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PROJECT 1

Dystopian Collage
DUE DATE:  Thursday Sept 24th (first draft due Sept 19th)
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DESCRIPTION:

For this project, you will create a digital collage that speaks to the notions of dystopia and/or utopia. You will apply your understanding of historic and contemporary collage and photomontage, the principles of design and composition, and basic photoshop techniques and tools. Create your collage in Adobe Photoshop, using the techniques, tools, and best practices covered in your tutorials and class demos. Some of the material used in your collage should be from online sources—with appropriate citations and links provided on a citation checklist that will be supplied in class. Your digital collage should use at least six separate image sources. (You may also use digital photographs you have taken yourself or scanned if you wish, but some of your sources must be found online.)

We will have a brief introduction to the Photoshop workspace in class, and you are expected to follow the required tutorials as homework and when time is available during class. Your instructor will provide as much one-on-one assistance as possible. You are welcome and encouraged to seek out additional tutorials to supplement your knowledge.



Project Requirements:  

You will create a digital collage using only sourced images and adobe photoshop. No Text or original drawing allowed.

Your project must use at least six separate image sources. These sources should be cited and turned in as well.

Your project incorporates ideas of dystopia and/or utopia and references contemporary or historical collage. (be prepared to talk about your choices)

Principles of Design and Composition were considered. (be prepared to talk about your choices)


ADDITIONAL LINKS:
How to make an abstract collage
How to create a photoshop art collage 
HOW TO RECOGNIZE A DYSTOPIA
Public Domain Project
About Creative Commons:
About the Public Domain:
John Lovett’s “The Elements of Design”
Copyright Basics
INTERNET ARCHIVE
WSU Library’s Creative Commons and the Public Domain: Images


ARTISTS / INSPIRATION:

ANNE ROECKLEIN
Designspiration
https://www.booooooom.com/
https://identitydesigned.com/
Teaching Resource Page


Techniques/topics this project covers:

• Basics of Photoshop and relevant file formats
• Resolution, Pixels, and Image Size
• Lossy versus lossless file formats
• Resizing images
• Working with layers
• Making selections


DELIVERABLES:
(All files will be turned in via blackboard)

~ Your finished Photoshop file with layers intact (file extension PSD). Your file should be 8×10 inches at 300 ppi (2400 x 3000 pixels).

~ Your finished file re-saved as a high resolution jpeg (original resolution, file extension JPG, jpeg quality: max)

~ Your online image sources as you originally downloaded them, with appropriate citation checklist, in a subfolder labeled “image-sources” (These are for the images you use in the final collage only: Do not include images you don’t use.)

~ A typed explanation of your work (1 page, double-spaced, 12 pt. font), addressing: How your design readings informed your compositional strategy and choice of imagery, How you hope your final image describes, references, or evokes dystopia or utopia, How specific Photoshop tools and techniques influenced your creative process.




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