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Drumroll.... Your Final Project: PDX Overheard Multi-piece Campaign

"It's on like Donkey Kong!"

Your final project will be a multi-piece campaign showcasing "found/overheard" conversations you've experienced around town. Most examples of this type I've uncovered are humorous, but you could also choose a more serious or thought-provoking subject matter. It's up to you!

[Wait for the grumps in the class to quit complaining before continuing...]

Begin collecting interesting overheard snippets of conversations you hear. They can be a collection of humorous anecdotes, informative snippets about PSU, or the city, or Funny PC conversations, or ...? 

Listen for at least a week, observe, and record [either written or audio] and see what you come up with, what conversations you're attracted to, what type of conversations you'd be interested in depicting within a campaign! There needs to be a common topic/element running through all the conversations you ultimately choose to be a part of your campaign. 

 

Here are some links to relevent examples. These are all very primative, I expect you to take your pieces To The Next Level:

Angry Phone Message, illustrated with type and found images

Julia Pott [illustrated conversations]: My First Crush and Good king Wencelslas 

Fun with Real Audio [taking real audio and humorously illustrating it]

More Fun with Real Audio 

Ricky Gervais Fun with Real Audio 

More Ricky: Monkey News Fun with Real Audio 

Even More Monkey News Fun with Real Audio 

Overheard in NYC [documentation website]

Overheard in PDX [documentation website]

...If you have or find more, please share with the rest of the class on the Flickr discussion group!

 

You'll be making the following items to advertise your campaign:

- an 11x17 poster [or, hey hey, poster-folding-to-pamphlet?] informing your fellow students at PSU public about your campaign

- a collection of at least 8 illustrated/designed stickers featuring at least 8 different overheard convos to plaster around school to advertise your campaign [utilize at least one full sheet of 8.5x11 sticker paper with single panel stickers, or multi-panel stickers, or...?]

- a project logo to be included on all items in your campaign

- another designed item of your own choosing [website design plan: front page and first tier pages? Tumblr page design? online multi-panel banner? pamphlet? trading cards? 30 second animation/film? ... what would go well with your particular campaign?]

Another part of this project is learning to effectively manage a multi-piece campaign from start to finish. We did this together for the mid-term, now it's time to baby step it up to doing it all on your own! Here are two sources I've uncovered:

Nubby Twiglet advice on how to manage multiple projects at once

Gantt chart for project scheduling

...If you have or find more, please share with the rest of the class on the Flickr discussion group!

 

Rough Schedule from now til we part for Spring Break...

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Week 7 // 2-18

--> convo research

--> project elements research/ideas/thumbnails. Put in Flickr folder: "225.08-research 2"

--> project scheduling research/final action plan for project completion. Put in Flickr folder: "225.08-research 2"

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Week 8 // 2-23 + 2/25

--> crit/work

--> on Tuesday, turn in your printed final project action plan to me. I will go over your plan with you to work out any details/issues. I'll also be checking in with each of you each class time to ensure you stay on track, and to help you resolve any scheduling or project issues.

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Week 9 // 3-2 + 3-4

--> crit/work

--> document all process work and put in Flickr folder: "225.08-process"

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Week 10 // 3-9 + 3-11

--> crit/work

--> all project elements should be in place by the end of classtime on Tuesday.  By the end of classtime on Thursday your final pieces should be completed and ready to be printed. Document finished pieces and put in Flickr folder: "225.08-final"

--> sign up for individual meeting time on 3-18.

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Final 5 Minute Individual Meetings // 3-18 // 8 am - 9:50 am

--> bring your printed final project and all other projects from this class [have your personal Flickr 225 Collections area fully loaded with all project folders and ready to present] 

 

What to bring to class on Thursday!

 1. One printed copy of your finished collections zine you made in class today. We'll spend some time looking at everyone's finished zines, and possibly trading them??? Please also photograph the finished zine and add it to your 225.06 set and the group Flickr - our audience will want to see them!

2. Examples of multi-piece branding/logo campaigns. Upload at least 3 campaigns in a new set called "225.07 - campaign research" on your personal Flickr page, as well as the group Flickr page. This is to get us thinking about the final project, a multi-piece branded campaign, which I'll introduce in class before we break into small groups to discuss possible initial ideas.

In class: making our collection zines!

Go here to download the zine template for your work in class today!

Current assignment: Document and Explore one of your collections

This assignment is based on one of the projects in this excellent book by keri smith [excerpted below for our purposes] and also Lisa Congdon's collection-a-day blog...

Document and Explore One of your Existing Collections!

Photograph it, draw it, show us your collection of 15 - 20 pieces. Show it to us on an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper that you bring to class on Tuesday. Also post this on your personal Flickr account in a set called "225.07 - research."

Also bring to class your investigation documentation on each individual piece. Choose 5 ways of documentation from the list below. Post these in the Flickr set called "225.07 - research."

colors

textures

movement each piece makes

shapes

sizes

story of each piece

cultural history of each piece

materials of each piece

where each piece was found/purchased

imagined character traits of each piece

We will be working in class on a mini black and white zine about your collection using the research you do between now and then.  I will provide you with a Photoshop file dieline of the zine format to use in class. The zine will be due by the end of class. Then I'll print them all out using my faculty printing capabilities and we'll have 22 awesome zines to trade!

Inspiration for you for this project courtesy of Keri's book...

 

 

  
    

 

Current assignment: make a 12-panel story about apples - final design phase

 We had a crit in class today on your in-progress designs, and then worked on tightening up all our designs for a final printed presentation on Thursday. 

What to bring to class on Thursday: Your final printed 12-panel story about apples for the WAC.

Check this blog Wednesday night for any additional things you may have to bring in anticipation for our next project. 

 

Current assignment: make a 12-panel story about apples - design phase

[apple rainbow from here] 

STEP 1 - Document what you did in class today. Upload all your thumbnail design studies and rough finals on your personal Flickr account in a new set called "225.06.04 - design".

What to bring to class on Tuesday

The usual: your laptop! 

We'll have a giant round-table crit of everyone's designs. While it's not required to print out your 12-panel design at this stage, you can if you feel it will add to your presentation. Otherwise, we'll review your files on Flickr in preparation for a final design turn-in on Thursday. 

Current assignment: make a 12-panel story about apples - research format + story phase

[above image from Botany of Desire] 

 STEP 1 - Document what we did in class today. Upload all your research and format mechanics studies on your personal Flickr account in a new set called "225.06.02 - format mechanics research"

STEP 2 - HOMEWORK FOR THURSDAY

Most of you have already arrived at a story to tell about the apples we've studied, based on your extensive format research.

A lot of you are focusing on a storyline uncovered in the movie we watched in class, Botany of Desire. If you have a netflix account, you can watch it instantly. More info. on the movie.

For those of you that haven't: Think about what you've learned about the apple as an object, a living thing, and as an object of history and culture. Think about everything we've learned about the apple so far, and pick an element that interests you to explore and expand on. Research your story. Find similar stories that have been told/shown before and visually study the mechanics behind that story. 

Upload your story research on your personal Flickr account in a new set called "225.06.03 - story research". Be prepared to present your findings to the rest of the class in a 5 minute presentation on Thursday.

On Thursday, we'll be working in class again. Working on your final 12-panel apple story to present to WAC [aka your classmates and I] next Tuesday, 2/9. Our first process-to-design project! Yay!