Make a CD/DVD Disk from Scratch

Lots of you are into mixing music and making your own music and many of you like to create cd covers and labels on Photoshop. Because of this, I thought you might someday need to know how to create an actual disk. Of course, you could just take a picture but if you are drawing all original graphics, this is an easy how to lesson!!

How to make a CD/DVD disk

The six weeks is winding up quickly! Stay tuned to updates and events via Miss Allbright's FaceBook page!

What if Geoge Washington had a FaceBook?

BIM is in the middle of a project that is already producing some pretty fun results. Each student chose a historical figure (dead or alive), that has made a significant impact on the world. From there, they had to research things about that person that might be included on a FaceBook page, such as: birthday, relationship status, greatest accomplishments, historical time line, interests, etc. From there, the students are creating a total of six pages that would make up their figures FaceBook page. Everything on it must have historical evidence backing it up and references must be sited. The pages themselves are being built from scratch in Microsoft Publisher and must include hyperlinks to different sections of each page.

Some of the FaceBook pages being created are: Rosa Parks, Jesus, Napolean, Martin Luther King, Julius Ceasar, Mark Twain and Leonardo Da Vinci.

Check Miss Allbright's FaceBook to see the final results soon!

Happy Spring Break!!!

Have a great break everyone! I'm off to California for the week to hang out with my favorite nephew! He's the cutest kiddo on the planet and I can't wait! Enjoy the time off, don't miss us too bad! :)

3D Curved Video Wall

This effect is quick and easy! It starts by teaching you how to create your own video monitor and then turn that ino a full wall of monitors displaying one large picture. To add dimension and show how large the wall is, you finish the project by putting a person in front  of the wall. You all did awesome on this and came up with some cool ideas how to use the monitor wall effect for other things....nets, webs etc.!

3D Curved Video Wall

Movie Posters/Logos from the Chapter 3 project will be posted on the FB page soon!

QR codes decoded....

....aka, what's the black and white thing on your page Miss Allbright?!

TLCA Allbright FaceBook

QR (which stands for "quick response") codes are very similar to barcodes on things you buy at the store except those codes are just read left to right and a QR code is 2D, it can be read up, down, left and right. The code is made up of black pixels arranged on a white background and can contain information like URLs, text, phone numbers, etc.

What do you need to read these codes? Check your pocket! All you need is a cell phone with a camera! Download a barcode scanner app, run the app, focus your phone camera on the code and it will scan and ask you if you want to go to the website or view the information.

Want to create your own codes? It's super easy! Visit http://qrcode.kaywa.com/  or SCAN!

QR Code Generator

Gettin' Grungy!

We are winding down on the type effects chapter in Graphic Design. The last two effects we learned were how to apply a grunge effect to type and around type. Grunge is very popular in Hollywood and advertising so it is a great effect to master!

"The Dead  Zone" (add grunge around type)

Movie Poster (add grunge TO type)

The graphics class is working on their personal projects for this chapter so check the TLCA Allbright FaceBook to see the finished products!

GLEE inspired Mash-ups in A/V

Are you a GLEE fan? Even if you are not, you will enjoy this project. The students in A/V have been creating 10-in-1 song mash ups. I have never seen them so focused!!! Talk about a quiet class....maybe plugging them up to headphones is the answer...hmmmmm..... :)

First the kids found the lyrics to 10 songs, finding songs that would "mash," meaning that song A has to have a word that is also in song B, then during editing, cut song A before the word that is the same in song B and connect them there. Confused yet? Then check out this project by Meghan Rainey. Check my FaceBook soon to see the rest of the projects when they are finished!

Meghan's Mash Up
(Click on full screen to see lyrics)

Want to add a little BLING to your type?

Today we created a logo for a fictitious radio station that has diamond letters. The effect is pretty cool and can be used to add bling to your name or anything you want to have a diamond effect. Don't forget you have to create the effect on a document LARGER than the one you are going to originally put it on for it to look awesome. There are two videos, the first one is where you create the letters with diamond effect, second is adding those letters to a radio logo. This doesn't have to be done with type....you can add bling to any shape!

Create Diamond Effect

Add Diamond Numbers to Radio Logo

Free tours around the world....coming your way!

Dylan Collins

Want to go on a tour around the world? The BIM classes are hard at work putting together those very tours....complete with stick figure tour guides! The projects are looking AWESOME and some of the tour guides crack me up. Stay tuned for tours with the guys below plus many more!!

Paths and Ribbons and Taekwondo (or Tae Kwon Do to make Delaughter happy...)

Some of you are groaning just from looking at the logo example because this lesson was PAINFUL for 2nd period. Don't know why but type paths were for sure a struggle for some of you. I promise they aren't killer hard and if you take a few minutes to watch the videos, I'm sure you can master type paths because you will defnitely need them in future projects!!! "Be strong, you can DO IT!" says Master Wu!  :)

Paths and Ribbons Part 1 of 2

(make the logo/ribbons)

Paths and Ribbons Part 2 of 2

(learn about type paths)

Thanks for all the b-day wishes on   my FaceBook ! You guys are the bestest students ever!