Assignment:   Design and Produce a Greeting Card

Goals:             Produce a useful item to be given out in time for Valentines Day or some other upcoming special day.

Tools:              MS Word, Adobe Photoshop

 

Greeting Card details

 q       Greeting card...to be done for somebody REAL and somebody OUTSIDE of this class (as in...NOT in Communication Graphics class of any period).

 q       1 Picture

 q       1 Clipart

 q       Text on the front and inside.

 q       Front/back text done with WordArt

 q       Inside text in a Text Box.

 q       Credit line on the back (in WordArt) to include: ©2010 (c)2010 or “alt + Ctrl + C”2010 with your picture as a small stamp.

 

Getting Started:

Greeting Card Template Versions (there are 4...see the bottom of this page for a "picture menu" of the four you can choose from

 

     STOP! Read the instruction highlight in Yellow before clicking on the link to go to the Template Folder = choose appropriate template. Choose "Save" when prompted...save to your P drive...THEN click "Open" to open in MSWord.

Note: Using a Template makes designing a card VERY easy. Make your card(s) abundant with great details.  If you finish your first card, you can do a second card. Extra cards are only 25¢ each...so have some fun with this...and make some picture greeting cards for your friends. I also have envelopes for 10¢ in a variety of colors.

 

Tips:

•     Don't get to close to the edge...but you CAN go over the margins, except the one in the middle.

•    Use the shift key when rotating graphics and word art...this will help to constrain the object to help prevent skewing the object.

•     ClipArt: Occasions (i.e. Birthdays): Disk 6, 11, 14, 16

•     Make sure the BACK of the card does NOT compete with the front of the card. Your picture and text should be very small. Hallmark small. Postage stamp sized.

•     You may want to refer to

 

Greeting Card Printing:

Once I give you the "Clear for Printing"...make sure your guides are turned to white...and you tell me what paper you want. If it prints incorrectly (like with the guides) or to the wrong paper, you will need to pay a 25¢...if you want to reprint. Present your card to me for grading after you fold it . If you want an envelope, they are 10¢. You may make additional cards for only 25¢ each. Once you have made once greeting card...making additional cards is even easier. Just do a SAVE AS and change the file name to reflect the recipient...also add the year you are making the card to the file name. BTW: If your card isn't for anyone...you do NOT need to print!! In fact, you can't print!

Bonus Greeting Card Activity:

If you don't want to do another printed card, send an electronic greeting card, Let's Say Thanks, to a soldier (Try to write your own personalized greeting).  Then, try an eCard (card sent via the internet), Hallmark, to be sent automatically on a date you specify. VERY nice...and it's free! I would like everyone to send at least one eGreeting, if time permits.

 

 

Samples (document will open in AAR):

Greeting Card Sample, Vaglica VDay (see screen shot below...or click on link for full size document)

Greeting Card Sample, Loker Christmas (click link for a sample of a horizontal card)

 

See bottom of the page fro more samples.

Screen shot sample:

This is a sample of Vert 1 (more text on the INSIDE of the card):

 

 

Greeting Card Template Versions (there are four (4) versions...two vertical, two horizontal)

      1:  Use if you want lots of text inside the card.

2:  Use if you have only a small amount of text.

    * Use the horiz of either above if you want a Horizontally orientated greeting card instead of vertical. See samples below for an example.

Vertical 1 (most common...with most text on the INSIDE of the card)

Vertical 2

Horizontal 1

Horizontal 2

 

More samples:

 

 

 

 

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