WJEC Level 1/2 Technical Award
Unit 2 – ICT in Context – Task 4: Image creation
Task 4 involves making a logo. There are a range of resources here that I used when I taught this task in 2024.
1 – Image file types and formats
Bitmap file formats – for you to use
You'll probably want to use Unsplash
for this – excellent quality, large images which are totally free to use
There are some vector graphic making skills that are worth developing as well. Use these help guides:
2 – Reading the client brief
This video shows a commercial printer at work.
The quality of printing done using a printer like this is much higher than a standard home printer (or anything we have at school). We say that it has a higher resolution. The ink nozzles are much finer, so we need to use print quality images – which means TIFF files at 300 pixels per inch.
There are two lists of tools the exam board uses to help mark your work. It's useful to think about tese when you're deciding which pieve of software to use.
Lists of standard and advanced tools
3 – Sourcing images
You have to include at least ne image you've sourced from somewhere else. But the image(s) you use will need to be big enough and a high quality resolution (so, 300 pixels per inch).
There is a list of good places to source images from:
You may well find that images you use aren't 300ppi. It's possible to convert them:
4 – Using vector graphics
Vector graphics are really useful because they are rescalable (they can be changed size really easily). But they're a little harder to work with.
There are some problems downloading images from vector graphic sites, so I'll provide you with a zip file to download to get started with. You can try to get your own downloads if you want to.
You will need to follow the instructions to do this task:
Using ZIP files causes some issues. There's a guide on how to do this in general.
5 Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights
You need to know about this so that you can include it in your portfolio.
There are ways that you can deal with copyright problems.
Question sheet:
6 Metamoda: sourcing images task
You need to know how to source and record images.
There's a help guide to show you how to find out the image properties:
7 Infinite Cloud logo task
Creating a logo as a vector graphic.
Infinite Cloud logo client brief
Some skills guides: