This is the Grade 6 MAPEH (Arts) Quarter 2 Module 8, Graphic Design (Poster Layout), a self-learning module from DepEd Region VI – Western Visayas. It is written for Grade 6 learners studying at home, with notes for teachers and parents. After this module, learners can lay out a poster by hand and make a simple digital poster using photo editing on a computer, cellphone, or other available gadget.
On this page 9 sections
What learners will learn
The module has one learning competency:
- Apply skill in layouting and photo editing using new technologies (hardware and software) in making a poster. (A6PR-IIg)
Lessons in this module
The module has one lesson, Lesson 1: Graphic Design (Poster Layout). It starts with a short history of posters. It then gives steps for making a poster by hand and steps for making a digital poster in the Paint 3D app. It ends with a magazine layout comparison.
Key ideas: the first poster makers
The module says that the ancient Egyptians were the first poster makers. Their hieroglyphs, made in 1400 B.C., were painted on the walls of tombs and were their only form of visual and written communication. The Egyptians were among the first to combine pictures and words (pictographs) into one whole. Like posters, these pictures had flat silhouettes and bold outlines, and their messages were powerful and persuasive. The module adds that these pictures were meant for their gods, not for us.
Key ideas: making a poster by hand
The “What is It” part gives seven steps for making your own poster:
- Prepare the materials: illustration board or cartolina, glue, scissors, cutter, ruler or T-square, soft pencil and eraser, and coloring materials.
- Sketch as many thumbnail ideas as you can. Choose the best three and turn them into final designs.
- Decide on the important message you want to share with viewers, and what you want them to remember.
- Decide where to place the title. It should be readable and should support the other elements. Avoid clutter.
- Choose colors that unify all the elements. Too much color is distracting.
- Pick a font and font size that add to the power and visual appeal of the design.
- Balance the areas with images and text against the areas without them.
Learners may also use cellphones or other gadgets to improve their output.
Key ideas: making a digital poster
Activity 1, “Make your own Digital Poster,” uses the Paint 3D app:
- Open Paint 3D. Click Menu, then open Browse files and find the image you want to use.
- Insert the image or background.
- Enhance, resize, and move the image to match your layout idea.
- Use the Text tool to add text, with fonts that fit your theme and main idea.
- Print your finished poster.
The module notes that other apps on your device can be used instead.
Key ideas: comparing layouts
The Additional Activities show two covers: a fashion magazine (A) and a newspaper front page (B). Learners study how they differ in design. They answer these questions:
- Which looks more elegant and unhurried?
- Which is designed to give timely, important information quickly?
- What are at least three other design elements that differ between them?
- Which is more visually appealing, and why?
How to use this module
- Learners: Start with the 10-item “What I Know” pretest and the true-or-false review in “What’s In.” Then read the parts in order and do the poster activities. For “What I Can Do,” make a poster with layouting and photo editing on an available gadget and present it to the class. The assessment asks you to make your own digital poster. Write answers on a separate sheet, not on the module.
- Parents: Help your child find the art materials or a gadget with a photo editing app. The module allows any app that is available.
- Teachers: The Notes to the Teacher ask you to check whether the learner met the objective and to give praise. Answer keys for “What I Know” and “What’s In” are at the end of the module.
Frequently asked questions
What grade and quarter is this Graphic Design (Poster Layout) module for?
It is for Grade 6 MAPEH (Arts), Quarter 2, Module 8.
What is the learning competency of this module?
Learners apply skill in layouting and photo editing using new technologies (hardware and software) in making a poster, under the code A6PR-IIg.
What app does the module use for the digital poster?
The activity uses the Paint 3D app. The module says learners can use other apps on their device instead.
Who were the first poster makers according to the module?
The module says the ancient Egyptians were the first poster makers. Their hieroglyphs from 1400 B.C. combined pictures and words on tomb walls.
Does the module have an answer key?
Yes. It has answer keys for the What I Know pretest and the What’s In true-or-false activity.
Full text of the module
The text below is a transcription of the PDF above, as printed.
MAPEH – Arts
Quarter 2 – Module 8: Graphic Design (Poster Layout)
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[illustration: students and a teacher reading, writing, and studying outdoors and indoors, with a globe and a lamp]
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MAPEH – Arts Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 2 – Module 8: Graphic Design (Poster Layout) First Edition, 2020
Republic Act 8293, section 176 states that: No copyright shall subsist in any work of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government agency or office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for exploitation of such work for profit. Such agency or office may, among other things, impose as a condition the payment of royalties.
Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand names, trademarks, etc.) included in this module are owned by their respective copyright holders. Every effort has been exerted to locate and seek permission to use these materials from their respective copyright owners. The publisher and authors do not represent nor claim ownership over them.
