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.

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: