Nov 24
Project: Editorial Illustration
Okay, folks, this project is the big time.
You’ll be illustrating a front page article for the New York Times Week in Review section. Choose one of these three articles and create an alternate illustration to fill the top of the page.
I’ll provide you with an Illustrator page template. Your illustration will live behind the page headlines and text.
The Battle Between the White House and Fox News
Here are some older composed pages, for example:
Timeline
- Tuesday, November 24
- Introduction to the project. Read all three articles and figure out what some of their themes are. Think about ways to convey those ideas graphically. Select one, and begin sketching your concepts.
- Thursday, November 26
- No class! Happy Thanksgiving!
- Tuesday, December 1
- Before class, complete 20 rough thumbnails of your different ideas. Before class, scan them and upload them to the Flickr group. Tighten up your sketches and narrow them down to your favorites. Upload your progress to the group.
- Thursday, December 3
- Execute your final design. Bring your printed design to class for a group critique. Place your design into the page template and make any necessary refinements. Upload your progress to the group.
- Monday, December 7
- Our final meeting time! Complete your final design. Print it alone and in the template by the end of class. Upload your final piece.
