Name ________________________________ Date Completed ________________

Zoo Signage Illustration

Adobe Illustrator
Scenario
The local zoo is currently in the process
of renovating many aspects of the zoo
including signage for each of the animal
exhibits. As a bid to obtain the job of
designing these signs you !ill need to
submit a prototype for revie!.
Objectives
"se technology to research and gather information
#mport images
$odify and use gradient colors
Dra! straight and curved lines using the pen tool
$odify %ezier lines
Arrange group and transform objects
&et type using good typography
&ave files in various formats
'roduce (uality digital images
Project Description
"sing Adobe #llustrator create the design of an exhibit sign. #t can be !ide or tall
but no more than )*+ either direction. #t is to contain a color illustration you dra!
of an animal that might be found at the zoo and text. To aid you use an animal
picture,s- to trace from. &ince this is a sign the illustration is to be a simplified
graphical representation of the animal. The primary goal of this project is to
demonstrate your use and manipulation of %.zier lines. The sign is to include the
animal/s common and scientific names ,in proper format- its size and !eight
habitat description and other appropriate information. 0btain this from the 1eb
,reference the "23s used on this project in the Student Written Critique Area-.
"se good typography that exemplifies legibility. Net!or4 the #llustrator file to the
teacher. Name the files yourlastname_project5.ai.
5rading 2ubric
Evaluation of each objective is on a to ! basis "hereas ! # e$ceeds standard% & # meets standard% ' # meets some
requirements% and # meets no requirements for objective.
Objective 1 2 3 Student Peer Teacher
Use technology to research and gather
information
Information from Web
used but URL not
cited.
One URL cited To URL cited
Import images Im!ort "P# Im!ort "P# and
reduce o!acit$
Modify and use gradient colors %efau&t 'radient used One custom 'radient
used
To custom 'radients
used
Draw straight and curved lines using the
pen tool
(e uses of strai'ht
and curved &ines
Some uses of strai'ht
and curved &ines
)an$ uses of strai'ht
and curved &ines
Modify Bezier lines Poor *e+ier &ine
,ua&it$
#ood *e+ier &ine
,ua&it$
-.ce&&ent *e+ier &ine
,ua&it$
Arrange, group, and transform objects One sha!e modified To to Three sha!es
modified
Three or more sha!es
modified
et type using good typography )iss!e&&in' #ood t$!o'ra!h$/ but
incorrect format
T$!e has 'ood
&e'ibi&it$/ no
miss!e&&in'/ and
!ro!er format
ave files in various formats &aved as 6'5 Saved as 0I/ im!ro!er
fi&ename
Saved as 0I ith
!ro!er fi&e namin'
!roduce "uality product 'oor signage
design
#ood signage
design
-.ce&&ent signage
design
elf criti"ue wor# and !erformance
$valuation
*asic criti,ue Severa& sentence
criti,ue
Thorou'h criti,ue
%imely production of wor# Late b$ to c&ass
da$s
Late b$ one c&ass da$ %ue date met
Subtota&s
Teacher1s Professiona& 2riti,ue
TOT0L
&tudent 1ritten Criti(ue of 1or4
3ist at least t!o "32s referenced