Module 7 · Portfolio and Course Review · Design History checkpoint
Design History: Recorded Presentation
Objectives
- H.1 Describe the major movements, designers and visual language of one period of design history, with citations. (Course Competency 1; Understand)
- H.3 Direct Gemini from a requirements document you write to build a presentation in the visual language of the period, and justify its typefaces, colors and layout. (Course Competency 4; Create)
This assignment measures Module Objectives H.1 and H.3, which support Course Competencies 1 and 4.
Overview
Teach your period to the class.
Instructions
- Practice out loud. The presentation should flow, not be read from the screen. Groups divide sections or present together.
- Record your screen and voice (OBS or your approved recorder), 5 to 8 minutes. Include a citations section.
- Upload to YouTube with your Maricopa account as Unlisted. Correct the automatic captions by hand (edit captions in YouTube Studio).
- Post the link to #avc183-graphic-design-1 by noon the day before the due date and comment on three classmates’ presentations.
Submit your YouTube link.
AI use
Your recorded explanation is the evidence. Log any Gemini use in preparing notes. Record every use in your AI-use log. Gemini is used only with your Maricopa account.
How it is scored
| Criterion | Objective | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Practiced and clear; explains the period, not reads it | H.1 | 6 |
| Movements, designers and examples accurate and cited | H.1 | 6 |
| Visual language of the period; someone could guess the decade | H.3 | 6 |
| Recording clear; captions corrected by hand | H.1 | 5 |
| Unlisted link works | H.1 | 2 |
| Discord post and three comments | H.3 | 5 |
| Total | 30 | |
Due
Post to Discord for critique: Saturday, May 8, 12:00 p.m. Arizona time
Due in Canvas: Sunday, May 9, 12:00 p.m. Arizona time
Hard close: Monday, May 10, 12:00 p.m. Arizona time. Work submitted after the due time and before the hard close loses 10 percent. Nothing is accepted after the hard close.