For this project you will be designing an item that will be professionally printed. CGP (Carolina Graphic Press) in Clayton, NC, will be printing your designs. You will be experimenting with inks and varnishes and will design something that (hopefully) has a longer design life cycle that the project.
Specifications for size, the type of paper, ink, as well as a discussion of printing methods and techniques will be provided in our class on Monday (February 2nd). I can, however tell you that both flexography and offset lithography will be possible. What this means to you now is that you will have the opportunity to design a sticker or regular printed item. More on this on Monday. For the meantime, however, I want you to keep the idea of possibly creating a sticker in your noggin.
Homework for Monday, February 2nd.
Do some brainstorming and research. Look through the links provided on this site. Read through the sites and write down interesting facts, problems, concerns, or ideas you have that relate in any way to sustainability. You might be intrigued by walkable communities or the fact that your carbon footprint is 4.5 Earths (ouch!) or the plight of the polar bears. Whatever interests you, write it down! Record Web sites that have useful info, and dig through the Web to find more Web sites related to your interest (which is now the topic of your project!). This research will be Design Journal Entry #2: Design Intervention Research.
Then, start thinking about how you could create something (a physical artifact) that would publicize the cause you found, generate interest in your topic, be an intervention to solve the problem, or… You might design a sticker to be placed on trash cans to promote recycling of plastics to save the polar bears, or a flag for car antennaes that suggests people walk or ride bikes to cut down on carbon emissions. The sky is the limit. Generate LOTS of ideas. I would like to see at least 30 different ideas of the ’something’ you would create. You can sketch, create a list, or do whatever is necessary to document your thinking. Speculate WILDLY and come to class prepared to talk about your ideas and topic.
