Merced and the San Joaquin Valley region have not received much positive press and the recent headline-making high rates of home foreclosure and unemployment have worsened the public perception (justified or misguided) of this area.
For this assignment, students act as important members of a mock non-profit organization in charge of promoting Merced to the national audience. They are given the task of designing a poster, with one to two images and a paragraph of 200 words, to show the "seductive" side(s) of Merced. They have the freedom to choose any subject matter (with or without people) and use any visual style that they deem appropriate to produce an effective poster.
There is no specified target audience, either. That is: the poster can appeal to the general public, families, business owners, developers, professionals, or young people like them.
They have the following options:
1) Simply submit 1-2 images and a text passage, or
2) Design an actual poster, with the image(s) and text incorporated, and submit a PDF of the poster (this option will be considered for a higher grade).
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For this assignment, students act as important members of a mock non-profit organization in charge of promoting Merced to the national audience. They are given the task of designing a poster, with one to two images and a paragraph of 200 words, to show the "seductive" side(s) of Merced. They have the freedom to choose any subject matter (with or without people) and use any visual style that they deem appropriate to produce an effective poster.
There is no specified target audience, either. That is: the poster can appeal to the general public, families, business owners, developers, professionals, or young people like them.
They have the following options:
1) Simply submit 1-2 images and a text passage, or
2) Design an actual poster, with the image(s) and text incorporated, and submit a PDF of the poster (this option will be considered for a higher grade).
Move your mouse over the picture to select a larger view.
Denise A
While there has been much talk over the last few decades of the inhabitable city of Merced, as being inhabitable, usually referred as the “cow town,” there are exceptionally very beautiful places that lie within its boundaries. After a few interviews with some of the residents of Merced, most have agreed on being very satisfied with this small but quick growing city. Many people commute to this city daily whether it is for work or school, or simply visiting families. For being a small city compared to others, it holds a great pot luck of different cultures ranging from Hispanic to White, Asians, I was amazed at how many Hmong make themselves residents of Merced. Many do not know it but a great majority of this town is made by Hmongs.I had to go out on my own and explore the beautiful side of Merced that many people do not see. After walking around for a while, a few snap shots were taken and which show the great gifts Merced is able to bring to its community. A beautiful day like this, almost every day, how can it be wasted? I decided to go out, and let its beauty surround me and seduce me.
While there has been much talk over the last few decades of the inhabitable city of Merced, as being inhabitable, usually referred as the “cow town,” there are exceptionally very beautiful places that lie within its boundaries. After a few interviews with some of the residents of Merced, most have agreed on being very satisfied with this small but quick growing city. Many people commute to this city daily whether it is for work or school, or simply visiting families. For being a small city compared to others, it holds a great pot luck of different cultures ranging from Hispanic to White, Asians, I was amazed at how many Hmong make themselves residents of Merced. Many do not know it but a great majority of this town is made by Hmongs.I had to go out on my own and explore the beautiful side of Merced that many people do not see. After walking around for a while, a few snap shots were taken and which show the great gifts Merced is able to bring to its community. A beautiful day like this, almost every day, how can it be wasted? I decided to go out, and let its beauty surround me and seduce me.
Denise A
While there has been much talk over the last few decades of the inhabitable city of Merced, as being inhabitable, usually referred as the “cow town,” there are exceptionally very beautiful places that lie within its boundaries. After a few interviews with some of the residents of Merced, most have agreed on being very satisfied with this small but quick growing city. Many people commute to this city daily whether it is for work or school, or simply visiting families. For being a small city compared to others, it holds a great pot luck of different cultures ranging from Hispanic to White, Asians, I was amazed at how many Hmong make themselves residents of Merced. Many do not know it but a great majority of this town is made by Hmongs.I had to go out on my own and explore the beautiful side of Merced that many people do not see. After walking around for a while, a few snap shots were taken and which show the great gifts Merced is able to bring to its community. A beautiful day like this, almost every day, how can it be wasted? I decided to go out, and let its beauty surround me and seduce me.
While there has been much talk over the last few decades of the inhabitable city of Merced, as being inhabitable, usually referred as the “cow town,” there are exceptionally very beautiful places that lie within its boundaries. After a few interviews with some of the residents of Merced, most have agreed on being very satisfied with this small but quick growing city. Many people commute to this city daily whether it is for work or school, or simply visiting families. For being a small city compared to others, it holds a great pot luck of different cultures ranging from Hispanic to White, Asians, I was amazed at how many Hmong make themselves residents of Merced. Many do not know it but a great majority of this town is made by Hmongs.I had to go out on my own and explore the beautiful side of Merced that many people do not see. After walking around for a while, a few snap shots were taken and which show the great gifts Merced is able to bring to its community. A beautiful day like this, almost every day, how can it be wasted? I decided to go out, and let its beauty surround me and seduce me.
