Photo 1: Portrait Collage

Photo 1: For your collage use the examples below as inspiration. The focus should be of the face and not of the background although choose a background wisely so as not to distract the viewer. Also, Make sure to have strong light (natural is best).

The examples below are exactly that....examples. Try not to copy them. Yours does not have to be black and white necessarily. Also you can add in pieces that may be more creative. Think outside of the box! How can yours look different from you classmates?

Assignment: Practice selections and creativity

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Advanced Graphics: Type & Image Relationships

4 Type/Image Relationships

Book: Type, Image, Message: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop

Authors: Nancy Skolos & Tom Wedell

Separation: TYPE and IMAGE operate independently from one another

Fusion: TYPE and IMAGE merge into one entity

Inversion: TYPE and IMAGE trade places and the type takes on pictorial properties or the image 

takes on typographic qualities

Fragmentation: TYPE and IMAGE displace one another

Assignment: To design and build an accordion format layout which highlights the 4 relationships between type and image

The layout of everyone's book will look like this

Format: Six Panels, 5x7 inch format attached to book covers. 4 panels designed with type/image relationship, 2 page ends, 1 cover design (1 page end to have descriptive text summarizing the theme and tribute to authors/designers)

Document Set up
(1) 8 1/2 x 11 with a 5.25 x7.25 focus for text extra bleed to wrap mat board for cover page
(1) 8 1/2 x 11 with a 5.25 x7.25 focus for text extra bleed to wrap mat board for a back page (optional)
(1) 7x30 inch document with guidelines every 5 inches

• Page 1 blank except to include summary and author tribute
• Pages 2-5 Type/Image relationships
• Page 6 blank (optional text - Design by: YOUR NAME)

Required Text

• Title: Graphic Design: Type and Image Relationships
• summary text 
• Fragmentation: TYPE and IMAGE displace one another
• Separation: TYPE and IMAGE operate independently from one another
• Fusion: TYPE and IMAGE merge into one entity
• Inversion: TYPE and IMAGE trade places and the type takes on pictorial properties or the image takes on typographic qualities

Images: The only images that may be used will be architectural or text in nature and black and white. The theme of imagery has been chosen for you in order to fit the content and to avoid the pitfall of creative block. If you can think of images that you would like to use that could work on the first day you may present the case and I will either okay or veto them.

Color: You should choose one color group to work with (3 main colors and variations of those colors in light and dark)

Fonts: Two fonts that work well together

Design: Some design aspect should bring the panels together to push a cohesive look when the book is pulled together.

Similar styles and some cohesive design ideas are below

Photo 2: Artist Books

ARTIST BOOKS

Artists' books are works of art that utilize the form of the book. They are often published in small editions, though they are sometimes produced as one-of-a-kind objects. Artists' books have employed a wide range of forms, including scrolls, fold-outs, concertinas or loose items contained in a box.

Assignment: Your job is to create a one of a kind artist book that showcases images which

• follow a theme
• combines mixed media
• includes text (at least a title and artist statement) but can add poems, writing, lyrics, etc. 
• shows at least 8 images

When deciding on your format, try to stick to a layout that can allow you to print photographs on the laser printer/brochure paper or small (8x10 or less) photo sizes.

Check out the following sites on the links below to help you start thinking of a theme and a layout for your artist book!

POSSIBLE THEMES

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