Creating a Visual Parody

Creating a Visual Parody

An exercise in thinking

In the printing world to sublimate something indicates that a heat process of some sort is used to transfer an image to something like cloth, or ceramic mug, and so forth.  By definition sublimate is to change the form, but not the essence. Physically speaking, it means to transform solid to vapor; psychologically, it means changing the outlet, or means, of expression from something base and inappropriate to something more positive or acceptable.  Sublimation is used to print custom sports ribbons for making hair bows, for example.  There are many youtube videos that share various processes and machines intended for retailers showing how to use their machines for this printing process.Share an example from YouTube - <https://youtu.be/e-V1jXSvmT0>




Now comes the fun part - after students understand what "to sublimate" means in the printing world you might share this message:

"Love the colored 1 inch elastic from strapworks.com. They also have patterns - including the sugar skull elastic ready for projects for the Day of the Dead which begins on October 31 and ends on November 2nd. See how the elastic is made. Take a look at https://youtu.be/iDVdzXOxrII.  'How to Sublimate Polyester Webbing.' You've got to love this."


The challenge for your students is to take a relatively unknown concept and make a parody explanation of the word's/concept's meaning.  I think the results will be hilarious.
I'd love to see any results of what students might create.
Sharron