MEDIA ARTS: Behind the Scenes at SHHS Yearbook Design

1. What do you like most about your designs?

I really like how all of the colours tie in together and with the school colours, because I stuck with a general scheme of red, black, and white. I also like how I used the clapboard in the title page to put the school information in. I’m happy with how the film reel on the art page turned out, because with all of the skewing it looks like the pictures are actually on the film reel. I think that I did a good job making the ‘Admit One’ tickets (especially adding the shadows in) and I think that it was a good idea to introduce the topic of that page.

2. What do you think could be improved about your designs?

I think that in the “Heart of Art” Cabaret page I needed more elements that could be faded in the background or more brushes to make it more artistic. I also think that the film reel should have been better incorporated into the art page rather than just sitting on top of everything. I don’t know if I really like the popcorn texture on the title page for the words ‘Scenes’ and ‘At SHHS’, because it doesn’t match the ‘Behind the’ and makes it look out of place. I think that I also should have put a picture or two in the background of my Art page because it seems a little empty.

3. What do you think makes your designs unique and competitive to be selected for the real yearbook design? 

I think that my designs are unique and competitive because they incorporate many of the techniques we learned in class and it makes the school seem like it is in a giant movie, hence ‘Behind the Scenes’. Everything flows together nicely with the colour schemes and unifying theme. Everyone, male and female, has watched movies and probably even wanted to be a part of them, so I think that the theme will appeal to many people. The pages also have a sort of timelessness to them, because movies and theatrical productions have been a part of people’s lives for a long time, so the yearbook won’t get outdated quickly.