Graffiti Creator Artist's Tool

Posted by Jo Murphy Feb 27, 2008

The Graffiti Creator website is set up like a hobby club. Students of all ages love the interactive software. The lettering generator is simple to use, and designed so that users can spawn original and personalised graffiti. As students generate their own text, the variety of options makes a huge range of unique, attractive designs possible. Like a combination lock, the generator can spawn an endless supply of interesting concoctions that will keep students engaged for quite a while.

Vandalism or Artform?

Before you begin, read Graffiti Tag Writing as an Artform and talk with the class about being responsible artists.

Simplicity

The software is very simple and even quite young students can learn how to operate it.

Students

1. select a font to experiment with,
2. click the image or the load button
3. start typing their words into the space provided.

Classroom teachers can incorporate the use of the software into class assignments and learning experiences.

Assignments

• Write an assignment about lettering and ask the students to design the cover and all headings with the software
• When students are mounting an exhibition, working towards a theatre production or have an event such as a fete scheduled, use the Graffiti Creator to design the signage
• Set an assignment to create a word game with each card designed from the lettering generated by the online software
• Visual Art Teachers might want to set the task of designing huge canvases or wall murals. Create them online and then copy on to the surface
• Perhaps students might like to design a word and screen-print it on their shirts for end of year celebrations

The Graffiti Creator website has forum and gallery so that students can share their work online. If you have examples you would like to share, please post them to the Hip Hop discussion thread.