Critique (30 min)
- Setup your work somewhere in the classroom (spread out)
- Choose a number from the pile of numbers and put it near your work.
- Present the following:
- Creative Process Book
- Inked Thumbnails
- Cut-Paper Compositions
- Review Project Guidelines: Assignment #1 and the design vocabulary associated with this project.
- Based on the project guidelines, anonymously choose 3 students that have successfully completed the project.
- In your CPB, discuss the finished work in terms of concept, craft, what was learned, and the creative process using the design vocabulary.
- When discussing a project during the critique (your own or a colleague’s) don’t forget to state:
- your name
- what you are discussing (project title and/or design problem)
- which parts are successful and why
- which parts are unsuccessful and why
Lecture (15 min)
The Elements: basic components used as part of any composition, independent of the medium.
- Line: An series of points, which has length and direction. It can be the connection between two points, the space between shapes, or the path of a moving point. A closed line creates a shape.
The Principles: basic assumptions that guide the design practice.
- Rhythm: Is a repeated pattern, such as what we hear in music. In different art forms, it can be a very complex interrelationship or a regular, steady beat.
- Repetition: Repeating a sequence; occurring more than a few times. In design, repetition can create visual consistency and a sense of unity.
- Pattern: Unbroken repetition, the repeating of an line, object or symbol.
- Variety: Visual rhythm is often punctuated with variations or changes in color, texture, or form. Creating variety is easy. Too much variety can lead to chaos and confusion for the viewer. A designer must effectively use pace and spacing to create rhythm and achieve unity in a composition.
- Monotony: Without variety or change, excessive repetition can lead to boredom and uninteresting compositions.
References:
Lab 1 (30 min)
- Introduction to Assignment #2 | Aural Topographies : Visualizing Music
- Materials needed:
- Creative Process Book, a wide range of pencils from 4h (hard) to 4B (soft)
- Together we will begin Experimentation / Iteration – Line Networks : Monotony and Variety
Lab 2 (1 hour)
- We will be moving to the Library Classroom (Atrium Building) A540 to get started on ePortfolios.
- Each student will create an ePortfolio using the OpenLab. If you have already done so, you will be helping other students get started.
- ** If you have missed this class, please refer to the OpenLab Help section: Creating an ePortfolio to catch up. Ask for Help if you need it!
Homework
- Complete the first experiments for Assignment #2 : Writing and Line Networks
- Materials needed next class: 9×12″ Bristol, ruler/t-square, pencils, inking pens, tape. — check website for extra supplies.