Penn State University -- School of Visual Arts
Spring 2016
ART 411 IDS Capstone II
Professor: Eduardo Navas (ean13@psu.edu)
M & W 2:30 - 5:30 PM

Office Hours: Mondays/Thursdays 9 - 11 AM, 206 Arts Cottage
Please contact me at: ean13@psu.edu

Syllabus:
Webpage
PDF

Midterm Presentation Guidelines

Final Exhibition Set Up and Guidelines

Final Project Presentation Guidelines

ASSIGNMENTS

SITES FOR USE THROUGHOUT THE TERM

Week 17:
Monday, May 2, 2016

Submit adjustments to Presentation

 


Week 16:
Monday, April 25, 2016

Final Presentation | Exhibition


Week 15:

Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Lab Day

Monday, April 18, 2016
Prepare for final thesis presentation | Individual Meetings


Week 14:

Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Lab Day | Possible Meetings with IDS Faculty

Monday, April 11, 2016
Lab Day | Possible Meetings with IDS Faculty

 


Week 13:

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Lab Day

Monday, April 4, 2016
Preliminary presentation for final thesis

 


Week 12:

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Lab Day

Monday, March 28, 2016
Lecture | Go over adjustment of Thesis based on Presentation Feedback | Individual Meetings

 


Week 11:

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Lab Day

Monday, March 21, 2016
Midterm Presentation to Faculty

 


Week 10:

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Prepare for midterm presentation | Individual Meetings


Monday, March 14, 2016
Lab Day

 


Week 9:

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Spring Break

Monday, March 7, 2016
Spring Break


Week 8:

Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Lab Day

Monday, February 29, 2016
Class presents as a group for general in-class critique

 


Week 7:

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Individual meetings

Monday, February 22, 2016
Lab Day


Week 6:

Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Lab Day

Monday, February 15, 2016
Class presents as a group for general in-class critique


Week 5:

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Lab Day


Monday, February 8, 2016
Lecture | Individual Meetings


Week 4:

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Lab Day


Monday, February 1, 2016
Individual meetings


Week 3:

Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Lab Day

Monday, January 25, 2016
Class presents as a group for general in-class critique | Provide feedback on Angel Forum during or shortly after critique is over


Week 2:

Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Lab Day | Prepare for class presentation of Monday, January 25, 2016

Monday, January 18, 2016
Martin Luther King Day, No Classes


Week 1:

Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Lab Day | Upload update to Angel Forum and provide feedback to peers due by Friday January 15

Monday, January 11, 2016

Introduction | Go over schedule for the Spring semester | Develop order of presentation for the coming weeks | Short Individual meetings as necessary

 

Resources

How contributing to culture works:

Ph.D. process (this is relevant to any researcher/designer/artist/cultural producer):
http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/

Read this text, pay particular attention to the diagrams:

"The Framework of Culture: Remix in Music, Art, and Literature,"
http://remixtheory.net/?p=651

"The New Aesthetic and The Framework of Culture"
http://median.s151960.gridserver.com/?page_id=93

"The 10 most successful states for video game development"
http://fortune.com/2015/02/24/10-successful-states-video-game-development

"Pixar director John Lasseter on the future of animation "
http://www.timeout.com/london/film/pixar-director-john-
lasseter-on-the-future-of-animation-1

 

Media Resources

Flowing Data
http://flowingdata.com/
Flow Magazine:
http://flowtv.org/
Pixelache
http://www.pixelache.ac/
Turbulence
http://turbulence.org/
Furtherfield
http://furtherfield.org/
Rhizome.org
http://rhizome.org/
Creators Project
http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_us

Design Resources

Understanding Graphics
http://understandinggraphics.com/
20 Online Resources Every Graphic Designer Should Know
http://www.complex.com/style/2014/03/online-resources-
every-graphic-designer-should-know/

Design Observer
http://designobserver.com/
Audi Urban Initiative
http://audi-urban-future-initiative.com/

James Bridle and The New Aesthetic:
http://booktwo.org/notebook/waving-at-machines/
Benjamin Bratton's Ted Talk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo5cKRmJaf0

 

Media Design Studios

Brand New School
http://brandnewschool.com/
Bruce Mau Design
http://www.brucemaudesign.com/
Imaginary Forces
http://www.imaginaryforces.com/
Meta-design
http://www.metadesign.com/san-francisco

10 Agencies in NYC:
http://www.awwwards.com/the-10-best-agencies-
in-new-york-city.html
50 Graphic Design Firms in the World:
http://www.graphicdesigndegreehub.com/50-best-graphic-design-firms-in-the-world/
List of Video Game Developers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_developers