Project #2

The image below is my "poster" for project #2.  My product is a pen.  I am continuing my theme of the power of the pen.  The idea is that MLK wrote (and spoke) just a few words that came to represent a cultural and ideological shift in the nation.  Again, the power of the pen.  The power of words.  Words can change the world.  In my initial explorations for this project, I had a variety of important documents in mind....the Bible, Koran, Torah, Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, etc...  I wanted to somehow depict the images of those signing or writing these documents (there are several good images of the founding fathers signing with quill pens).  I thought of a timeline, perhaps, listing the signing or writing of historically important documents.  But, in the end, it all seemed too cumbersome, too busy and difficult to depict visually.  After feedback from my instructor, I narrowed it down to the one image of MLK.  It was definitely streamlined and, I thought, impactful.  But, it received a great deal of harsh criticism in the class crit.  My graphic skills are lacking and this was apparent in the poster.  I don't have Illustrator or Photoshop, so I used Powerpoint.  This limiting factor clearly impacted the success of my project.  I had hoped it would have the impact intended, but it clearly did not succeed in doing so.