Today’s Plan:
- Something Awesome Reminder (Friday’s Class)
- Crucible Cover Review
- Helvetica and the “Final Exam”
Something Awesome Reminder
Remember that we are meeting to share products on Friday (I made a magnet for a group of gaming friends).
IIRC: I need to order at least one gluten-free pizza.
Crucible Cover Review
I was extremely impressed by the overall quality of your work. There were several submissions worthy of publication; the Crucible staff debated several designs.
One of the things I love about teaching this class is how easy it is your you (and me) to see your growth over the course of the semester. Let’s take a look at a few designs that demonstrate that growth.
Helvetica and the “Final Exam”
Plan, on Monday we will watch a 30 minute portion of the Helvetica documentary.
Links:
On Wednesday, I will ask you to design a cover for a contemporary song (think of the square Apple Music or Spotify image).As an example, we’ll discuss Of Monsters and Men’s song “Alligator” from their album Fever Dream. A quick heurisitic:
- What adjectives come to mind as you listen to the music? How would you describe the music?
- Any key lyrics that get repeated?
- Is the song about something?
- Does looking at their album covers / other song covers provide inspiration?
Important: this is not a final exam. It is meant to be a fun, stress-free activity, one that allows us to exercise the design principles we’ve worked on these last few months. If you pass in a cover at the end of Wednesday’s class, then you get an A! (I’m thinking this might make a good mini-exercise the next time I teach the class?)
