Graphic Design for 5/6s

Abstract collage with colorful shapes, including letters, triangles, and rectangles on a white background, showcasing elements of graphic design.

How is design used in daily life? 

What do graphic designers create? 

How can we investigate a variety of symbols and fonts?  

How can we use appropriate symbols, colors and fonts to represent ourselves visually?  

Using letters and numbers, the 6th graders created a design that is meaningful to them. 

A collage with abstract patterns, bright colors, and various calligraphic letters such as "u," "F," and "k," showcasing a unique blend of Graphic Design elements.
Abstract collage featuring yellow "NK" letters, red and black shapes, and stars on a white background, embodying elements of Graphic Design.

They learned about the artists Robert Indiana and Bradbury Thompson.

Logos, careers and originality were the concepts stressed in this unit.  After the kids made these images, I shrunk the pictures down in a digital photo and they chose text to add to make a business card!  These were so much fun to make.  Although, I can’t post the actual business cards because they have the kids’ personal info on them.

Four abstract posters in 5/6s graphic design style feature overlapping colorful letters B, R, D, and A, diagonal lines, and partial words like "beauty," "reverence," "designer," and "artist" visible.

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