College & Career Banner

This assignment was a 72 by 20 inch document with lots of gradients, silhouette shadows, and words on it. I was expected to produce a 72 by 20 inch Photoshop document of a banner for the "Christine M.Sykes College & Career Center" at Oxon Hill High School by using specific tools in Photoshop CS3. My final product had a photo of a college in the background at a low opacity with a gradient color of orange with a yellow strip going diagonally down the middle over top so you can still see the college in the background. I had two silhouettes of a graduating student on each side with the Oxon Hill logo at the top next to the words "Welcome to the Christine M.Sykes College and Career Center", which was in the middle of the banner. I also had a silhouette of a group of students down at the bottom and another silhouette of a two men sitting at a table discussing something.

     I used the Elements of Art by using space, color, and value. I used space by giving the pictures and words a specific spot on the poster so it would look neat and not all jumbled up. I used color by using an orange and yellow gradient for the background of the banner. I used value by giving the gradient a specific shade of color, not too dark and not too light. I used the Principles of Design by using balance to make sure everything was lined up straight and in order. My final design doesn’t accurately represent my sketch because I made a few changes. Instead of using the graduation cap in the top left corner, I used the silhouette of the graduating student on both sides. I also didn’t use Christine M. Sykes photo on the banner at all.