Project Overview:
Zines are a miniature magazine
You must create an individual zine in my class for Exhibition
Topic: Media Literacy
Students will include: Your English research
The student's Physics project (on one spread with a QR code to presentation)
The student's Spanish interview
The Art is the design of the Zine itself.
Design Connection and Deliverable: Students will use their research in Spanish and English to inspire an artistic design on a skateboard deck.
1. Design 2 Rough Drafts
2. One Final Skateboard deck design due per group
3. Class Critique
4. Group Documentation
5. Final Painting
Design Requirements:
5. Proximity: Grouping text or elements that are similar. Spacing apart these groups to create negative space between them.
6. Repetition: Repeating the same 2 fonts on each spread and repeating the same 3 colors you choose for your color scheme. If students would like to use more font styles or colors they may at their own discretion.
7. Contrast: Refers to 2 design elements that differ. It could be using contrasting colors, fonts styles, shapes, size, or values.
8. Alignment: In graphic design it is when the text or images line up from side to side or top to bottom. Think of this as a grid that you are filling up the blocks across and down the grid.
9. Focal Point: This refers to where your eye goes first. Your eye could be attracted to an element that is more bold, or contrasting, or in a different direction, or larger, or spaced apart in proximity to the rest of the elements.
What goes on each page?
Front Cover - 2 fonts, 3 colors any design of choice
Back Cover - Name first and last, Da Vinci Design, 9th Grade, 2022
English - Maximum 100 words about Media Literacy and pull out quote.
Use contrast, proximity and negative space to make the pull out quote stand out.
Spanish - Family Interview (One pager) and Photo
Physics - Diorama “Physics Zine” 100- 200 words explaining what you learned about the energy source (pros / cons) and a labeled diagram that helps explain how the source works and generates energy. And QR code to
Your 45 sec to 3 min explanation of your diorama box.
You must create an individual zine in my class for Exhibition
Topic: Media Literacy
Students will include: Your English research
The student's Physics project (on one spread with a QR code to presentation)
The student's Spanish interview
The Art is the design of the Zine itself.
Design Connection and Deliverable: Students will use their research in Spanish and English to inspire an artistic design on a skateboard deck.
1. Design 2 Rough Drafts
2. One Final Skateboard deck design due per group
3. Class Critique
4. Group Documentation
5. Final Painting
Design Requirements:
- Contrast: Your text has contrast and is legible. You also used contrast to emphasize one or 2 things. Contrast can include: size, shape, color, type, layout, fill
- Color:1 base color that is used the most
1 accent color used less, matches
1 contrasting color makes things stand out. - Movement: Your design includes all 3……
“Main Heading” and or image .
“Secondary Heading” Medium in size to intrigue the viewer.
“Body” smaller text that includes the details or story.
5. Proximity: Grouping text or elements that are similar. Spacing apart these groups to create negative space between them.
6. Repetition: Repeating the same 2 fonts on each spread and repeating the same 3 colors you choose for your color scheme. If students would like to use more font styles or colors they may at their own discretion.
7. Contrast: Refers to 2 design elements that differ. It could be using contrasting colors, fonts styles, shapes, size, or values.
8. Alignment: In graphic design it is when the text or images line up from side to side or top to bottom. Think of this as a grid that you are filling up the blocks across and down the grid.
9. Focal Point: This refers to where your eye goes first. Your eye could be attracted to an element that is more bold, or contrasting, or in a different direction, or larger, or spaced apart in proximity to the rest of the elements.
What goes on each page?
Front Cover - 2 fonts, 3 colors any design of choice
Back Cover - Name first and last, Da Vinci Design, 9th Grade, 2022
English - Maximum 100 words about Media Literacy and pull out quote.
Use contrast, proximity and negative space to make the pull out quote stand out.
Spanish - Family Interview (One pager) and Photo
Physics - Diorama “Physics Zine” 100- 200 words explaining what you learned about the energy source (pros / cons) and a labeled diagram that helps explain how the source works and generates energy. And QR code to
Your 45 sec to 3 min explanation of your diorama box.
Driving Question: How might we use a Zine to communicate with our community
Entry Event: Due to Covid we skipped the field trip. We wanted to go to the LA Zine Fest.
Deliverables: Flier of deliverables from each class.
Ending Event: Students presented their deliverables at our traditional Exhibition Night. The public received a different "Onsie" that had suggested questions they could ask the students and 5 different topics they could vote on. The students who received the most votes was awarded a swag bag of little goodies. Students were also able to sell their 10 mini Zines they made with tickets. The public was handed a "Onsie" and 7 tickets as they entered the school. The instructions were to vote on the 5 categories and purchase 7 Zines using the tickets. The students later turned in their tickets for a raffle drawing of prizes.
Rubric:
Zine Rubric
Successes: Students were able to social distance during the Covid times with this individual project. Students were able to get to know and connect with a family member on a deeper level. Students reinforced their graphic design skills into a real world project. Students were really excited to get votes and sell their Zines with tickets. They loved the swag bags as well.
Obstacles I would do different next time: It was challenging to print all of the Zines. I really wanted to stick to one size Zine, but English allowed for up to 250 words for the essay and it wouldn't fit on the small Zine. So in the project description I wrote it as 100 words. Another solution could be a QR code link to a longer written assignment. Canva did not scale items accurately to size so the template I made was too small. After several trial and error attempts I was able to fix it.
Scaffolding: I required everyone to use Photoshop for the cover. For the rest of the Zine content I allowed students to use Canva. I provided a template.
Resources:
Lesson Plan Slide Show
Videos are in the slide show.
Zine Template for Canva
Zine Template for Photoshop
Design Layout Video Worksheet
Design Principles Video Worksheet
Link to a variety of online magazines for research
For each cross-curricular lesson we create a "onsie" for the students. One side covers each subject's driving question. The other side contains a calendar with deadlines for each class. Images are below...
Business Card (we handed these our on Exhibition Night) They contained general student information and a QR code to a slide show of their Zine pages.