Blog Entry #4.7

10 minimum  J.K. Rowling images have been saved to my Flash Drive.

                                  

Blog Entry # 4.6

1. Name of Notable Person: 
 J.K. Rowling

2.Web Addresses of all Sources (copy and paste)

http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1077326.J_K_Rowling
www.biographyonline.net/people/
http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/biography.cfm
http://biography-books.net/j-k-rowling-a-biography.html
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/edsites/jkrtimeline.html

3. Biographical Information

a. Date of Birth and Death= July 31, 1965

b. Place of Birth and Death (or current residence): Bristol, England

c. Family (e.g. parents, siblings, spouse, children)= her parents name are Ann and Peter Rowling, she also has a younger sister Dianne.

d. Education= she first went to Tutshill Primary School.

e. Occupation= she is an author of a highly popular series Harry Potter.

4. Two-three Quotes (either about the person of from the person)

"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

 

"It is our choices, Harry, that show us who we truly are, far more than our abilities."
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)

5. Significant contribution(s) to World History

J. K. Rowling is the author of the phenomenal best selling Harry Potter series.

She is credited to the revival of childrens reading.

6. Ten terms related to the person

Muggle, Slitherin, Dumbledore, Hogwarts, Quidditch, Leaky Leona, Azkerban,
Deathly Hallows, Voldemort, Professor Snape. Hagrid 

7. Timeline of at least five important dates in the person’s life.

1994 Tells Di the story of Harry Potter. Fortunately, Di loves it. Rowling is living in one-bedroom flat, can't get a place in state-sponsored day care for Jessica, and can't afford private child care without a job. Experiences brief period of severe depression (inspiring the DEMENTORS who suck happy memories from mortals and drive them to despair). February 1997 Scottish Arts Council gives her a record grant for a children's author, £8,000 ($13,000). Rowling buys a computer in order to finish the second book

Gets by on income support of £69 ($105) per week. Writes Harry Potter on notepads in cafes around Edinburgh, fueled by the occasional espresso while Jessica naps in her buggy. Continues scribbling in evenings. "I really wrote it entirely for myself."

July 1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban published in Britain, knocking Thomas Harris' Hannibal out of the No. 1 spot on the bestseller list. The New York Times has Harry Potter books in the top three positions on its bestseller list. An unprecedented feat. Warner Bros. buys the film rights to the first two books.

Rowling demands that they be live-action movies, not animations, and that she have script approval. She says that she's particularly looking forward to seeing Quidditch matches on the big screen and she hopes that Hagrid will be played by Robbie Coltrane. Mattel Inc., of Barbie fame, buys the merchandising rights to Harry Potter.

1999 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets won the 1999 Federation of Children's Book Groups Children's Book Awards. The award is unique in that children are the testers and decide the winner.

2000 Rowling makes Forbes' annual Celebrity 100 list as the 24th-highest celebrity earner in the world, having earned $40 million in 1999, easily beating fellow scribes Grisham, Koontz and Crichton. Steve Kloves, director of The Fabulous Baker Boys, starts writing screenplay for the movie.

March 2000 Worldwide sales of the first three Harry Potter books stands at more than 30 million in 31 languages. Each of the books has held the No. 1 position on The New York Times bestseller list.

July 8, 2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, published simultaneously in Britain and the United States. In what is said to be the biggest first run in history, over 5 million copies of "Goblet of Fire" were printed in the United States and Britain.

The book also won rave reviews from e-merchants which took 400,000 advance orders

2000 Rowling makes Forbes' annual Celebrity 100 list as the 24th-highest celebrity earner in the world, having earned $40 million in 1999, easily beating fellow scribes Grisham, Koontz and Crichton.
Steve Kloves, director of The Fabulous Baker Boys, starts writing screenplay for the movie.

March 2000 Worldwide sales of the first three Harry Potter books stands at more than 30 million in 31 languages. Each of the books has held the No. 1 position on The New York Times bestseller list.

March 2, 2001 Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling today received the title Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, from H.R.H. Prince Charles.

