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ART 4363: Community-Focused Design Studio

This guide provides sources for ART 4363 projects. Each source explores graphic design in relation to social advocacy and an overview of contemporary concepts that define "Design for Good."

Logo Project: Many Dogs Research

For this project, you will create a logo design for Many Dogs Research, a consortium of

research labs dedicated to the study of "dog behavior" and "human-dog interaction." Start by looking at the University of Nebraska's Canine and Human Interaction Lab at dogcog.uni.edu.

Source: smartonlineplayer. "All Dog Breeds In The World." YouTube, 2015, (18:22) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlhVtw6K4k8.

"Many Dogs"

Fall 2020 Project: "Many Dogs Research"

For the "Many Dogs" project, you will create a logo for a generic animal shelter that is trying to raise awareness for adoption of dogs.

Research ideas:

1. LogoLounge: a research and networking tool for graphic designers who create corporate identities and logos.

Search terms: animals, dogs, pets

2. TWUniversal: TWU Library's online catalog

Subject terms:

"dog behavior"

"dog breeds"

"dog ownership and mental health"

"human-dog interactions"

"human-dog relationship"

SPCA, "Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals" 

Databases

Databases

Dog breeds: Images

Dog Breeds: Internet Images

  1. Flickr
  2. Google Books, books.google.com
  3. Wikimedia