Week 2 Background Knowledge by Jensen Scamardi

History of Design

jmscamardi — 2025-01-16 19:34:48 UTC

Let's learn about the famous artists and art movements before we become the next generation. History of art will help teach the students about where the art came from!

Pre-tests

jmscamardi — 2025-01-16 19:35:42 UTC

Allowing students to take a non graded pre-test for any subject will allow the teacher to gauge where their students knowledge is at. Students knowing that it isn't graded will hopefully provide less stress and students will take seriously.

Movie Posters!

jmscamardi — 2025-01-16 19:38:58 UTC

Using famous movies that most people have seen in a design lesson can help students understand things like typography, composition, and color schemes.

Graphic Design for Dummies

jmscamardi — 2025-01-16 19:45:05 UTC

A free crash course for graphic designers to learn the basics on/have if they need outside resources!

Movie Time

jmscamardi — 2025-01-16 19:47:12 UTC

Lets watch the whole Nightmare Before Christmas to have an understand of what clay-mation looks like!

Color Schemes

jmscamardi — 2025-01-16 19:49:19 UTC

This website will help students build their background knowledge on color schemes.

Social Media

jmscamardi — 2025-01-16 19:52:37 UTC

Let's use Pinterest to create mood boards! Oh wait, we already use Pinterest to do that, this will be easy for students to learn how to create them by themselves!

Design Blogs

jmscamardi — 2025-01-16 20:00:15 UTC

Joining design blogs is a great way to learn more background knowledge about design! This will allow you to stay updated on current design styles and emerging tools.

Design Critiques

jmscamardi — 2025-01-16 20:02:20 UTC

Having design critiques allows you to deconstruct designs you admire to understand composition, typography, and color use. It is also a great way to build collaborating skills!

Field Trips!

jmscamardi — 2025-01-16 20:04:40 UTC

This goes along with art history, but visiting museums, galleries, and cultural events to gain inspiration. It also allows students to take a break from the screen and study fine art, architecture, and photography.