Category Archives: Tokens

Make a professional-looking infographic (e.g. use Venngage or Piktochart) about our community using data from at least 20 unique survey responses. Use professional tools. Explore any community idea, as long it is not insensitive or offensive. Take a look at here … Continue reading →

When a guest speaker visits COMM165, you can earn a token by having a meaningful interaction. My friend, Tad, says, “Avoid attending meetings where you’re just a warm body in the room.” Use your mind and make your presence count. … Continue reading →

Next week the RWU Student Academic Showcase is happening graduating and graduate students will happen in Show support for fellow students, and also get an idea of what you might be doing in a few years. Take a look at … Continue reading →

Create a 50+ page flipbook using what you know about narrative transitions and framing. Come up with a story that can be performed in 50+ pages. Any paper can be used, but make sure the page dimensions are no smaller … Continue reading →

Add 5 new letters to the alphabet, each accompanied by a short fictional story. Combine known letters and symbols into a new visual identity. Give each letter a story that describes a fictional world relating to its visual features. Explore … Continue reading →

Did your inspiration strike, but were you conceptually constrained by a blogwork assignment? Did you enjoy one particular blogwork so much that you wanted to redo it under a different context? Give yourself the freedom to mod a blogwork visual … Continue reading →

Wherever you are out in the world sometime.. take a close look at the kinds of “non-professional” visual communication—the kinds of posters or art made by folks like you—out in the public sphere, at the airport, on a walk, while … Continue reading →

Upload your work to a public marketplace, and share the link. Sign up and upload at least two images of your work to a print on demand platform like Society6, RedBubble, or Zazzle. You can find a different platform (Cafe … Continue reading →

Shapes are in everything you see. Using lines, you can describe recognizable shapes. Look around to find ovals, rectangles, squares, polygons, etc. The goal is to become aware that our visual perception system processes the world as a collage of … Continue reading →

Are you a visual communicator outside of class? Share with us your portfolio or visual work! Give a 5-10 minute screen-share lecture on your visual portfolio in class. Create a presentation and share with us your artists journey describing: Where … Continue reading →