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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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