewish children goes around giving gifts. They also dress up. My first greeting for my purim cards is going to have a funny saying so the children can laugh.

Target Consumer #2 is the adults and parents. In their cards. What I would say in each greeting cards for is I know how hard you guys work and today's your day to relax and let people give you gifts and a feast.

Target Consumer #3 would be for the people that celebate purim but does not represent it or show's it. In their greeting card. I would say something about god made you for a reason. You should do it and represent it .

Blog Entry # 2.9 - Text Brainstorm (B)

Talk to God on the Purim Holiday
Don't waste the feast of Purim!Wake up early - extra earlyand talk to God.Say everything that is on your heart.Dont' be afraid to cry.Let the tears run down your face.
Bible Quote

On Purim be happy it's your special day.

Purim is the day you be nice to everyone

Happy Purim! Don't forget to have a feast!

The goal is to share the holidays and traditions, so it’s not only the booths and prizes, but we have arts and crafts that reinforce the whole Purim story. Cathie Izen quotes

On Purim do as much as you can because it's your time to represent.

Blog Entry # 2.8 - Image Research (A)

Blog Entry # 2.7- Holiday Research (A)

1. What is the name of the holiday?
Answer: The name of the holiday is purim.

2. When will the holiday be celebrated in 2011? Answer:Purim in 2011 will start on Sunday, the 20th of March and will continue for 2 days until Monday, the 21st of March. http://www.when-is.com/purim-2011.asp

3. Who celebrates this holiday? (Countries, religious groups, ethnic groups)
Answer:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim The Jewish people celebrates this holiday. It is celebrate with the hebrew calendar.

4. Why is this holiday celebrated? What is the significance of this holiday?
Answer: This holiday is celebrated because festivalthat commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people living throughout the ancient Persian Empire.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim

5. How is this holiday celebrated? Include any rituals, food, costumes, dance or music associated with this holiday.http://www.answers.com/topic/how-is-purim-celebrated
Answer: This holiday is celebrated by hearing the megillah scroll of the Book of Esther read in the evening and morning. Send gifts to people and two kind of food. You give alams to to kind of homeless people. You have a festival meal.

6. What websites were used in answering these questions? (Copy and paste the web addresses of each website.)
Answer :http://www.answers.com/topic/how-is-purim-celebrated
http://www.beingjewish.com/yomtov/purim/customs.html

Blog Entry # 2.6 - Process Journal 1 (C)

The steps I will need to complete the set of greeting cards is to research my holiday. I will take at least an hour. Is to figure out what kind of people celebrate. This will take less than 10 mins. i will use the internet to research my holiday. I will need to see how to make the holiday cards. I would see what program to make it on and that's how I will make my christmas cards.

Blog Entry # 2.5- Design Brief (A)

I am going to desigm and make greeting cards for the holiday.
The product is going to be on cards to people to buy for the holidays seasons. The goal of the cards is to make people happy and to be in the holiday spirit. It should be able to put people in the spirit. The greeting cards will be for any body who celebrates the holidays. I consider the saying in the card is the most impotant element in the card because it deals with the holidays and the one's you celebrate. You should never make a typo on the cards because then the person who reads it can be confused.

Blog Entry # 2.4 - Product Analysis 3 (A)

1. What holiday/event does the card represent? The event this celebrated for is Birthdays.

2. What type of images are used – photos, cartoons or graphics? How do the images used connect to the holiday/event? The type is cartoon. It say happy birthday.

3. In your opinion, is the cover of the card attention-grabbing? Explain exactly why or why not. Consider the arrangement of elements as well as use of images, color and text.

Yes because it show's a funny monkey that look's happy and want's someone a happy birthday. The text look's happy and big and the graph is different.

