Classwork/Homework: Greeting Card Design

This assignment is partially in response to a request from one of our staff members for a four year old girl in the hospital for neuroblastoma cancer. She has been in the hospital for several months.  She is requesting that she receives mail as she has a mailbox in her room.

I’ve looked into it, and many children’s hospitals accept greeting cards for their patients. This would be an excellent way for you to apply the skills you’ve been learning towards a greater purpose.


Due:
Thursday, December 14, 2017
You will have three days to work on this in class. If not completed after that time, it will be completed for homework.
 
Project Description:
Create a unique, artistic greeting card for a holiday, season or event.
 
Objectives:

• Apply your understanding of color, composition and technique to an image with an expressive purpose.
• Create a unified, cohesive design that conveys the spirit of a special event or season.
• Be artistically expressive - Convey mood through color, style, and lettering.
• Be original and unique. Take risks. Do something inventive.

 
Medium:
Your choice


Size:
Any size appropriate for a greeting card.
 
Grading Criteria:

• Originality, Innovation
  • How unique is this?
  • How special is it?
  • Expressiveness
  • How well does it convey the mood and message?
• Design (Visual Impact)
  • Is it visually complex?
  • Is it composed well?
  • Will it catch and hold a viewer’s attention?
• Craftsmanship --
  • Technical quality
  • Quality of materials and supports (papers and boards)
  • Cleanliness, neatness
  • Quality of construction

See professional examples here:
http://burlingtonhighschoolart.org/portfoliocourse/Galleries/Pages/Greeting_Card_Design.html