Sometimes I make assignments for the students or friends talk about things that give rise to a various degrees of play… Well play for me…
I call it flushing the mind where I have to design it or do it to get it out of my mind. These won't really be my best work, or me cleanest designs, but just mind vomit...
I will post them here, when I do them I will post them…
This one was from an assignment that my students had to create a parody cereal that they then surfaced a 3D box with it. I spent about 10 - 20 minutes on it before my next class. Then I never returned to it… I would still do a lot to it and clean up a lot, but don't have time. Maybe next year when I need an example piece.
But until then this will sit and wait…
In my graphic design class I give an Assignments to "Design for the Mundane" they have to appeal to a target audience. The target audience came from one of their classmates that had to fill out a survey. The survey contained questions like, What is your dream vacation?, What is your favorite color?, Do you like circles or squares better (curves or angles)?
They passed in the survey and were shuffled. The sheet they got back was their target audience they and had to appeal to that person, and sell them the item listed on the back. Example: Cardboard box, a rock, rope, stick…
This was an example of one that I created… Vacation: Mexico (Spanish)
Color: Red
Circle or Square: Square
There were other questions that it asked… But I forgot what they where for this one. I think it had a motorcycle racer as a hobby?
In my many years I have often been asked if I could get a Tattoo what would it be? To state right now… I don't have a tattoo, I could never decide on one. Everytime I designed one it would change a week later, thus deciding that I would never be satisfied if I actually got one.
A few years ago, I designed this one. It was based off the "Da Vinci Code" Where it had Ambigrams, one way it said one thing and the other said something totally different. If you lay it down it one way it would read my initials, the other would read my wife's initials. (ASN/CMN)
I call it flushing the mind where I have to design it or do it to get it out of my mind. These won't really be my best work, or me cleanest designs, but just mind vomit...
I will post them here, when I do them I will post them…
Parody Flakes!
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This one was from an assignment that my students had to create a parody cereal that they then surfaced a 3D box with it. I spent about 10 - 20 minutes on it before my next class. Then I never returned to it… I would still do a lot to it and clean up a lot, but don't have time. Maybe next year when I need an example piece.
But until then this will sit and wait…
Mundane Ad!
In my graphic design class I give an Assignments to "Design for the Mundane" they have to appeal to a target audience. The target audience came from one of their classmates that had to fill out a survey. The survey contained questions like, What is your dream vacation?, What is your favorite color?, Do you like circles or squares better (curves or angles)?
They passed in the survey and were shuffled. The sheet they got back was their target audience they and had to appeal to that person, and sell them the item listed on the back. Example: Cardboard box, a rock, rope, stick…
This was an example of one that I created… Vacation: Mexico (Spanish)
Color: Red
Circle or Square: Square
There were other questions that it asked… But I forgot what they where for this one. I think it had a motorcycle racer as a hobby?
Tattoo-agram!
A few years ago, I designed this one. It was based off the "Da Vinci Code" Where it had Ambigrams, one way it said one thing and the other said something totally different. If you lay it down it one way it would read my initials, the other would read my wife's initials. (ASN/CMN)
I bet everyone is now tilting their heads to see it.
But this has been long forgotten into my folders of design.
But this has been long forgotten into my folders of design.
Testing - 1, 2, 3???
Many times I get to do tutorials and test out new things in After Effects or Maya, I am just trying to teach myself something that I can bring back to my students. I found Lynda.com and Video Copilot a few fun places to go...
