Waterslide Park ActivityComputer Skills

For this project, assume you are creating a new water park for your town. Before you begin, create a logo to represent your business, choose a name for your water park, phone number, address, decided on a list of attractions (with creative names), and decided on passes (Youth, Senior Citizen, Adult, Family Season Pass, etc.). Have fun with this project! You May use Word, Publisher, Sumopaint, Gimp, Pixlr.com/editor/ for all projects

Sites that might help you get some ideas:http://www.waterworldcolorado.com/ http://www.sixflags.com/america/info/parkMap.aspx http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/blizzard-beach/ http://www.wildrivers.com/default_test.asp http://www.schlitterbahn.com/

Water park name:

Water park address:

Water park phone number:

Web site address:

Type up a list of attractions with brief descriptions. (You need at least 12, and make sure to have something for everyone! Come up with some creative, fun names!) (Also, remember attractions are not always rides! They can be shops and shows, etc)

Required Item #1:Logo: Size 3x3 inch (or 288x 288 pixels) Must include clipart or line art with a summer theme integrated with the words. You may use paint if you would like! Use a “fun” or “funky” font and arched words/text on a line. The logo must appear on all documents. Keep in mind, most logos are not a square. Look at sample water park sites and check out their logos. DO NOT, just copy and paste a pre-made logo!

Requirement Present? PointsSummer clipart/line art Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Quality of images (no watermarks, not blurry, colors match)

Yes No 1 2 3 4 5

“Fun” or “Funky” font List the font:________________

Yes No 1 2 3 4 5

Correct Size Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Total for Logo ______/20

Required Item #2:Grand Opening Flyer: must include the logo, an attention getting display font for the headline, neat use of shapes/layering (look at using Word shapes, callouts, etc. )and colors, and rotated “tear offs” at the bottom/side with the grand opening date, phone number, address, etc. You may use either portrait or landscape. Must include some kind of promotional “free bee”, rather it’s a percent off on merchandise or tickets, it could be buy 1 ticket get the 2nd free or half off, etc. Make the size of this document: 11 x 14 inches

Requirement Present? PointsUse of shapes with layering (stacked) Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Use of colors Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Attention getting display font List the font:________________

Yes No 1 2 3 4 5

Tear offs (with dashed lines) at bottom of page, readable

Yes No 1 2 3 4 5

Tear offs include pertinent info (date, phone, address, etc.)

Yes No 1 2 3 4 5

Logo, appropriately sized and readable Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Total for Flyer ______/25

Required Item #3:Park Guide (Brochure-Type): a four page guide for visitors. Have an attractive cover that uses your logo, an image, and use of shapes, center spread that shows pictures of attractions, dining establishments, etc. (can include a “map”), and a back cover that lists prices/season pass, special discounts, logo, address, phone, etc. This should be colorful and visual. See examples listed below.

***40 Extra Credit points if you Hand-Drawn a Map!!!

Front: Name, Location, Large Image (usually an attraction)Back: Name, Schedule (calendar) of operations, phone, address, websiteBack Panel: Top Attractions and DescriptionsALL of pg 2: Map and Legend

Requirement Present? PointsContains four pages Yes No 2 4 6 8 10

12Logo on cover Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Image on cover Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Use of shapes on cover Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Center spread- heavy on photographs Yes No 2 4 6 8 10

12Back cover- pricing included with discounts Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Logo on back cover Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Contact information on back cover Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Spelling/grammar Yes No 2 4 6 8 10Overall quality- visual, colorful, high quality photos without watermarks

Yes No 2 4 6 8 10

Total for Guide ______/74Example 1

Example 2

Required Item #4:Ticket: theme park entry ticket. See example of tickets here:

Ticket must include rotation (shape, text, or image), logo, and date box (for stamping).

Requirement Present? PointsSized 4”x 2” wide Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Rotation List where:___________________ Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Use of transparency List where:________________ Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Date box Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Logo, appropriately sized and readable Yes No 1 2 3 4 5Total for Logo ______/25