Visual Journal Assignment No. 12

Due:  11/30/15

 

A coat of arms is a unique symbol on a shield that is meant to represent and identify a family.

For this visual journal assignment, you will be creating a “Coat of Arms” for yourself. You may base your design on your first name or your last name. The shield should include the following:

*Your name (first or last) written large and in an interesting font;

* Elements that represent yourself;

*A “motto” to describe yourself.

A motto is a phrase meant to summarize the general intention of a person or organization. Maybe if you love art, your motto could be, “Art Above All Else”.

You can take the traditional approach like the coat of arms below, or you can make a shield of your own design.

 If your family already has a coat of arms, please do not copy it. I’d like to see you come up with something original and new.

For your paragraph, please explain why you designed the coat of arms they way you did. What does it symbolize? How does it represent you or your family?

Visual Journal Assignment No. 11

Due: 11/23/15

Symbolism is the practice of representing things by symbols. A symbol is an object, action or idea that represents something other than itself.

Artists often use symbols in their artwork.  These symbols have deeper meanings than just their outward appearance. For instance, a heart is often a symbol used for love. The color purple can represent things that appear royal or regal.

For this visual journal assignment, you will be creating symbols to represent each member of your immediate family, yourself included.

Think about each member of your family. What images come to mind? Each symbol should be well thought out and executed. Please do not draw pictures of the members of your family; you should be creating symbols that represent them.

Perhaps your Dad loves to cook. A symbol for him could be a chef’s hat and a whisk. Maybe your sister is really into technology and you could symbolize her with pictures of electronics and gadgets.

For your paragraph, you will explain how you came up with each symbol for your family. Don’t forget to include yourself!

Visual Journal Assignment No. 10

Visual Journal Assignment #10

Due:  11/16/15

You have been hired by a playing card company to redesign the face cards of their playing deck.

You will be redesigning the Jack, Queen and King cards in your own personal style. Will they be zombie inspired cards? Will the face cards be replaced by your three favorite singers or three favorite animals?

For your drawings, you will show each card (the Jack, the Queen and the King) drawn individually. Please drawing them in the standard card shape (a rectangle) and be sure to label them as J, Q or K. Check out the photos of the cards below to help you. Also your cards should have a common theme and look as if they belong together.

For your paragraph, you will describe how you came up with your new card concept. Where did you get your inspiration? Do you think your new design would be something that people would want to buy, why?

Visual Journal Assignment No. 9

Due:  11/9/15

One regular old Monday morning, you drag your sleepy self into Remington Middle School for another day filled with learning. You drowsily walk up to your locker and begin to put in your combination. The lock clicks and you pull your locker door open to find that the normal inside of your locker is gone. In its place is a doorway to another dimension.

For this visual journal assignment you will illustrate what this “new world” you found inside your locker looks like. Is it a world from another planet with aliens and space ships? Is it a world where animals rule the planet and humans are kept as pets? Have fun and be creative!

You will be using a specific format for this visual journal assignment. Your piece of paper should be folded in half vertically, so you’re creating a skinny rectangle. On the outside of the paper you’ll draw the door of your locker. On the inside of the paper, you’ll draw this other “dimension” using the whole sheet of paper.

For your paragraph, describe this other world. What is it like there? What do you see? Would you want to live in this other dimension?