hello, world!
new project: Design w/a Cause.
Description:
Find a non-profit organization, or cause, to develop a poster, or series of posters for… Initially you will create a list of words that best describe what the organization or cause is about. Looking carefully at your list of words, select 3-5 that you feel have strong connotations.
Assignment:
Create a design using imagery based on the connotation of the word or words that relate to the essence of your cause. Your final layout will be suggested 16x20 poster and should include a possible headline and a logotype for your non-profit organization.
This project will require an extensive exploration of thumbnail indications.
· A minimum of 100 hand developed thumbnails (due this week)
· 6 hand developed rough sketches
· 3 semi-tight indications
· Final layout
Preliminary Research...
Organization:
826la
About:
Non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills. Helps teachers inspire students to write.
- Drop in tutoring (Monday through Thursday, 2:30 – 5:30).
- After school workshops
- In-schools tutoring
- Help for English Language learners
- Assistance with student publication
Services inspired by the belief that great leaps of learning can be inspired by one on one education, and strong writing skills are essential to future success.
Any ideas? I went to class yesterday armed with a boatload of stick figures. I want to play on the iconic 1950's classroom....
key words:
CULTIVATE CREATIVITY EDUCATION INNOVATION
brainstorming images, or what my professor calls "visual stable data":
- the yellow pencil w/green stripes and a red eraser
- chalk boards
- lined paper
- student desk
- detention lines
- lunch pales
