Design Assignments

If Movie Posters Told The Truth

Improve movie posters to make them more accurately reflect the content of the film. Inspired entirely by theshiznit.co.uk

Bad Guy Business Cards

Apparently, street gangs in Chicago, like the Hell’s Devils, used to have calling cards (see the gallery: http://bit.ly/pyuOEl). This makes me think that poor marketing gives evil-doers a bad image. Help some of them out by creating business cards for them. But not the Joker – that’s too obvious.

the origins of…

Make a super-hero origins strip about your online persona, or the persona of someone else. You might want to use Pixton (http://www.pixton.com) – you might want to use something else, or draw it freehand if you are super-talented. But capturing the mood and making the story “feel” right are key, you might want to track down some super-hero origin strips to get the idea.

See the originas of the Apocalypse

Animated Movie Posters

Pick a movie poster and animate it. You can see an awesome example and quick explanation by Michael Branson Smith here.

Animated Comic Book Covers

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.

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: