Schedule

W1: Tue 1/16 Online!

Introductions
Quick syllabus review, expectations for the class
In-class exercise: Dots

*lunch break*

Getting set up…
• Class website walkthrough
• Filling out People doc + Class agreement
• Student folders in the class Drive, software access, are.na
• Introduce Watchlist and sign up for discussion leader slots
• Introduce Design Studio Research and sign up for presentation slots

For next class...
• Watch and write response to: Ways of Seeing: Episode 1, John Berger (1972)
• Project 1: Object Study, part 1
• Pick a design studio for Design Studio Research and add to the Signups doc
• If it’s your week, prepare for Design Studio Research presentation (Joseph, Amanda)
• Add songs to the class playlist (optional)

W2: Tue 1/23

Design Studio Research presentations (Joseph, Amanda)
Video discussion (leaders: Masha, Henna, Anna)
Project 1: Object Study, part 1 group review

*lunch break*

Exercise: Package Mashup, part 1 of 2
Project 1: Object Study, part 2 in class

Review homework for next class + make sure this week’s work is uploaded to the class Drive

For next class...
• Project 1: Object Study, part 3
• If it’s your week, prepare for Design Studio Research presentation (Maya, Sarah)

W3: Tue 1/30

Design Studio Research presentation (Maya, Sarah)
Project 1: Object Study, part 3 group review

*lunch break*

Exploring our resources channel
Exercise: Package Mashup, part 2 of 2
Demo: 8-page zine

Review homework for next class + make sure this week’s work is uploaded to the class Drive

For next class...
• Watch and write response to: Abstract: The Art of Design (2017)
• Project 1: Object Study, part 4
• If it’s your week, prepare for Design Studio Research presentation (Hailey, Will)

W4: Tue 2/6

Design Studio Research presentations (Hailey, Will)
Video discussion (leaders: Hailey, Sarah, Veronika)
Project 1: Object Study, part 4 group review

*lunch break*

Lecture: Typography recap + Denotation and connotation
Introduce Project 2: Object Posters + parts 1 starts in class
InDesign demo: 3 posters together

Review homework for next class + make sure this week’s work is uploaded to the class Drive

For next class...
• Project 2: Object Posters, part 2
• If it’s your week, prepare for Design Studio Research presentation (Henna)

W5: Tue 2/13 Online!

Design Studio Research presentations (Henna)
Project 2: Object Posters, part 2 group review

*lunch break*

Quick lectures: Type and Image (1) (2) + How do I choose a typeface + Using Adobe Software
Project 2: Object Posters, part 3 work in class + 1-on-1 check-ins

Review homework for next class + make sure this week’s work is uploaded to the class Drive

For next class...
• Watch and write response to: David Carson: Design, discovery and humor (2009)
• Project 2: Object Posters, part 3
• If it’s your week, prepare for Design Studio Research presentation (Veronika, Souparnika)

W6: Tue 2/20

Design Studio Research presentations (Veronika, Souparnika)
Video discussion (leaders: Will, Kelly, Selma)
Project 2: Object Posters, part 3 group review

*lunch break*

Project 2: Object Posters, part 4 starts in class
In-class work time and 1-on-1 check-ins

Review homework for next class + make sure this week’s work is uploaded to the class Drive

For next class...
• Project 2: Object Posters, part 4
• If it’s your week, prepare for Design Studio Research presentation (Kelly, Skye)

W7: Tue 2/27

Design Studio Research presentations (Kelly, Skye)
Project 2: Object Posters, part 4 group review

*lunch break*

Lecture: Icons (Credit: Jennifer Schuetz)
Exercise: Icon Scavenger Hunt
Introduce Project 3: Object Icons, part 1 in class

Review homework for next class + make sure this week’s work is uploaded to the class Drive

For next class (after Spring Break)...
• Watch and write response to: Rose Gold, Sara Cwynar (2017)
• Project 3: Object Icons, part 2
• If it’s your week, prepare for Design Studio Research presentation (Christina, Selma, Anna)

W8: Tue 3/5 No class!

W9: Tue 3/12 Spring break, no class!

W10: Tue 3/19

Design Studio Research presentations (Christina, Selma)
Video discussion (leaders: Skye, Christina, Amanda)
Project 3: Object Icons, part 2 group review

*lunch break*

Design Studio Research presentation (Anna)
Project 3: Object Icons, part 3 starts in class
In-class work time and 1-on-1 check-ins

Review homework for next class + make sure this week’s work is uploaded to the class Drive

For next class...
• Project 3: Object Icons, part 3
• Watch and write response to: Typographics 2019: The complete type experience at MoMA with Elle Kim (2019)
• Complete the mid-semester class survey (optional)

W11: Tue 3/26 (Asynchronous class! We will not meet in person.)

By Tuesday 4/2 at midnight, complete the following:
• Video discussion: leave a comment to a peer’s response in the video response doc
  Discussion leaders Maya, Souparnika, and Joseph are responsible for leaving a comment and responding to a comment someone else left, engaging in conversation in the doc.
• Project 3: Object Icons, part 3

For next class...
• Project 3: Object Icons, part 4

W12: Tue 4/2

Quick look at Project 3: Object Icons, part 4 posters
Motion workshop with Sophie Auger: have this link handy
Introduce Project 4: Object Animation

Review homework for next class + make sure this week’s work is uploaded to the class Drive

For next class...
• Project 4: Object Animation, part 1
• If it’s your week, prepare for Design Studio Research presentation (Masha)

W13: Tue 4/9

Design Studio Research presentation (Masha)

Housekeeping...
• Project 3 crits cont.
• Add new songs to the class playlist
• Fill out the Spring Festival survey

For next class...
• Project 4: Object Animation, part 2

W14: Tue 4/16

Project 4: Object Animation, part 2 group review
Review final review expectations

*lunch break*

Reflection: self-evaluation + class survey
In-class work time and 1-on-1 check-ins
Visit to the Senior Thesis Show
Class photo

Review homework for next class + make sure this week’s work is uploaded to the class Drive

For next class...
• Project 4: Object Animation, part 3
• Prepare for final reviews

W15: Tue 4/23

Final reviews with guest critic Tuan Quoc Pham