Design Assignments

WIRED Feature – What’s Inside You?

_cokwr: Based on the regular Wired magazine feature "What's Inside" found in the paper version of the periodical. (http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/15-07/st_redbull) Create a what's inside poster all about you. Make it humorous, make it serious, extra points if you can turn it into a formidable replacement for your CV! , _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://www.techsavvyed.net/?p=1752, _chk2m: Ben Rimes, _ciyn3: 150, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Design an Invoice

_cokwr: Create an invoice for a transaction that has happened in a film, TV series, etc. For example, Boba fett's invoice to Jabba the Hutt for capturing Han Solo see http://geek-tasticcom.blogspot.com/2010/10/ever-wonder-what-standard-rate-is-for.html, _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://www.geek-tastic.com/storage/invoice.jpg, _chk2m: Jim Groom, _ciyn3: 58, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Infographic Life

_cokwr: First, begin by spending a set period of time documenting things about your life. How much coffee are you drinking each day? How many miles do you walk/ride/drive to work/school/bars? You can use http://www.daytum.com to capture this data, or go old school with pen and paper. Now, take inspiration from infographics all over the web, including the Feltron Annual Report, and create something beautiful and interesting from all that data., _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://feltron.com/ar10_04.html, _chk2m: Tim Owens, _ciyn3: 52, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

I Can Read Movies

_cokwr: Create a film-based book cover using the aesthetic framed by Spacesick here: http://spacesick.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-can-read-movies-series.html See the original images here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spacesick/sets/72157614482499746/with/3198823976/ , _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3388/3276447572_ba2af80e03_m.jpg, _chk2m: Jim Groom, _ciyn3: 55, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Movie Fortunes

_cokwr: Design some fortunes for hypothetical fortune cookies that characters from a book, movie, or series of books or movies could have gotten during their escapades., _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tempestuousseas/5429518741/, _chk2m: Tempest, _ciyn3: 59, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Re-brand ‘Em

_cokwr: The logo is an important part of a company. For this assignment, you are to choose a company and re-brand them. Take their logo and remix it, or start from scratch and make it your own piece of art. Need inspiration? Here's a cool site (http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/) that blogs about recent changes in company logos, and posts both the new and old versions. It can really highlight what subtle changes can do to a logo. , _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/, _chk2m: Chris Randles, _ciyn3: 118, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Wait, where’d that guy come from?

_cokwr: Photoshop someone(s) (or something(s)) into a picture that isn't supposed to be there. Here's the original inspiration for the project: http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20110629_1.htm, _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://words.shannotate.com/?p=88, _chk2m: shannotate, _ciyn3: 149, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

ds106 radio

_cokwr: Come up with an aesthetic for ds106 radio. If you were to create a shirt, bumper sticker, poster, etc. what would it look like? See WFMU as an example/inspiration., _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://wfmu.org/, _chk2m: Jim Groom, _ciyn3: 50, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

On This Day

_cokwr: Design your own Google-esque image using either your first or last name. Use the colors of the Google letters. Pick your topic by searching for "on this day in history" using your birthday (month and day only). Be sure to say what the event is below your creation! , _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://blog.stephlefferts.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sesame-street-image.jpg, _chk2m: Stephanie, _ciyn3: 60, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Missing Persons Poster for Dr. Oblivion

_cokwr: Help #ds106 find Dr. Oblivion. Create a poster to help the search!, _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://www.michaelbransonsmith.net/blog/2011/06/23/help-find-dr-oblivion/, _chk2m: Michael Branson Smith, _ciyn3: 142, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3: