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- Topic.
- Choose an illustration area:
- editorial (concept, commentary, cartoon)
- the multiple meanings of the word...
- what does it feel like to...
- your take on a news item--can you change people's minds?
- other...
- Non-fiction (documentary)
- how to do something
- how something looks
- how something works
- where something is located
- something else...
- book publishing (inside and outside art)
- adult/YA fiction cover
- children's picture book dummy & sample spread
- other...
- spot (small, line art, 1 or 2 colors)
- ornate drop caps
- chapter headings for a novel
- magazine/menu section emblems
- other...
- advertising (print, web, TV, outdoor)
- retail: seasonal sale
- packaging: shelf visibility
- billboard: use of scale
- corporate/institutional marcom: annual report cover
- other...
- greeting cards
- film, broadcasting (title graphics, storyboard/animatics/previz)
- electronic publishing (splash screen, icons, user interface)
- navigation buttons for food site
- ToC for how-to DVD or CD-ROM
- "about" dialog for a spreadsheet
- other...
- sequential art (comic strip, comic book/graphic novel)
- sequence & illustrate 5 sounds (such as: Wroom! Yawn! Screech! Thud! Tsk tsk!)
- other...
- What makes your project marketable?
- Unique, in-demand style. Find related examples in the textbook. How is your work similar and--even more important--how is it different?
- Unmet need. What solution are you providing?
- How does your project fit/showcase/challenge your skills, inclinations, interests?
- Planning
- Who is your audience?
- How does the intended audience affect your work?
- Visual style.
- Level of detail.
- Single image or sequence.
- More...
- For what kind of publication is your project intended?
- Magazine.
- Web site.
- Textbook.
- Other...
- What publication constraints affect your project?
- Number of colors.
- Image size.
- File size.
- Any additional issues...
- What program(s), and specific program features, will you need?
- How can you build upon this project in the making of subsequent projects?
- Archive and catalog source material and working files.
- Keep a record of the key steps.
- Create reusable components.
- Other...
- Presenting and promoting.
- How will you demonstrate your project's practical use?
- If your project involves a product illustration, show a mock-up of the packaging for the product.
- If you are doing a magazine illustration, create a dummy using the layout grid and typography of the actual publication.
- How will clients/employers see your project?
- How will you get the word out?
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