Graphic Design Intro. to the Logo Making Process

 

Students of many ages can and enjoy learning through stories. Human beings learn emotional regulation through stories (really interesting article on that here); we learn about concepts like honesty through stories, and we learn about art through stories.

 

Visuals are a major part of the stories we tell in art. Whether it be a slideshow of in progress-finished products (like I have here), or a live go around of how the process is going for each student. I shared a story of my own art making experience when I created a new poster design for COA admissions. I shared many of my drafts and described how I had to present my work to my client, take notes, rework my art, and present it again. I also included some pictures from a logo that my mentor teacher Lori worked on and offered her the floor to talk about that experience. I wrapped up the visuals with some strong student examples from the years past. The value of me introducing them to the logo design process this way is that students can listen to a recent real life experience, they can see the works that I did, and they can ask questions or respond with an anecdote of their own. 
 

Moving forward I will work on understanding my students emotional development more by finding and practicing ways to help them self-regulate these emotions.

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"Every Child's an Artist" Creative Training Facilitated by Bridget Matros

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What about learner development in creativity? This is a critically important question to ask for anyone who wants a job in the future. Bridget Matros stated the facts. She said creativity and innovation are skills that employers see as necessary. She emphasized that it doesn't matter if a child is going to become an artist or not--creativity is going to be a necessary skill. There is a trend with child development and creativity, one where when a child is born they are naturally acting creatively: problem solving, exploring original ideas, taking chances. And as they grow up, the adults in their life--most of the time on accident--squish the creativity right out of them. It's done with words. Things as simple as, "Make something for Mommy" or "You should draw our dog Charlotte" kill kids creativity because it makes them think that being creative is something you do for someone else or something you do to fit in or make "pretty pictures". 

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In this workshop, Bridget had us experience being a student with her teaching two different ways--one that was using words that may have sounded nice, but killed our creativity, and the other way was cultivating our creativity by having us "meet the materials" and get involved in the process of making and problem solving.

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This experience was highly inspirational for me and I will continue to attend workshops like this in the future. 

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