Week Eight: ISA #2

Note: The deadline for submission without mark deduction is extended to the start of your class time the 2nd week AFTER we return from break. (Submissions the week after that will be docked 20%)

You are redesigning an existing video game cover (or alternately, an online game website homepage) that features 'realistic' proportioned characters. In other words, a SuperMario-type of game would not qualify for this assignment because the characters are too cartoony and not realistically proportioned. Animal characters would also not qualify, however a human/animal or alien type character would qualify if they are 'realistically' proportioned. You may show alternate characters to the ones currently featured on the existing game.


You will be submitting four jpegs (individually - do not zip them):

1. A jpeg of the existing game cover design.

2. A page in your sketchbook of rough sketching/conceptual thinking/doodling of characters, props, environments and possible typography.

3. An 8 1/2" x 11" sheet with a 1" border and your name in block lettering in the bottom right corner (use guidelines) showing four thumbnail sketches. (You may do more than four thumbnail sketches but will lose marks for fewer than four)

4. An 8 1/2" x 11" sheet with a 1" border and your name in block lettering in the bottom right corner (use guidelines) showing a full size pencil comp of your best design based on the thumbnail sketches.

Here are some examples of excellent work from ISA #1. Work of this quality will receive full marks:

Sketchbook roughs:

Note that the sketchbook page is filled with rough design work covering a great variety of ideas. Pages that have just a few sketches and little effort will lose marks.

Thumbnail sketches:

Note that the design and subject matter of each thumbnail is genuinely unique. Logos and typography show variety in size and placement. Subject matter shows variety. Guidelines are evident throughout. Greeking is being used for small type elements.

Pencil Comp:

Note the degree of comprehensiveness. Type elements and subject matter are carefully sketched. Guidelines are evident. The final designs are creative and distinctly different from what was already existing.

Pages 1,3 and 4 go in the ISA#2 dropbox.

Page 2 goes in the Week Eight Sketchbook dropbox.