The Beauty of Invites

INVITATIONS

Students will understand the process and execution of creating a quality

invitation using the program Illustrator. They will understand the

role of a graphic designer, being able to create a variety of invitations that

show different colors, fonts, and composition for the same subject.

They will also gain knowledge about the history of invites, formality, and language for a variety of subjects.

OBJECTIVE:

Invitations

Invitations Evolution

Invitations Evolution

So let’s play a little game…

WHICH INVITE IS BETTER?

WHICH IS BETTER?

WHICH IS BETTER?

WHICH ONE IS BETTER?

WHICH IS BETTER?

What were some things you noticed about the bad versus

great invites?

Great ones

• Different size font and emphasis

• Contrasting elements• Font color

• Mood and font characteristics are similar

• Easily readable• To the point yet appropriate

to the event• Creative composition for

graphics and text• Color choice

Not so good invites…

• Fonts are all the same size• Font color is similar to the

background or doesn’t go with the color scheme

• Too wordy or not enough info• Font style is not

complimentary to the event• Composition is hard to follow• Word choice is not

appropriate to the event• Colors are the

same/distracting/not complimentary

Interesting History of Invites

• Quill pen and ink: calligraphy today

• Two envelopes occurred for a reason

• Crest: federal Government/Post Office• Tissue paper…why is

that there?• Printing press changed

everything• Evolution of creative

invites• Easy access for all

So…what am I doing?

1. Make an invitation2. Show 4 different

versions of one composition. (Meaning diff. colors)

3. Complete research on the proper wording for the invite

4. Design the composition in your sketchbook. Try different compositions

5. Be creative6. Choose one type of

invite

Invite Choices

Graduation Invitation (using yourself)

Invitation to a political conference where President

Obama or Mitt Romney is the keynote speakerSweet 16 PartyQuinceañera

Four Color Choices

Research on Proper Grammar and Wording

Use Photoshop and Illustrator to Make the Image

Photoshop is for the creative elements such as graphics and

photos. Illustrator is for text purposes and any vector art.

Vector: are comprised of paths, which are defined by a start and end

point, along with other points, curves, and angles along the way. A

path can be a line, a square, a triangle, or a curvy shape. Because vector-based images are not made

up of a specific number of dots, they can be scaled to a larger size and

not lose any image quality.

Have Fun