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Photo Illustration | Music Making | Web Design | Graphic Design


 

Club Tech Logo Club Tech's Digital Arts Festivals celebrate members’ creativity and ability in five areas:
Web Design, Graphic Design, Photo Illustration, Music Making and Movie Making.
Each uses one of the five Digital Arts Suite computer programs that correspond to competition areas.

2010 Middle School / High School

Members make photoshop composites of animals, design logos, and build buttons to compile them all together into their very own website!

Caleb's Website

Calvin's Site

Chris S.'s Website

Jake's Website


Zack's Website


Rylan's Website

Kris J.'s Website
 

Digital Arts Festival Regional & National Winners!

Rylan's Web Site (08-09)
(National Winner)

Christina's Web Site
(National Winner)
Jordan's Design
(Regional Winner)
Daniel's Movie Screenplay
(Regional Winner)
Bonus Documentary on Writer
Jared's Web Site
(Regional Winner)
Rylan's Web Site (07-08)
(Regional Winner)
Jeremy Miller's Photo Illustration
(Regional Winner)
Kara's Design
(Regional Winner)
Destinee's Photo Illustration (06-07)
(Regional Winner)
Zack's Design
(Regional Winner)
   

Photo Illustration:
Members take digital photos, explore the effects of distance and angle, and learn about photo composition.  They also learn digital photo manipulation, from basic photo editing tasks, such as cropping and adjusting color and light, to advanced projects that require image filters and layering, such as creating CD cover art or photographic "hoaxes".

Click on the pictures below to see the full version...

2009-10 MS/HS Summer Program (ages 12-18)


Amanda's 1st Monster

Amanda's 2nd Monster

Amanda's 3rd Monster

Chance's Monster

Connor's Funny Bird

Connor's Falcon/Pig

Connor's Logo

Connor's Shirt Design

2009-10 MS/HS (ages 12-18)


Ian's Photo Tech Entry

Natalie's Photo Tech Entry

Skylar's Photo Tech Entry

Rachael's Photo Tech Entry

Zach's Photo Tech Entry

Skylar's Design Tech Entry

Brittnee's Design Tech Entry
 



Dakota (Local Winner)

Alyssa

Bryce

Kimie

Karah

Kenzie

Lliabeth

McKenzie

Megan

Talia
   

Music Making:
Members explore a variety of digital music software applications and basic music theory.  They learn to write sheet music, mix musical loops, and compose and record original songs.

Click on the title's below the hear the music...

Kenzie's Song
(Local Winner)
Alecia's Song Jimmy's Song Marcus' Song
McKenzie's Song Megan's Song Taylor's Song Chris' Scary Song
Chris' Modern Rock Jake's Groovy Funk Jake Rules  

Web Design:
Introduces members to the principles and practice of Web design and development.  Members begin by creating simple, one-page sites with text and ClipArt images, and advance to building more robust sites with page links, graphics, text, and sound.  Along the way, they learn important design lessons about page layout, color choice, and graphic weight.

Click on the title's below to view that member's web site...

Local Web Design Entries

2007-08 MIRACLES Academy (ages 9 - 13)

Sarah's Web Site
(Local Winner 10-12 yr)
Miranda's Web Site Taylor's Web Site Destinee's Web Site
Elizabet's Web Site Shenade's Website Michelle's Web Site Daniel's Web Site
Nancy's Web Site Mark's Web Site Sonia's Web Site Chantell's Web Site
Tyler's Web Site Karen's Web Site Marcus' Web Site Sierra's Web Site
Jimmy's Web Site Alecia's Web Site Cheyenne's Web Site Angel's Web Site

2008-09 MIRACLES Academy (ages 9 - 13)
The Seven Natural Wonders of the World

Rachael's Website Alyssa's Website Paige's Website Nancy's Website
Daniel's Website Andy's Website Jamin's Website Cameron's Website
Meghan's Website Audrey's Website
(Local Winner)
Rhianna's Website Michelle's Website
James' Website Jeffery's Website Wesley's Website Daniel's Website
Destinee's Website Casey's Website Taben's Website  

2009 MS / HS (ages 12 - 18)

Rylan's Web Site
(Local Winner)
Madison's Web Site Skyler's Web Site Zack's Web Site

 

Graphic Design:
Members learn artistic concepts and technology skills to create professional-quality print materials and animation.  By the time members complete the program, they have developed logos, posters, animated gifs, and more.

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Graphic Design Entries

MIRACLES Academy (ages 9 - 13)


Taylor
(Local Winner)

Aubrey

Casey

Ian

Angel

Morgan

Chantell

Destinee

Elizabet

Jasper

Jeffery

Nancy

Shenade

Jerrett

Rebecca

Sarah

Michelle

Sonia

Zach


Tyler

MS/HS (13 - 18)


Zach
(Local Winner)


Tyler

Tyler

 

Graphic Design Entries


Jeremy
(Regional Winner)

Jordan
(Regional Winner)

Kara
(Regional Winner)

Akira

Alecia

Bryce

Hannah

Marcus

Mariah

Taylor
   

 

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