Class Info: week 4, class 9

This agenda provides a detailed outline that gives a clear vision of the day’s class.

• Date: Friday, September 24
• Category: Icon sketches 3

To-Do: before class

• • Post your homework
  • Prepare to describe your work in terms of graphic shape

Topic: Icon design

Goal: Create forms that signify essential qualities

Objectives: Create images that communicate

Activities

• • Upload sketches to Miro to the right of the red rule
  • https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_l1W5c8Q=/
  • Create a frame, add sketches, add name

Lecture

The goal of this assignment is to create images that communicate

Your object:
Select a fairly commonplace object instead of a very unusual or rare one.
Simplify its form
Combine it with a letterform to reinforce the name of the object

• • Review deductive method of cropping
  • Video: negative space logo design.  start at 2 minutes and 3:45
  • Geometry in drawing

Preparation resources

Use negative space in logo design; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzvJWWLTuEM

For reference, look at icons in The Noun Project for ideas: https://store.thenounproject.com

Creating images in Illustrator: Adobe shape builder: (2 mins)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaXc3nU6ZNo

Icon reference: https://www.pinterest.com/sharp/icon-inspiration/?lp=true

Symbol reference: https://www.designspiration.net/search/saves/page/1/?q=icon%20symbol

Activities

With tracing paper and thick marker, revise sketch, upload to Miro

Due Next Class

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/childers-comd1200fall2021/?p=8025&preview_id=8025&preview_nonce=da31a46224&post_format=standard&_thumbnail_id=-1&preview=true

• • Revise sketches
  • Read and Comment On Online Discussion
    Use these terms: figure-ground, continuity