2D Design
Clarissa Gregory
Weeks 13 - 16
Homeless Narratives
Comic Book
Final 2D Project: Artist
Due: May
14th
Traveling Suitcase
Book
Pick a THEME:
1) Ritual, Routine, & Cycles
2) Juxtaposition / Chimera
3) Your own Theme
MEDIUMS you can work with:
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Sharpie markers /artist pens / India ink
Black, white, gray or colored paper
Paint, colored pencils etc.
Foam core, matboard/other found hard board (for covers or page support)
Found book or box (transformed by you)
Collage2D/3D mixed media
Photoshop/Illustrator (if computer option is chosen, Final Design MUST be
incorporated into a tangible book! i.e. add cover(s) or “house” for your designs…and
inclusion of hands-on elements: paint, collage etc.)
METHODS of construction you can choose from:
1. “Found Book” Transformed
Create minimum of 3 signatures to replace book’s interior.
A signature is a page folded in half = front page, centerfold, and back page.
Redesign the front and back covers of found book.
*Optional: incorporate original pages of the book and incorporate your design over
original text/images.
2. “Deck of Cards”
Create 6 individual “pages/cards”
Design and create your own box in which the cards will live.
3. “Accordion Book”
Attach 6 pages together in a seamless manner, so that the book stands and can be “read”
all at once upon opening.
Design and Create your own BookEnds—front/back cover
4. “Your Own Book Design”
This is possible with approved theme, medium and method of construction
Artist Book REQUIREMENTS:
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Established THEME
Mixed MEDIUM(s)
Solid METHOD of construction
3 layouts OR 6 individual pages containing 6 IMAGES/DESIGNS minimum
(if smaller size images/pages used, must compensate with more complex and intricate design)
EXAMPLE:
You choose “Deck of Cards”
You want cards to be actual card size.
Therefore, you must create 12 cards OR design both the front and backside of 6 cards
5) SEQUENTIAL Imagery chronological or non-linear
6) 3 COLORS max (any # tints, tones or shades)
7) Special Attention to:
Elements of Art: line, shape, space, form, value, texture, color
Principles of Design: Composition, Harmony: Repetition, Rhythm and Pattern;
Unity, Variety, Balance, Emphasis, Proportion/Scale, Time/Movement
Online References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist's_book
MICA’s Book Arts Collection: http://danube.mica.edu/library/ABCat/site/index.cfm
Artist Book Website: www.missioncreekpress.com/artistsbooks.htm
Book References:
Bookworks by Sue Doggett
Creating Artists’ Books by Sarah Bodman
VisualKultur.cat: art design books edited by Vicence Altaio, Daniel Giralt-Miracle
DUE NEXT CLASS:
Sketches for FINAL ARIST BOOK, ALL MATERIALS you’re considering
working with, beginning stages of book. *Reference images / ACTUAL ARTIST
BOOK