Re: CONCEPT DESIGN class For a warm-up exercise, students were asked to create designs based on the idea of an “arrow”. Using 3″ x 3″
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AI After Dark 2017
The After Dark event brings in prospective students on a Saturday night, to experience the Art Institute. This year we did a group project. Using
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illuminated letter
Making a subject like history interesting can be challenging. This project had students creating a design with their name in the style of ancient manuscripts.
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magazine article
In Intermediate Layout class, students create a magazine article about themselves, consisting of two 2-page spread layouts. All visuals and copy are completely original.
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collage project
In the beginning typography course we have the students create a 6″ x 6″ collage using “found” type.
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100 sketches project
In the 100 sketches project, students explore a single letterform through 100 sketches. These are done in groups of 20, over a four week schedule.
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pangrams
A pangram is a sentence that contains all of the letters of the alphabet. In this exercise, students create a design using a pangram of
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The Life/Death Project
Choosing which side to pass a truck can be a matter of life and death. Many trucks have signs on their back end warning cars
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