Design Assignments

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:

SuperHero – Super Villain Your Friends

_cokwr: Turn your friend into a superhero or a super villain by preplacing an existing character's head with your friends. Or mix and match any variety of body parts, super powers, etc. for effect. Also consider adapting a character's quote to suit your friend's personality and include it in the image., _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://yfrog.com/mfr95xij, _chk2m: Michael Branson Smith (for CogDog), _ciyn3: 198, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Valentines Alternative

_cokwr: Valentines day is lame and the cards are worse. Make a good one targeted towards a particular person (real or imaginary)., _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://thefoxisblack.com/2011/02/11/wiedenkennedy-valentine-cards/, _chk2m: Tom, _ciyn3: 61, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

The Wayback Machine

_cokwr: Remember what the web looked like in 1997? You might not, but it was retrofabulous! For this assignment take a modern website or web service and downgrade it back to 1997 standards., _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/2011/12/08/once-upon/, _chk2m: Tim Owens, _ciyn3: 215, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Name that single!

_cokwr: Create a design for a favorite song by using just simple designs and NO WORDS...Basically a design assignment with the rules in charades. IE: for No Doubt's "I'm Just a Girl" I would just have a symbol of a girl. , _cpzh4: Design, _chk2m: anagahama, _ciyn3: 94, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Minimalist TV/Movie Poster

_cokwr: Create a tv/movie poster that captures the essence of the story through the use of minimalist design/iconography. , _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://bionicteaching.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Picture-8.png, _chk2m: Tom Woodward (via Martha), _ciyn3: 43, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Merit a Badge

_cokwr: Badges. Badges are the future of education. With a badge, you can express your skills in a visible and authentic way. Without a badge, you're just another worthless drain on society. Better get yourself a badge., _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://flic.kr/p/arw9aW, _chk2m: leelzebub, _ciyn3: 174, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Create a movie poster for your website

_cokwr: Create a "movie poster" for you picture. Include your website name and a few pictures, _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/2809207408_46a3239e30.jpg?v=0, _chk2m: Elizabeth Castillo, _ciyn3: 110, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Warning

_cokwr: Lots of things today have warning labels. Create warning labels for things that exist only in movies or your imagination. Examples, _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2011/02/science-fiction-danger-awareness.html, _chk2m: Tom, _ciyn3: 87, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

The Little Caption

_cokwr: Take one of your own photographs, one from Flickr Creative Commons (http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/) or one from the DS 106 Flickr group (http://www.flickr.com/groups/ds-106/) and caption it., _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://www.flickr.com/photos/daking27/5437505752/, _chk2m: Donn King, _ciyn3: 64, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3: