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In the beginning of class we read Chapter 20: Shop Safety and Chapter 21: Legal Restrictions on Copying. We took the Safety and Law Test- Part 1 and Part 2. Since those lesson were straight from the text the Module 3- Safety Design Project will be a creative one that applies the Elements and Principles of Art. You will need to choose a safety issue you are going to illustrate. Pick from the following: fire, tornado, chemical, technology, personal conduct, cleanliness, protective ware, electrical equipment, and operating equipment.
 
Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design by Chip Kidd (2014).

Module 3- Safety Design Project
1st Before you begin the Safety Design Project you will need to read the brief article OSHA Safety Color Codes found below as well as follow the link to the article 10 Rules for Choosing the Perfect Typeface (http://design.tutsplus.com/articles/10-rules-for-choosing-the-perfect-typeface--vector-12548). The articles will remind you about the different categories of safety, the colors they use in graphic design to signify them and the importance of font/typeface. You will need to pick out a safety issue, the color that correlates with it and a appropriate font for your Safety Design Project. Make sure to pick up your Safety Design Project Worksheet and Safety Design Rubric before you begin as you will need to answer some questions and show your creative process. Both sheets can be downloaded from the bottom of this page or picked up at the front desk.

 2nd Read the article below OSHA Safety Color Codes found below as well as follow the link to the article 10 Rules for Choosing the Perfect Typeface (http://design.tutsplus.com/articles/10-rules-for-choosing-the-perfect-typeface--vector-12548). Answer questions one (1) through ten (10) on the Safety Design Project Worksheet.

OSHA Safety Color Codes





Red
Red may be the most widely recognized color for indicating hazards. OSHA regulations state that red should be used to mark the location of fire-extinguishing and protective equipment and to identify containers of flammable liquids. Barricades and temporary obstructions must be marked with red flashing lights. Red also designates emergency stop buttons, switches and bars on hazardous and heavy equipment.

Red fire alarm.
Red fire alarm. (Creatas Images/Creatas/Getty Images)
Yellow
According to OSHA, yellow warns workers to proceed with caution, similar to a yield traffic sign. Yellow also designates physical hazards such as tripping and falling.

Medical tubes and yellow biohazard sign.
Medical tubes and yellow biohazard sign. (Damerau/iStock/Getty Images)
    Orange
    Orange indicates dangerous parts of equipment, such as areas where body parts can become caught in machinery, or swinging pieces that can hit someone in the course of operation.

     Orange signs and lights for safety.
    Orange signs and lights for safety. (Baloncici/iStock/Getty Images)
    Blue
    OSHA dictates that equipment be marked with blue if it is in need of or currently under repair, in order to prevent further damage to the equipment or harm to the workers.
    Blue disabled parking sign.
    Blue disabled parking sign. (Design Pics/Design Pics/Getty Images)

     Green
    Green indicates first aid or other safety equipment that is not used in the prevention or extinguishing of fires. This equipment includes safety gear for employees working from heights and respirator masks.
    Green safety sign.
    Green safety sign. (Hemera Technologies/PhotoObjects.net/Getty Images)
    Purple
    Purple marks radioactive materials or equipment.
    Green, orange, and purple containers with radioactive materials.
    Green, orange, and purple containers with radioactive materials. (vasabii/iStock/Getty Images)

    3rd Based on the what you have learned about safety colors in this lesson and at the beginning of class you will pick a safety rule and create an illustration for it in your Journal. Before you begin your design you will need to fill out the Creativity Section of the Safety Design Project Worksheet. You will need to think of the color that correlates with the safety you will be illustrating. You may use the computer to look for ideas before you begin. Remember no plagiarism. 

     4th Next get your Journal. If you do not have your Journal you will need to get a sheet of nine (9) x eleven (11) drawing paper where the colored pencils are by the windows. You will want to keep it simple but no stick figures. 

    5th To begin with you will need to sketch out a seven (7) by seven (7) box. Use the rulers to sketch this box out. You may place your text below this box.

    6th Next you will need to create a sketch of your safety design within the box. 

    7th Next you will add text in a font that tells the viewer what they are looking at. You may use the computer for the text or hand draw. You may use any of the logo/text programs we have used in class (graphicsprings.com, graffiticreator.net, cooltext.com, flamingtext.com and Illustrator). Do not glue on if you are using one of the text programs just print, cut out the background and place it. If you are drawing your font make sure they are shapes not just lines and do this on a separate paper. Think thick or bubble like letters.

    8th Once your sketch and text is in place have another student look at your work before you color. Take the time to listen and record their suggestion(s). You will need to have your partner initial your Safety Design Project Rubric in the correct spot.

     8th Next you will color your image and text with markers or colored pencils which are located on the counter by the windows and complete your Safety Graphic Project Worksheet. Make sure you glue on the text and color if necessary.

     9th Makes sure to fill out the self-evaluation on the Safety Graphic Project Rubric.



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