Poster task 2 - Scamping others / scamping your own.

Objective

To further understand the part white space plays in a graphic artefact.

To become aware of how designers balance elements on a page.

Task

Gather a range of posters. This can be via Pinterest or your own examples for books.

Draw them in quickly your sketchbook.

Look at your example and loosely sketch the page. Pay close attention to the light and dark tones—allow your brain to 'threshold' the greys into either light or dark tones. See the example above.
The images in the presentation are of a variety of artefacts - not merely posters, but you get the gist.
Complete 24+

Presentation

Sketchbook

Time needed

2 hours

Deadline

Wed 7th of Feb

Poster task 1 - Research

Objective
To find a broad range examples of poster design

Tasks

1. Fill a pinboard with 30+ examples of poster design
2. Find an article by a poster designer or printer and take notes

Checklist for assessment
Lots of relevant examples from different events

Time needed?
1 hr

Deadline
Wed 7th Dec

Promo Poster

Objective

To broaden your knowledge of graphic artefacts 
To widen your skill base of graphic techniques

Task

Produce a screen printed poster to promote an event.
This could be a gig, an event, a film, a party etc
(Smaller tasks will follow...)

Presentation
Sketchbook and Google Slides 

You will be graded holistically on

Research and Development - pinboards, case studies, copies

Exploration and Review - scamping, drafting, emulation, ink overlay process

Recording and Reflecting - subject matter drawings and photographs

Personal Presentation - Screenprinted design

Time needed

6 weeks

Deadline

Wed 18th Jan

3D Illustration task

Good example of presentation layout

Can you redesign John's Awful Business Card?

Objective
To evidence an understanding of combining typefaces using the typographic rules of Concord, Conflict and Contrast.

Task
• Download John's awful business card HERE.
• Redesign using the three C's (concord, conflict and contrast).

• Research & download typefaces at 1001 fonts  Dafont  Fontspace   FontFabric

Presentation
• Final design exported as a Jpeg and placed on your presentation.

• Screenshot with overlayed annotation/explanation.

Checklist for assessment

Brave contrasts of type size •  further contrast of weight, contrast, modification  •  purposeful proximity  •  repetition  •  single alignment

Type Dynamics

Badge Task - Brainstorming Drafting ideas

Objective
To build up Photoshop and drawing skills

Tasks

• Create a pinboard and fill it with badges from around the web.
• Brainstorm potential ideas using a spidergram, list or mind map.
• Draft ideas for a set of badges on a theme of your choosing.
• Presentation
• Screenshot your pinboard and present (GSlides or Sketchbook)

Presentation
Screenshot your pinboard and post to blog.
Photograph sketchbook/notebook pages and post to blog.
Checklist for assessment

Pages of your book filled with exciting ideas - not too neat - just get the ideas flowing. At this point you should be throwing ideas around the page and making interesting connections. SOme of these may be used, most will be discarded. The important thing is not to be judgmental at this point in the creative process. Do not let the Critical Faculty get on the way of your genius!

Time needed
2 hrs

Deadline
14 th of Sept

Templates!
Badges HERE
Title Card Thingy HERE
Backboard HERE

Download them all and save them into your network folder.



Your sketchbook pages will look something like this...

Personalising Sketchbooks

We are going to have some enforced fun covering our sketchbooks!!

Woohoo!! You will smile.

N.B. If you haven't already bought a sketchbook, then you can pick one up from me for a fiver. Hardback, nice paper, chunky and a handy compact-ish format.

Lookey HERE for a link to a pinboard full of sketchbook cover examples... but you could really look anywhere for inspiration.

Your task starts now. Look around you and collect stuff to stick on the front and back. Think about collecting example of type, texture, labels, patterns etc etc. Other than that, you could draw separate things and overlap them in a sticker-ish manner. When you cover your book, you be required to not leave and black exposed, other than considered design choices.

Initial presentation