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Class 1. Monday 07 October
Morning Schedule: . Who are you and why are you here? . Review syllabus and discuss course goals . Presentation. Design in Context by Jan-Christoph Zoels . Drawing exercises Afternoon Schedule: . Work in studio Assignments: . Exercise 1 . Read The Nature of Design, Coyne . Read Models of Design, Coyne . Read Avatars of Design: Design Before Design, Deforge Class 2. Tuesday 08 October Deliverables: . Completed readings from Monday Morning Schedule: . Discussion. What is Design? . Drawing exercises Afternoon Schedule: . Work in studio Assignments: . Read Composition, Dondis . Read Basic Elements of Visual Communication, Dondis . Read Organization and Visual Structure, Mullet & Sano Class 3. Thursday 10 October Deliverables: . Exercise 1 . Completed readings from Tuesday Morning Schedule: . Critique exercise 1 . Presentation. Web Design Process by Casey Reas . Discussion. Form . Form exercises Afternoon Schedule: . Introduction to Proce55ing (voluntary) . Work in Studio Assignments: . Read Symbols, McCullough . Read Anatomy of a Visual Message, Dondis . Read Modern Hieroglyphs, Lupton & Miller . Exercise 2 Class 4. Monday 14 October Deliverables: . Exercise 2 . Completed readings from Thursday Morning Schedule: . Critique Exercise 2 . Discussion. Abstraction . Abstraction exercises Afternoon Schedule: . Work in Studio Assignments: . Exercise 3 . Read The Need for Rationality, Alexander . Read Cultures of Prototyping, Schrage Class 5. Tuesday 15 October Deliverables: . Readings from Monday Morning Schedule: . Discussion. Design Methodology . Watch IDEO video Afternoon Schedule: . Introduction to HTML at 14:30 (voluntary) . Work in studio Assignments: . Read Counting Sheep, Lupton & Miller . Read Period Styles, Lupton & Miller . Read Elements of Typography, Kunz Class 6. Thursday 17 October Deliverables: . Exercise 3 . Readings from Tuesday Morning Schedule: . Critique exercise 3 . Discussion. Typography . Presentation. Responsive Type . Typography exercises Afternoon Schedule: . Introduction to Illustrator at 14:30 (voluntary) . Introduction to InDesign 16:30 (voluntary) . Work in studio Assignments: . Exercise 4 . Read Elements of Color, Itten Class 7. Monday 21 October Deliverables: . Readings from Thursday . Exercise 4 Morning Schedule: . Critique Exercise 4 . Discussion. Color . Color exercises Afternoon Schedule: . Introduction to Photoshop at 14:30 (voluntary) . Work in studio Assignments: . Exercise 5 . Read Design for People at Work, Kuhn . Read Is Convenience the Enemy?, Papanek . Read Do-It-Yourself Murder, Papanek Class 8. Tuesday 22 October Deliverables: . Readings from Monday Morning Schedule: . Discussion. Design Ethics . Photography exercises Afternoon Schedule: . Presentation. Studio Photography by Ivan Gasparini . Work in studio Assignments: . Exercise 6 . Read In Plato's Cave, Sontag Class 9. Thursday 24 October Deliverables: . Exercise 5 . Readings from Tuesday Morning Schedule: . Critique Exercise 5 . Discussion. Photography . Work in studio Afternoon Schedule: . Introduction to Flash at 14:30 (voluntary) . Individual meetings to discuss Exercise 7 . Work in studio Assignments: . Exercise 7 Class 10. Monday 28 October Deliverables: . Exercise 6 Morning Schedule: . Critique P6 . Work in studio Afternoon Schedule: . Work in studio Class 11. Tuesday 29 October Morning Schedule: . Individual meetings . Work in studio Afternoon Schedule: . Work in studio Class 12. Thursday 31 October Deliverables: . All exercises due. No additional revisions allowed after today. All files must be uploaded to the website. Morning Schedule: . Open cumulative critique for the course. Present one project from each of the exercises. Begins promptly at 09:00 in Comunita. It is your responsibility to prepare the room for the critique (arranging chairs, etc.) |
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