Current Events/Social Issues Project

Perimeters for Current events or Social issues project

The current event project will allow you to choose whatever current event you wish. A proposal and Artist Statement are required for this project and must be turned in with your project. You will be required to use.

-        Layers (Named layers, Organization, Groups)

-        Tools from last semester and this semester

-        You will be required to create 5 pieces about your chosen current event

o   Please remember to view the rubric

-        Your target dates for the events will be between January 1st, 2018  to February 20th, 2019.

-        You must study your current event and have at least three sources. These sources can be named in the artist Proposal. (I will be looking for these)

NOTE: Place all your images in a folder with your name on it and current event

-        Example – Jeremy Wood Current Event

The files should be saved twice. Once as a PSD and once as a Jpg

Remember to include your Proposal and Artist statement in the folder

Below are some examples of visual communication.

Standard broadcast graphic

Simple ad. notice the two logos in it. What are the two brands they are refferencing

a piece on racial acceptance.

what is this piece explaining

Movie post, restaurant poster? or both?

Propaganda art work.

28 total points	Excellent (5)	Good (4)	Average (3)	Below Average (2)	Poor (1)
Use of Layers and Organization	Layers were used excellently as well as named and organized using groups	Layers were named but no groups were used	Layers were used effectively. Some where named, no groups were used	Layers were used, but not named nor were groups used.	There was one layer used and there were no groups used.
Use of Tools	Student used the new tools and old tools to create a feel to their series	Student used some of the new tools to better convey their event	Students used new tools and old tools effectively, but there was a feel lacking	Students used the new tools, but old tools were forgotten or not used	Student did not use any of the new tools or old tools effectively
Composition	was well thought out and clear.	Composition was thought out but needed a little extra work.	Composition had some thought put into it but was a little messy.	Composition was there but needed a lot of work.	Not sure what the composition is or there was little to no thought put into it.
Conveyance of the series relating to the current event. (This will have 12 points connected to it. 2 point max per piece.)	The series conveyed the current even excellently making me feel I could tell the entire story and understands the artist’s POV on the subject.	The Series conveyed the current event well and the artist’s stance or feelings, but some parts were hard to understand.	The series conveyed what the current event was about, but not how the artist felt about it or their stance on it.	The series conveyed what the current event was about, but some aspects of the piece were hard to understand.	I was unable to tell what the current event in the series was supposed to be.
Completion of series (In addition to this, there is 1 point for each image you have completed.)	The student finished 8 or more pieces	The student finished 6 - 7 pieces	The student finished 4 – 5 pieces	The student finished 2 - 3 piece	The student did not finish 1 pieces
Sources	Student had 5 or more sources	Student had 4 sources	Student had 2 - 3 sources	Student had 1 sources	Student had 0 source