4. What text is written on the front of the card? Where is it located on the front?

HURRY! HURRY! HURRY! STEP RIGHT UP AND HAVE THE MOST AMAZING BIRTHDAY EVER! It's on the top

5. What text is written inside the card? Where is it located inside the card?

TODAY YOU'RE AT THE CENTER OF ATTENTION RIGHT WHERE YOU BELONG! HAPPY BiRTHDAY iT'S LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE

6. In your opinion, does the text inside the card connect to the image(s) on the cover? Explain exactly why or why not.

YES BECAUSE IT TALKS ABOUT SOMEONE BIRTHDAY

7. What types of information appears on the back of the card? (Do not copy it exactly!)

THE NAME OF THE CARD AND WERE WAS IT MADE. aLSO THE BARCODE.

8. To what consumer is this card targeted? (Consider age group, gender, race and/or religion.) What about the design led you to this conclusion? i THINK THIS IS MADE FOR LITTLE CHILDREN WHO bIRTHDAY IS HERE.

Blog Entry # 2.3 - Product Analysis 2 (A)

1. What holiday/event does the card represent?

The holiday this card represent is Christmas.

2. What type of images are used – photos, cartoons or graphics? How do the images used connect to the holiday/event? The type of image used in this card is photo. The image connect with this because it show's a cat with present around it.

3. In your opinion, is the cover of the card attention-grabbing? Explain exactly why or why not. Consider the arrangement of elements as well as use of images, color and text.Yes because the picture look's peaceful and quiet. People also like's animals.

4. What text is written on the front of the card? Where is it located on the front?

As I Lay me down to sleep, I pray that Santa brings a heap Of all the things I want times ten- Why else have I been good? Amen. It's located int he bottom part.

5. What text is written inside the card? Where is it located inside the card?

Hope all your Christmas dreams come true!

6. In your opinion, does the text inside the card connect to the image(s) on the cover? Explain exactly why or why not. Yes because the cat is sleeping and look's like it's dreaming peacefully.

7. What types of information appears on the back of the card? (Do not copy it exactly!)

The type of card, the price, the bar code,and the country werebit was made.

8. To what consumer is this card targeted? (Consider age group, gender, race and/or religion.) What about the design led you to this conclusion? This carrd is made for people who celebrates Christmas.

Blog Entry #2.2 Design Task {A}

1. What holiday/event does the card represent?

This card represent Christmas.

2. What type of images are used – photos, cartoons or graphics? How do the images used connect to the holiday/event? The type of image that was used was a photo. The Image is connected to the holiday because there is a Christmas tree that lights up and their is snow.

3. In your opinion, is the cover of the card attention-grabbing? Explain exactly why or why not. Consider the arrangement of elements as well as use of images, color and text.

The cover does show attention because it show's the Christmas spirit. It's show's a Christmas tree that is really bright up.The text is a nice saying.

4. What text is written on the front of the card? Where is it located on the front?

The text say's "Hope this Christmas brings you a few peaceful moments..."

It's located on the top part.

5. What text is written inside the card? Where is it located inside the card?

" ... some slow time to fill your heart with everthing the season means to you"

6. In your opinion, does the text inside the card connect to the image(s) on the cover? Explain exactly why or why not. No I do not think so because it does not say any thing about the tree or snow.

7. What types of information appears on the back of the card? (Do not copy it exactly!)

Where the cards are from. The barcode. The state were it came from

8. To what consumer is this card targeted? (Consider age group, gender, race and/or religion.) What about the design led you to this conclusion? I think it's for all ages and gender. All races.

Blog Entry #2.1 Design Task {A}

The project that we are creating are greeting cards for the holiday we choose. The holiday I have is Purim. We have to make three different cards

Blog Entry# 1.15- Human Ingenuity Evaluation (E)

I think they would read the text and look at the picture and will see that's what an Ib students is.They will think it's really nice.The message people will get is an Ib students is someone who know's what they are suppose to do and always follow the rules. Yes I think the message will be different for different people because everybody do not do what are they supposed to do.

Blog Entry # 1.14- Attitudes Evaluation (E)

The learner profile quality that was my greates strength was being Balnced. I stay focused and did what I wa supposed to do.

The learner profile quality that was my greates challenge is Risk takers I think I did not challenge my self in to do something different.

