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Chinese Tangram
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Matisse

Design Specifics: Study in Form

设计专题研究

This course is a workshop focusing on the conception of a simple publication showcasing studies in composition. This course is mainly taught in English.

Goals

Requirements

Credits
3 credits

Required Materials

Attendance
Attend to all classes is essential. Un-excused absences will result in faults to the participation evaluation. Keep me updated if you need to miss class. In any case, the students are responsible for being up-to-date. Being late will be perceived the same way.

Since our class periods are very long (2:30–7:45PM), we will have sections in which it will be possible for you to leave the classroom to do research elsewhere, whether it is for production or conceptualization.

Evaluation
You will be evaluated according to your overall engagement in the projects. Your active participation during the semester will also be taken in account.


Assignment Criteria (General)

Schedule
Week 6
Tuesday
  • Fall cleanup
  • Course introduction
  • About my teaching style
  • China and I
  • Ask me anything
  • Students intro
  • Syllabus overview
  • Project overview, why are we doing this
  • How to proceed with the project
  • Talking about inspiration
  • Students can go buy materials and report
  • Starting PART I

Wednesday
  • Discussion, what is graphic design?
  • Presentation: composition
  • How to proceed with the project (repeat)
  • Working on PART I (bring objects / shapes to class)

at Home
  • Continue PART I
  • Expand your collection of shapes

Week 7
Tuesday
  • Notes on craft and production
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)
  • More examples
  • Working on PART I

Wednesday
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)
  • Working on PART I

at Home
  • Continue PART I

Week 8
Tuesday
  • Evaluation of PART I
  • Have all your shapes trimmed at the right size
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)
  • Moving on to PART II

Wednesday
  • Working on PART II
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)

at Home
  • Continue PART II

Week 9
Tuesday
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)
  • Working on PART II

Wednesday
  • Presentation: printing (rando)
  • Working on PART II
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)

Week 10
Tuesday
  • The imposition of your pages
  • Working on PART II
  • Start considering PART III
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)

Wednesday
  • Working on PART II
  • Start considering PART III
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)
Week 11
Tuesday
  • Bring full dummy of all your compositions in a folded A3
  • Working on PART II
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)
  • Start considering PART III

Wednesday
  • Working on PART III
  • Start considering production
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)
Week 12
Tuesday
  • Working on PART III
  • Start considering production
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)

Wednesday
  • Working on PART III
  • Start considering production
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)
Week 13
Tuesday
  • Working on PART III
  • Start considering production
  • Make full blank dummy with A1 sheets
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)

Wednesday
  • Printing Starts
  • Bring color objects or printed images (stickers)
Week 14
Tuesday
  • Printing Week

Wednesday
  • Printing Week
Week 15
Tuesday
  • Printing Week
  • Organize a small show

Wednesday
  • Final Show