Hello,

My name is Daniel Benitez, I've been the graphic arts teacher on campus for 8 years now. I currently am working on my Masters in Educational Technology. For my spare time I like to build drones, do photography and video production, as well as learn new and emerging ideas with technology.

 

My motto within this class is to "Keep Moving Forward." I first heard of this quote from the film, Meet the Robinsons. At the end of the film the quote states, "Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. - Walt Disney." I've always had this belief that no matter what obstacles were in your way, nothing should stop you from achieving what you feel you deserve. It wasn't until I watched this film that I noticed that even the great Walt Disney also too had an aspiration to be and do more. 

Graphic Design provides a hands-on introduction to the technical and creative skills of a professional graphic designer. Students learn the distinguishing features of communicating visually through graphic design, and gain technical skills in Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator to equip them for graphic design work. They will learn the fundamentals of design from standards based curriculum from www.aiga.org. As students develop the skills to create compositions using the elements of design, they also learn the tools associated to the field of graphic arts.

My goal is to prepare students for college and career options once they graduate. This class is geared to enhance their skills with Google Apps, Adobe Software in Graphics and Video Production, as well as understanding the fundamental of art and design. 

At the end of this course students will be able to:

  • Apply basic design concepts to commercial design.
  • Creatively solve design problems.
  • Manage a digital portfolio.
  • Develop a structured ad campaign from a Graphic Designer's perspective.
  • Communicate effectively and efficiently utilizing Google Apps and Digital Media.
  • Understand the workflow and design process as it pertains to Adobe InDesign and Illustrator.
  • Differentiate the vast majority of tools and techniques available in the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite.
  • Differentiate a vector graphic from a raster image.
  • Create vector graphics with little to no mistakes.
  • Place images and edit images within Adobe InDesign.
  • Export digital files as PDF format.
  • Manage and navigate a Mac computer.
  • Critique and make adjustments to artwork accordingly.

     

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