These stories focus on changing a photo using some photo editing tool; changes should focus on the planning of an object’s presentation so that it achieves its purpose, be it an advertisement for chewing gum or a door knob. Concentrate on :

• color
• typography
• metaphors/symbols
• minimalism & use of space
• form/function/message
• balance
• rhythm
• proportion
• dominance
• unity
  

You must list the assignment number on the blog post.

Every story must be at least 3-5 paragraphs long, each with 3-5 sentences and an intro, body, and conclusion. It is a story, whether educational, fictional, nonfictional, or documentary, but the story must support the digital media you created.

Your story must contain links, videos, and/or sounds that help the reader learn more about whatever you are talking about, that is what makes it digital.

1. Are we there yet? Take an existing image and change the concept of where you are and what you are doing. For example, a family eating dinner in their dining room can be changed to eating dinner next to the Hollywood sign.
2. Dynamic Text Posters : Create a series of digital posters that feature changing backgrounds with inspirational quotes or messages. Experiment with different fonts and text placements to emphasize the meaning behind the words, using metaphors or symbols that reflect the theme of the poster..
3. Interactive Infographic : Develop an interactive infographic that tells a story using changing backgrounds and layered text. Use balance and proportion to lead the viewer’s eye through the information, employing symbols and metaphors to represent data creatively.
4. Visual Metaphor Project : Create a digital collage or series of images that visually represent a metaphor or symbol. Use background changes to reflect different aspects of the metaphor, and pair it with text that highlights the relationship between the image and the conveyed meaning.
5. Thematic Digital Art Series : Develop a series of digital artworks that explore a specific theme using changing backgrounds and symbolism. Combine images and text harmoniously, ensuring proportional balance and unity in each piece.
6. Vision Board : Create a digital vision board that represents personal goals or aspirations. Use changing backgrounds to symbolize different areas of life, integrating symbols and minimal text in aesthetically pleasing fonts to maintain balance and cohesion.
7. Character Development Infographic : Create an infographic that visually details the growth of a character throughout a story. Use changing backgrounds to illustrate different life stages or key events, incorporating text and symbols that reflect the character’s development.
8. Digital Magazine Cover : Design a digital magazine cover featuring an article about a specific topic or story. Use a combination of bold backgrounds, interesting typography, and imagery to create a balanced layout that captures the reader’s attention.
9. Inspiring Quote Series : Develop a series of graphics featuring inspiring quotes about life, nature, or dreams, using changing backgrounds and engaging font choices. Each graphic can visually symbolize the quote’s meaning through relevant metaphors and images.
10. Digital Recipe Card Series : Create a set of digital recipe cards featuring changing backgrounds that correspond to the season or type of cuisine. Use decorative fonts and clear text to maintain readability while applying symbols for ingredients creatively.
11. Personal Reflection Poster : Develop a poster that reflects a significant life experience or lesson learned. Use a powerful background image to evoke emotion and choose fonts that highlight key phrases or words pertaining to the reflection.
12. Environmental Awareness Campaign : Create a series of visuals for an environmental campaign, employing changing backgrounds to highlight different aspects or issues. Use impactful imagery and typography to convey the urgency of the message and unify the design.
13. Photo Story Compilation : Compile a photo story that encapsulates an event or theme through a sequence of images. Each image can have a different background and text to narrate the story while maintaining overall balance and flow.
14. Digital Collage with Text Overlay : Create a digital collage that combines various images and textures with an overlay of quotes or text. Use changing backgrounds and carefully chosen fonts to enhance the narrative while keeping a minimalist aesthetic.
15. Cultural Exploration Poster :Design a poster that explores a specific culture through images and text. Change backgrounds to reflect different aspects of that culture and select fonts that are respectful and representative of the culture’s identity.
16. Personalized Calendar Pages : Develop a series of calendar pages that use changing backgrounds and fonts to reflect different months or celebrations. Incorporate symbols or imagery relevant to each month to create a visually engaging storytelling experience.
17. Digital Art Gallery : Create a virtual gallery showcasing a series of artworks that tell a cohesive story. Each piece can have a different background with accompanying text and font choices that highlight the themes represented in the artwork.
18. Minecraft a world: Design doesn’t NEED to get difficult or require brain power! Have fun with it, and be creative! Maybe use some design principles if you’d like, but for this assignment, I want you to time travel back to your childhood OR perhaps even the now if you still play! Hop on a game like Minecraft or other free world games that allow you to build and design your very own cottage, tiny house, or even a mansion if you want to go all out! This should be fun and relaxing, but you should still put some effort into it! Enjoy! 
19. Charity Ad: Create an ad to inform people about a charity and encourage them to donate. It can be a real charity or you can make one up! 
20. Word Cloud Assignment: Pick a topic: a destination, you and your brand, summer, etc. Complete a Word Cloud that encompasses your topic and all that you have learned about design. There are many websites out there that you can use including, http://www.wordclouds.com/
21. Newspaper Article and front page: Pick a topic: a destination, you and your brand, summer, etc. Complete a newspaper and front page with your topic and all you have learned about design? There are many websites out there that you can use including Editable Newspaper Templates for Free, Newspaper Generator, The Newspaper Clipping Generator – Create your fun newspaper, etc.
22. Storytelling through Pictures: Storytelling is the best way to get a message across, to be creative and to speak ones mind. For this assignment you can tell the story of your life through pictures in whatever way you chose. Whether you tell us about your life as a child and show pictures of the best times of your life, like walking and rolling (maybe a future gymnast?) we want to see! You could even make a timeline of the most important parts of your life, like getting your license and loosing your first tooth. Or maybe all about you’re college experience, the friends made and lessons learned. Tell us your story, through pictures. Try not to use words, let the pictures speak for themselves and have fun. Take some thought into it and really reach far and try to show us what your life is made of, whats important to you. You can make a college or a timeline, whatever you think acurately shows the story of what you are trying to show the best.
23. Create a READ Poster: Since 1985, the American Library Association (ALA) has tried to sell reading books as cool by showing celebrities reading their favorite books. You can read about the history of this promotional campaign here. Experiment with this tradition, introduce a celebrity with a book who hasn’t been recognized yet, but should be. Or use the poster you create to poke fun at a public figure, or do something else all together. have fun.
24. Go Postal: If the postal service was going to honor CPSC 106 with a stamp, what might it look like? Design a stamp that features CPSC 106 elements. Make it commemorative and collectable. This example here is taken from the one created for a Post Card from Magical Places representing Camp Magic Macguffin.
25. Alternative Book Covers: Take a title of a well-known book and re-design the cover to suggest something entirely different. For example, the book cover for Cormac McCarthy’s The Road (an apocalyptic novel about a father and son facing the end of the world) is reframed as a feel-good book about effective parenting (see image). Original idea found through this design contest on Book Ninja in 2008.