ThemeBell-Ringer for Today

1. What was your favorite feature of E-Design?

2. Why is it important to tag every photo when they are uploaded?

3. What theme do you think would look best for the yearbook?

Great Job Last Time!O Behavior was so great I added points

to both teamsO I need to collect the following articles

from reporters and editors: Cross Country, Volleyball, & Fall Festival

O Those who did not execute their job will receive 0’s

O Turn in your 7 names if you have not already!

What is a theme?O The subject or TopicO Sets the toneO Provides an overall setting or

ambianceO Communicates an idea or a series of

ides

Examples of ThemesO Cowboy themed room

What’s the difference? What feeling did each room exude?

More about ThemesO Companies always use themes in

their marketing to appeal best to their target market or “demographic.”

O The colors, fonts, and graphic images all communicate a message about the product or service.

O Themes make products less chaotic, and more precise about the overall feeling they’re communicating.

Describing Words

O Many times using a few describing words helps us to define the theme better.

O Here is an example….

Four words to create a theme for this could be:

-peaceful –wide open space –environmental-simple

Now you try!Come up with 3 words to describe

the theme of the following photos.

Now Picture Our Yearbook

O What theme do you want our yearbook to have?

O Write down your top 3 describing words for what you want it to look like.

Keep those words in mind

O You will see 12 different options for the cover, spine, and back of the book.

O Decide which will portray the theme you are wanting.

O Pick your top 3 of the following cover options!

Now that you have your top 3

O You can look at the design book if you’d like, but you need to narrow down your 3 options to the best choice for you.

O Which one best describes the theme you like?

I will count the votes and reveal to you next time what our cover

and theme is going to be!

PREPARE FOR NEXT TIME!

O Next class period we are turning in all of our notes & bell-ringers so far!

O Get everything together, and if you don’t have a note sheet come get it from me.

O We are also reviewing and testing next time on what we’ve learned so far!

O I’m warning you now so you can be prepared!

Make sure you have the following

O All bell-ringers so far in this classO All Notes so far in this class (both handwritten and printed)

O Read over your notes on the following topics we’ve covered so far:

Theme, E-Design, Sales, Ethics, Reporting, Photography, Vocabulary, the Ladder, & Page Inclusion.