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18-Days of Something Requirements

Overview

The objective of this project is to select one of your primary visual skills you would like to refine, practice, and develop. The project will consist of 18 individual visual projects completed each day that are part of a consistent topic or theme. This will be graded on meeting the minimum expectations (see below) and the quality of the design. 

Examples

Here are some examples of what can be done for this project.

  • Photography
    • A daily Photoshop composite.
    • A daily photography-based ad.
    • A daily Photoshop mock-up.
    • A daily book cover.
  • Vector Design
    • A daily logo.
    • A daily icon.
    • A daily vector-based ad.
  • Web Design
    • A daily website mock-up.
    • A daily app icon.
    • A daily app layout (different app for each day).
  • Animation/Video
    • A daily animation.
    • A daily animated logo.
    • A daily tutorial (video, stop-motion, Instagram carousel, etc).
  • Other
    • A daily 3d product mock-up.
    • A daily 3d animation.

Minimum Expectations

The project must be ...

  • approved by your instructor
  • visual in some way
  • must communicate a message
  • must have a purpose a company would use
  • cannot be “fine art”
  • a set of consistent projects, which are part of the same topic or theme
  • a total of 18 individual visual projects completed daily
  • completed within 20 days (This leaves flexibility to not work on Sundays or to have extra days in-case of emergencies.)
  • shared daily on the BYU-I Visual Comm Society & Emphasis Facebook group and any other social media platforms of your choice (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc). These social media posts should showcase your process (write-up, speed video, video summary, etc.) along with your finished daily project
  • recorded in your 18-Days of Something Proposal/Report

Past Student Examples

What is Due

Overview

Last week you worked on identifying your primary and secondary skills and an industry/career to work in. In order to enter these industries, you need projects which do not look like typical class projects. This project should do exactly that, showcase your primary skill in a way which looks like something more than typical. This week you will generate 15 project ideas which showcase your primary skill. 

Instructions

Follow the steps to finish the assignment:

  1. Create a document which includes the following:
    1. Your full name
    2. Semester
    3. What your primary and secondary skills are
    4. A list of 15 ideas relevant to your primary skill and industry you’d like to enter
    5. A description of your top idea which also includes an explanation of why the project is relevant to the you
  2. Save the list of 15 ideas as a PDF
  3. Submit the PDF to this assignment