ASSIGNMENT ONE

FOUND LIVES

Step 1:
Find a funky old object: go to a thrift store, borrow something, whatever, but find some interesting thing that you think is amazing.

Step 2:
Write a personal history for this object. Where did it come from, who used it, what was it used for, something along these lines. Essentially you are writing a narrative of its past life before it came to you. It can take any tone: highly personal, use-oriented, anthropological, just be creative. Come up with a history for this thing that is fascinating. Think about where it might have been, which people might have had it.

Step 3:
Photograph it [a digital camera will be available during class on Thursday, otherwise you are on your own].

Step 4:
Use your narrative and photographs to design a page for the book *Found Lives* which we are designing as a class. Your design style should reflect the object and the history you have created for it. You are not simply doing a neutral design for a preformatted book, each page should uniquely reflect its object. Think about color scheme, type decisions, time period, references being made and any other relevant issues which may surround your object.

Due Date:
This project will be due on Tuesday, January 23.