Blog Entry #3.5

I am going to design and make a country poster for Panama.  The object of this poster is to spread interest and target all kinds of tourist to visit this country.   Teachers and college students who are interest in the latin cultures and afro carribean cultures. I want to make it very colorful and informative.  I want to make sure I make the tourist understand what Panama is about and create an interesting poster.  I want to target the key elements of Panama and choose the best pictures for it.   

Blog Entry #3.4

Steps needed to complete Panama poster:

1. Dimensions: Poster Paper and a ruler to measure height and width.

2. Background Color: Choose the color. I will use Adobe Photoshop.

3. Required Text:
I will do an internet research on the country's capital city, current leader, official language and the currency used there. I will include my name in one of the corners of the poster

4. Images: I will look for images of the country flag, current leader, map, monuments and historical attractions.
I will use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Effects to assist in the extraction, colors and sizing of photos and text.  I will use the "Arrange" feature to help in layering the photos. 

Blog Entry # 3.3

I liked this poster the best because in features kangaroos.  The kangaroo is the symbol for Australia.  All kinds of tourist are being targeted especially animal lovers and people who enjoy the outdoors.  Kangaroos and other types of wildlife are a great attraction for families.  The poster shows how you can feed the kangaroos and how safe it is to do with out the fences and barriers you usually see in a zoo. The poster provides beautiful pictures of the area and the happiness and excitement the animals can bring.   These images invite you to come experience it for yourself.

Blog Entry #4.5

I am going to design and make a Cereal Box based on my assigned person J.K. Rowling.  She is the author of the Harry Potter Series. This product will be designed to attract Parents and children.  I want to create a cereal that is both tasty and healthy.  I want to reach all those Harry Potter fans around the world.  The cereal box should be very colorful with many magical elements taken from the books and the movies.  I want to make it fun for the children and healthy for them too.  I want to have the parents enjoy it along with their children.  Their must be a healthy nutritional value to it so parents know that they are making a good breakfast choice for the family.  I do not want to make something that has scary pictures or way too sweet in sugar content.

Blog Entry #4.4

Steps for creating Cereal box:

All research will be done with a computer.

1. Name of the cereal:
I will need to research the person assigned to create a name that reflects what this person has done.
2. Ad Slogan:
Research work done by person assigned. Slogan must be related to the work.
3. My company name:
I must create a clever name for cereal. It must be something never used before and must include my company name.
4.  Picture of my assigned person.
Search and Copy/Paste from internet.
5. Back of the box:
List historical information such as birth place, education and early years of my assigned person. Include the characteristics that make this person important.  Include several pictures of this person.
6. Side Panel #1:
One quote along with the explanation of the quote and background.  Also list some trivial facts about the person.
7. Side Panel #2:
Create timeline of assigned person. This information will be researched and listed.
8. Top Panel:
create a brief catchy slogan about my assigned person to make the buyer interested in reading about this person
9. Bottom Panel:
Bibliography in MLA format. Information should be collected on the research sources used to gather information on this person.

Blog Entry # 4.3

1. Describe all of the ways the designer has targeted adults with this cereal box.

They have advertise it as a very healthy cereal used by people who need to keep fit and trim.  It is advertised as being high in fiber. It is the breakfast cereal that loves you back with whole grain.

2. What gender of adult is targeted? What elements led you to this conclusion?

The target audience is adult women and men who are looking for a healthy cereal.

3. What is the advertising slogan?

Honey Bunches of Oats is "Delicious Honey Bunches of Love!"

Blog Entry #4.1

I am creating a Cereal Box.  I have been assigned to create the cereal box for the historical figure J.K. Rowling who is the author of the Harry Potter series.  I am a fan of this series and have watched the movies.  This project will be a fun one for me.

Blog Entry #4.2

1. Describe all of the ways the designer has targeted children with this cereal box.

The designer created t.v. ads with kids in it. The designer also used  bright colors that were very noticable and eye appealing for the younger audience.
It also featured popular sports figures to help promote exercise and healthy eating.

2. What gender of children is targeted? What elements led you to this conclusion?

The designer targets both boys and girls in their t.v. ads and commercials.  The ads show active kids participating in all kinds of sports and fitness.
3.What is the advertising slogan?

      Its Tony the Tiger saying "They're GREAT!"

blog entry # 3.13