Week 6: Project 5

Remember, for next week have:

05: Then use your alphabet too create a headline, book title or message poster.
Work-in-progress next week.

Size: 11x17 vertical on both.
Medium: Color [even if it is limited in palette], your choice for materials.
Essential Qualities: A spirited use of nature or natural forms.
Finals: Due Mar 2. Color Digital output, make the presentation look good.

Also, bring the digital files of your coffee labels and the labels on bags so we can get proper documentation!

here are some pictures from our crit at High Grounds!

Week 5: Project 4 & 5

04: Make an alphabet using found natural objects or inspired by nature. Capture letterforms rendered from life, stylistically/graphically interpreted or capture photographically. Digital and manual manipulation allowed, just keep it consistent. Scan your art at 200%, 300dpi and save file for Project 05.

05: Then use your alphabet to create a headline, book title or message poster.
Work-in-progress next week.

Size: 11x17 vertical on both.
Medium: Color [even if it is limited in palette], your choice for materials.
Essential Qualities: A spirited use of nature or natural forms.
Finals: Due Mar 2. Color Digital output, make the presentation look good.

Next week we'll be going to High Grounds Coffee in Highlandtown at 11, so if you have a car, bring it!

here are the videos from this week:

and since some of you guys wanted to see examples of previous people's projects for this assignments, I present you with:

Kerry Cesen

Miranda Pfeiffer

Bonnie Bladen

Kali Ciesmier

Zoe Keller

Na Kim

Alicia Adamarovich

Meg Metzger

Ana Bernaroya

Me!

Andrea Kalfas

Week 4

For next week:

Bring your final artwork printed on label paper with the corners rounded. Label paper will be in the Illustration offices with Erin Gleeson on Thursday (weather permitting).

If you have a car, please bring it next week since we might drive up to Highlandtown for the critique at High Grounds.

As per usual, please bring your weekly alphabet for us to collect.

happy snow day,
<3 Nick

Project 3: High Grounds Coffee Label

The Baltimore Artists Blend 12-ounce bags from local coffee shop High Grounds in Highlandtown (http://www.highgroundscoffee.com] have featured the work of local artists. High Ground’s idea is to help promote the local art scene and struggling artists, said shop owner Brett Bixler. For this project, we will create handlettered labels for a variety of High Grounds blends.


Size: Artwork 3” x 4” vertical.
Medium: Color or B&W as appropriate. Final art as color digital output, make the presentation look good.

Essential Qualities: Legibility and visual interest. Inclusion of all copy & UPC symbol.

Final: Completed label trimmed to size. Mock ups on sticker paper trimmed and placed on bags. Place your name in pencil on the bottom of the bag.
Schedule: Feb 2 – High Grounds project assigned > Guest: Brett Bixler

Feb 9 – Concept sketches reviewed, InDesign tutorial in classes. Revise sketches for homework, start final art

Feb 16 – Final art finished, label printed. Apply label in class

and here are some photos from last weeks class:

Brett Bixler & Cathren Kull helping students out with their ideas.






also, here's last weeks in class video:

Project 2: Transformation Project: Constructed vs. Deconstructed

Choose 1 character to execute in its correct form [Constructed] the use the same character and destroy is, take it apart or rearrange it [Deconstructed]. Leave some aspects of the constructed form so that we can know what letter it is. Try to deconstruct it in some way that pays attention to the form.

Homework: Develop one constructed and one deconstructed piece for 9am pun-up, both 11x14 vertical. Scale and place the letter on the format to make it appear interesting and planned out.

size: 11x14 vertical B&W for each letter form.

Medium: your choice for execution

Essential Qualities: go for the structural perfection of the original letter form [you can photocopy a letter for up to make it fill the page]. Be imaginative when you deconstruct it. Conceptual approaches are encouraged.

Final: Pin-up in class 9am next week. Digital output, make the presentation look professional. Present constructed on left and deconstructed on right, side by side.

here are some photos from the class: