Advanced Graphic Design Sketchbook Assignments

CHOOSE 10 SKETCHBOOK ASSIGNMENTS TO COMPLETE.
(There are fewer reqired assignments because you should be spending twice the amount of time to complete them.)

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HERE ARE YOUR CHOICES:

ASSIGNMENT 1: Line Design Graphing
ASSIGNMENT 2: Magazine Drawing/Collage
ASSIGNMENT 3: “Non-Representational" Self Portrait
ASSIGNMENT 4: Draw What You Hear
ASSIGNMENT 5: Shape/Balance Study - counts as 2 sketchbook assignments
ASSIGNMENT 6:Letter People
ASSIGNMENT 7: Related Phrase
ASSIGNMENT 8: Illustrate a Saying
ASSIGNMENT 9: Design an Ad for your Favorite Music Group
ASSIGNMENT 10: Create Your Own Alphabet/Font Style
ASSIGNMENT 11: Create A Picture in the Style of Your Favorite Artist
ASSIGNMENT 12: Draw a "How To" Poster
ASSIGNMENT 13: Draw Things that Make Noise and Illustrate the Sounds
ASSIGNMENT 14: Design a Poster to Advertise you Favorite Movie
ASSIGNMENT 15: Design/Draw a New Toy as if you were a Toy Designer.
ASSIGNMENT 16: FREE ASSIGNMENT
ASSIGNMENT 17: FREE ASSIGNMENT
ASSIGNMENT 18: FREE ASSIGNMENT

ASSIGNMENT 19: Divide a piece of printer paper in half. Fill each half with a totally different pattern that uses only lines and circles.Be sure to consider variety in creating unique designs.

ASSIGNMENT 20:Create an arrow design.Use only arrows and demonstrate your knowledge of repetition, unity, and variety. Be sure to use the whole page.

ASSIGNMENT 21: Design a food or clothing label: Collect examples and glue them into your sketchbook. Then, design and create your own label for a clothing tag or food label.

ASSIGNMENT 22: Trademark. Registered Trademark. Company Identity Protection : Research and explain in 2 paragraphs the importance of these terms. How do they apply to the design world? Next, create your own trademark.

ASSIGNMENT 23: Bumper Sticker: Create a bumper sticker that communicates some message or represents an organization you support. Be creative. Think of readability from a distance. Make several rough drafts and one final, detailed, clean design.

ASSIGNMENT 24: Find one company whose advertisements have evolved over significant time (example - WALMART). Paste an copy of the companies  new and old logo or advertisement. Explain in 2 paragraphs why the ads have been successful. What is it about the design that visually appeals to people? Discuss in terms of the elements and principles of Design.

ASSIGNMENT 25:

Sketchbook assignments are worth 20% of you Grade. You should spend a MINIMUM of 2-4 hours on each assignment.
Sketchbook Rubric
(This is how your sketchbook assignments will be graded)