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NYFA Portfolio Assignment #2: Graphic Design Tearsheets Assignment Objectives: Assemble a collection of graphic design tearsheets to use as a foundation for your artist’s page and portfolio design. The NYFA Portfolio: The final NFYA Portfolio requires a cover, or artist’s page. We will speak more indepth about this aspect of the portfolio in Business IX: Portfolio, but in the meantime, I encourage students to think of this page as a personal advertisement rather than a fine art project. This of course doesn’t mean that the page cannot utilize fine art skills to create, but instead that the page be thought out strategically from an art directional pointofview. In order to make that happen, we must collect graphic design tearsheets as visual research. How to complete the assignment: Graphic design inspiration can come from a myriad of sources: websites, magazine, labels, books, billboards, historical advertisements, photography, typography, etc. A good place to start is to think about where you typically get your design inspiration. For example, I frequently look to architecture for design inspiration so I check out architectural design magazines for graphic design inspiration. You could also think about what your target customer reads. For example, if your target customer loves a specific kind of music, check out album covers or show posters for inspiration. Check out your competitors too! What are they doing (or not doing!) graphically to attract their customers? Be resourceful! Deliverable: Submit tearsheets with notes via email attachment or in person on or before .

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NYFA Portfolio 

Assignment #2: Graphic Design Tearsheets 

 

Assignment Objectives: 

Assemble a collection of graphic design tearsheets to use as a foundation for your artist’s page and portfolio design.  

 

The NYFA Portfolio: 

The final NFYA Portfolio requires a cover, or artist’s page. We will speak more in­depth about this aspect of the 

portfolio in Business IX: Portfolio, but in the meantime, I encourage students to think of this page as a personal 

advertisement rather than a fine art project. This of course doesn’t mean that the page cannot utilize fine art skills to 

create, but instead that the page be thought out strategically from an art directional point­of­view. In order to make 

that happen, we must collect graphic design tearsheets as visual research. 

 

How to complete the assignment: 

Graphic design inspiration can come from a myriad of sources: websites, magazine, labels, books, billboards, historical 

advertisements, photography, typography, etc. A good place to start is to think about where you typically get your 

design inspiration. For example, I frequently look to architecture for design inspiration so I check out architectural 

design magazines for graphic design inspiration.  

 

 

 

You could also think about what your target customer reads. For example, if your target customer loves a specific kind 

of music, check out album covers or show posters for inspiration. Check out your competitors too! What are they 

doing (or not doing!) graphically to attract their customers? Be resourceful!  

 

Deliverable: Submit tearsheets with notes via email attachment or in person on or before ­­­.