Photography, Film and Animation · Animation
Make a stop-motion animation
Animate clay, paper or toys frame by frame into a 30-second story.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
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Portfolios, design challenges, films, photography and installations, each with a clear brief and a way to present the result.
29 Arts and Design projects
Music, Theatre and Writing + Programming
Create generative art with code
Write programs that draw a different artwork every time they run and curate a series of ten.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Photography, Film and Animation + Media and Journalism
Shoot a photo essay on your neighbourhood
Tell one story about a place in 12 photographs with captions.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Graphic and UI/UX Design · Graphic Design
Design a poster series for a social issue
Make three posters on one issue that work as a set and can be read from five metres.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Graphic and UI/UX Design + Marketing
Create a brand identity for a local business
Design a logo, colours, type and three applications for a real shop or café.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Graphic and UI/UX Design + Software Development
Redesign an app you use every day
Find real problems in an app through user tests, redesign one flow and prove your version is better.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Fine Arts + Psychology
Study colour and mood with an experiment
Paint the same image in four palettes and survey what mood each conveys.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Fine Arts · Drawing
Keep a 30-day observational drawing journal
Draw from life for 15 minutes every day and review how your drawing changes.
- Beginner
- 2–4 weeks
- Under 250
Photography, Film and Animation · Documentaries
Make a documentary about your school
Produce a seven-minute film on one unseen side of your school, such as its support staff.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Fine Arts + EdTech and Study Tools
Create a comic strip on a science concept
Explain one science idea in a two-page comic and test whether readers understand it.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Music, Theatre and Writing · Theatre
Write and stage a ten-minute play
Write an original short play, rehearse it and perform it for an audience.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Under 250
Photography, Film and Animation · Animation
Animate a logo or title sequence
Bring a logo to life in five seconds using the principles of animation.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Music, Theatre and Writing + Data
Turn data into music
Map a year of temperature or rainfall data to pitch and rhythm and compose a short piece from it.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Fine Arts + Chemistry
Experiment with natural pigments
Make paints from turmeric, beetroot, charcoal and soil and test how they last in light.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Music, Theatre and Writing + Graphic and UI/UX Design
Start a zine on a topic you care about
Write, design, photocopy and distribute a 12-page zine.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Under 250
Fashion and Craft · Craft
Document a local craft and its makers
Photograph and describe each step of a craft and the economics of making it.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Music, Theatre and Writing · Creative Writing
Write a collection of short stories
Write five linked stories of about 800 words each and revise them with feedback.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Fine Arts · Painting
Curate an exhibition of student work
Select, arrange and label 20 works around a theme and run an opening.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Under 250
Photography, Film and Animation · Film
Design the sound for a silent clip
Take a one-minute silent clip and create all its sound from household objects.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Music, Theatre and Writing · Music
Compose and record an original song
Write, arrange and record a two to three minute song and notate its melody.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Photography, Film and Animation · Film
Make a one-minute silent film
Tell a complete story with a beginning, middle and end in 60 seconds with no dialogue.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Graphic and UI/UX Design + EdTech and Study Tools
Design a board game
Invent a board game, playtest it five times and refine the rules and artwork.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Under 250
Photography, Film and Animation + EdTech and Study Tools
Make an explainer video for a hard topic
Explain one concept from your syllabus in three minutes with drawings and narration.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Architecture and Interior Design + Sociology
Redesign a public space near you
Study a bus stop, park or street corner and propose a redesign based on how people use it.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Under 250
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