Poster Design for Exhibition

Choose an artist from the LIST and find examples of the artist's work.  Design a poster (legal size dimensions) for an exhibition of the artist's work in the UWF Gallery of Art and Design.  

Included in the design (not necessarily in this order):

-colors, composition, spacial relationships, and font choices characteristic of the artist's work

-show dates (duration of exhibition is one month, choose any date before January 2008)

-artist(s)

-show title

-curator (use anyone from the art department such as either our current gallery director, Raina Benoit, or our Dept. chair, Dr. Suzette Doyon, or, if the work is French, our resident art historian specializing in French Art History, Dr. Barbara Larson (or one of your professors or...))

-sponsor (use a local Pensacola business/corporation/organization)

Not included in the design:

-visible pixels from low res. web graphics

Post to Design Projects Blog Wed.9.8.8

Prep for Exhibition Poster Design:

Use that google, find examples of exhibition posters designed by artists for movements on the LIST.  Post one and include:

-link to original site

-credit artist

-date created

-movement advertised

-describe 1 aspect of the work that is characteristic of either the artist or the movement described

Post to Design History Blog by Wed.9.8.8 

 

WEEKLY POSTS (due MONDAY)

 Post to DESIGN PROJECTS BLOG:

Each week you should find a tutorial on the web that deals with a new topic either in PHOTOSHOP or ILLUSTRATOR and do it.  Post the results and links us back to the original tutorial.  Credit the website and, if possible, the creator.  Tutorial results are not guaranteed, and if the tutorial is a flop, please say so.

(The post does not have to be a success, but an attempt)

Total of 6 tutorials should be attempted by the end of the term.

6 TOTAL by 12.10.8

Post to DESIGN HISTORY BLOG:

Choose an artist/designer from the LIST ( link to the right on this page ) and find an image from of the artist's work to post.  ( be sure to include a link to the page where you found the work, and of course always be sure to credit the creator )

Include the following information:

1. name of artist

2. date work created

3. name of movement artist is associated with

4. describe 1 aspect of the work that is characteristic of either the artist's work or the movement in which the artist takes part

Post to Design History Blog on Mondays, 6 due by end of term

6 TOTAL BY 12.10.8

Choose a logo from the web and describe what the designer is trying to communicate about the brandee and how.

Post to design history bog, 6 due by end of term, 1 should be Saul Bass and another a Paul Rand logo

6 TOTAL BY 12.10.8