Weekly Schedule
Weekly Planning
| Date/Week | In-Class | Homework | Student Presentation |
| 12 January / Week 1 | Exercise “Hello my name is…”, Module introduction, Weekly planning, Student Presentations | Prepare research in Visual Journal and decide on 4 jobs
Research on any of the following Artists: Hannah Hoch, DADA and Russian Constructivists, How to reconstruct, Use of unconventional Tools, From 2D-3D-2D, Photomontage and Collage, Paper Cut-outs, Layering, David Carson – Upload research onto OSS |
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| 19 January / Week 2 | Continue Research on Project 1/Concept, Style and Technique + Individual Consultation
Individual Consultation Link: http://tinyurl.com/G6Week2 |
Continue working on Project 1/Decide on six subjects + format | |
| 26 January / Week 3 | Informal critique on progress – Group Consultation (Min. 2 compositions completed)
Group Consultation Link: http://tinyurl.com/G6Week3 |
Continue working on Project 1/Explore techniques | Presentation 1: Semiotic Signs, Symbols and Ways of Meaning |
| 02 February / Week 4 | Informal critique on progress-peer review – Group Consultation (Test-prints and Mock-ups)
Group Consultation Link: http://tinyurl.com/G6Week4 |
Continue working on Project 1/Final editing and preparing for presentation | Presentation 2: Image and Text |
| 09 February / Week 5 | Project 1 Critique
Submission of Project 1 (4 X A4 compositions digital print) Introduction to Project 2: “Zine: Neighbourhood Explorer” Homework: Research on Infographics, Visual Representations of Data and also specific site. |
PART 1 Research for Project 2: Begin with observing and experiencing with as many senses as possible, an assign location. Be encouraged to employ a variety of methods and media for documenting and generating form. Reflect on unique interpretation of what is important for development of identity of the place. Document this in creative ways. | |
| 16 February / Week 6 | Individual consultation (Optional)
Fieldwork on site Review on visual and verbal review of your experienced environment through images, footage, and recordings found objects – Individual Consultation WIP OSS Post for Project 2 Part I due on 19 February, 23:59. |
Avoid Convention and use more expressive and responsive notion of what and identity could be in today’s visual culture ( form color, rhythm, dynamic interplay in the space) | |
| 23 February / Week 7 | Refining Ideas, progress of sketches, comparing them and analyzing them with regards of activities and behavior of location – Group Consultation | Complete Project 2 Part 1 | Presentation 3: Image and Transformation
Presentation 4: Colour and Meaning |
| 02 March / Recess | MAKE UP CLASS FOR 09 MARCH
Formal Presentation of Project 2: Part 1 Research |
Continue working on Project 2/Final editing and preparing for presentation | Presentation 5: Experimental Formats Zines
Presentation 6: On publication (book) Format and Grids |
| 09 March / Week 8 | NO CLASS – LECTURER IS AWAY FOR CONFERENCE | Continue working on Project 2/Final editing and preparing for presentation
Install Adobe InDesign onto Laptops |
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| 16 March / Week 9
Please bring laptop with InDesign pre-installed |
InDesign Lesson on Zine Layout, Print and folding | Start drawing, scanning, editing your art works into layout | |
| 23 March / Week 10 | Working on Zine Layout/material/technique | Work on Layout and Format of your book | Presentation 7: Experimental binding – Accordian Book, Saddle Stitch and Stab Binding |
| 30 March / Week 11 | Working on Zine Layout/material/technique – Individual Consultation (Digital) | Continue Working on Project 3. Try out various binding techniques. Print mock-ups. | |
| 06 April / Week 12 | Peer-review and Group Consultation with printed mock-ups. | Complete Project 2 | |
| 13 April / Week 13 | Project 2 Final Submission
Visual Journal and OSS Submissions |
In accordance to the progress of each class, the outline is subject to change. The professor reserves right to make amendments.
Weekly Schedule PDF: fdn2dii_ay2016-2017_weeklyschedule
Presentation Topics and References: presentation-topics
Consultation Form: dn1006-consultation-form
Project Critique Form: dn1006-project-critique-form