3.8 Space, Surreal Collage - Communication Design
Design 11
Name___________
Background
You will look at the element of” space” again as it relates to design. Here we will be exploring the use of
subjective space and distortion. Distortion is the departure from what is generally accepted as the
normal depiction of an object.
You will have a variety of communication tools
to use to design and create your visuals for the
purposes set out.
Look at the example and consider how the
realistic objects and scenes are used and
combined to create what could not exist in
reality; surrealism. Can you see distortions of
size? What kind of feelings do these distortions
create?
Activity-Surreal Collage
1. Collect large images from magazines of
outdoor and indoor scenes that interest you. The
pictures do not have to be related.
2. Collect smaller images from magazines of objects such as animals, people, and furniture. Again, the
images do not have to be related.
3. Select one outdoor or interior scene that you decide
would work well as a background for your collage. You
may decide to combine two or more scenes to fill your
8”x11” sheet of paper.
4. Carefully cut and glue this background onto
matting. Colour of your choice.
5. Select images from Step 2 that you wish to place in
the scene. To create a surreal or subjective space
choose images that would not normally relate to the
scene or to each other, for example, a palm tree and a
snow filled landscape, small fork on a large table.
6. Try several different arrangements. When you are satisfied with your composition carefully cut out
and glue your images onto the background.
7. Create a title that either attempts to explain the composition or that adds another layer of
surrealism.
8. Pass you finished work and this sheet in for grading.
Title
Collage
Consideration
Name
Store your cut-outs in an envelope until you are ready to glue them.
Place glue near the edges of the cut-outs so that they are flat on the background, the edges should not
curl up.
Does your collage depict a surreal or subjective space?
Is there distortion among the size of images?
Questions
1. What does your title add to the collage?
2. What do you like best about your final collage?
3. What did you learn from this project?
Grading
Completion of Project (all require, instructions)
Workmanship (legible ,neat, fit, distortion, surreal)
Questions (response, spell, grammar)
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