Color Card (continued)

Today you will continue working on your color card. You will find images that support the color or colors you chose and insert them into your document in an attractive way that represents quality graphic design.

LEARNING TARGETS

FROM LAST WEEK:

1. I can create a custom size document in Publisher.
2. I can create a color card using my favorite color in a creative way.

NEW THIS WEEK:

1. I can google images and save them to a flash drive.
2. I can insert saved images into my document in Publisher.
3. I can resize my images and place them in an attractive way to represent high quality graphic design.

Look at my two examples. Then scroll down to find out how to google an image and save it to your flash drive. 

FIND IMAGES FOR YOUR COLOR CARD

1. Open Google Chrome and search for images to support the color or colors you chose.
2. For example, you might type this into the search bar: things that are yellow
3. When you find an image, right click on it. 
4. You should see a drop down menu.
5. From the drop down menu, choose save image.
6. When the popup box appears, first make sure you can see the name of your flash drive on the left and click on it to highlight it.
7. Give your image a name that will have meaning to you.

INSERT THE IMAGE INTO YOUR DOCUMENT IN PUBLISHER

1. Click on the tab called "Insert" on the top of your ribbon.
2. Click on "Picture"
3. When the popup box appears, double click on your flash drive to see its contents.
4. Find the image you saved. You can either double click on it to insert it, or you can click on it once to choose it, then click the "Insert" button. Both ways do the same thing.

RESIZE YOUR IMAGE

1. Click on it once to highlight it.
2. Choose one of the four "handles" in any of the four corners and hold the mouse button down while you drag to resize the image. Resizing this way will maintain the images proportions and not make it extra wide or extra tall.

Don't forget to save your new document to your flash drive!

EXTRA CREDIT
If you have completed a color card and it is a good example of high quality graphic design, you can get extra credit by creating a poster for a Winter Festival. You will include the following:

1. Title 
2. Date
3. Time (beginning and ending times)
4. What people can expect to find. Examples are food, beverages, live music or a DJ, dancing, games, raffle, etc.
5. An image

What is Your Favorite Color?

Do you remember that on the first day of class we shared information about ourselves? One of the things we included was favorite color.

Today you will make a color card that is 8.5" wide and 5.5" tall.

You will use your favorite color in a creative way.

What are some ways you can use your favorite color on your color card?

Include the following on your color card:

• Your first and last name
• You can either make a list of the things that can be found in your favorite color or you can google images that use your favorite color. For example, if your favorite color is green, you might google images of grass or trees.

LEARNING TARGETS

1. I can create a custom size document in Publisher.
2. I can create a color card using my favorite color in a creative way.
3. I can google images to use on my color card and insert them into my document in Publisher.

Lesson 5 - Logo Design in Publisher

Now that you have seen the basics of Publisher, you can begin creating your logo in Publisher.

DO I HAVE TO DO THE SAME LOGO I DID ON MY NAMEPLATE?

You do NOT have to try to create the same logo you drew on your nameplate. You can if you want to, or you can create an entirely new logo. Your choice.

Read all these steps. Do NOT open Publisher yet.

HOW TO BEGIN YOUR LOGO FILE

• Open a new 8.5 x 11 document in Publisher
• Here are some options for creating your logo:
• Use your initials.
• Use only your first name.
• Use only your last name.
• Use your first and last name.
• Use just the initial of your first name and use your entire last name.
• Use your first name and just the initial of your last name.
• You can add shapes, but they must be shapes you draw in Publisher.
• Think about colors that look good together.

HOW TO ADD TEXT

• From the Home tab or the Insert tab, click on "Draw Text Box".
• Click and drag in your document window to begin drawing a text box. You can change the shape and size later. Let go of your mouse to finish the text box.
• Begin typing. By default, Publisher uses Calibri and makes the size 10 points, which will appear very small on your screen. 
• Make the text large enough to read.
• What font or fonts will you use?
• You'll need to resize any text to make it large enough to read.

HOW TO SAVE YOUR FILE TO FLASH DRIVE

Name the file with your name and today's date. 

Example:     john-smith-11-4-15

You can use hyphens or dots to separate words, but not slashes /

TIPS FOR USING PUBLISHER

I created a page on this website/blog called "Tips - Using Publisher" and have added quite a few things. Be sure to visit that page. (Hint: look at the top row of this blog where the tabs are).