The Reinterpreted Cover Studio Art & Design 1

Agenda Group Discussion This Story Because Worksheet Compositional Sketches (3 minimum) Refine Ideas Clean up Next Class

Challenge Create a book cover for a classic story that illustrates your own understanding of the tale.

NAME 3 Classic Stories

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Frankenstein By Mary Shelly

Illustrated by Uncredited http://www.denversfbookclub.com/shelley.htm

Illustrated by Joaquin Pertierra https://www.pinterest.com/pin/281543700529701/

Illustrated by Marion Mousse https://www.pinterest.com/pin/539869074054658497/

Coralie Bickford-Smith http://newenglandrepro.com/serif-vs-sans-serif-typeface/ Designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith https://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780141393391/frankenstein-design-coralie-bickford-smith

Illustrated by Phillip Im

How To Get Started Challenge - Create a book cover for a classic story that illustrates your own understanding of the tale. Step 1 – List a few classic stories that you favor or have a connection with. Step 2 – Pick one story and reflect with a written paragraph describing how and why you connect with that story. Figure out what part of the story you’d like to illustrate. Step 3 - Create at least 3 compositional sketches that depict that part of the story through your interpretation.

Questions to ask yourself Do I want to represent my reinterpretation of the story through a specific character, setting, or object? Will my reinterpreted cover for the story look better as a graphic design or an illustration? Does my reinterpreted cover best depict the mood of the overall story?

Agenda – Session 2 Review objectives Finish 3 sketches Group Critique to pick best composition Studio Time Clean up Next Class

How To Get Started Challenge - Create a book cover for a classic story that illustrates your own understanding of the tale. Step 1 – Complete 3 compositional sketches Step 2 – Participate in group critique to help pick best composition that depicts your reinterpretation of the classic story Step 3 – Studio Time Step 4 – Continue working

Agenda – Session 3 Individualized critique Studio Time Clean up Next Class

How To Get Started Challenge - Create a book cover for a classic story that illustrates your own understanding of the tale. Step 1 – Work on final artwork Step 2 – Prepare any questions/concerns by the time I come by Step 3 – Check to see if your book cover matches the written portion from the This Book Because worksheet

Agenda – Session 4 Final Edits PQP at your table Reflect/Review Clean up Next Lesson

How To Get Started Challenge - Create a book cover for a classic story that illustrates your own understanding of the tale. Step 1 – Make any final edits Step 2 – PQP at your table Step 3 – Reflect/Review as a class Step 4 – Hand in work

For students who are ahead session 4/5 Introduce Typography to incorporate Title/Author on scanned image of their book cover.

Typography What is it?

Typography ty·pog·ra·phy \tī-ˈpä-grə-fē\ (n): the style, arrangement, or appearance of printed letters on a page

Serif Sans - Serif http://newenglandrepro.com/serif-vs-sans-serif-typeface/

Serif Sans - Serif In the world of typography, a “serif” is a tiny line attached to the end of a stroke (point to point line segment) in a letter or symbol. A typeface with serifs is called a “serif typeface“. A typeface without serifs is called “sans serif”, or sans-serif, thanks to the French sans, means “without”. Therefore sans serif translates to “without tiny lines”. Sometimes you will here someone refer to a sans-serif typeface as “Grotesque” or “Gothic”. Serif typefaces can be referred to as “Roman”.

Illustrated by Phillip Im

Frankenstein (Chopin Script) Typeface Pairing Frankenstein (Chopin Script) Mary Shelly (Castellar)

Typeface Pairing http://www.creativebloq.com/typography/20-perfect-type-pairings-3132120

How To Get Started Challenge - Create a book cover for a classic story that illustrates your own understanding of the tale. Step 1 – Work on final artwork Step 2 – Research typeface pairing’s you’d like to use for your Title & Author Step 3 – Studio Time Step 4 – Next Class

Agenda – Session 4/5 Final Edits for book cover Scan Artworks Incorporate Text using Photoshop Studio Time Next Lesson

Questions to ask yourself Does the chosen typeface visually match the mood of my reinterpretation of the story? Is the placement of my Title and Author balanced with the artwork?

How To Get Started Challenge - Create a work of art that expresses their reaction to an emotional experience of choice. Step 1 – Make any final edits Step 2 – Scan in artwork Step 3 – Photoshop typeface pairing for Title/Author Step 4 – Save File > Email final image (.png) to Mr. Phillip

Criteria This Book Because worksheet Compositional sketches (3 minimum) Final piece depicts written portion from worksheet PQP Group Critique participation