COOL GREEN STUFF
Independent Project 2011
The Independent Project
• Your Independent Project is
worth 50% of your Exam
grade.
• Your Exam grade is worth 20%
of your Final grade.
• You will complete this project
on your own time with the
format provided.
• The work associated with this
assignment is on top of your
regular class work.
• Plan your schedule
accordingly---DO NOT LEAVE
THIS PROJECT TO THE
LAST MINUTE!!
The Project
• This project is going to be an exploration of
“COOL GREEN STUFF” (Products that make
the world a cleaner, greener and more beautiful
place).
• You will be able to explore your own interests
based around the concept of finding great
recycled, sustainable, renewable objects you
love.
• When composing the project consider Elements
of Art, Principles of Design, mediums, materials,
size, transportation, and storage of project.
The Project
• For this project you will Design your own “COOL GREEN
STUFF”.
• You will personally design a functional object using
recycled, repurposed or renewable objects.
• The hottest designs right now are those that promote a
cleaner, greener and more beautiful planet.
• Through this process you will promote this cleaner,
greener and more beautiful planet as well as reflect on
the increasing disdain of the wasteful, disposable society
we have become, and celebrate ingenuity, respect for
the environment and a humorous reworking of everyday
objects.
The Project
• So it’s basically All about eccentric (something that is
unusual) design that gives rise to functionality!
• It can be about recycling...or more on how the items are
re-used!
• Think outside the box and Use your imagination!!!
• What type of design can you create with things that we
no longer use? With what we recycle? With things we
throw away? What do we no longer have a demand for?
The project
• 1. So first choose an area of interest:
• Design Ideas:
• YOU ARE THE ARTIST! YOU WILL CREATE EVERY ASPECT OF
THIS PROJECT! NO ASSEMBLY KITS OR COPYING OF
ARTIST’S WORK!!!
• Sculpture
Décor
• Architecture
Comfort
• Craft and Jewelry
Kitchen
• Product Design
Lighting
• Wood Working
Crochet
• Fashion (clothes & bags)
Stationary
• Mural
Gadgets
• Electronics
Brainstorming
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2. Then find:
Find Ideas & Concepts from:
-Internet
-Ikea catalog
-Design catalogs
-Rummage through your basements, garages, closets, trash, etc.
-Find inspiration from other Artist’s work
-Art books (from library, book stores, textbooks, magazines, and comics)
-Other Art projects you have seen
-Museums or exhibitions
-Browse through and art or craft store
-Discuss with friends or family
-Go to the Cooper Hewitt National design Museum
Check it out: http://www.cooperhewitt.org/
**GOING TO THE MUSEUM IS A REQUIRED PART OF THE PROJECT
Websites
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Check out these websites for inspiration:
Fashion: (jewelry/clothes/bags)
www.myspacefruit.com
www.honorable-mention.com
www.replayground.com
www.mindwhatyouwear.com
www.thimblescratch.com
www.dedeceplus.com
www.ecoist.com
www.refinding.com
www.seccoshop.com
www.margauxlange.com
www.joaosabino.com
www.suitcase-london.com
www.rebeccawardjewellery.com
www.lianakabel.com
www.elsewares.com
www.margauxlange.com
www.shopregeneration.com
www.pomme.com.au
www.beckycity.com
www.replayground.com
Books with project ideas to make the world a greener place:
www.the-green-apple.co.uk
www.replayground.com
www.greenapplemap.org
Stuff: (gadgets/ electronics/stationary)
www.seccoshop.com
www.shopgeneration.com
www.claassen-partner.de
www.honorable-mention.com
www.clearbluehawaii.com
www.nigelsecostore.com
www.haul.com.au
www.poopoopaper.com
www.366cm.com
www.resourcerevival.com
www.replyground.com
House: (décor/kitchen/sculpture/lighting/comfort)
www.nigelsecostore.com
www.366.cm.com
www.ryanfrank.net
www.yousaytomayto.com
www.dedeceplus.com
www.atypyk.com
www.redstr.com
www.joaosabino.com
www.thorstenvanelton.com
www.hubcapcreatures.com
www.enpieza.com
www.studiomama.com
www.jorrevanast.com
www.uncommongoods.com
www.replayground.com
Proposal & Sketch
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3. Then brainstorm your idea and create a:
Proposal and sketch:
due date: TBA
Includes:
Name
Class color
Mediums and materials used (what recycled, sustainable, renewable
objects will be used, what will be used to create or hold together the objects,
how will it be displayed)
Short explanation
-why you chose to do this?
-how you plan to execute?
-explain idea
Sketch on back of proposal of your brainstorm ideas
** Proposal must be typed!!!!
Paper
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Paper: To be handed in the day the project is due (NOT with the
proposal)!!!
A one page typed paper on your visit to the Cooper Hewitt National Design
Museum (http://www.cooperhewitt.org). Be sure to bring a sketch pad and
pencil so that you can document your visit. You must include a sketch of
one design that caught your attention while at the museum (not on looseleaf paper!!) as well as credit line information. Talk about this design and
why it caught your attention. You must also talk about the design that you
created for this project. Explain why you chose to do this design, how you
achieved the goal of your design, how you created the piece or any
problems you encountered along the way.
Paper will be read during presentation by student!!
Then handed in to teacher
Requirements for paper
-12 pt
-double spaced
-1/2 inch margins
-Arial or Times Roman font
The Project
• Submitting work:
• -Each student will be given a scheduled day for
presentation of their project.
• -On the morning the project is due you are allowed to
drop it off in W106 or W004 (before or after Hperiod…not during!!!!!)
• - PRESENTATION COUNTS!
• - Paper is to be handed in the day the project is due!!!
• - Presentations of projects will be conducted during the
last two weeks of school.
What Inspires You?
Do you give yourself enough credit for what you
do?
• Creating art requires us to think outside the box, whether
it’s about the objects or elements we select, how we use
our supplies, or the way we assemble it.
• It requires us to creatively combine unrelated thoughts
and materials with nothing but a vision of what we think
we’re going to create or believe we can create. It takes a
leap of faith.
Do you give yourself enough credit for what you
create?
• I’m not talking about how good of an artist you are, I’m
talking about the fact that you sit down and face the
blank canvas, paper, etc.!
• Creating anything takes courage; it takes belief in
yourself to know something, even if you feel that you
don’t know enough. I think it says a lot about the human
spirit of each and every person...despite the unknown,
we know we must move forward, no matter the fear or
anxiety, we must create art…and so we take a leap of
faith.
Do you give yourself enough credit for what you
know?
- We show our humility and our sense of humanity when
we put our art out to be seen and make ourselves
vulnerable to others’ opinions and criticism.
- We are at our most fragile when we display what has
come from inside our hearts and minds, and we show
our belief in humanity when we do; believing most will be
honest but not brutal.
- It takes courage to be able to hear what someone has
to say and not have it reflect how we feel about
ourselves.
- We must believe in ourselves enough to know what we
know, and we must believe in ourselves enough to take
that leap...