Today’s goal:

• Create a graphic with a monthly theme

 To do:

• Create a monthly-themed graphic (similar to the ones we look at every month from Smashing Magazine). Two of you will do April, two will do May, and two will do June. It’s optional to add a calendar. Monthly-themed graphic examples: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/category/wallpapers/
• To create these: you can use Pixlr.com (Editor or Express), Microsoft Paint, or Canva (new; you will need a free account)
• Get your images from the usual places: Pexels, Unsplash, or Bing.com (do image search, then filter to free to share and use).
• If you have time to create 2 you will receive extra credit
• Printing: We can’t print from here, so please let me know when you’re done so we can easily save/download the image for my use.

 Checklist for Success

• Make sure you do the following to end up in the “wildly successful”, A-range category.
• Wildly successful (A-range):
  1. You would be very proud to have this hanging on the wall!
  2. Completed poster or monthly graphic
  3. Images came from sources listed above
  4. Strong, obvious attempt to create an appealing visual theme (colors, text, images)
  5. Images chosen carefully to go along with visual theme and to be as visually appealing as possible
  6. Text information included is helpful and descriptive, and includes dates served, nutrition facts, and origin of the local produce.
  7. Text is easy to read
• Moderately successful (B/C-range):
  1. You would hang it on the wall but wouldn’t want anyone to know you created it
  2. Completed poster or monthly graphic
  3. Images came from sources listed above
  4. Images somewhat appealing; evidence of some attempt made to create visual theme.
  5. Text information included is helpful and descriptive, but doesn’t include everything listed in the wildly successful model.
  6. Text is somewhat hard to read
• Not so successful (C or lower-range):
  1. You definitely wouldn’t hang this up
  2. Incomplete graphic
  3. Little effort put into creating visual theme
  4. Images from sources other than those listed
  5. Minimal text that provides little information
  6. Text is hard to read