Shepard Fairey Style Poster:50 Points
Tentative Due Date: Friday February 26, 2016 |
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Create a Shepard Fairey-Style PosterYour assignment is to design a poster in the style of Shepard Fairey’s artistic style. Shepard Fairey is most likely famous for creating a screen printed poster for the 2008 Obama campaign which became an icon which voters everywhere would come to recognize. Fairey's background is in graphic design and illustration and eventually led him to the taboo medium of street art. It is interesting to learn how a street artist could eventually become the artist who would participate in a presidential election.
Shepard Fairey also creates posters that deliver powerful messages or raise awareness about different global issues. His eye catching style draws viewers into his design and asks them to consider the meaning behind the imagery. His posters have a propaganda feel and utilize strong graphic elements that incorporate high contrast, pattern, diagonal lines and radial symmetry into his designs. Look at his artwork on his website to take a closer look and read about some of the issues his artwork brings to light. You will create a poster that presents an current issue you feel is worthy of bringing to light with a piece of artwork. You can explore many subjects which are currently issues today. You will depict the issue using imagery and text. |
References and Research:
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Inspiration and background information: About Shepard Fairey: Article: Obey Street Artist turns out Hope for Obama Shepard Fairey and the Obama Phenomenon Shepard Fairey's Website Wikipedia: Shepard Fairey |
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Objectives:
-To create a body of work with your classmates which will be unified in style
-Learn to imitate a style developed by Shepard Fairey
-To learn about a current event or issue that you feel is significant
-Present issues about a topic using only images, graphic elements, and text.
-Practice using the graphic design process to create your work
Requirements:
-Use the Graphic Design Process to develop your project in your sketchbook or on paper:
-Create one page of research notes, lists and mind maps to develop your idea
-Create a page of 4-6 thumbnail drawings of your ideas
-Create 2 rough drawings of your best solutions
-Create a final comp in your sketchbook. This will be drawn much larger than the others and close to scale size of your final project.
-Create a poster that presents a current issue in our world. Incorporate images and text into your design.
-Make an attempt to mimic the Shepard Fairey design style.
-Export a print resolution .jpeg for printing, submit a file titled Lastname.shepard.jpg on the server
-the .jpeg file must be 11x14 inches
-the .jpeg file must be 300 ppi.
The Graphic Design Process (incase you forgot)
1. Research and Brainstorm (this happens in your sketchbook:
Look at the competition for some ideas and to generate your own ideas. Look at the resources below for a start. Begin to make some brainstorm ideas, make a mind map with you at the center, from there branch out to all things about the person you have chosen.
2. Sketch Thumbnails: Create several small drawings of your initial ideas based on your research and brainstorming. This also happens in your sketchbook.
3. Sketch a Rough: Draw larger thumbnails of your best ideas. Take the aspects you like about each thumbnail and incorporate them into your rough sketch in your sketchbook.
4. Create a final composition: Draw your project out in finer detail. This is drawn to scale, it shows how your portrait will be framed in the space, you work out the border decisions, incorporate the background into your design.
5. Execute: After you complete your sketchbook work you will then begin working with the comptuer.
Deliverables:
To the server:
-.Jpeg file (Yourname.poster..jpg)- 300dpi and 11x14
Grading Rubric
Grade- Description
A- You gave it your all and it shows! You have earned an A. You did all the requirements for the assignment. You put in a second, third, or fourth effort and it is your best work. Nothing needs to be changed. Clearly evident you took full advantage of all learning materials offered. Your project was initiated in your sketchbook and shows a series of drawings that develop your ideas before you started on the computer.
B- Great, but...: You did the work and used instructions from lectures, websites and/or video tutorials. The project is not perfect yet but can be corrected. You are satisfied design flaws in your final project. You used your sketchbook for a few drawings.
C-Average work: You did the assignment but did not use instruction provided by the website or tutorials. No second effort, the first attempt is final product. You did not use your sketchbook prior to beginning this project.
D- Bare Minimum: You just barely completed this assignment. Very little effort displayed, spent time off task, did not follow directions or tutorials provided.
F- No attendance or no project submitted at the time of grading.
X- You need to submit or resubmit a project. If you do not understand why it needs to be resubmitted ask Mr. Hanson.
-To create a body of work with your classmates which will be unified in style
-Learn to imitate a style developed by Shepard Fairey
-To learn about a current event or issue that you feel is significant
-Present issues about a topic using only images, graphic elements, and text.
-Practice using the graphic design process to create your work
Requirements:
-Use the Graphic Design Process to develop your project in your sketchbook or on paper:
-Create one page of research notes, lists and mind maps to develop your idea
-Create a page of 4-6 thumbnail drawings of your ideas
-Create 2 rough drawings of your best solutions
-Create a final comp in your sketchbook. This will be drawn much larger than the others and close to scale size of your final project.
-Create a poster that presents a current issue in our world. Incorporate images and text into your design.
-Make an attempt to mimic the Shepard Fairey design style.
-Export a print resolution .jpeg for printing, submit a file titled Lastname.shepard.jpg on the server
-the .jpeg file must be 11x14 inches
-the .jpeg file must be 300 ppi.
The Graphic Design Process (incase you forgot)
1. Research and Brainstorm (this happens in your sketchbook:
Look at the competition for some ideas and to generate your own ideas. Look at the resources below for a start. Begin to make some brainstorm ideas, make a mind map with you at the center, from there branch out to all things about the person you have chosen.
2. Sketch Thumbnails: Create several small drawings of your initial ideas based on your research and brainstorming. This also happens in your sketchbook.
3. Sketch a Rough: Draw larger thumbnails of your best ideas. Take the aspects you like about each thumbnail and incorporate them into your rough sketch in your sketchbook.
4. Create a final composition: Draw your project out in finer detail. This is drawn to scale, it shows how your portrait will be framed in the space, you work out the border decisions, incorporate the background into your design.
5. Execute: After you complete your sketchbook work you will then begin working with the comptuer.
Deliverables:
To the server:
-.Jpeg file (Yourname.poster..jpg)- 300dpi and 11x14
Grading Rubric
Grade- Description
A- You gave it your all and it shows! You have earned an A. You did all the requirements for the assignment. You put in a second, third, or fourth effort and it is your best work. Nothing needs to be changed. Clearly evident you took full advantage of all learning materials offered. Your project was initiated in your sketchbook and shows a series of drawings that develop your ideas before you started on the computer.
B- Great, but...: You did the work and used instructions from lectures, websites and/or video tutorials. The project is not perfect yet but can be corrected. You are satisfied design flaws in your final project. You used your sketchbook for a few drawings.
C-Average work: You did the assignment but did not use instruction provided by the website or tutorials. No second effort, the first attempt is final product. You did not use your sketchbook prior to beginning this project.
D- Bare Minimum: You just barely completed this assignment. Very little effort displayed, spent time off task, did not follow directions or tutorials provided.
F- No attendance or no project submitted at the time of grading.
X- You need to submit or resubmit a project. If you do not understand why it needs to be resubmitted ask Mr. Hanson.
