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You must include at least five images (one visual example from at least four different historical style movements, plus one contemporary visual example).Each image should be identified in full: title of work or description of object (e.g., ceramic bowl), artist or designer, date of creation, medium (e.g., lithograph poster, bronze sculpture, etc.), and design style (e.g., De Stijl).Under each image, you will provide a brief summary of one to two paragraphs of the required accompanying text for each image (see final project guidelines)This assignment must be in the form of an outline, but the actual format is up to you (e.g., bulleted, numbered). Whichever format you use, your outline must be organized and labeled clearly.++++Your actual thesis (main point) is cultural diversity. Remember to focus on design specifically, so use examples from learning resources I post in our class in various places, our textbook, etc. Or at least use them as a starting point so you don’t veer off into the direction of self-expression, which is more related to art than design. Review my called announcement called “Research Tips and the Difference between Art and Design.”Keep working on your thesis statement for clarity and strength as your final project develops. Review my announcement called “Thesis statement advice”.++++This is her THESIS STATEMENT ADVICE. Did you know that there are different types of thesis statements? You may be most familiar with the “argument,” but that’s only one kind, and it’s not the one best suited for the final project in this class (whew!).Your final project is a proposal for a (fictitious) exhibition, so you’re not really making an argument so much as telling the viewer what your exhibition is about. That’s it! This kind of thesis statement is sometimes called a “statement of intent” or “purpose statement.”Real exhibitions are the best place to look for examples of this–when you go to a gallery/museum exhibition, there’s usually an introduction wall text, and somewhere in that introduction is the thesis statement. If you look up the exhibition online, you can find this same format there. Take a look at some examples on which you can model your own introduction and thesis statement:First, let’s use two exhibitions from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power is an exhibition that recently ended. Click that link and skim through the short

entry and you’ll see a lot of information about the exhibition, but there’s one sentence that simply states what the exhibition is about. It’s this one: “Soul of a Nation explores what it meant to be a Black artist in America during two revolutionary decades, from the 1960s and the Civil Rights movement to the early 1980s and the emergence of identity politics.”Here’s another one: Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection. Here, the thesis statement is actually the very first sentence: “This exhibition examines Italy’s postwar explosion of disruptive design.” That’s it! Simple and direct. Now, that statement is perfectly fine on its own, but the next sentence might be considered part of the thesis statement (sometimes you’ll see 2-part thesis statements). Here’s the next sentence: “Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985 presents furniture, lighting design, architectural models, paintings, and other objects drawn from the landmark collection of Dennis Freedman.”Now let’s look at four of the current exhibitions at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in NYC. On that page, you’ll see the name of each exhibition, along with a brief description, all of which include a succinct thesis statement:Name of exhibition: FACE VALUES: EXPLORING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEThesis statement: “Presented in Cooper Hewitt’s Process Lab, Face Values: Exploring Artificial Intelligence is an immersive installation that explores the pervasive but often hidden role of facial-detection technology in contemporary society.”Name of exhibition: CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM FASHIONSThesis statement: “Organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, this pioneering exhibition examines how Muslim women—those who cover and those who do not—have become arbiters of style within and beyond their communities.”Name of exhibition: WILLI SMITH: STREET COUTUREThesis statement: “In the first museum exhibition dedicated to American designer Willi Smith (1948–1987), co-founder of the iconic brand WilliWear, over 200 works by Smith and collaborators will illuminate how the streetwear pioneer broke down social, cultural, and economic boundaries.”Name of exhibition: HERBERT BAYER: BAUHAUS MASTERThesis statement: “Coinciding with the centenary of the founding of the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany, this exhibition presents rare works by the groundbreaking graphic designer Herbert Bayer (1900–1985).”