Homework Due

Materials Needed

Visual Library (15 min)

Let’s take a look at the images you posted to the Visual Library, specifically those posted using Thursday’s prompt: Stable Figure/Ground, but also any that could be described with the terms Organic shape, Geometric shape, Figure (positive space), Ground (negative space), Ambiguous Figure/Ground, Economy, and Unity.

Demo

Inked Compositions

  • inked layout
  • layout

Goal: Finalize your “curious artifacts” compositions to create (6) culminating compositions in ink on Bristol board: (3) obvious figure / ground relationship and (3) ambiguous figure/ground relationship . Using an economy of organic and/or geometric shapes, the final compositions should feel unified.

Document your work

When you are finished, take a well-lighted, well-composed photograph of your inked composition. This image will be uploaded to class blog for critique and grading.

Use this guide to avoid common mistakes when photographing your work with a camera phone.

Protecting your work

When submitting your project work, demonstrate a dedication to your design practice and show a sense of professionalism. Protect your work from smudges, wrinkles and bends by covering it with a piece of protective tracing paper and store it in your portfolio during travel to and from school.

  1. Use a piece of tracing paper sized to the width of your work.
  2. Using removable drafting tape, carefully tape the top edge of the tracing paper to the back of your finished work.
  3. In pencil write your full name and the project number (ie: COMD1100 Project #1) on the BACK of the work in lower right corner.
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Submitting Your Work

Follow the Submitting Your Work guidelines and include the project-specific details found under Project #1 Deliver.

Part of your Project grade is leaving well-written comments for at least one of your peers. Review Providing Feedback for specific guidelines for leaving constructive feedback.

REMINDER: You will receive a grade and comments from the Professor on this post. Without this post, you will not receive a grade.

 Lab & Meetings with Professor

  • Work independently (and quietly) on Project #1: Phase 3 – Develop. Feel free to listen to music using headphones.
  • By the end of class you should have completed your inked composition.
  • Meet with the Professor to make sure you are on the path to success in this course. If you have questions or need extra help, now is the time to ask!

Homework Due NEXT CLASS

  1. Prepare your Inked Composition for delivery.
    • Don’t forget to document your finished work and protect it with tracing paper to turn in.
  2. Follow the Submitting Your Work guidelines and include the project-specific details found under Project #1 Deliver.
  3. Leave at least one comment on a fellow classmates Curious Artifacts post. Review Providing Feedback for specific guidelines for leaving constructive feedback.
  4. We will use the class blog to present work during the critique next class.

Materials needed for NEXT CLASS