Published by the Department of Education Secretary: Leonor Magtolis Briones Undersecretary: Diosdado M. San Antonio
Development Team of the Module
Author: Danny U. Nagtalon Editor: Joyce M. Toriaga Reviewers: Margie R. Ibuyan, Rovie C. Abello, Rebecca Y. Ibarreta, Mahnnie Q. Tolentino, Hajji S. Tropa Illustrator: Danny U. Nagtalon Layout Artist: Gerry D. Almanon Management Team: Ramir B. Uytico, Pedro T. Escobarte, Miguel Mac D. Aposin, Jerson B. Labos, Elena P. Gonzaga, Donald T. Genine, Jerry A. Oquendo, Dobie P. Parohinog, Mahnnie Q. Tolentino, Rebecca Y. Ibarreta, Hajji S. Tropa, Rovie C. Abello
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Department of Education – Region VI – Western Visayas Office Address: Duran St., Iloilo City Telefax: (033) 336-2816, (033) 509 7653 E-mail Address: region6@deped.gov.ph
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MAPEH – Arts
Quarter 2 – Module 8: Graphic Design (Poster Layout)
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can best help you on your home-based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and tests. And read the instructions carefully before performing each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.
Thank you.
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What I Need to Know
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This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master art. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the module you are now using.
After going through this module, the learner is expected to:
- Apply skill in layouting and photo editing using new technologies (hardware and software) in making a poster. A6PR-IIg
What I Know
[illustration: pencil, icon beside the part title]
Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
What are the materials needed in making a poster layout?
a. Crayons, pentel pen, oslo paper
b. Illustration board or cartolina, glue, scissors, cutter, ruler (t-square), soft pencil and eraser, coloring materials.
c. Computer and printer
d. None of the aboveIn making a theme, you have to consider _____________.
a. Important message you want to communicate to your viewers.
b. The message of your poster design to be remembered.
c. That a great poster is understandable even without explaining it.
d. All of the above________________ help communicate the message and unify the elements together.
a. lines
b. colors
c. shapes
d. none of the aboveWhat is photo-editing?
a. A photograph cannot be used as a starting element to make posters on the computer.
b. News magazine
c. Broad term that involves making enhancements to change the appearance of an image.
d. None of the above
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Is a photograph can be used as a starting element to make a poster on the computer?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe
d. None of the aboveWho were the first poster makers?
a. Van Gogh
b. Tadao
c. Ancient Egyptians
d. photographersHieroglyphs were made in ________?
a. 2019
b. 1980’s
c. 1300 B.C.
d. 1400 B.C.Have ________ between areas without images and texts and areas with one for your poster to enhance the beauty of it.
a. balance
b. font
c. message
d. designWhat are you going to prepare in a making a poster?
a. thumbnails
b. sketch
c. the available materials
d. none of the aboveEnhance, resize, move __________ according to the layout concept that you have in mind.
a. layout
b. picture
c. poster
d. design
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Lesson 1: Graphic Design (Poster Layout)
After going through this lesson, the learner is expected to apply skills in layouting and photo editing using new technologies (hardware and software) in making a poster. A6PR-IIg
What’s In
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Write True if the statement is correct and Falseif the statement is wrong. Write your answer on a sheet of pad paper.
- Colors are the most basic of the design elements.
- Line is not an element that is used to attract attention as well as to represent emotion and mood.
- Icons, symbols, and dingbats are also considered shapes, and they add interest to a design.
- Symbol refers to lining up the elements of a design along the top, bottom, center, or sides of the elements.
- Value refers to how dark or light an area of a design looks.
- Do not attend to the fonts (typography) to be used in the design of your tags.
- We do not apply the elements and principle in making a poster.
- Today, international business, communication, and travel continue to feed the need of graphic design.
- Alignment refers to lining up the elements of a design along the top, bottom, center, or sides of the elements.
- The computer is now being used by graphic designers to assemble text materials, select type (font library), and create and edit images.
Clap! Clap! Clap! If you got 10. Don’t be sad if you got 5 below.
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What’s New
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The lesson for this module will be about something that has a special interest to all of you.
Did you know that ancient Egyptians were the first poster makers? Hieroglyphs were made in 1400B.C. They were painted on the walls of tombs as their only form of visual and written communication. The Egyptians were among the first to combine pictures and words (pictographs) into a whole. These are pictures characterized by flat silhouettes and bold outlines, like posters, the aim of these pictographs had to do with their desire to communicate. Their messages were powerful and persuasive. The whole picture, however, was not meant for us, but for their gods.
What is It
[illustration: magnifying glass with a question mark, icon beside the part title]
Make your own poster following the instructions below.
