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So far, 276 people have completed this assignment and it has 17300 views.
Submitted by: Tom Woodward
This idea was first suggested by Tom Woodward and has been a long standing popular ds106 assignment. The assignment is to reduce a movie, story, or event into its basic elements, then take those visuals and reduce them further to simple icons, four of them. Write your blog post up but do not give away the answer, let people guess! The challenge is to find the icons that suggest the story, but do not make it so easy. For icons a great resource is The Noun Project.
So far, 46 people have completed this assignment and it has 17057 views.
Submitted by: Daniel Zimmerman
Time to let out your inner Big Brother! Create a propaganda poster for ds106. Use your photo editing software of choice and write a message to inspire your fellow ds106ers. For example, I took a WW2 poster about increasing ammunition production, and turned it into a poster promoting tweeting.
So far, 42 people have completed this assignment and it has 14907 views.
Submitted by: Liz
Choose one of your favorite lines from a song and illustrate it using only typography. Consider how the font, color, sizes and placement of the typography can reflect or emphasize the meaning of the words. Check out the posters at Music Philosophy for ideas and inspiration.
So far, 35 people have completed this assignment and it has 14286 views.
Submitted by: LTalon
De-Motivational posters are very common on the internet these days, but people often forget about the thing they were based on--Motivational posters. Why not make one of those for a change of pace? Motivate yourself (or someone else).
So far, 17 people have completed this assignment and it has 12334 views.
Submitted by: Jim Groom
Givien the popularity and ubiquity of animated GIfs on the web right now, it is time to get jiggy with them. Animate a comic book cover. Check out Kerry Callen's examples for inspiration.
So far, 29 people have completed this assignment and it has 9557 views.
Submitted by: Miranda Skinner
Create a missing posters flyer for a fictional movie/show character, made-up person, animal, or a real person. Be sure to include a picture, the name, characteristics, and last seen date and place. Let your imagination do the talking for this poster!
So far, 20 people have completed this assignment and it has 8939 views.
Submitted by: Randomriter (Bridgette Metzinger)
Design (using any programs you want) the cover of your autobiography. What pictures would you include? What would you title it? Make sure it really shows off who you are what you want your audience to see in you by the cover.
So far, 35 people have completed this assignment and it has 8840 views.
Submitted by: Jim Groom
Pick a movie poster and animate it. You can see an awesome example and quick explanation by Michael Branson Smith here.
So far, 24 people have completed this assignment and it has 8726 views.
Submitted by: Jim Groom
Take a title of a well-known book and re-design the cover to suggest something entirely different. For example, the book cover for Cormac McCarthy's The Road (an apocalyptic novel about a father and son facing the end of the world) is reframed as a feel-good book about effective parenting (see image). Original idea found through this design contest on Book Ninja in 2008. Image credit: Ingrid Paulson's reimagining of The Road by Cormac McCarthy
So far, 136 people have completed this assignment and it has 8612 views.
Submitted by: Tom Woodward (via Martha)
Create a tv/movie poster that captures the essence of the story through the use of minimalist design/iconography.
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