1. Year 10 Design Technology
Game Cover Design
Images are based on promotional materials from companies and have been released for general use.
Year 10 Design Technology

2. Which is the best? 2 3 1 4 5
Wii Play (Wii – million, Wii remote bundled with all copies)[68]
Nintendogs (DS – million, all five versions combined)[68]
Wii Fit (Wii – million)[68]
Mario Kart Wii (Wii – million)[68]
New Super Mario Bros. (DS – million)[68]

3. Learning Outcomes To be able to describe a product cover
To be able to create a product cover
To be able to evaluate a cover
Creative Thinkers
Reflective Learners

4. Key Words Please complete tasks 1 & 2
Title
Tagline
Format
Character
Title
Format
Rating
Tagline
Company Logo
Logo
Rating
Outcome: To be able to describe a product cover

5. Why is a cover important?
Outcome: To be able to describe a product cover

6. Outcome: To be able to evaluate a cover
Find 3 covers
Can be, game, music or movie covers
Copy and paste them into Microsoft Word
Say why you like them, could be:
Picture, what makes it interesting?
What’s the mood? (Fun, happy or sad)
Interesting Title
Interesting tagline
Outcome: To be able to evaluate a cover

7. Pilot Eddy safely through
Sketch out 2 designs
Each cover should have:
Rating
Title
Format
Tagline
Company logo
Picture including the main character
Danger Zone!
Pilot Eddy safely through
J A B PC
Outcome: To be able to create a cover

8. Outcome: To be able to create a cover
Sketch out 2 designs
Instructions:
Use Microsoft Publisher, Photoshop
Draw three squares
Outcome: To be able to create a cover

9. Engage the Australian Classification Website
Research
Engage the Australian Classification Website

10. Peer Evaluation
Does each cover have everything required? (Title, tagline, format, logo & character)
Do you know what the game is about from the cover? More than a single comment
What do you really like about each cover?
What would make each cover even better?
Which cover do you think is the best? Why?
Does each cover have everything required? Check the 5 areas (Title, tagline, format, logo & character)
Do you know what the game is about from the cover? More than a single comment.
What do you really like about each cover? Be specific,
What would make each cover even better? Think about the object of the game, who the target audience is, how can the design draw viewers even deeper into the picture
Which cover do you think is the best? Why?