Week 10 – Design History and Styles Part 2 & 3

Applying Philosophy to Design 2

Week 10 Design a book cover for a thriller book called “The Fall of Imagination” by Sam Wan. This book does not exist and is open to your interpretation as to the subject matter. It must be designed by clearly drawing inspiration from a previous design style. The size of the cover must be A5…

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Analysing the Use of Design Fundamentals

Week 10 Choose any one of the illustrations from the lesson “Design Drawing” and answer the following questions (when submitting your feedback – also provide the illustration you chose): What fundamentals are used successfully? Describe in detail what you think is the most successful aspect of the illustration (remember to focus on the fundamentals). What…

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Applying Philosophy to Design 1

Week 10 Design an A4 poster for a humanitarian cause you feel passionate about. For example, creating awareness and a call for action against human trafficking. You must apply pastiche to your design. Use a style of propaganda used during the Modernism era and create your own, unique design in a contemporary context. Start by…

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Focusing on Design With A Conscience

Week 10 “Frank Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary graphic designer and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his ‘Andre the Giant Has a Posse’” (…OBEY…) (www.obeygiant.com) sticker campaign, in which he appropriated images from the comedic supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. His work became more widely known in…

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