The Project: Husky Handbook Cover Contest 2017-18

Background: The school is offering a $50.00 prize for the winner of their Handbook Cover contest. It would be nice if a Graphic Design student was able to win this contest, seeing as that is what we are supposed to do around here...

Rules of the Contest: This is the list of rules, as put forth by Mr. Yaussi. 

1.  Cover MUST BE 7 inches wide by 9 inches tall. Make your page resolution to be 300 dpi. This will give you a printable canvas that is the same size as the current handbook.
2. Your Cover design MUST include all of the following in a pleasing and interesting manner:
   • Must include the school name.
   • Must include 2017-2018 as the school year.
   • Must include the phrase “The Husky Way”
   • Must include the Highland Logo.
   • Must include the Husky Motto, “Do the Right Thing”.
   • The main colors to use are the Husky Green and Gold.  Other colors may be used as well.
   • You may also include the five words from the Husky Paw:  Responsibility, Respect, Perseverance, Kindness, and Integrity.
3. Because of all of the construction occuring this year and into next year, I highly recommend that you DO NOT try to use images of the school or the campus for your cover! Chances are that the campus will look completely different at the start of the next school year.

COPY OF LOGO (Feel free to RIGHT CLICK > SAVE LINK AS for use in your design. This is a JPG file and will need to be cut out of its background before using!

My Recommendations: I would take the requirements above into account and create your cover. The cover DOES NOT have to have a big dog on it! Please consider other creative ideas and designs. Just because the elements above HAVE TO BE ON THE DESIGN does not mean that they have to be hugely prominent! Make your design INTERESTING AND EXCITING!

Please use ALL of the Graphic Design elements that you have learned so far this year!

Submission Date: Please have this cover, created as outlined above, completed and ready for submission by the FIFTH OF DECEMBER. I will be grading this based on a simple criteria: Strong evidence of thought, creativity and effort = 100 points. Anything else = 0 points! If a Graphic Design student WINS the cover of the handbook, in addition to receiving $50.00, they will AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A 100 PERCENT AND NOT HAVE TO TAKE THE FINAL EXAM FOR SPRING SEMESTER!