Wednesday, October 27, 2010

May Event (May 12, 2011)

Wed, Oct 20
You will be concepting, brainstorming, exploring ideas for a May event where professionals will come and look at your work (your book -- book = portfolio). Think of this as an event. Professional will be invited. You will need to work individually and in groups to define the message, look and feel, and deliverables.

Your audience is DESIGNERS who will hire you! Do not forget that. This is not about you, not look at me i am so cool i am done with graphics. Designing for designers is both a blessing and a curse!

The May event is comprised of both Graphic and Illustration seniors.

1) what is the idea?

2) that is it called? what is the message?

3) how will you get the message out: email? postcards? posters? website? motion (animation announcing the event? your work, we can have 3+ monitors in the space)

4) swag? will you have swag? pins, bag, give aways, booklets?

The cost for participating is $75 dollars a piece (per student). That covers the cost of the space, food, drinks, tips, tables, table cloths, and a $500 for printing and mailing (costs about $250 to mail). You will have to figure out how to pay for the sway if you start now you could get some donations/ sponsors.

Instead of thinking about a senior design show think design conference, design experience, design exhibition. Think "cool" and out of the box, you can be abstract, KEEP your thinking fluid, nothing out at during brainstorming


http://www.viavide.com/winterexperiences/

fyi past shows...
-- KCAI website, motion
-- JCCC website
-- KU website
-- http://www.freshsqueezeddesign.net/
-- http://openwatercdes.com/

-- http://www.psu2010seniorshow.com/
-- http://www.lovewhatyoudopsu.com/ 

HOMEWORK:
least 50 ideas written down, research, etc. Identify ideas/concepts that can be refined into design directions

join aiga

join behance.net (get at least one project up, please TAG university of kansas)

apply for graduation 


Monday, Oct 25
Present research and at least 50 ideas written down, research, etc. Identify ideas/concepts that can be refined into design directions

homework: Choose at least x directions to build out for Wed. What are the deliverables you are thinking for your direction -- show them. Show us what you are thinking -- we are visual people.

Wednesday, Oct 27
Present ideas to the large group. Discuss. Which X can be further explored?

homework: Everyone explore the ideas to push how far they can go. Even though we don't have money for this -- yet -- expand your concept/designs to at least a postcard, poster, bag, pin(s), name tags (for guests, for you), website main page.

Monday,  Nov 1          
(all meet at 11:30?) Present in small groups. Refine ideas for a vote on Wed.

Wednesday, Nov 3          
As a large group you choose (vote) which direction. And identify who is responsible for each deliverable.

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