Please post a link or two related to your final project in Graphic Design 2 with a short statement about your project focus...
Here are some inspirational links for the students who are interested in product design projects...
The Dieline is dedicated to the progress of the package design industry and its practitioners, students and enthusiasts. Its purpose is to define and promote the world’s best examples of packaging, and provide a place where the package design community can review, critique and stay informed of the latest industry trends and design projects being created in the field.
http://www.thedieline.com/
STEP MAGAZINE
DESIGN TOPICS>Product Design/Packaging
Read the stories behind the latest offerings hot off the shelf, from advent to identity
http://www.stepinsidedesign.com/STEPMagazine/Door/28396
Blue Q Merchandise
Blue Q creates retro design humor projects like Miso Pretty
and Boss Lady... 
Designers and manufacturers of decorative objects, eclectic bath products, miniature books and other awesome & artful curiosities.
Graphic Design 2 > Final Project Choices below
Graphic Design 2 > Final Project Choices
1 > Rock+Roll+Design Create a coordinated graphics package for a music group cd release or tour. Work with a local band, an imaginary band, or an imagined release for a band you love. The project should include a strong identity for the group and a unified visual approach applied to multiple formats. Show how you would apply your design strategy to various marketing elements : cd packaging, concert poster, ticket, tshirt, web graphics, stage graphics, etc. Start by researching the best music graphics of the past and present. Brainstorm new formats that your music market might use. Develop typographic, image and color treatments that you will use throughout the project. Create a strategy document and pitch your project to the class in a presentation for your final exam. Generate at least 2 of the formats in finished form at high quality.
2 > Dream Product / Portfolio Focus Create a coordinated graphics package for an imaginary product that represents an area of special interest to you. ( food, sports, gadgets, fashion...) The project should include a strong identity for the product and a unified visual approach applied to multiple formats. Start by researching the best graphics of this product niche. Brainstorm new formats that your niche market might use. Develop typographic, image and color treatments that you will use throughout the project. Show how you would apply your design strategy to various marketing elements : package design, tags, magazine ad, billboard, etc Create a strategy document and pitch your project to the class in a presentation for your final exam. Generate at least 2 of the formats in finished form at high quality.
3 > Creating Awareness about Homelessness in St. Louis County NOTE> THIS PROJECT IS DUE EARLY to make the deadline of Fri., Dec. 5, 2008 for the American Advertising Federation (AAF) scholarship. The assignment is to write a creative strategy and design two public service pieces for a selected northeast Minnesota area nonprofit agency or project. A pdf file of this document can be found at http://www.aafduluthsuperior.com
