Past/Future
Self
Postcard


 Name__________________________


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(15pts)
Objective:

Solving
the
problem

o You
have
created
a
digital
postcard
design
that
collages
three
or
more
images
together
to
illustrate
an

ambition,
regret,
or
present
self‐advice
that
could
be
sent
to
your
past
or
future
self.

Comments:


___/___
(15pts)
Photoshop
Skills:
Process
and
Procedures

o You
created
a
canvas
size
of
4x6.

o Your
resolution
was
set
at
150
dpi

o Your
collage
demonstrates
effective
use
of:

‐ selection
tools:
the
lasso
and/or
magic
wand

‐ brush
tools:
proper
size,
type,
and
opacity

‐ transformations/size
adjustments:
size,
scale,
rotation,
etc.

o You
utilized
the
proper
windows
and
tabs
available
to
you
in
Photoshop
(swatches,
adjustments,
layers,

etc.)


Comments:


___/___
(15pts)
Design:
How
you
solved
the
problem
artistically

o You
have
integrated
an
image
of
yourself
somehow
in
the
design.

o You
thoughtfully
added
and/or
removed
color
to
emphasize
an
important
element
in
your
postcard.

o You
have
thoughtfully
integrated
your
text
into
the
imagery
of
your
design.

o You
have
elegantly
overlapped
or
layered
at
least
one
image
over
another
in
your
collage.

o Your
various
collage
imagery
has
been
unified
to
form
one
cohesive
design.

Comments:


___/___
(15pts)
Presentation:
Care
&
Craftsmanship


o You
have
integrated
visual
elements
of
an
actual
postcard,
(like
a
border,
or
postmarks)
into
your
final

presentation.

o You
have
flattened
all
layers
and
saved
your
final
postcard
as
a
jpg.

o You
have
invested
the
necessary
amount
of
studio
time
to
create
a
work
that
demonstrates
care
and

craftsmanship
in
all
stages
of
its
creation.


o You
have
successfully
uploaded
your
image
onto
Flickr
or
have
emailed
it
to
Mr.
Daigle
in
time
for
the

critique.

Comments:




_____/_____
Total
/
60
pts