Class 5 | Line & Rhythm

Critique (30 min)

  1. Setup your work somewhere in the classroom (spread out)
  2. Choose a number from the pile of numbers and put it near your work.
  3. Present the following:
    • Creative Process Book
    • Inked Thumbnails
    • Cut-Paper Compositions
  4. Review Project Guidelines: Assignment #1 and the design vocabulary associated with this project.
  5. Based on the project guidelines, anonymously choose 3 students that have successfully completed the project.
  6. In your CPB, discuss the finished work in terms of concept, craft, what was learned, and the creative process using the design vocabulary.
  7. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.
    1. Repetition: Repeating a sequence; occurring more than a few times. In design, repetition can create visual consistency and a sense of unity.
    2. Pattern: Unbroken repetition, the repeating of an line, object or symbol.
    3. 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.
    4. Monotony: Without variety or change, excessive repetition can lead to boredom and uninteresting compositions.

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Lab 1 (30 min)

  1. Introduction to Assignment #2 | Aural Topographies : Visualizing Music
  2. Materials needed:
    • Creative Process Book, a wide range of pencils from 4h (hard)  to 4B (soft)
  3. Together we will begin Experimentation / Iteration –  Line Networks : Monotony and Variety

Lab 2 (1 hour)

  1. We will be moving to the Library Classroom (Atrium Building) A540 to get started on ePortfolios.
  2. Each student will create an ePortfolio using the OpenLab. If you have already done so, you will be helping other students get started.
  3. ** 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

  1. Complete the first experiments for Assignment #2 : Writing and Line Networks
  2. Materials needed next class: 9×12″ Bristol, ruler/t-square, pencils, inking pens, tape. — check website for extra supplies.
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