Diversity Banners Project Guidelines

Assignment

• Design and construct two banners. 
• Banner #1
• A collaboration with a Flagler College Student Club. Work with a member of the group to design a banner that reflects their mission. When the banner is complete, donate the banner to the club. I encourage you to work with a club you are not familiar with. Banner must include text. 
• Banner #2
• Design a banner that reflects your ideals. 
• Must use text. 
• Can incorporate other info. However, text should dominate .

Objective

• Recognize the significant use of textiles, in the form of banners, among social movements, past and present while gaining awareness of social issues that shape communities on a local and global context. 
• Engage with a campus community member(s).

Inspiration and History

Go to link in right column and click on category "Diversity Banners Inspiration and History". If you are on your phone and don't see a right column, scroll to bottom and click on "web version". Or go to link https://textilesatflaglercollege.blogspot.com/search/label/Diversity%20Banner%20Inspiration%20and%20History

Examples of Student Work

Go to link in right column and click on link for "Diversity Banners Student Work". If you are on your phone and don't see a right column, scroll to bottom and click on "web version". Or go to link https://textilesatflaglercollege.blogspot.com/search/label/Diversity%20Banners%20Student%20Work

Due Date:

• Announced in class and on the course calendar (File Section in Canvas). 
• This assignment includes presentation of ideas and progress check in dates. Points deducted from final assignment grade for missed presentation and/or missed progress check-in. Progress must be tangible. Refer to the course calendar for these dates. 
• This is a public art project. Late work cannot be accepted. Refer to course calendar for logistic dates. 

Guidelines for Club Banner and Personal Banner:

• Each Banner to measure 30" x 40".  This is the size after hems - make sure your fabric is an inch or two bigger. Purchase fabric that is 32" x 40". 
• Do not use the same fabric for the club and personal banner. 
• Do not use the fabric you dyed for the club banner as this fabric risks fading over time. May use this fabric for Personal Banner. 
• Hem the left and right side and bottom either by stitching or use fuse tape. 
• For the top, create an open hem, allowing one inch of space to insert a dowel (for hanging the banner). 
• Must include text on both banners. Make sure you do not include too much text, as this will result in letters that are small and difficult to read from a distance. A banner should be able to be easily read from a distance of 15 feet. 
• Consider how color, texture, shape, pattern, focal point, composition visually communicate content.
• Take in process pics to post on your blog. 

Club Banner. Guidelines:

• You are not producing a logo for the club. The club banner will dominate with words that reflect the club's mission statement. 

• As a class, we will decide who is assigned to a student club.

• Within 48 hours of your club assignment, review club's mission statement, prepare two quick sketches and contact all club members and faculty advisor via email (copy me on the email). You can find mission statement and club contacts in Saints Connect. 
• I prepared language to assist students with the email contact. I will email this language. 
• Super Important to contact within 48 hours. If club does not respond in a timely manner, you need to find another club so you can have a banner produced in time for the public installation of the banners. 

• Also Super Important - club needs to approve design before you start working on banner. This final approval should be confirmed in an email that includes the design. Copy me on the email.

• The club banner will consist of a background fabric and felt letters. 
• Student responsible for purchasing background fabric, can be new or recycled. Felt, fuse and irons provided in the studio. 
• Cut letters out of felt and fuse to the background fabric.
• Use Heat and Bond Iron on Adhesive to adhere the letters to the fabric surface. The adhesive and irons are available in the studio. 
• Important - Irons cannot be used outside of class time due to fire hazard. 
• I will demo in class how to adhere the felt letters. Video below demonstrates on variation of Heat and Bond - this example has a smooth, peel away on one side. 
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• After fusing felt letters to surface of fabric, strategically stitch felt letters to surface fabric to ensure permanent attachment. 

• After banner comes down from display (this date announced in class and on course calendar), make contact with your club to donate the banner. Get a picture of you, club member and banner. 

Club Banner. Step 1

• Club Banner - Participate in class discussion to select a club. 

Club Banner. Step 2

• Club Banner - Review club's mission statement and prepare two sketches. Remember, you are not designing a logo. Use text/language from mission statement. 

Club Banner. Step 3

• Make contact with your club via email, include the two sketches. I will send an email to the class with a language template to use for introducing yourself to the club. Copy me on the email. 

Club Banner. Step 4

• Continue to follow up with your club contacts and have design finalized within a week so you can purchase fabric and begin constructing the design. Remember, club must approve of design in an email. 

Club Banner. Step 5

• Begin working on club banner. 
• Important - letters need to be at least 6-inches so easily readable from approx. 15 feet distance. 
• Make sure to check course calendar for progress check in days. Points deducted for not presenting tangible progress. 
• Remember to hem left and right side edges, bottom edge AND make a sleeve at top of banner. Refer to guidelines above for both banners. 

    

Club Banner. Step 6

• Install club banner on a banner stand with your personal banner. Banner stands are provided. As a class we will work together to do this during a scheduled class time (refer to course calendar). We will then walk banners over to the library and student center for display. All students need to be present on this day. This is a public art project. Late work not accepted. 

Personal Banner. Guidelines:

• Collect three (3) pieces of research. 
• Complete two (2) different rough sketches. Text/language dominates the design. 
• Post research and sketches on your blog and present to class on assigned day. This date announced in class and is on the course calendar (File Section in Canvas). Make sure source links are included for research. 
• You may include as many fabrics as needed to communicate your idea. You also have the option to attach/hang 3D objects to the banner - make sure lightweight so as not to "sag" the fabric when on display. 
• Make sure the banner is primarily textile/fabric/fiber elements.  
• Large pieces of fabric and scraps available in the studio for those that wish to use. 

Personal Banner. Step 1

• Research and prepare sketches. 
• At least one piece of research has to be a textile artist. 
• Research can be various other sources such as a poem, short story, artist, song, TED talk, movie, an article, book or place. 
• **Important - Must include a source link for all research. Always give credit to the source when posting on your blog. 
• I collected several online databases for research. I suggest you begin your research with an online database. Link here to see the many posts with links to textile databases and blogs. 
• https://textilesatflaglercollege.blogspot.com/search/label/Research

Personal Banner. Step 2

• Personal Banner - Post research and sketches on your blog. Present to class on scheduled day. This date announced in class and posted on course calendar (File Section in Canvas). 

Personal Banner. Step 3

• Begin working on personal banner. Make sure to check course calendar for progress check in days. Points deducted for not presenting tangible progress. 
• Important - letters need to be at least 6-inches so easily readable from approx. 15 feet distance. 
• Make sure to check course calendar for progress check in days. Points deducted for not presenting tangible progress. 
• Remember to hem left and right side edges, bottom edge AND make a sleeve at top of banner. Refer to guidelines above for both banners. 

Personal Banner. Step 4

• Install personal banner on a banner stand with your club banner. Banner stands are provided. As a class we will work together to do this during a scheduled class time (refer to course calendar). We will then walk banners over to the library and student center for display. All students need to be present on this day. This is a public art project. Late work not accepted.