Name:______Pd.______

Belt Buckle!!!

Objective: You will design a belt buckle which expresses your strapping personality using the elements/principles of art. (Think about how to use the elements and principles of art to express emotion and personality).

You will all be given a 2x3 piece of brass to build your buckle from. It may exceed off this paremter and then be riveted onto the brass plate. Both soldering and riveting can be used, along with any other techniques you have learned up until this point.

Brainstorming:

1. Describe yourself? 3 Adjectives:

2. What are 2 of your interests presently?

3. What is an emotion you feel often? When?

4. Overall how would you describe your personality?

5. Ask a friend to describe you in one sentence…write it here.

6. Ask 2 acquaintances of their first impression of you…write it here…

On a separate piece of paper begin to sketch out lines, shapes, symbols that could relate to the above information about you . You can also bring in computer/magazine imagery.(Do not be concerned with a design yet:)

Steps:

1. Brainstorming exercise. 2. Sketch exercise 3. 3 different sketch ideas

3. Paper model and template 4. Metal buckle

Notes:

review:

Soldering the hardware on the buckle:

Vocabulary:

Form vs. function

Rubric: Score yourself

Brainstorming, sketches, notes, and model: Did you complete this section of the assignment. Did you have at least 4 sketches. Did you thoughtfully think of ways to use elements/principles of art and imagery while brainstorming and sketching. / /20 / /20
Participation: Did you do your best? Were you on task and using your time wisely? Did you participate in group and individual work? / /20 / /20
Creativity and innovation: Did you relate your design choices to reflect you? Did you use the elements/principles of design to create an overall interesting design? / /30 / /30
Craftsmanship: Did you take your time to make your entire work looks intentional? Did you pay attention to the edges and file and sand when necessary for your overall design? Are your rivets successful in function and appearance? / /30 / /30
------Total: / /100 / /100