Brian's
Class Materials- FALL 2008 - SEYS 753
Extra Credit
Extra Credit Assignment (Maximum 20 points)
Use image editing and graphic design software to produce a "visual confection" (a term used by Edward Tufte), related to a science concept. For examples, take a look at the Science Cribsheets from SEED magazine.
Your final product must be colorful, creative, and eye-catching, and also communicate a science concept in an effective way.
OR
You could design a poster with the same criteria above that promotes a specific example of multicultural science. For example, you might design a poster to explain the scientific contributions of a famous African-American scientist, Hispanic-American scientist, Asian Scientist, etc.
Possible tools you might want to use are:
Use image editing and graphic design software to produce a "visual confection" (a term used by Edward Tufte), related to a science concept. For examples, take a look at the Science Cribsheets from SEED magazine.
Your final product must be colorful, creative, and eye-catching, and also communicate a science concept in an effective way.
OR
You could design a poster with the same criteria above that promotes a specific example of multicultural science. For example, you might design a poster to explain the scientific contributions of a famous African-American scientist, Hispanic-American scientist, Asian Scientist, etc.
Possible tools you might want to use are:
- The Gimp
- GimpShop
- Dia
- Blender