Create a time-line / checklist: This week copying and laminating - Next week: buy or beg materials - Two weeks: covering display boxes with matching paper - Three weeks: collect books matching the display....
Be careful with your fingers (blow - blow) the glue is very hot and you easily get blisters
Each object needs its own space. Think of a shop window that is more than full with appliances, you can’t distinguish one object from the other, while carefully placed objects attract the attention.
Black and White, what is beneath your skin?
All over the world there is a lot of unrest and violence between religious and racial groups
To invite our students to reflect on their thoughts, feeling and opinions towards differences in cultures and personal ideas, I created a display that might open the discussion about what we think is important……
Black dots, stripes, squares, different languages, butterflies, clocks, and a title made of lots of previous displays – all combined together; There's a lot of philosophy hidden in this display
What you need:
- Black wrapping paper for covering up the board
- Black and white striped paper or use fabric of a previous display as I did – see: The Xfactor – Biography books
- Title – I used letters of previous titles
- Printed and laminated words showing emotions and characteristics like: hope – loyalty – judgement – grace
- Black paper bags – small size
- Sheets of papers with black and white patterns – dots – stripes – whatever suits the topic
- Sheets of papers with an industrial metal sheet pattern (Google Images – Creative Commons
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- Sheets of paper with brown /black/white patterns – Asian characters, quotes, images that suit the topic
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What to do:
- Cover the top, left and right part of the display board in the black wrapping paper
- Cover the middle part in black and white striped paper or fabric
- Staple a small banner (5 cm) of the striped paper or fabric to the upper display board. Just about 10 cm under the top
- Under the stripes attach the sheets of paper with the industrial metal pattern
- Finish off with the quotation sheet of paper
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- Staple part of the title to the board – BLACK AND WHITE
- Attach the sheets with the clocks and the dotted paper with the drinking tiger to the board
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- Cut sheets into triangles and attach them to the corners of the three panels
- Cut long strips and smaller parts and attach to the vertical or horizontal sides of the boards
- Pin the parts of the title to the 3 boards, making sure they are in line and the same distance from each other
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- Stand back and give your work a critical look. Does it give a balanced feel, is the space taken up evenly etc.
Get your favorite books and put them on the shelves, this is a fantastic opportunity to get out all those topics that might rouse the curiousity….
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A great display – easy to make and with lots of impact!
Filed under: Biographies, Celebrities, Countries, Education, Literature, Philosophical
And.....Keep an open mind for unusual, funny or cartoon-like images in magazines, books and daily papers like the image above that was featured on the front page of Canvas magazine, Cut them out or copy them and store them for when you need inspiration. One unusual image can be the base for an imaginative display. You don't need to do all the hard work yourself.
You can hang little objects like birds, light bulbs, little books, art objects etc from the frame. Voile fabric draped over the frame will give it an extra elegance.... let your imagination run wild and try it out!