Project 3: Visual Poetry Calendar

Description:
Students will be working together in teams of 4 to create a twelve month calendar. Each student will be responsible for designing three posters that use imagery and words to convey a season. Together, the group will design a unified calendar system that creates a single visual story across all 12 pages.

Each group must utilize a consistent typographic system for the calendar information (days, weeks, months) on the page. There should be a singular conceptual mechanism from page to page within each group. The system that each groupdevelops must be flexible enough for individual designers to work with it as they develop their image area.

Specifications:
Size: 10" x 16" trimmed white paper (from 11" x 17" sheet, to allow for bleeds); Orientation must be vertical.

Media: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are to be used as production tools. The assembly of your final 12 page document must be completed with InDesign.

Text: Limited to using only 1-2 the following fonts (Arno Pro, Adobe Caslon Pro, Garamond Premier Pro, Din Schriften, Futura, Helvetica)

Timeline + Deadlines:
Research + Brainstorming to be reviewed by instructor on Thursday, Oct 20, 4:30pm.

Part 1: Image only (two-thirds of doc) + calendar (restricted to remaining one-third of doc), black/white; test poster print for all months due Thursday, Oct 27, 4:30pm.

Part 2: Typography only (two-thirds of doc) + calendar (restricted to remaining one-third of doc), black/white; test poster print for all months (from part 1 + 2) due Tuesday, Nov 1, 4:30pm.

Part 3: Combine image and typography developed in parts 1-2, content may be modified, black and 1 color; test poster print for all months (from part 1-3) due Tuesday, Nov 8, 4:30pm.

Part 4: Combine image and typography developed in parts 1-2, content may be modified, CMYK Process colors; Final Critique (printed comps and all process work) due Tuesday, Nov 15, 4:30pm.