Learning aim C: Create, test and review digital graphic products
Recycle with Michael Advertisement

You have been asked to create the advertisement that you designed in Task 08. Remember the purpose of the advertisement is to promote the new Recycle with Michael scheme. This advertisement will be used in literature from the council, in the local press and will also be used as posters and on the council website. The main purpose will be to raise awareness of the scheme. It should give people information about the scheme and some information/statistics about recycling in general.

Your requirements for the advertisement are as follows:

  • This needs to be a professional looking advertisement using a photographic image in the background
  • must include other image(s) associated with recycling in the foreground
  • needs to be a bitmap graphic
  • must include the Recycle with Michael Logo
  • must include text to give information about the campaign
  • the size must be A5 landscape so you should aim for around 794 pixels wide x 559 pixels high (around 8.27 inches wide x 5.82 inches high)

Additional requirements:

  • Resolution should be no more than 72 dots per inch
  • File size should be as close to 40-80 kb as possible

Activity 1

Before you start make sure that you have completed your feedback sheet AND the advertisement prototypes sheet from Task 08

Activity 2

Create your advertisement using PAINT.NET

Activity 3

Get feedback from your peer reviewer on your completed advertisement.

Write up what they said in your GRAPHICS FEEDBACK FORM.

Make any changes.

If you changed anything as a result of this feedback write up what you did on your GRAPHICS FEEDBACK FORM

 

Activity 4

Get feedback from your teacher, can they give you any more feedback to help you?

If you changed anything as a result of this feedback write up what you did on your GRAPHICS FEEDBACK FORM

To achieve the criteria covered by this task, you must show that you are able to:

  • Prepare assets for the graphic products, demonstrating awareness of purpose, with a list of sources for ready-made assets. 2C.P4
  • Edit assets to create two graphic products that both include text.
    Test the products for quality, purpose and against the original requirements, making any necessary improvements. 2C.P5
  • Prepare high-quality assets for the graphic products, demonstrating
    awareness of audience, with all sources of assets fully referenced. 2C.M3
  • Gather feedback on the quality of the assets and use it to improve the
    product, demonstrating awareness of the audience and purpose. 2C.M4
  • Refine assets to create two high-quality digital graphic products. 2C.D3

If you have not achieved the Level 2 criteria, your work will be assessed to determine if the following Level 1 criteria have been met. To achieve the Level 1 criteria, you must show that you are able to:

  • Prepare assets for the graphic products, with guidance. 1C.4
  • Edit assets to create graphic products, and test them for functionality, with guidance. 1C.5