I think I work to the best of my ability to do as much as I can. I completed my work and did what i think is good work

Blog Entry # 1.13 Create Evaluation (E)

One problem I had was not being in class th other day with my group. She was by her self. But the next day she fill me up with the information and I made it up.

One new technology skill I learn was learning how to make design in technology. I think I can use this in other class when we have projects dealing with computers.

Blog Entry # 1.12- Design/Plan Evaluation (E)

One change that was changed was the word Thinkers. I draw a picture of a classroom with students and a teacher thinking. The student were asked a question and they are thinking about the question. I took a picture of someone thinking about something.

Blog Entry # 1.11- Investigate Evaluation (E)

Ideas I incorporate from other posters is splitting the pster in half. Put one side in one color and the other side in a different color.I choose to use these ideas because it look nice and I wanted to try it also.

Blog Entry # 1.10-Product Evaluation (E)

I think I could improve my poster design by putting the designs around the pictures. I could put little flowers or butterflies Around the pictures like it's a banner. I could put the IB words in different direction, For example I can put the words slanted or across the pictures. Or maybe straight down.

Blog Entry# 1.8-Final Design (D)

My final design was putting the pictures on the posters. I meet the Design Specification because I made each posters unique and different in their own way.The font I use was 46 or higher so people can see the text.The design is better than the others because people can see pictures of students being IB learners.My layout choices was colors that I like and looked bright. I created these posters by using Adobe Illustrator.

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Blog Entry # 1.7- Design Specification (A)

• What is being made? Posters are being made. The posters are for the IB words.
  
• What is it for? What is its purpose? The posters are for the IB words to let students know about it.
  
• Who is it for? Who is the audience? This is for the school to let it know about the words. The audience is everybody.
  
• What are the size requiments? It's large size. So everybody can see it up on the wall.
  
• What Design Elements are required? The design requirements is Different colors with pictures.
  
• What are the aesthetics? How should it look? It should look big and so everybody can see at school.
  
• What materials are needed? What equipment is needed? The materials that is need is Adobe Illustrator. You also need a digital camera to take pictures.
  

Blog Entry # 1.6- Desing Brief (A)

I am going to design and make Posters for the IB words. It's going to be around the school. The design is also about learning what an IB Student is and you have to follow it. Because this is a IB school.

The posters are going to describe what the words mean and you will see the picture of the words.

Blog Entry # 1.5- Areas of Interaction

The Areas of Interaction that have been highlighted by my teacher is approaches to learning you have to study comminucate and also connecting Ideas. Human Ingenuity Desktop publishing Marketing and Advertising. You will have to learn how to use Microsoft. Manage time and resources.

You will use the Adobe Illustrator And make your own choices of the words and color and font.

Blog Entry # 1.4- Desing Task

For my design poster my words are Thinkers Balanced Caring and Risk-takers.
For thinkers I drew a teacher and students. The teacher is asking the students a question and they are thinking hard about it. For Balanced I put two kids one is doing their homework and the other is having fun. For Risk-takers I put someone skydiving for the first time. For Caring I put someone helping another person. This poster is for letting students know about an IB words. So students can become like them.

Blog Entry # 1.3

I do not really have a poster Idon't like I think all of them are okay. I would not even change one poster because they look good to me . The posters would always catch my attention because it's nice and I Like the statement after each picture.

Blog Entry # 1.2

The picture I choose is the open minded. I think it's a great poster because it show's flags and what it means is You should learn other people countries before making fun of it. Yes I think the poster effectively communicate the point of the poster because open minded you to learn about other things and it show's you understand. The colors are colorful because it's show's three different flags. The world is understanable and good. The font is not my favorite but's it's okay.

Blog Entry # 1.1

The main Image used in the poster is that attitude is made in a huge difference. I don't think the pictuce really comminicate the point of the poster because I would put students seeing how serious about there work. The colors I see is Black and Blue. I think it fits the world attitude. Attitude is under the picture. I think they put it there because it has a meaning. It's a good font because people like it and it look interesting.