Desktop Publishing: Creative Project

Software you could use: InDesign, LucidPress, Microsoft Publisher, Affinity Publisher, Canva, Scribus, QuarkXPress 

Description:

Badge earners will create an infographic based on principles of graphic design. 

Badge Criteria:

• Prepare for your project by sketching out your design beforehand
• Use color.adobe.com or a similar website/service to establish a color scheme
• Set up an appropriately sized document
• Use shapes to make infographic
  • Use the rectangle and ellipse tools
  • Use the polygon tool (or its equivalent) to create a triangle or a shape that has more than 4 sides
• Change the stroke and fill of a shape
  • Make sure the colors match your color scheme
  • Decrease or increase the size of the stroke
  • Create a shape that either has no fill or no stroke
• Use alignment tools to line up shapes
• Group shapes together
• Create text boxes
  • Insert text that describes your infographic
  • Use layers to separate background, text, and images
• Take a screenshot of your workspace in the software program
• Export as a JPEG, PNG, or PDF
• Write a short reflection describing your creative process. List the program(s) and specific tools used.

What to Submit:

Create a shared folder in Google Drive or Box with the following items:

• Final JPEG, PNG, or PDF
• Screenshot of workspace (during editing). Make sure screenshot includes how you used layers in your project (layers panel, etc.)
• Written reflection describing your creative process for this project, list program(s) used as well as specific tools used in said program.