• Project 1 Image and Text Project 20%
• Project 2 Time-based, Image Sound and Text Media Project 20%
• Project 3 User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) Design Project 20%
• Project 4 Online Media Project Expanding UX UI Design 20%
  

Research Methodology

Week 17:

December 12, 2016

Final Project due with adjustments based on final feedback

Final Projects by Students Available Online:
Ophelia Castellito: http://thegrindapp.weebly.com/
Victoria Dickson: http://conductorapp.weebly.com/
Malia George: http://memoryapp1.weebly.com/
Ross Karwath: http://i.imgur.com/URzXdJC.pnghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prnc0HuV3L4
Adam Kling: http://audioblaster.weebly.com/
Alex Larkin: http://adl5245.wixsite.com/thedab
Kevin Liang: http://kpliang.wixsite.com/mythmachine
Samantha Martin: https://marvelapp.com/26a4893/screen/17594005
Kai Masuchika: http://ulyssespoetry.weebly.com/

Week 16:

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

• Review of Final Project, Part 2

Monday, December 5, 2016

• Review of final Project, Part 1

Week 15:

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

• Review of work before final project is due
• Individual meetings
• End online discussion of Crow's "Chapter 8: Open Work."

Monday, November 28, 2016

• Tecniques for online media development

Week 14:

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

• Thanksgiving

Monday, November 21 2016

• Thanksgiving

Week 13:

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

• Lab Day

Monday, November 14, 2016

• Techniques for online media development
  
• Project 4 Released due on December 5, 2016
• Begin online discussion of Crow's "Chapter 8: The Open Work"

Week 12:

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

• Project 3 Critiqued

Monday, November 7, 2016

• Lecture on UI UX Design
• Tecniques for online media development
• Individual meetings to discuss Project 3
• Begin Reading Crow's "Chapter 8: The Open Work"
  

Week 11:

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

• Weekly Assignment Critiqued

Monday, October 31, 2016

• Lecture on UI UX Design
• Brief meeting with students in preparation for weekly assignment due on Wednesday, November 2

Week 10:

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

• Lecture on UI UX Design
• Weekly Assignment Released due on Wednesday, November 2
• Begin online discussion on Crow's "Junk Culture"

Weekly Assignment due on November 2, 2016:
Based on the feedback received during class, continue developing your project to present a set of materials as outlined below.

Guidelines:

• Develop concrete design layouts/diagrams for your project.
• If you are working on a specific mobile app, develop mockups that show the way your app/project would function. You can "doctor" images for this.
• Shoot documentation footage that you plan to use for the major project. Edit the documentation in a way that shows the narrative you plan to present. You can insert drawings/diagrams or descriptive text as fill-ins that explains what you plan to inlcude in particular parts of your narrative. Your video should be no longer than 3 minutes but ideally under 2 minutes.

Guidelines for Video Development:

• Take advantage of stop motion/video montage techniques explored in your second major project. Make effective use of the three basic shots: the wide, mid and close up.
• Make use of your understanding of image and text layout as explored in your first major assignment to create an engaging narrative.

You don't have to include the following in the rough video version for this assignment, but you must plan for the following:

• Use text/type strategically in the form of subtitles, or chapter introduction for specific sections of your video in order to explain certain parts of your process as you move from the early creative stages to more advanced and/or final prototype of the imaginary app.
• It may be necessary to develop a scripted narrative for a voice-over that explains the process of your app development. The voice-over can be complemented with type/subtitles throughout your video.
• You are free to use any sound or images that will help enhance the narrative of your video.

What you need to turn in on November 2:

• Rough footage edited
• Sketches/early designs that show progress for the design of your app.
  

Monday, October 24, 2016

• Weekly Assignment Critiqued

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

• End online discussion of Crow's "Chapter 6: Symbolic Creativity."
• Begin reading Crow's "Junk and Culture," 144 - 163.
• Lecture on UX and UI Design continued
• Lab Day, discuss individual progress with students

Monday, October 17, 2016

• Lecture on UX and UI design tecniques
• Discuss individual progress with students
• Go over weekly assignment due on October 24

Weekly Assignment due on October 24:
Design an imaginary app. You can focus on any subject of your choice, such as:

• An app that makes art/design for the user (whatever this means for you)
• An app that resolves or improves any impractical situation
• An app that is a clear improvement of an already existing app
• An app that makes possible the development of better apps (a meta app for app developers)

Consider the app according to Agamben's discussion of the apparatus. These are playful suggestions meant to push you to think beyond the obvious functional app. It is encouraged that you don't choose to work on common apps such as a "map app" or "find a restaurant app". You are encouraged to come up with your own ideas for the imaginary app. Make sure to discuss possibilities with your instructor to get the most of this process.

The imaginary app is not meant to be functional, but you must develop a design as detailed as possible. This includes diagrams, layout of an interface in relation to a particular device (mobile phone, tablet, etc).

