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Our first project for design technology and concepts was to create two six-word stories and merge images and words together in photoshop to bring these stories to life. My process for this project was to first write down a list of six-word stories that popped into my head. I wrote down quite a few ideas and narrowed it down from there to choose two I really liked. I then made a word map for both stories similar to the one we practiced on the first day of class. Though instead of creating my stories from a word map I branched off of my already created stories and the individual words that make them up to brainstorm what images to use in photoshop. For example, in the second image above I branched off of the word “hell” with words that I associate with that term such as fire and punishment. I then in my final image above used flames and fire to portray this. On page 21 of the textbook, Michael Bierut says that “Writing is like designing in that you need a structure, you need an idea, you need the technical skill to execute that idea...” (Heller & Vienne, pg.21). This shows how word maps are a beneficial tool in graphic design because design is about executing an idea that is first portrayed through text and writing. Getting the ideas in your head onto a page is the first and most important step in turning those ideas into designs. Can you create a meaningful piece of design without planning ahead first? 

En route pour le tour du monde en 92 magnets ! Offrez à vos enfants de la culture ludique ! Chaque magnet représente un pays ou une région du monde, avec son nom, sa capitale et une illustration caractérisant cette partie du globe. Les enfants vont s'amuser à remettre chaque pays à sa place et obtiendrons une magnifique carte du monde à accrocher au mur. Le grand tableau magnétique représente le monde avec ses continents, ses mers, ses océans : la couleur utilisée pour chaque région permet de se repérer. Une façon ludique et pédagogique de découvrir la planète. 92 magnets. Ficelle en coton pour accrocher le puzzle au mur. . . . . . #wordmap #mapinfrench #magneticmap #magneticpuzzlemap #janodtoys #janodmap #janodgames #janodusa #janodfrance #janodfrenchtoys #education #summerschool (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQFSG31lH3M/?utm_medium=tumblr

Mind mapping💡 #design #conceptualmap #ideas #wordmap #mindmap #concepts #diagram #wordmap #dmc #connectingideas #handwritting #visualmap #mindmapping #ual #lcc #motivation #keywords (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BugSJhbnKNT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19gaekunrqebr

Prefix project for Cabinet of Queeriosities IV at CASA in Lethbridge. The idea is to help normalize these "new" terms for sexuality, gender, and romantic affiliations. Prefixes, Bonnie Patton, 2017 India ink on cotton-laid paper #ink #wordart #textart #language #wordmap #lgbqt #prefix #yqlarts #yegarts #bpwordeater

Merci @onmywaytowardsyou de me laisser dessiner sur ton mur!!! On a pas finit mais on avance bien <3 #drawing #world #wall #wordmap #happy #workinprogress #bigdrawing #dessingeant #friend

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