The document provides instructions for a graphic design student group project to create a sketchbook and portfolio. Students are asked to research and explore visual imagery, text, typography, layout, prints, and photography based on 3 graphic designers from different eras. They must then select highlights to produce an A3 graphic design portfolio, including original typography, repetitive imagery, 3-color prints, a story using photos, and an illustration based on non-design text. Students are provided an equipment list and encouraged to visit exhibitions and design shops for inspiration and to join online design communities.

1. Graphic Design Year 12 Group
Try Hard, Then Try a Bit Harder.
BROWN BREAD (DEAD)
Paul Ibou (French Graphic Designer and
Branding Designer 1938)
Alan Fletcher (British Graphic
Designer 1931-2006) Wim Crowell (Dutch Artist/Graphic
Designer in exhibition at Design DOING OTHER TINGS
Max Bill (Swiss Artists/Graphic
Designer 1908-1994) museum 1928)
Steven Heller (American
Max Huber (Swiss Graphic Designer Neville Brody (British Graphic Design Critic/Art
Director 1950)
1974-1969) Graphic
Designer/Typographer/Art
Douglas Adams (British Writer/
Paul Rand (American Graphic Director 1957) Dramatist 1952-2001)
Designer/Illustrator 1914-1996)
Make a Friend, find a designer you are Shaun Ryder (British
inspired by (this option is the hardest as Singer/Lyricist/Poet 1962)
you will have to justify why you
Charles Bukowski (American
Looooooove Them.) Novelist/Poet 1920-1994)
STILL KICKING (ALIVE)
The Brief – Strap In.
Back in the day the graphic designer's portfolio was usually a black book or large binder in which samples of the artist's best printed
pieces were carried to show prospective clients or employers.
Your Brief is to create a sketchbook full of interesting visual imagery (some text) based on your research of the 3 or more of the above
artists( One from each column). You will need to read some things and play around with your images in your sketchbook. Photography,
Found imagery (Old Photographs/Diagrams), Illustrations, Typography, Layout and Prints are all areas we would like you to explore.
20-30 good pages will be sufficient, but do more if you start to feel it enthusiasm is always encouraged.)
Then you must select you highlights and produce your first A3 Graphics Book (Portfolio). You must Re-do/Re-work the pieces you think
have the most potential, that consist of the following things;
Image using Text
Your own Typography that you have come up with illustrating a quirky side to your own personality.
A piece using repetitive imagery laid out in an imaginative way.
A Printed image (not from a computer) that only uses three colours (one being black, one white the other you can choose). Stencils
would be most practical, but other prints can be experimented with.
A Story created using 4 Photographs you have taken.
An illustration based on a piece of text you have read from you non-designer (Doing Other Tings).

2. Equipment List.
You will need all of these things to do your summer tasks, and we will expect them in your first lesson.
Sketchbook
Spray mount
Pritt Stick
USB memory stick
Pencils
Fine liners
A Personalised Fishing tackle box (To keep all your Lovely things).
Join flickr.com, search for Scot Tart make contact with him and he will offer adice on all design choices you make. Also join the
Wellwellwell group and search for other followers. This will be the best resource on the course.
Get to see as many exhibitions as possible for inspiration as possible, we’ll be pretty disappointed if you haven’t seen any thing when
you return. This website will get you started,
http://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/2011/wim-crouwel
Also check out as much as you can in design based shops in London, be vigilant take lots of photographs and most of all be safe. Always
travel with a friend and collect things that will inspire you.
If you can’t find anything to inspire you from this list of cool stuff we don’t want you on the course.