December 6, 2018

What’s DUE:

  • Steps 1-3 of Project #5 : Phase 3 Guidelines
    • 10+ thumbnails and documented research to show idea development and critical thinking.
    • Fully developed preparatory drawings showing your and your partner’s silhouette icon.
    • Color mockup to clearly communicate color personalities and interactions.

Critique

Here is a great example of one student’s documentation of his  Design Process for this project.

Present your Paired Color Identities Free-Study (in-progress) with your partner.

  • 10+ thumbnails and documented research to show idea development and critical thinking.
  • Fully developed preparatory drawings showing your and your partner’s silhouette icon.
  • Color mockup to clearly communicate color personalities and interactions.

LAB: Free-Study Work

Step 4: ICON MOCKUP

  • Refine your chosen icon sketch and trace onto tracing paper. Next ink your traced icon using black ink and scan.
  • Or you may choose to assemble your icon using digital images.
  • We will use illustrator to create your icon and then add it the template file.
  • Similar to the last project, each member of the your team will create your own images to turn in, but your concept and color scheme will be planned out together.
  • Continue work on your Free-Study in class. Practice good time management.

Step 5: FINAL EXECUTION / PRESENTATION

  • Make sure you are communicating with your partner. Are you working with the same colors and concept?
  • Work independently on your digital files.
    • Make sure your artboard is set to Tabloid (17″x11″ Landscape)
    • Save a copy of your final freestudy as a PDF (Illustrator Default) for print.
    • Export a copy as a PNG (Screen 72ppi, Use artboard) to post to the class blog.
  • The FINAL compositions should be printed on card stock (or mounted on bristol).
    • Bring or send your files to a printer (Staples, Kinkos, Remsen Graphics, SaveMor)
    • Call or stop by the shop to find out how to prepare your files for print. Or read the directions very carefully.
    • Plan ahead! You may need to make a few test prints to make sure what you see on the screen is the same as in print. The interactions must be visible in print!
  • As with previous projects, research, thumbnails, evidence of multiple drafts, consideration of overall compositional balance between figure and ground, unity, and communication of a clear concept is important!
  • You will present your final work next class. Make this one count!

Homework

ALL PARTS OF Project #5 ARE DUE!

  • Review the guidelines to be sure you have completed everything including posts and comments to the class blog.

BRING YOUR GLOSSUMENTS TO THE NEXT CLASS!