Adobe just released information regarding the 2008 Adobe School Innovation Awards. The theme this year is “My Community – My Planet – My 21st Century.” The competition is open to high school students in grades 9-12.
Students can submit entries in three categories:
-Web Design & Development
-Film & Video
-Graphic and Print Design
Prizes include software, cash, a laptop computer, and a trip to NECC being held in San Antonio, Texas.
We're ramping things up in our school district for one of the biggest events of our teacher's year--our annual technology conference held every Spring.
Big?
You betcha. In a district as large as ours we have a vast audience to draw from, and this year we expect to have 2,500 teachers and their principals on hand for the big event.
So, what's that have to do with student work? It's the big design competition that happens to be one my favorite part's of the big event.
Every year we hold an open competition for students to design the cover of the conference program, and this year's winning entry is a real stunner. Created in Photoshop (big surprise there), the depth and detail of Javon's design, seen here in a slide show view of the top three finishers, really pops and shows a wonderful sense of balance, scale and proportion. I can't wait to see this one on paper!
I know Javon is dedicated and passionate about his craft (he finished second last year), and I'm looking forward to handing him an Adobe Master Collection and a small check as his prize for winning this year's competition.
I don't have any doubt in my mind which one he'll be most excited about.
This morning I stumbled on a great classroom project that your design and art students are sure to love. The tutorial was produced by the creative team over at Spoon Graphics (which happens to have many great tutorials) and details how to construct a downloadable flat pack toy.
The blog post outlines the design process and Adobe Illustrator techniques that are necessary to build the toy. What I like so much about the tutorial is the problem solving that goes into the design process. Read between the lines and you will even find a math lesson hidden in this gem.
Although the tutorial uses Adobe Illustrator to design and layout the toy, you could easily adapt the instructions to Photoshop and/or InDesign.