Question.5015 - Project : Other Futures / Other Worlds – A Digital CollageObjectiveCreate a digital collage using Google Slides that envisions an alternate world or speculates on a future reality rooted in hope, joy, humor, and/or the absurd. This alternate world or speculative future must address or be related to a current social issue we are facing at this moment. This project encourages you to combine conceptual thinking, creativity, and technical skills to address an issue meaningful to you.Hope - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.Joy - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.Humor - the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.Absurd – the quality of being wildly unreasonable or illogical.Speculative future – a design approach that uses imagination to envision new worlds and possibilitiesAlternate world - a hypothetical universe that coexists with our universe but has a different history or physical lawsProject RequirementsCollage Concept:Imagine an alternate world or speculate on a hopeful future reality.Identify and explain the issue your collage addresses in a separate slide or the slide notes (150 minimum word count).What is the social issue you’re addressing in this project?Why is this issue important to you?How does your alternate world or speculative future address this issue?Collage Composition:Use at least 25 elements, including:Images, textures, and patterns.Shapes, text, and animated GIFs.No videos are allowed.Note: Identical repeating images will count as a single element.For example, if you use the same image 5 times, it will only count as 1.Text is counted by the textbox and not by letters or words.Elements must be thoughtfully composed. Pay attention to:Placement, scale, color, and interaction between elements.Use Google Slides only for creating your collage (no external apps).Image Sources and Tools:Utilize images available in Google Slides (including background-free images).Shapes and text must be integrated meaningfully into the design.External images can be uploaded, but their use must align with the project's concept.Instructions for Using Google Slides – WATCH TUTORIAL VIDEOResize and Orient:Follow the video tutorial for resizing and reorienting your slides. You may create horizontal or vertical formats.Export Image File:After completing your collage, export it as an image for submission.Collaboration with Tools:Experiment with tools available in Google Slides, including shapes, text, and background-free images.Ensure that all components align cohesively with your conceptual theme.Submission Details – Watch Video – Submission portion at 15-minute markYour project submission should include the following:A cropped screenshot image of your finished collage. You can also export your slides from Google Slides as JPEG images (Click on File > Click on Download > Click on JPEG Image).An accessible link to your Google Slides. I will need editor access. Follow the instructions in the video tutorial to ensure I have proper access. An inaccessible file may result in a failing grade. (Click on File > Click on Share > Click on Share with Others > Under General Access, Select Anyone with the Link and Change Viewer to Editor).Deadline: Sunday, June 22nd at 11:59 PM.LINK: Sample Google Slides Collages - Check out these successful digital collages. Some include GIF animations. Once you open the Google Slides for each collage, click on Slideshow to view the collage in full-screen mode. Collage Inspiration Artists – These are only a few of many more you may find online.Morgan Lapppin - He uses nostalgic material from his childhood from the 80s, such as VHS Tape boxes, video game cartridges, and any other 80s household items that could cause you to experience flashbacks. Having a background in collecting and curating, he set out to assemble some of his favorite collage artists from NYC, and so in 2013 the Brooklyn Collage Collective was born. The BCC has now exhibited all over the world and has a strong global presence amongst collectors and collage makers alike. SLip - His pictures illustrate and evoke subliminal readings as he creates a blend between old and new. Muted pastel primary colors juxtapose black and white history in the most compelling way to fashion a carefully considered aesthetic. The past seems cyclical and ultimately reunites with the present, even foreshadowing the future in SLip’s art, drawing you into view life through a more critical, subtly politicized lens. Dewey Sanders - In his works, various media such as collage, illustration, and computer based graphic design all come together to form a visual vocabulary that speaks volumes on culture, history, and imagination. He was around before the internet, and he has embraced its flourishing to create work that resonates with folks who appreciate old, new, and especially both.Wangechi Mutu – She is a contemporary Kenyan artist noted for her work conflating gender, race, art history, and personal identity. Creating complex collages, videos, sculptures, and performances, Mutu’s work features recurring mysterious leitmotifs such as masked women and snake-like tendrils. Her pastiche-like practice combines a variety of source material and textures to explore consumerism and excess.

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