Create a visual poem—what exactly that entails is entirely up to you, as long as it involves pictures and words.

You can use random words again, or start with word association—note down the first images and words that pop into your head, recent obsessions, interests, dreams, things you've observed and imagined—put together an assemblage of drawings and words, then edit them into a single visual poem.

Look for unplanned connections, accidental details and surprising turns. The piece doesn't have to 'read' in the traditional left-to-right way, it doesn't need to have a narrative or any meaning, but it does need to have an sense of internal logic and consistency, even if it's anarchic and improvised. Go back and forth between designing and breaking things apart.

You can use narrative patterns as in a comic strip, or approach the assignment more like a poster—either way, consider the lettering and/or typography as much as you consider the actual drawings.

Allow the piece to evolve during the first two sessions and don't settle down for a design too soon. Try out as many disparate things as you can manage, even if they're completely contradictory. The next assignments will require more consistency and planning, so this is the best time to experiment and go wild.

Research poster design from different cultures, particularly if you're feeling stuck. Feel free to take a design idea as a starting point, give yourself constraints for use of color and tools, or allow yourself to be free at first, then edit down the results later.

Format: 8,5 x 11"