Micrography/Calligram Assignment

calligram
ˈkaləˌɡram/
noun
a word or piece of text in which the design and layout of the letters creates a visual image related to the meaning of the words themselves.

Please watch this short presentation:

https://prezi.com/u_xxg3supmhm/7th-micrography-history-modernization/

And then please review the web links below and/or do your own web research:

http://lrcommunicationdesign.com/calligrams-graphic-design.html

http://drydenart.weebly.com/fugleblog/digital-micrography-with-typedrawing

http://digitalsynopsis.com/design/hidden-meaning-logos-word-as-image-calligrams/

https://plus.google.com/photos/106023398147294995946/albums/5503208534143400193?banner=pwa

Your assignment is to create a picture made out of text. The content of the text must relate back to the picture.

Size 11 x 17
Res. 300 ppi
Color or B&W

Your work will be assessed on the visual qualities of your design, the extant of the relationship between the words and the image, the originality of your solution and the level to which you challenge yourself.  

Depending on your design, it may be helpful to use the technique of typing text along a path.  Below are 2 links that explain how to do this. The first is a video and the second a written tutorial. The 3rd link is to another type of micrograph. Just to see if you are paying attention and reading all of the material, post a picture on your blog of one of the electron microscope pictures, name the post "micrography" and earn 10 extra credit points. Do not discuss the 3rd link with your classmates. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHrzUfz_5is

http://www.heathrowe.com/text-on-a-path-in-photoshop-cs/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/picture-galleries/7924099/Creepy-crawlies-Amazing-Scanning-Electron-Microscope-pictures-of-insects-and-spiders.html?image=1