Final Project

Crossing Platforms, Due December 6

Think about all you have learned this semester…all of the skills, techniques, and tools in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere Pro. Which of these programs resonated most with you and your artistic practice/interests? Which did you succeed most at, and are ready to take to the next level? Or perhaps, which program caused you the most grief, and left you feeling like you needed another few classes to practice and work on your abilities?

Your final project is open-ended in that you may use any of the programs we have covered in class and any set of skills, but you must highlight your skills in at least two ways, two programs, two final pieces. Your project should stem from the following prompt, and both works should communicate one idea.

Prompt:

Go for a walk and photograph ten random things. The goal here is to use these as a jumping off point, as inspiration. Your project could be as personal and imaginative as a narrative based on or incorporating all your found objects, or as direct as a rebrand of something/somewhere you stumble upon. The final two pieces can be anything you wish; a poster, infographic, illustration, zine, book, GIF, short video, etc. but you must have two individual components.

For example: you might create a narrative of your objects and create a timeline infographic of your story, and additionally create an illustrated GIF of one of the objects. Or maybe you decide to do a full rebrand for the company’s soda bottle you find lying on the side of the road, creating a new set of logos for it and a short video that would act as a commercial introducing their new look. Though working across two (or more) platforms, your final should communicate or deal with the same overall concept and make sense as one complete package.

Your project must meet the project grading guidelines.

As a reminder, your projects will bring one (or more) of your assignments to the next level. This could mean expanding it, or using the same concept but starting from scratch. Make sure that your concept and execution are as strong as they can be.

Submission:

Post your 10 photos and both final files to the blog. Please also provide me with copies of these materials in the student work folder of the art2011 google drive.

Note: if you choose to make a zine or book, please bring at least one printed copy to class for us to look at in addition to digital files.