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What is Due

Overview

Take the list of ideas you’ve created and chose a winner. For this assignment, you will create a document which outlines the project and gives an example of what you’ll be working on. The proposal doesn’t need to be a 20-page paper, but should be detailed, well designed, and gives a clear understanding of the project.

Instructions

Do the following for this assignment:

  1. Create a document which includes
    1. Your name
    2. The overall project description
    3. Describe how this project fits your primary skill
    4. Indicate why this project is relevant 
    5. A list of 20 ideas which will fit into the projects
    6. The first day of the project completed
  2. Save the document as a PDF
  3. IMPORTANT: Send this document to your instructor and get a signed approval.
  4. Once you have a signed proposal, submit the signed PDF document to this assignment (An unsigned document will result in a zero and you cannot start this project without a signed proposal.

 

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