All,

For this announcement posting I have posted a summary of the “power of images” presentation as well as information about our upcoming reflection and 2-year academic plan.

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All,

Hi, moving from last week (Week 4) into this week (5) we will mainly focus on working on your comics.

For Monday’s class (Oct. 26th) please bring in your Journals for me and Giovanna to review.

Also remember that we sent your ‘Achievement’ updates last week so if you have questions let us know either at class today or send us an email.

And continue to think about the ways in which images tell powerful historical, cultural, and individual stories.  The images in your comics can be as powerful, or even more powerful ways of communicating your topics to the reader.

Best,

Robert

Hi,

Hope everyone got some excellent work done on your comic book panel and page designs today!  Still feels like we should have music going for everyone!  Okay I will get over the quiet work you are all doing someday!   And seriously, as you continue to move forward on your comic book projects this week really think about what Giovanna was discussing with your storyboarding of action into the panel designs you are working on, and what I was talking about in regards to laying out your lettering space.

Oh and correct dates for your Journal #2 work!

• • Due: October 19^th (required for our Oct. 12^th and 19^th classes)
  • …you will get to a more finalized panel and page layout during our class on October 26^th

1619 Project

Also for your “homework” this week please go to the NY Times “1619 Project” pages linked to below (if you don’t already have a NY Times account you can set up a free one to access it all):

The NY Times 1619 Project page: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html

And for next week’s class (October 19th) we will spend a bit of time discussing the following questions about the “1619 Project”:

1. What theme/topic stood out to you the most?  Try and choose something that challenged you personally, as in something that challenged your thoughts about history and culture.
2. In what ways did the NY Times create strong visuals around that theme/topic?Use of design elements (contrast, line, balance, etc.)?
   -Use of different mediums (paintings, illustrations, graphics, photographs, other)?
   -Use of web based (digital) design?
   -Use of certain lettering and fonts?
   -Other?
3. What specific ideas and concepts can you apply from ART 101 and ENG 280 to explain ways in which the NY Times is visually presenting the theme/topic that stood out to you?

As always if you have questions, please let me know.

Best,

Robert

Hi,

Thank you everyone for a wonderful first class meeting last week!  Remember that all the course documents and information is posted in the Resources section of this site (https://blogs.uoregon.edu/myvisualstory/resources-2/2020-2/).

We did not figure out some of the microphone issues and are looking into possible solutions for this, hopefully will have some news for this Monday’s class.

For Monday’s (Oct. 12th) class we will be doing a lot of drawing and studio time.  Here is the Journal for this week:
My Visual Story Creative Journal Two: October 12 ( PDF File)

Also of note is that there are two more days to register to vote!  See more in this Around the O article: https://around.uoregon.edu/content/deadline-register-vote-update-address-oct-13.  Here is voting registration information from OSPIRG (Oregon State Public Interest Research Group):

Please take three minutes right now to make sure that your voter registration status is up-to-date so you are ready to vote in the November election. The deadline is 2 days away!

You can register for the first time or update your registration status right here.

If you’re registering outside of Oregon you can request your mail-in ballot at http://studentvote.org/vote-by-mail

We have a chance to make a real impact if those of us that are eligible are registered and go out and vote. In order to make sure that you can raise your voice and cast your vote in the upcoming local, state, and federal elections, you need to be registered to vote at your current address.

If you need to register for the first time or you moved since you last registered, you can update your registration right here.

Once you go to this website, you will also find the answers to commonly asked questions about voting in the election.

Want to get involved? Learn about volunteer and internship opportunities to help get out the vote by signing up to volunteer with OSPIRG Students.

As always please let me or Giovanna know if you have questions!

Best,

Robert