uc4: count me in, week 4

This country belongs to the people and whenever they shall grow weary of their government they can exercise their constitutional right to amend it, or revolutionary right to dismember it or overthrow it. —Abraham Lincoln

You may think your actions are meaningless and that they won’t help, but that is no excuse, you must still act. —Gandhi

Graphic Design is a big #@!!@# club with spikes and I want to wield it. —James Victore

A lot of people feel powerless to communicate their ideas . . . and some people don’t even vote because of it . . . [my success] shows that one person can make a difference. —Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey process

BOOK THEME: each artist will design 6 postcards entirely by hand-rendered methods to promote their personal political/social beliefs.

a. determine the top 5 social/political issues (economy, iraq, climate change, energy, gay marriage, healthcare, immigration, abortion, taxes, etc.) that are most important to you
npr election issues
ny times election issues
cnn election issues
moveon.org
fox news
b. write an outline for your artist’s statement, focus on your contribution to the project than your personal history
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c. research ballots
wiki article on ballots
wiki article on ballot boxes
google search on ballot images
d. design your first ballot to introduce your top 5 topics instead of political candidates (you may be straightforward or satirical)
e. include a personal icon for recognition (this can be as simple as your initials, or can be a graphic symbol, but should be easy for you to reproduce—it will need to be hand rendered on all 6 panels.)
f. no first generation from the computer! [i.e. direct prints, cuts from laser/ink prints, etc.]
g. on one of the postcard papers given [different panels will be disqualified, unaccepted]
h. you are encouraged to use creative freedom, but r-rated material may be edited by galleries and keep in mind these should be YOUR views, do not list AICA-SF in your ballot
DUE WEEK FIVE at SFCB: Your first ballot (with ballot choices for your 5 topics and your icon) for the ballot box