- Prepare the available materials (illustration board or cartolina, glue, scissors, cutter, ruler or t square, soft pencil and eraser, coloring materials, etc.)
- Sketch as many thumbnail ideas as possible, select the best three ideas and translate them into final designs.
- Decide which important message you want to communicate to your viewers. Then, ask the message you want your poster to be remembered.
- Decide where to place the title. Title should be readable and should be tied and support other elements on the poster design. Avoid clutter (mess).
- Choose colors and unify all the elements together. Too much color is distracting.
- Use font and font size to your text that contributes to the power and visual appeal of the design.
- Have balance between areas without images and texts and areas with one for your poster to enhance the beauty of it.
Note: You can use cellphones, any gadgets available that could help you enhance your output.
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What’s More
Activity 1: Make your own Digital Poster
- Open 3D Paint Application. Click Menu and Open Browse file and find your image you want to use.
[illustration: screenshots of the Windows search results showing the Paint 3D App under Best match, and the Paint 3D window with Menu circled; labels: “Best match”, “Paint 3D App”, “Untitled – Paint 3D”, “Menu”, “Select”, “Crop”, “Magic select”, “Brushes”]
Notes to the Teacher
Check the work of your learner if he/ she met your objectives. Give some praises.
- Insert the image or background you want to use.
[illustration: screenshots of the Paint 3D File menu with Open and Browse files circled, and the Open dialog showing image thumbnails]
- Enhance, resize, move image according to the layout concept that you have in mind.
[illustration: screenshot of Paint 3D showing an image placed on a white canvas]
- Insert your texts. Use the text type tools from your toolbar to create and place the texts in the picture and from fonts that you think are appropriate for your theme and main idea.
[illustration: screenshots of the Paint 3D toolbar with the Text tool circled (labels: “Brushes”, “2D shapes”, “3D shapes”, “Stickers”, “Text”, “Effects”, “Canvas”, “Mixed reality”, “3D view”), the text settings panel circled, and the poster with the word “TEXTS” placed on the picture]
- Print your finish product.
Note: You can use other Applications in the availability of your device in doing the activity.
Note: All illustration on this page were created by Danny U. Nagtalon
What I Have Learned
In making a poster, layouting and photo editing should be applied using the new technologies. (Ex. Cellphone and other available gadgets)
Output of the learner
Wow! Great! Congratulations!
What I Can Do
Make a poster using the skills in layouting and photo editing with the use of new technologies, (Ex. Cellphone and other available gadgets) and present it to the class.
[transcriber’s note: empty box for the learner’s output]
Assessment
Challenge yourself! Deal or No Deal?
Make your own Digital Poster.
Additional Activities
Try it!
[photo: cover of Cosmopolitan magazine showing a woman in a red dress, with the cover line “LOVE”]
[photo: front page of the Inquirer newspaper with the headline “2 Koreas exchange fire”]
A B
http://www.internetphilippines.com/celebrities/marian-rivera-cosmopolitan-philippinesmagazine-june-2010-cover/
http://media1.picsearch.com/is?9LBEuJ3JyKd_c9Z6A16fg1cJhHNUZrwRIZDb20WzI4s&height=341
Instructions:
- The two magazines differ in more than just the kind of articles and advertisements they contain.
- Figure out how else the two magazines differ.
- Study their unique features in terms of design.
- Accomplish the following:
a. Which one has a more elegant, unhurried look about it? A or B?
b. Which one is designed as though it will cover timely and important information, in a fast, efficient manner? A or B?
c. What other elements do you find uniquely different in the two spreads (two pages facing each other)?
Cite at least three elements.
| Fashion magazine layout | vs | News magazine layout |
|---|---|---|
| ____________________ | __________________ | |
| ____________________ | __________________ | |
| ____________________ | __________________ |
d. Which do you think is more visually appealing? Which spread would you pick up and read? Explain why.
Answer Key
What’s In
[transcriber’s note: the answer key is printed rotated on the page; the items below are read as printed]
True 1.
False 2.
True 3.
False 4.
True 5.
False 6.
False 7.
True 8.
True 9.
True 10.
What I Know
[transcriber’s note: the answer key is printed rotated on the page; the items below are read as printed]
b 1.
b 2.
b 3.
c 4.
a 5.
c 6.
d 7.
a 8.
c 9.
d 10.
References
Retrieved from:
http://www.internetphilippines.com/celebrities/marian-rivera-cosmopolitan-philippinesmagazine-june-2010-cover/
http://media1.picsearch.com/is?9LBEuJ3JyKd_c9Z6A16fg1cJhHNUZrwRIZDb20WzI4s&height=341
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