Document every step of the process by scanning sketches you make, taking photographs and video of your working environment and/or yourself working, as well as related spaces that inform the reasoning behind the app. You will be using the documentation to produce a video for your third major project (see details for this in the actual guidelines for Project 3).

You are to upload a design file complemented with selected documentation that provides a concrete sense of function of your app. The design can be developed with a combination of software including photoshop and Illustrator as well as Maya or Cinema 4D if you find that working with a specific software is best or necessary for your project.

Week 8:

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

• Project 2 Critiqued
• Weekly Assignment due on October 24 released (See Week 9 above for actual guidelines)

Monday, October 10, 2016

• Begin online discussion of Crow's "Chapter 6: Symbolic Creativity."
• Lab day: Individual Meetings. Students will show concrete progress towards Project 2.

Week 7:

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

• Review of Weekly Assignment
• In Class Critique
• Release of Project 2 due on October 12

Monday, October 3, 2016

• Lab Day | Brief lecture on Time-Based Media
• Meet with students individually
• End online discussion of Crow's "Chapter 5: Official and Unofficial Language."
• Begin reading Crow's "Chapter 6: Symbolic Creativity," 126 - 143.

Week 6:

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

• Lecture on time-based media: sound and video editing
• Weekly assignment released due on October 5, 2016
• Lab Day

Weekly Assignment due on October 5, 2016:
Create one 15 to 45 second video that use type along with still images, and actual video with sound.

The video could explore the subject matter of your first major project. This means that you need to consider how you can translate your focus of three images into a video project.

You need to have at least three short scenes that add to an open-ended narrative. Consider previous feedback on weekly assignments and well as your first major project to come up with a work that pushes image, sound and text for critical reflection on the subject of your choice.

Guidelines:

• You must use at least two still images, and you need to use text at least one time.
• The text must be an open ended statement(s) that supports your overall message.
• You must consider the rhythm in your editing as discussed in class critique. For instance, when you let a shot/image linger, it must be for a reason. You can have as many shots as you like for this video project.
• Use at least one extra sound source you recorded that is not part of video footage.
• You must mix your sound well and not go into the red. Review the material covered in class, and go over class tutorials available on the right column of the resource webpage.
• You must shoot your own footage, but you can use some pre-existing material if it is necessary for your idea. Go over this option with the instructor before moving ahead.

Monday, September 26, 2016

• Review of weekly assignment
• In Class Critique

Week 5:

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

• Meet with students individually
• Lab Day

Monday, September 19, 2016

• Lecture on time-based media: relation of image, sound and text
  Principles of video editing
• Weekly assignment released due on September 26
• Begin online discussion of Crow's "Chapter 5: Official and Unofficial Language."

Weekly Project Assigned, due on Monday, September 26:
View the films by blublu (there are four of them), as well as the stop motion studies by David Crawford, and the newspapers visualizations of the Hawaiian Star, then use three to five images (could be stills or renderings, or a combination of both) of your own that make direct or indirect refence to one of the videos. The image should be edited as a short stop motion sequence that contradicts or repositions/questions the aesthetics of the video you chose. You can use any software to develop this project, but you are encouraged to use Adobe Premiere. Your project should be no longer than 5 seconds.

Week 4:

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

• DUE: First class project | In-class critique

Monday, September 12, 2016

• Review of work before project is due
• End of online discussion of Crow's "Chapter 4: Text and Image."
• Begin reading David Crow's, "Chapter 5: Official and Unofficial Language," 96-125.
• Lab day

Week 3:

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

• Weekly assignment critiqued
• Lecture on analysis of image and text
• Techniques on image and text production

Monday, September 5, 2016

• Labor Day, No Class

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

• Lab day

Week 2:
Monday, August 29, 2016

• Weekly Assigment critiqued
• Lecture on image and text layout
• Weekly Assignment released due on Sept. 7
• Begin online discussion of Crow's "Chapter 4: Text and Image."
  
  

Weekly Assignment due September 7:
According to the feedback given to you during class critique, take your first assignment and rework it so that it is closer to communicating your idea. You need to do two versions. The first should provide a sense of depth while the other should present a sense of flatness. You can certainly think of the first in terms of photo and text, and the second as a vector-image and text. You may need to use new images or create your own, depending on the feedback you received. Upload your two files as png or jpg to Canvas.

Week 1:

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

• Introduction to first project due on September 14
• Research methodology
• Lecture on text as an art form
• Overview of image and text layout for weekly assignment

Monday, August 22, 2016

• Overview of class
• Lecture on the relation of image and text
• Weekly Assignment released, due on August 29
• Begin reading: David Crow's, "Chapter 4: Text and Image," 80 - 95.

Weekly Assignment due on August 29:
Develop a simple design that explores the relation of an image of your choice with text. You may create your own image, but you can also appropriate one if it makes sense for your idea. The text can be a single word or a phrase. It should not be too much text. Try not to use more than 5 words. Consider carefully the concepts and examples discussed by Crow in chapter 4 of his book. Upload a png or jpg to Canvas.