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Adobe Aspire Award Finalist

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:04:20 +0000

Our very own Christina Lara has been chosen as a finalist for the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards. The Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards is an international juried media competition that recognizes projects that best illustrate the program’s ‘Create with Purpose’ philosophy. Winning submissions are original, high-quality youth-produced multimedia created to address critical issues and effect positive change. Her work can be viewed on the Aspire Awards site in the area of graphic design. 1st and 2nd place will be chosen by judges. There is also an audience prize that will be chosen based on Facebook “likes” and Twitter shares. You can add your vote here.

Self-Portraits – Digital Imaging

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:39:25 +0000

Students from Digital Imaging 1B took and manipulated photographs of themselves. They took sections of the portrait and masked in different textures. They also mixed in a line drawing of the portrait. Some of these portraits will be featured in El Rancho’s 2nd Annual Compositions Art Show opening Saturday, April 14. View gallery.

Emphasis Photos 2011

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:14:28 +0000

After selecting photos, students converted them into black and white. Using photoshop, and their own keen eyes, students carefully painted color back into the photos to emphasize the subject. Check the gallery out.

Social Issue Posters – Spring 2011

admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:14:14 +0000

Check out last semesters Social Issue Posters from Digital Imaging 1B!

Library Desktop Design Gallery

admin — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:17:42 +0000

See more designs from the ER Library Desktop Design Challenge, including the winners on the Library’s website. These designs are also posted in the library’s display case.

Library Desktop Wallpaper Design Contest

admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:24:22 +0000

1st Place – Jaylan Aburto

2nd Place – Andres Olguin

3rd Place – Maria Collindres

Honorable Mention – Juan Aquino

Honorable Mention – Darlene Herrera

Text Portraits – Spring 2011

admin — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:26:22 +0000

Text portrait gallery from Imaging 1B. Students created self-portraits using carefully-arranged descriptive text.

Art Ads – Fall 2010-2011

admin — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:43:17 +0000

Students in Digital Imaging 1A designed a one-page print advertisement that demonstrated an understanding of Visual Hierarchy. They also needed to use a famous artwork as the main visual in their advertisement. This required some students to think of a new slogan that cleverly and creatively connected the product to the artwork. View gallery.

Digital Collages – Fall 2010

admin — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:11:03 +0000

Students in Digital Imaging 1A designed digital collages using Photoshop. Students needed to design three collages that demonstrated symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial balance. The students also designed the collages according to three themes: 1. Me: Past, Present, Future 2. Inspiration 3. Open Theme

Social Issue Posters 2009-2010

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:40:37 +0000

Students addressed social issues they felt were important to them. They began by researching their topic and attempted to understand the issue from all viewpoints. Based on their research of the issue, students then had to visually communicate their view by designing a poster. Students also wrote a short statement explaining the issue as they understood it and the message they wanted to communicate with their posters. View more posters here.