_Design HW1: Collect/Scan and Photograph objects/images/places that represent your 50 favorite things listed. These can be found in magazines, photographs you have taken, or copyright free high-resolution photos found online (places like https://unsplash.com—although find other sites as well—we don’t want the whole class using photos from here at the same time).
One photo/scan for each item listed. Save the 50 photos as .jpeg’s in one labeled folder on your thumb drive. Please have these images with you everyday for class. You also need to print out reference pages with each photo. Photo must be 3 inch (width or height) and in full color. Place reference pages in a three-ring binder. See below.
_Design HW2: Have students contact 5 people who know them well (friends, family, mentors). Students are to ask each person for a list of 5 words describing themselves. “What are 5 words that come to mind when you think of me?” of “What words do you think describe me?” From those 25 collected words, choose 20 words to portray in self-portrait scans/photos.
HW2: (Continued… )Scan 10 images of yourself – face on scanner bed that depicts different words from your list. You can use your face, hands, feet, hair etc. Be appropriate. All Black and White imagery only. Please clean the scanning bed when you are done (and most likely in between each scan).
-Use a tripod, self-timer, or friend and take 10 full-body photos of yourself also depicting words from your list. Keep the background very simply as you will most likely be cutting all of it out. Get creative with poses, angles, clothing, facial expressions, etc.
-Each photo needs to be labeled with only one describing word.
-Save each high res. photo/scan in a titled folder on your thumb drive and bring to each class. Please also print a reference page (see above) with your 20 self-portrait images.
_Design HW3: Choose 3 of your descriptive words and illustrate them using type only. Only the letters used in that word. Create 3 iterations of each word, so you will have 9 compositions in total. Black and white in 7.5”x7.5” squares printed separately on 8.5”x11” paper with labels of names and description of work.
_Design HW4: Artist Research: Choose one designer working with collage. Find 3 works by that designer and critique their use of collage and design in at least 500 words. Submit and Print the three works and your critique for presentation.
_Design HW5: Draw 3 images in BW pen and ink of a visual that represents each of your words. 1 drawing for each word. It can be as simple or as complicated as you want, but has to be only in black and white, use a strong black pen. (Sharpie, India Ink, Micron Pen, etc.) Scan In.
_HW6: Compile all elements into a poster: Face scan, type expressions, drawings /paintings. Think of these posters as a self-portrait about you. Show a sense of depth in your poster. Can use any of your words. Have 6 iterations for Tuesday. Build posters real size.
Full Color, 11” x 17”.
_FINAL: Print and Submit final Poster
Example of reference page possible layout for HW 1