Thursday, November 16, 2017

Project #4

Final
Each student will create a hypothetical company. You will then choose a peer as your designer. Once you have "hired" them you will work with your partner to create a company identity.

You will create a brand for your partner’s company. They are your boss so you need to listen to their ideas or they will fire you.

I do not want simply a company logo but a brand. What I mean by this is that you create an identity for the company. You need to consider your audience and how you will market to them.

You need to create a logo in black and white, and color. This should be thought of as a whole presentation. I would like the logo to stand alone, as well as with well thought out and designed text.

You also need to create a layout that shows a letterhead and a business card for your client.



Things to consider:


What does it do?

Audience/ Customers? Are they middle class teenagers? Upperclass elderly?

You are the CEO? You are in charge of this company.

Create a logo, letterhead, business card, and one additional design...

What kind of company image do you wish to create? How do you want it to be viewed by the public?

What do you sell? How do you hope to make money?

Are you an investment firm? a soda company? A publishing company? A Consrtuction Company? What are the different needs of these companies how do they need to best be addressed?

What will you ask your designer to create for you? Why?

Do you need a mascot? A color scheme? How do you develop customer recognition?

Write a mission statement or business plan

Who is your competition? How do you get customers to focus on your business.



LInk to Student Examples of final

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Hmwrk #4

Pick a favorite poster you either love or hate and tell why that is the case. Please make choices based on the actual design of the poster and not the plot of the movie.


Friday, September 1, 2017


Questions

Questions

What is your previous computer experience?

What do you hope to get out of this class?

What is the relationship between computers and visual studies?

What is your experience with Photoshop and Illustrator?

Do you have a computer at home? If so dose it have Photoshop and Illustrator?

Do you use a Mac or PC?

Are you a Visual Studies Major? If not, what is your major?

What do you hope to do with your major?

Who is your favorite artist?

Who is your favorite musician? 

Tell me something interesting about yourself?

Write a five line story?

Post an image on the blog.

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Final

Project #4

Final

Each student will create a hypothetical company. You will then choose a peer as your designer. Once you have "hired" them you will work with your partner to create a company identity.

You will create a brand for your partner’s company. They are your boss so you need to listen to their ideas or they will fire you.

I do not want simply a company logo but a brand. What I mean by this is that you create an identity for the company. You need to consider your audience and how you will market to them.

You need to create a logo in black and white, and color. This should be thought of as a whole presentation. I would like the logo to stand alone, as well as with well thought out and designed text.

You also need to create a layout that shows a letterhead and a business card for your client.



Things to consider:


What does it do?

Audience/ Customers? Are they middle class teenagers? Upperclass elderly?

You are the CEO? You are in charge of this company.

Create a logo, letterhead, business card, and one additional design...

What kind of company image do you wish to create? How do you want it to be viewed by the public?

What do you sell? How do you hope to make money?

Are you an investment firm? a soda company? A publishing company? A Consrtuction Company? What are the different needs of these companies how do they need to best be addressed?

What will you ask your designer to create for you? Why?

Do you need a mascot? A color scheme? How do you develop customer recognition?

Write a mission statement or business plan

Who is your competition? How do you get customers to focus on your business.



LInk to Student Examples of final

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Class Syllabus Spring 2017

Syllabus Link


Project #1

Project Link


Hmwrk #1

How to Ruin a Great Design 
Read the above article, write a paragraph response then do 10 sketches for the first assignment. 5 for the functional product, 5 for the nonfunctional.

Questions

What is your computer experience?

What is your experience with Photoshop and Illustrator?

Do you have a computer at home? If so dose it have Photoshop and Illustrator?

What is your major ?

What do you hope to get out of this class?

Who is your favorite artist?

Who is your favorite musician? 

Tell me something interesting about yourself?

Write a five line story?

Post an image on the blog.