ELEMENT DESIGNS
Your first assignment this semester will be to create a series of Element Designs, responding to the list of words given below. Please be creative, thoughtful and do something unique. You will create 16 thumbnail sketches for each element given, 2 of 8 words from the list that you choose (note that this is different from what the handout states). You will then refine 3 of them, and choose one final image for each element, creating it in Illustrator. We will go over this assignment in more detail in class.
Keep in mind the following things as you work on your designs:
Deadlines:
All due dates are at the start of class!
Tuesday, 2/27
Line thumbnails (8)
SHAPE Thumbnails (8)
Wednesday, 2/28
Line Refined Drawings (2)
Shape Refined Drawings (2)
Thursday, 3/1
Texture Thumbnails (8)
Color Thumbnails (8)
Monday, 3/5
Texture Refined Drawings (2)
Color Refined Drawings (2)
Final Designs In Illustrator: Due Date TBD
Keep in mind the following things as you work on your designs:
- Composition is key. Consider where your designs fit on the page - it's important! Something small in the corner communicates something very different than something large and pushing out of the page boundaries. Try to avoid dead center surrounded with white space!
- Use the element to convey the word, not the element to draw a picture that conveys the word. For example, use wavy lines to communicate the idea of peaceful in a design, not line to draw a picture of a baby sleeping.
- We do rough/thumbnail and refined sketches so that you can come up with the best idea! Our first instinct is not always our best idea.
- Rough/thumbnail sketches are okay if they are not super detailed. They just need to communicate the general idea. Your refined sketches get more detailed (it's okay to change things from the thumbnails) and then it's your final that has all the detail.
Deadlines:
All due dates are at the start of class!
Tuesday, 2/27
Line thumbnails (8)
SHAPE Thumbnails (8)
Wednesday, 2/28
Line Refined Drawings (2)
Shape Refined Drawings (2)
Thursday, 3/1
Texture Thumbnails (8)
Color Thumbnails (8)
Monday, 3/5
Texture Refined Drawings (2)
Color Refined Drawings (2)
Final Designs In Illustrator: Due Date TBD
Project Files
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thumbnail and refined sketches blank handouts
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