Extra Credit: Describe the Donors Choose Impact

For extra credit, answer the questions below and post the response to your blog. Ms. Lawson will compile the best responses as part of the Donors Choose Thank You Package.

• How did these resources change school for you?
• Donors would love to hear what stage your project is at right now. For example, how did you use your new materials this month, or what are you planning to do with your supplies next?
• What have you learned through this project?

Next Project: Propaganda Posters

Essential Question: What makes an effective propaganda poster?

For our next project, we will collaborate with the creative writing majors to create propaganda posters. We will begin by examining posters from World War II, but will spend most of our time looking at modern day propaganda posters. These posters should look familiar. What are some techniques the artists have used to persuade the viewer?

Featured Artist: Shepard Fairey

from artsy.net

“Expanding on the legacies of artists such as Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, Shepard Fairey’s practice disrupts the distinction between fine and commercial art. A major artist of the street art movement, Fairey rose to prominence in the early 1990s through the dispersion of posters, stickers, and murals, related to his Obey Giant campaign, which yielded an international cultural phenomenon. Fairey’s iconic poster of President Barack Obama was adopted as the official emblem associated with the presidential campaign and encapsulates a number of recurring concerns in the artist’s work, including propaganda, portraiture, and political power.”

You can learn more about Shepard Fairey on his official website.

Examples of Shepard Fairey’s work

Project Requirements:

Part I: 3 Thumbnail sketches

You will present these to the creative writing students, and they will pick the one they would like you to turn into a polished poster.
Here are some examples of acceptable thumbnail sketches:

Part II: 12×18″ Poster

• Created with Adobe Illustrator or Colored Pencil
• Clear visual hierarchy
• Displays understanding of the principals of design (contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity)
• High-quality craftsmanship. What signifies high-quality craftsmanship with Adobe Illustrator? What signifies high-quality craftsmanship with colored pencil?

Things to think about:

• Abstraction vs. realism
• How will you establish a clear focal point?
• Flat design vs. shading
• Mood
• Color Scheme

Today we will:

• Pick our project concept from the outlines provided by the creative writing students
• Create 3 different thumbnail sketches for your chosen concept
• Create a list of questions to ask the creative writing student to clarify the concept (Ex. would you prefer a realistic or simplified style? What is the most important part of your message (this will become the focal point)?)