Digication ePortfolio :: Rosi's e-Portfolio :: VisComm2: week 15: Signature/Final project presentation:

Phase 4: Signature Project and Final presentation: Week 14, 4/25/19:

Phase 4 includes: Main Drawing of each object (1 S + 1 H), colored, rendered, textured shaded: In addition: If you don’t have already: Add different angles - (if it makes sense) views (exploded, oblique, isometric, ortho etc.) Add background of final presentation illustration. - Make sure there’s a main sales point/view/composition. Have a name for your product. Add Info block on every page.

Here are all previous phases:

Phase 1:

Viscomm2 spring19: Final/Signature Assignment part 1 - Start week 9: (3/14/19)   

Starting as an In-class assignment : (Starting 3/14/19, due on 3/28) Printed in B&W on 11” X 17"paper)

  Note : This is the research phase of our new final/signature project. In the next 6 weeks we will ideate, re-design, sketch, and render new fun objects.

You will choose 1 soft product and 1 hard product:

1 - Pick 1 “Soft” products and 1 “Hard” products you are interested in redesigning. (Use the list we put together in class, or add to it) 

2 - Create 1 Visual Product Research page for each product. (Total 2 pages of related or unrelated products you find inspiring) 

3 - Create 1 User/Environment Research page for each product. (Total 2 pages of users and environments you find inspiring)

   IMPORTANT NOTES :  - This assignment is not the same as DESIGN 2 class: We will create outrageous, fictional, and fantasy objects that are purely imaginary. 

- Look for product, user, and environment inspiration that is based on fictional activities or stories you like or make up. 

- You can choose to design objects for characters of a book or movie. 

- You can combine existing products into one new product that has never been seen before. 

- Have fun. Its a drawing project and doesn’t have to make total sense (yet).   

LAYOUT :  - Search for images online and save them to a new project folder. (Jpeg’s or Png’s) - Use Adobe Illustrator to create your 11” X 17” page layouts. - Use the “Place” command (under “File”) to place all your images or one-by-one. (Note to keep the “Link” box checked so your Ai file stays small) - Organize your images on each page (not too small). - Add your info-block to every page (Project, Name, phase, soft/hard, etc.) - Save each page as PDF and print in B&W from any OTIS machine. (Your images will be embedded in your PDF)

Phase 2:

- Create 3 sketches for each story (3 S + 3 H). (Total 6 sketches, 8.5 x 11 paper recommended)

Each sketch will take not more than 25 minutes. Not rendered yet. It may get altered and still worked on. Materials: Marker, Verythin and Prisma premier:

  IMPORTANT NOTES :  6 Sketch pages are due next week (3 S and 3 H).

- Your ideations should be purely imaginary. Don’t be too logical. Look at your product, user, and environment research pages for inspiration.

 - Ideation pages : Put a CIRCLE around the ideations you like. Put a number next to your choices (1, 2, or 3).

 - Sketch pages : Enlarge your 3 chosen ideations (by hand or copy machine), revise the design as needed, add detail, punch up the lines, and add shading.

 - Sketch quality should be better than your ideation but not too tight or too accurate. Keep it efficient, and make it “pop”. (no more than 25 minutes per sketch) 

- Add the Info block (project, name, phase, soft/hard, etc.) Each sketch page number should match the ideation number in your circles. 

- Keep all original work clean, without tape, and organized by week, to be able show it all in our final semester review.   If you are having any difficulties making a decision on your favorite idea, email me and I’ll do my best to help you.  

Phase 3:

 Step 3: 2 new refined more rendered sketches: Pick 1 sketch/object each (S + H) and refine.

Think of functionality, material, texture (include swatch or reference image), review proportions, add scale(body), add different angle(s)/view(s) - if it makes sense - (exploded, oblique, isometric, ortho etc.). Add more detail, add notes, arrows and motion, maybe color, shading (1,2,3). If needed add (ground) shadows.

Don't forget the INFO block on each page!

Until here (above) is due week 12 (next week) 4/11:

Think of Phase 4 and final presentation (due week 14, 4/25): Phase 4 includes: Main Drawing of each object (1 S + 1 H), colored, rendered, textured shaded: In addition: If you don’t have already: Add different angles - (if it makes sense) views (exploded, oblique, isometric, ortho etc.) Add background of final presentation illustration. - Make sure there’s a main sales point/view/composition. Have a name for your product.

Please review some phase 3 estudsent examples: following pictures in gallery: