Penn State University -- School of Visual Arts
Spring 2019
ART 411 IDS Capstone II / Art 419 NM Capstone
Professor: Eduardo Navas (ean13@psu.edu)
M & W 2:35 - 5:30 PM

Office Hours: Wed & Fri 11 AM - 12 PM, 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 11:
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Lecture | Go over adjustment of Thesis based on Presentation Feedback


Monday, March 18, 2019
Midterm Presentation to Faculty

 


Week 10:
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Lab Day

Monday, March 11, 2019
Prepare for midterm presentation | Individual Meetings with class according to schedule | Lab Day


Week 9:
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Spring Break

Monday, March 4, 2019
Spring Break


Week 8:
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Lab Day

Monday, February 25, 2019
Class presents as a group for general in-class critique


Week 7:
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Lab Day

Monday, February 18, 2019
Individual meetings according to schedule


Week 6:
Wednesday, February 12, 2019

Lab Day


Monday, February 11, 2019
Class presents as a group for general in-class critique | Provide feedback on Canvas discussion forum

 


Week 5:
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Short Individual Meetings


Monday, February 4, 2019

Lab Day

 


Week 4:

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Individual Meetings with class according to schedule | Lab Day

Monday, January 28, 2019
Lecture | Lab Day


Week 3:

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Individual Meetings with class according to schedule | Lab Day

Monday, January 21, 2019
Martin Luther King Day, No Classes


Week 2:

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Class presents as a group for general in-class critique

Monday, January 14, 2019
Lab day | Prepare for presentation on January 16


Week 1:

Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Brief Individual meetings with each student to go over updates on projects | Continue to Provide Feedback on Canvas

Monday, January 7, 2019
Introduction | Go over schedule for the Spring semester | Develop order of presentation for the coming weeks | Discuss organization of discussion forums

 

 

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/

Texts that explain the process of meaning creation:

Elements of Selectivity
http://remixtheory.net/?p=1429

"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

Media Criticism:

Slavoj Zizek on "They Live" (The Pervert's Guide to Ideology)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVwKjGbz60k

Zizek - Full Metal Jacket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI_qFj4Tsk

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

Video Games and Animation

"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

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