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Green Box project

Gen Johnsen's Green Box project
Mastering Mehndi

The kit has the supplies for making and applying the henna, as well as an informational booklet. All elements were designed to fit into the wooden box required by the green design assignment.

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Manifesto Poster

poster by Maria Haertel...

Maria Haertel
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Here the content of the manifesto is represented more as utopian vision, than a document of graphic agitation.

Much debate circled at the drafting of the First Things First Manifesto by leaders in the design field. Students are so removed from the professional practice of graphic design that it seems difficult for them to relate to the issues raised. Their struggles seem to exist within the power relationships of college and their families. Some seem apathetic about what they will use their skills to promote... Resigned to a vision of corporate structure in their future, they are more concerned about getting a job of any kind after graduation.

EYE Magazine : First Things First Manifesto

Adbusters

Rick Poynor in Emigre

I think it's a valid assignment, and one way to have students engage in dialog about the core issues to the profession of design... Perhaps next time I will have them draft their own manifestos... about something they care about individually.

Perhaps it's ridiculous to require anyone to craft a manifesto!
(but wasn't the Declaration of Independence an assignment handed to Jefferson?)

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First Things First Manifesto

poster by Gen Johnsen

Early in the semester, I asked Graphic Design 3 students to begin blogging about the role of the Citizen Designer as covered by a series of essays in Steven Heller's book. Their first assignment was to read the First Things First Manifesto drafted in the 1960s and revisited in 2000. The students designed a version of the manifesto + commented upon it on their own blogs.

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End of Semester Blogs

Here's what I expect in your GD3 citizen Designer Blogs: Each assignment from the semester as an entry, with a description of your research, ideation, process and final product. Please upload a small image of each project and include links to research and noticing! You also need to blog about your chosen essay from the text , Citizen Designer. Please check the class list and make sure you post comments on the blogs of 3 classmates directly beneath your name on the list.

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