World Building

First, here's the description for the World Building assignment:

Students will work in groups of 2 or 3 to design a fictional world based on pitches from students.The final designs may include fashion, architecture, consumer goods, art, etc., but are intended to create a world in which art and society logically correspond. Students should consider the correlation between politics and aesthetics, between social reality and fictional fantasy.

And here are some examples of the type of work you might choose to explore in your project.

Concept art for world design from Wreck it Ralph

Graphic design of political advertising from The Dark Knight

Graphic design for consumer advertising from Catching Fire

Concept art for costume design from Pirates of the Caribbean

Graphic design for public signage in District 9

I will be evaluating your work based on the following criteria.

• Does your work demonstrate thoughtful conceptualization, appropriate research, skillful execution and adequate effort?
• Does your artists' statement justify the creative decisions you make, in particular linking the politics and aesthetics, social reality and fictional fantasy of your world?
• Do you fulfill the other requirements of your creative assignments--referencing readings, outside media, effectively organizing your writing, etc.?