1. Draw a rectangle - Size 8 X 4.375 inches
2. Create "sun logo"
   1. Do this by rotating a red triangle and red circle around a larger red circle
   2. Then add a double yellow and blue-green stroke by using the "copy" and "paste in front" commands
3. Option drag the sun design to make more
4. Resize and place in the same places as the example
5. Drop transparency where needed
6. Create the "shizzle" type and the "hard core - rock hard" slogan
7. Use the shear tool to slant the type
8. Draw a light yellow box for the nutritional facts. Draw a red outlined box and include all type and lines. Make up some ingredients using very small helvetica type (7 point) Rotate the type 90 degrees
9. Do a google image search for a bar code. Save the bar code art in your H drive. To get the art into your soda art, go to file and place.
10. Draw the six-sided polygon and type in the AL using Ariel Black
11. Draw the little guy and the recycle basket.

• Create a logo and artwork
• Size 8 X 4.375 inches

Lesson ideas
Theme of Identity - make a personal can that tells something about yourself - include an image of yourself. Limit to just a few colors. Have Facts/Contents on can be character traits and info about yourself.

Ameri-scapes - Theme on the American Dream have contents area be about America - what America stands for.

Plan target group, etc. Appeal to target group. content area on can handled like a beverage can (come up with a list of ingredients for your soda).

Grading

• Visual impact - Does the can look realistic? Does the logo, color scheme, nutritional info and other details of the can work together to make your design look like a "real" can of pop? 1 through 5
• Logo - Does the logo show commitment. Does it looked planned, balanced, clever, or dramtic. Does it show effort? 1 through 5
• Commitment - 1 through 5 points
• Skill - 1 through 5 points
• Presentation - 1 through 5 points
• Extra credit - Animate your can. Mount digital camera on tripod and take several pictues of your can. Between each picture, rotate the can a small amount. Take about 8 shots to get a full revolution. Import pics into adobe image ready and convert to animated gif.