Week 3: New Yorker Phrase Narratives

We were given a phrase to narrate visually in the style of The New Yorker comics. This was an awesome assignment to be able to push the limits of abstract ideas ... or so I thought.

I pushed the idea of traditional marriage between a man and wife and the idea that tradition has gone out the window.

The recent tragedy of the Costa Concordia sinking really upset me. Since I was unable to strangle the Captain of the ship I thought I would illustrate his career growth on any water bound vessel.

Week 3: The Paper Game

After the long break from class due to the MLK Holiday, Chase had a great in-class assignment to get us back into the swing of things. It was a group activity called the paper game. The idea is pretty simple but the outcome gets zany. We had 22 people in class so everyone got 22 pieces of paper and made a little book. The first person starts with a random quote or saying then passes it onto the person on their right. Each person has 3 minutes to draw a representation of what was written on the previous page. The booklet is then passed to the person on their right and that person has to figure out what the drawing represents and write something on the third sheet. So the order is write, draw, write, draw, etc. This continues until all 22 sheets have been used. This exercise is great for realizing who is crazy in a group.



I started my book with "Four score and seven years ..."

Parker Dunagan came up with this interpretation of "Four score and seven years..."

Louise Hannah was the 22 person to come up with something. It started with "Four score and seven years..." and ended up with this. Some results in class were hilarious and others were like mine ... amusing at best.

Week 1 - Proj 1: Shape Potential

Chase gave us all a different shape to play with.  I recieved the shape below ... some sort of dual triangle and squat square. I had fun with this assignment but unlike what Chase said, my designs got worse toward the end.

This was number 10. I figured "Hooray! I finished ... I deserve a trophy ... and a sandwich!" I got the trophy. And pizza.

This was the most common item to pop into anyones head. I know because I stood in the mall and asked random strangers what they instantly thought of this shape. 145% of them said it was  a bow-tie. So there. By the way ... I don't go to the mall.

This was the third idea I had. I was thinking of how much time this one classes homework is. I mean come on! I realize I have not been working on it like I should and it is now Sunday night ... but COME ON! Oh, yeah. It's and hourglass.

Okay. okay. OKAY!!! I know its a terrible drawing and you probably have to be told what it is. After I was finished I realized I was completely off the mark and should be drug out in the street and egged. It is suppose to be a mans mustache. Of course it could be a woman's mustache. Maybe she works at the same circus as Andre the Giant. *See first post for Jan 15, 12*

I thought this was so darn cute. It was my second go at this bow-tie pasta looking shape. The first image I ever saw when Chase gave me this shape was that of an alligators mouth. It could be a crocodile. Why don't you ask him. He is hard of hearing ... so put your head in his mouth; that's where his ears are.

A terrible version of a Star Wars Tie-Fighter. Like I said. Terrible.

I was working on the idea of two mountains reflecting over a lake. Yeah, yeah, I know. How tranquil.

This idea came to me in a flash of pure genius not seen since the Italian Renaissance master Leonardo DiCaprio
... err ... da Vinici developed his flying machine. Oh, yeah! It's a UFO with an alien.

Okay, this is no da Vinci but I enjoyed the exercise in loose perspective. They be WALLS, MATEY!

I saved the best for last. This happened during the middle of my brain storming. When I peaked. It is interesting the ideas that pop into your head when you are alone. I thought of the hangman's platform. I imagine this would not be an image anyone wants to see from a rope hanging above! Then again, maybe that is your thing. I won't judge.

Week 1 - In Class: Exquisite Corpse

Chase gave an in class assignment that started off the course on a positive note. The idea was to get us started thinking creatively with an interesting twist. For this particular process, three people complete a characters drawing without knowing what the previous person drew. One person draws the head, one the torso, and the last person draws the legs/feet.

I started the head and had the idea of the future of humanity in the distant future where the human body is no longer judged by social thinking and the human brain is the only important organ needed ... with the eyes as an accoutrement.

Pamela started the next portion of the drawing and it was interesting that we both had the idea of a robot.

 

Krystal completed the drawing with something that looks like goat legs. I guess there can be a place for robot Satyrs in the future.

The final image is comical. It was a fun exercise to see how others think and what they expected from me.

Week 1 - In Class: Shape Potential

Chase provided us a sheet of three different shapes that we were to make into something. This was the first class after the winter break and after looking at my work I realize I really should try and stay in the "design mind" while away from school.  Yikes.

 So this guy was based on the triangle shape in the center. I instantly thought of weight lifters and their ill proportioned bodies; large upper body and bird legs. Being completely mental, my mind took it one step further and it became
Andre the Giant ... if he were a clown.

The circle was a perfect opportunity to show off my mental instability by displaying Andre the Giants head (see above) while wearing his newly acquired clown nose.

The final shape was a square and I tried to be a bit more creative with this shape. For some reason I had the idea of a club house for young kids that are too young to see the allure of the opposite sex. The Rascals kept coming to mind.