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Lab Four:
OK, this is going to be a good one. The basic concept is to build a political advertisement - either something we might see in a magazine, or on a billboard, or a political sign one might place on a stake in the front yard. There is a long heritage of political poster work. Of course, that's too broad, so we're going to focus on presidential campaign posters. It can be serious or silly, entirely true or entirely fictional. That's up to you. You can get as complicated as you want with this exercise. You might want to consult some real political examples by visiting some candidates' web sites. You might do some Google searches. (Don't forget about the Google Image Search tool; look for large images of candidates to make a very high quality image.) You can go classic, like this, or totally cutting edge; you can do a photo-heavy design or a more graphic-oriented construction. Either way is fine. But remember this: YOUR POSTER MUST BE FOR SOME PERSON OR THING RUNNING FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Here are the main elements I'll be looking for: 1. Combine photographic and design elements. 2. Place your candidate's name or moniker in catchy title text. 3. Work in a tagline, slogan, or brief statement, using other text techniques we've looked at. 4. Add in a "fine print" block the following tagline: "Created by <INSERT YOUR NAME> for DMS121b." Good luck. Here are some useful links to get you going: Google Image Searches*: *NOTE: These searches have been honed using the "Advanced Image Search" on Google. Check it out.
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