Design Challenge: Daughter v. Mother
For my 300-word feature story assignment last night, I interviewed my daughter–a tech-savvy kid who wants to go into journalism. I told her as part of the assignment I had to make two sidebars, and I was just going to do it on InDesign because it would be easier. She got excited (she says she misses yearbook), and asked if she could do it.
Having paid close attention to the handy academic integrity animation MSU required me watch before taking a class, I thought this may be a bad idea. Also, having my 15-year-old do my work for a MASTERS class somehow didn’t seem right. So, I said no.
But then she offered me a challenge. I would do mine, she would do hers, and we would see which one was better. I could take them to my colleagues. (She’s a cheeky little whipper-snapper.)
There it was: an archetypal mother/daughter struggle for design dominance. And you all get to vote.
Some competition disclaimers:
1. Neither of us spent much time on these and no prior planning was involved, so neither of us thinks these represent our best work. If mine were turned into me for a grade in my publication class, it may get a C. So the question isn’t are they good; the question is which is better? You can judge on strict design rules or just which you like you better.
2. Photography was NOT part of the assignment.
Please vote and add a comment, if you want. Hopefully, I’ll still be able to claim I can teach her a few things about design…and I won’t have to do the dishes tonight!
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