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MMAS 490 ROUGH PROJECT CALENDAR
The following course schedule will change. This should be interpreted as a general guideline only. 1. Portfolio (+ Business Cards) = 33% 2. Research Paper = 33% 3. reading responses, daily assignments, proseminar projects, paper proposal, paper outline, paper rough draft, portfolio creative brief, portfolio mockups, portfolio prototype = 34% +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Proseminar Component Outline [Weeks 1-2] Origins of Computing Desktop and Laptop (Bush / Kay) Human Computer Interaction (Weiner / Licklider) * preliminary research for paper * paper proposal [Weeks 3-4] New Media Art Art & Science (Klüver) Interactive Art (Kaprow / Ascott / Murray) * paper outline [Weeks 5-6] McLuhan's Media Theory Media As Extention (McLuhan) * McLuhan Design Project * paper rough draft [Weeks 7-8] Tactical Media Psychogeography, Detournement, and Hacktivism (Debord, Bey) Graphic Design Ethics (Mau, Sagmeister, Gerritzen) * Dérive / Detournement Project * final paper Portfolio Component Outline [Weeks 9-10] 1. Pre-Design * compile work * research (strengths/goals/target demographic) * analysis (problem crux/media limitations/other successful design approaches) * general written approach of strategy/tactics and possible pitfalls (a designer-generated creative brief) and wireframe of site architecture [Weeks 11-12] 2. Design * theme, explore, thumbnail sketches * concept, typography, imagery, composition, content development * logo design, business card layout * loose mockups in digital media * three polished mockups in digital media, written justification [Weeks 13-14] 3. Develop * prototype 1 section at full depth * prototype entire site at surface depth * increase entire site depth * beta release of actual site [Weeks 15-16] 4. Implement * revise beta release based on feedback * public release of implemented site online * presentation of site and business cards to peers and faculty |