Calligraphy/Name Posters
School: Meadow Brook High School
City/State: Chesterfield County, VA
Grade(s): 9
Format(s): Poster: General
Subject(s): Visual Arts
Project Overview
9th grade students from Meadow Brook High School in Chesterfield County, VA created posters of their first names using decorative, self-selected fonts, as part of a project on identity. Each student’s work went through drafts, based in part of the feedback provided from peer critique.
The product’s dimensions were 11 by 17 inches.
How This Project Can Be Useful
- Highlights a product that is compelling for students – combining a real attention to artistic craftsmanship with the honoring of their name.
- The quality of these two examples is high. Showing this work to other students can be a useful way to engage students in high quality artistic work.
- A lovely way to build pride in student’s own work and set a high standard for the finished quality of all work.