Design Sketchbook

Design

Sketchbook

1. Create a series of 4-5 panels showing a complex subject eventually progressing to completely abstract forms.

(Georgia O’Keeffe)

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

2. Draw, paint, collage, or photograph patterns found in nature (Edward Weston)

Edward Weston

Pepper

1930

Edward Weston

Pepper

1929

Edward Weston

Pepper

1930

Edward WestonArtichoke, 1930

Edward Weston

Chard

1931

3. Draw, paint, collage, or photograph patterns found in man-made objects (which could include buildings, etc.)

(Margaret Bourke-White,

Stuart Davis, Charles Sheeler)

Margaret Bourke-WhiteTractor Factory, Stalingrad 1930

Margaret Bourke-WhiteFort Peck Dam1936

Margaret Bourke-WhiteDiversion Tunnels, Fort Peck Dam1936

Stuart Davis, Hot Still Scape for Six Colors--Seventh Avenue Style, 1940.

Stuart Davis

Owh! In San Pao

1951

Stuart Davis, New York Waterfront, 1938

4. Exaggerate colors in a portrait to intensify emotion (work from life)

(Emil Nolde, Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, Vincent Van Gogh)

Still Life with Masks1911by Emil Nolde

Excited People

1913

by Emil Nolde

At The Café1911by Emil Nolde

Madame Matisse(The Green Line)1905 by Henri Matisse

Henri MatisseWoman with a Hat1905

Portrait of Henri Matisse1905by André Derain

Portrait of Doctor Gachet1890by Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Van GoghSelf-Portrait with Bandaged Ear1889

Vincent Van Gogh

La Berceuse

1889

5. Exaggerate colors in a landscape to intensify emotion

(Edvard Munch, Franz Marc, Vincent Van Gogh)

The Scream1893by Edvard Munch

Evening on Karl Johan 1892 Edvard Munch

Girls on a Bridge

1900

by Edvard Munch

Yellow Cow 1911 Franz Marc

The Large Blue Horses 1912 Franz Marc

The Sheep 1912 Franz Marc

Dog Lying in the Snow 1910 Franz Marc

Fighting Forms 1914 Franz Marc

Starry Night 1889 Vincent van Gogh

Church at Auvers1890by Vincent van Gogh

Sower with Setting Sun 1888 Vincent van Gogh

Mulberry Tree 1889 Vincent van Gogh

6. Create a one-page story in the style of a graphic novel. Emphasize different view points, strong use of black and white, alternating concentrations of black or white in each frame to intensify or calm the mood.

(Marjane Satrapani in Persepolis; myriad other graphic novels and comic books)

Watchmen

Dave Gibbons

7. Draw a series of figures on a page that show elegant and efficient economy of line. (Ellsworth Kelly, Henri Matisse)

Ellsworth KellyLily1961

Jack Gray1990by Ellsworth Kelly

Ellsworth KellyDaffodil1979-80Lithograph

Henri MatisseFrom Les Jockeys Camoufles1918

Henri Matisse

Four Self-Portraits

Henri MatisseLa Chevelure

8. Make a series of 3 different thumbnails on one page that each use the same basic composition, but pack it into 3 different formats: short wide rectangle, tall thin rectangle, square.

9. Develop 3 different logos for a single product. Logos can have just images, just letters, or an integration of both. The most effective logos say the most with the least visual information to allow instant consumer impact. (Milton Glaser)

Wonder Woman Logo

AIDS symbol

Logo for Rimini, an Italian city

Logo for Children’s Television Workshop (producer of Sesame Street)

10. Communicate your personal or family imagery with a series or group of symbols.

(Think original, expressive symbols: no hearts, peace signs, smiley faces, etc.)

11. Create a design for a T-shirt advertising a: band, movie, political figure, or artist.

• The design should consider the power of typeface as well as a strong, graphic image. Image and text should be well-integrated so that one cannot stand without the other.

12. Use letterforms only, and not adding up to a readable word, to express a particular emotion.

Variables: size, scale, color, outlining, overlapping, transparent/opaque, variety of typefaces, line quality on edges of text.

(Jasper Johns, Stuart Davis)

Decoy1971by Jasper Johns

Figure 51960by Jasper Johns

Jasper JohnsGrey Alphabet1956

Stuart DavisCombination Concrete

Stuart DavisBlips and Ifs 1963-64

Stuart Davis

Something on the Eight Ball

1937

13. Design a neon sign meant to attract attention in a visually congested area, such as Orlando, Atlantic City, or Las Vegas.

How will you use the elements and principles of design to make your work stand out?

Look up examples of neon signs for reference.

Create an architectural rendering of a house

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Create a floor plan for a museum or house

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14. Free choice emphasizing use of elements

(line, shape, value, color, texture)

and principles of design

(balance, emphasis, contrast, movement, repetition, rhythm, unity, variety)