1. Unit 6
Creating your digital image

2. Get logged in…
• For the client brief, you need to decide
and explain why you would use a certain
type of software for creating your
digital image.
• Look at the examples on the next slide
and decide on which is the best
software would be best to use for the
clients needs.

3. Brief 1
1. Photoshop
2. Illustrator Client has asked
3. Fireworks you to write a letter
4. PowerPoint to a local company
5. Word asking for some
6. Paint sponsorship money.

4. Brief 2
1. Photoshop
2. Illustrator Client has asked
3. Fireworks you to create a
4. PowerPoint presentation to
5. Word persuade people to
6. Paint donate

5. Brief 3
1. Photoshop
2. Illustrator
3. Fireworks Client has asked
4. PowerPoint you to design a web
5. Word based graphic
6. Paint

6. Brief 4
1. Photoshop
2. Illustrator
3. Fireworks
4. PowerPoint
Client has asked for
a paper based logo
5. Word
6. Paint

7. Brief 5
1. Photoshop
2. Illustrator
3. Fireworks Client has asked
4. PowerPoint
you to design a
magazine front
5. Word
cover
6. Paint

8. By the end of the lesson
• All of you will have chosen a piece of software
to create your digital image and explain image
size and/or resolution you will use
• Most of you will chosen a suitable piece of
software to create your digital image and
take into consideration, the size & resolution
so it is fit for purpose
• Some of you will explain the benefits and
limitations of your chosen software

9. Graphic package choices

10. Graphic package choices

11. Graphic package choices

12. Your Task
• Go to:
isambardcambridgenationals.pbworks.com
and click on:
Unit 6 > Choosing the most suitable
software for the task

13. Your Task
1. Download the “Which Software?” worksheet
and save it to your Unit 6 folder.
2. Try to complete each of the tasks on the
worksheet using at least two of the graphics
packages available to you, e.g. Photoshop and
Paint.
3. For each task, consider how suitable each
graphics package was for the task.
Do some yellow and black thinking and consider the benefits and limitations of
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each software package you use and write a paragraph or two providing an
evaluation of each package and your recommendation on the tasks they are
more suitable for.

14. Plenary Recap
• What did you discover about the software
packages you used today?
• What types of things do you think you
need to consider when choosing a
software package?
• Which software do you think would be best
to create the Veggie Nut & Oat Burgers
packaging? Justify your choice.