Wednesday, May 23, 2012

BHS Art Web

Visit  http://www.bhsartweb.com/ to see student work from previous years!

By Gretchen BHS Class of 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

BHS Student Websites

Designing for the Web

When teaching the intro class one of my goals is to help students understand how the elements and principles of design apply to creating a website. It is also crucial for students to understand that usually  graphic designers collaborate with web designers and programmers. Dreamweaver CS5.5 has so many templates that some people may think that you do not need to be an artist to design a great website.  I think aesthetics and artistry are relevant when creating a website or blog. In this class students take on roles of graphic designer, computer programmer, and website designer, but there is emphasis on the "designer" part.   Students learn the basics of Flash, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver to allow them to create a well-designed site. Below are a few examples of student work. One student created a website about his band, another about his college search, and then there are the sites about coffee and tea. These were done in a very short period of time, but are wonderful first attempts.  Click on the image to navigate to the site's home page.


International Tea by Zhanneta
     

All about Coffee by Shoshanna


Suppressed Rage by Tim


By Luke


Monday, May 21, 2012

Students visit MFA Design and Technology Exhibit at Parsons


Advanced Drawing and Painting and BHS Art Club

Students soak up the MFA Fine Art and the Design and Technology exhibit at Parsons.  Take a look with the students as they interact with this inspiring exhibit.

PART OF PARSONS FESTIVAL 2012: A two-week gallery exhibition featuring installations and performances, objects and apps, games and video, and interactive experiences that explore the dynamic role of technology in our current lives. These 80 projects represent a unique convergence of effort designed to explore issues related to technology--including its value. We invoke the playful, the informative, the employing, the critical, and the subversive to investigate emerging issues and provoke discussion. 

Acrylic Paintings are progressing...

Advanced Drawing and Painting

I love seeing the objects start to come to life as the students create a range of values. Great work! Click on each picture for a better look.