GD V for Tuesday, Sept. 4

OMG the skateboard art exhibit at MODA is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. I'm thinking about requiring everyone to go see it. They have extended the show until Oct. 27. 

http://www.museumofdesign.org/current-exhibitions/
On Fridays, the charge for the museum is open to your own interpretation....

Due at beginning of class:
1.) Typed-out list of all the projects you are working on with a listing for each of what your goals are for updating/refurbishing or doing new work. Be specific.

Also, a calendar schedule of your goals for accomplishing the above. 

We will be doing this simultaneously with the magazine assignment, so obviously you need to plan your time around that. We should be working on the magazine assignment approximately from now until first of October.

2.) Do research and decide on the topic of your magazine for this project. I recommend it be something of "cultural significance." 

Cultural significance means aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or spiritual value for past, present or future generations. Cultural significance is embodied in a place itself, its fabric, setting, use, associations, meanings, records, related places and related objects. 

The reason for this is that it gives you a subject that will work well in a portfolio. You do not want the subject to be silly, fugitive [something that becomes dated quickly], offensive [political or religious], or that inherently must use images that are not interesting visually.

Do some research into what "cultural significance" means to you.

Recommended visits: 

American Folklife Center website: 

http://www.loc.gov/folklife/

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

http://www.folklife.si.edu/

There is some good info/ideas here:

http://www.articleclick.com/ 

Click on the "Arts and entertainment" section, but also explore others that interest you.

3.) Once you decide on some areas of interest, arrive to class with a minimum of 3-5 potential titles for your magazine. As part of your decision, be sure there are plenty of obtainable images for your subject beyond the internet.

• look at previous posting titled: All GD Classes: locating images on this blog.

4.) We begin this project working on the type/logo/masthead for the magazine. I will give you a hand-out and instructions on this Tuesday.

5.) Also bring in at least two, but as many as you like, examples of RECENT magazines that you like the way they are DESIGNED (not just the subject matter.) We will discuss in class.

Also bring in tracing paper pad (minimum of 11" x 14"), triangle, pencil (mechanical is preferred), kneaded eraser, ruler, white artist tape, cutting mat, exacto knife, glue stick, scissors. Heads Up: you will be needing ALL of these supplies almost every class day from now until the end of the semester, so plan on having them available at all times. [have you claimed a locker in room 318?]