Holland Christian Events

Final Projects

Hey all,

Thanks for all the hard work you've put in this semester. Hopefully you feel confident in Photoshop and Illustrator to navigate each program and create things you are excited about. Considering this, our final projects will be to create posters, graphics, etc for Holland Christian events - putting our skills into real life practice. Pick from the following options and if you have your own idea, feel free to run it by me. Go Maroons!

 

BOC:

Upcoming Concerts and events. Living Hope or the Disney Trip? Anything that brings attention to Band, Orchestra, and Choir...

https://hollandchristian.smugmug.com/High-School/Band-Orchestra/25-26  

 

Athletics:

Season Schedules (Spring Sports) https://www.mhsaa.com/

Signing Day & Commitment Graphics 

 

Student Life: 

School Dances, Blood Drives, Spirit Week...

Anything that gets students excited for what is happening at school or advertises an event that is coming up! 

 

Theater: 

MIFA - Moriarty  

Create a poster for the upcoming MIFA performance Moriarty. A Sherlock Holmes mystery, try image searching "detective" "Sherlock Holmes" and "1880 London" for inspiration. This would be a great project for Illustrator: 

Christmas Design

Christmas Design

 

 

IF you are done with your Personal Brand Logos, take time to make a Holiday Design. 

This could be a... 

- Christmas card

- Gift

- Something just for fun!

Personal Brand/Identity Project

Logos 
Student Examples: Austin Harper

Logo

 

Business Card

Door Decorating Contest

 

2025 Door Decorating Contest:

1. Think of as many Christmas Movies as you can...

2. Search characters, scenes, posters from those films

3. Go to: https://hollandchristian.org/who-we-are/our-people/#employees+employee_location:high-school-staff

4. Photoshop teachers into these Christmas Classics!

Rules... 

1. Pick school appropriate movies

2. Only photoshop teachers you know personally

3. Ask yourself, "Would I show this to their face?"

4. There is a thin line between being funny and being mean. Remember, some people are not as quick to laugh at themselves. 

Start with making 5 photoshops! As a class, we will have to determine this year's theme...

Thanksgiving Card/Artwork

 

Illustrator Final

Pick 1 of the following (Business, Cartoon, Team/Club) to create for your final project in Illustrator.

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Business

This could be an existing business (family owned, summer job) or one that is completely made up. For the business you will need to create...

- Logo (New)
- Building
- Product Example (What do you make?)


Cartoon

This is a cartoon that you create. For the cartoon you will need to include...

- Logo
- Characters (5+)
- Story Board/Comic Strip (Example)


 
Team/Club (New or redesign)

This could be a team/club you are involved in or your favorite college or professional team. For this option you will need to create...

- Logo
- Stadium
- Jerseys



Tools

- Layers
- Live Paint Bucket
- Pen Tool (Fill/Stroke)
- Perspective Grid

Student Examples...

Austin Harper - Squids FC

Team Logo

Jersey

Jersey

Stadium 

 

 

 

Choice Project

Choice Illustrator Project

All semester I have been telling you what to make. For your assignment - make anything you want using Illustrator! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

 

Tools:

- Mixer Brush/Live Paint

- Pen tool (tracing, symmetry)

- Perspective Grid

 

Ideas:

 - Logos

 - Digital Portraits 

- Artwork