Create a graphic

• Your choice- you are going to create at least 1 graphic(s) that will be posted online (Medford Public Schools/City of Medford social media):
  1. Patriots Day
  2. Memorial Day
  3. High School graduation/Class of 2020
  4. Summer vacation
  5. Fourth of July
  6. Go Mustangs! (something to run for our school sports during any season)
  7. Facebook or Twitter cover photo for City of Medford or profile pic
  8. Something you decide- school or Medford related
• Something you want to do, not school or Medford related; some ideas:
  Create a monthly-theme graphic (see Smashing Magazine examples  for inspiration)
  Create a logo for something
  Create a graphic for a school or personal project
  Something fun in Canva (see link below; pick a template or theme)
  Whatever else you want to do
• To create these (use one of the following, your choice):
  Pixlr Image Editor  or Pixlr Express (collages) 
  Microsoft Paint (on computer)
  Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator (if you have these at home)
  Canva  (you will need a free account, can sign in with Google)
  Google (Docs, Drawings, Slides)
• Get your images from: Medford’s Facebook page , Pexels , Unsplash , or Bing.com  (do image search, then filter to free to share and use).
• When you finish: Email it to me (agoldsberry@medford.k12.ma.us).

 Checklist for Success

• Make sure you do the following to end up in the “wildly successful”, A-range category.
• Some examples: These were created by previous students. You are creating what’s listed above, NOT everything that’s listed here. View student work here.
• Wildly successful (A-range):
  1. You would be very proud to have this posted online representing Medford!
  2. 2 completed graphics
  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 is easy to read
• Moderately successful (B/C-range):
  1. You would let me post it but wouldn’t want anyone to know you created it
  2. 2 completed graphics
  3. Images came from sources listed above
  4. Images somewhat appealing; evidence of some attempt made to create visual theme.
  5. Text is somewhat hard to read
• Not so successful (C or lower-range):
  1. You definitely wouldn’t want me to post this
  2. Incomplete graphic(s)
  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