Conceptual Social Commentary (MDG Goals)

Assignment:

Students will design a conceptual poster highlighting one of the Millennium Development Goals using Adobe Illustrator and / or Photoshop or any other media.

Significant Concepts:

• The principles and elements of design

• Conceptual design engages the viewer / user.

Area of Interaction:

Health and Social Education

MYP Unit Question:

How can we visually communicate important social messages?

 Photo-shop Café Tutorials:

http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials.htm

Photoshop How-To: Quick-and-Easy Collages:

http://www.creativepro.com/article/photoshop-how-to-quick-and-easy-collages-

Create a Collage using Photoshop:

http://www.entheosweb.com/photoshop/collage.asp

Photoshop Resources Tagged as “Collage”:

http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Tag/collage/1

Web Resources

MDG Resources:

http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6943975.stm

http://www.undp.org/mdg/basics.shtml

http://www.endpoverty2015.org/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/millennium_development_goals/html/

http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Default.aspx

http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats

Conceptual World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Posters:

http://speckyboy.com/2009/04/16/55-inspiring-creative-and-potent-ads-from-the-wwf/