1. NicoTEAM 2014 Poster Contest

2. Poster Design Theme The dangers of smoking Its physical and social consequences Addiction and the importance of not starting to smoke

3. Rules Artwork must be completed at school Original artwork – Do not borrow ideas = Plagiarism Do NOT sign artwork on front Color/collage ok 12” x 18” No more than 8 words, written large and clear enough to be read at a distance May use typography or stencils for letters Color & strong thick lines encouraged

4. Judged by: 60% artwork 30% message 10 % presentation Monday March 17, 4-5:30 Present your poster at GRAM Monday April 21, 4-5:30 Awards Ceremony – Mayor Heartwell – GRAM Grand Rapids Art Museum

5. Awards: 1 st Place: Ipad 2 nd Place: Ipad 3 rd – 6th Place: Digital Camera 7 th & 8 th Place: Youth Art Class to Kendall College of Art & Design

6. Poster Design What is your message? What image can you use to “say” it? How can you use color? What word or words will “say” your message? Does your poster design get the message across?

7. Poster Design Tips: 1. Attention getter 2. Keep it simple 3. Use 1-2 fonts 4. Plan: Read information from top to bottom 5. Color: Dark letters, pale background

8. Design Thinking What is it? “Visual thinking is transforming verbal information into visual-graphic representation” “Words divide, pictures unite” “Visual thinking helps to simplify” “Visuals-drawings are international, everybody understands them while words change based on the different languages…”

9. The Way We Learn Visual/Spatial Kinesthetic/Bodily Verbal/Linguistic Mathematical/Logic al Musical/Rhythmic Intrapersonal Interpersonal Naturalist Existentialist (x –ta- cent-cial-ist) – “big picture of existence” “Why are we here?” & “What is our role in the world?” (Philosophy)

10. Multiple Intelligences All people possess all 9 intelligences in varying amounts Can be nurtured and strengthened, or ignored and weakened

11. Intelligence is: The ability to create effective a product or offer a service that is valued in a culture A set of skills that make it possible for a person to solve problems in life. The potential for finding or creating solutions for problems, which involves gathering new knowledge.