COMD Class 6 | Critique and Humument

September 21, 2015

Class Prep

  1. ALL PARTS OF Project #1 are DUE.
    • Bring all work to class for critique.
    • Label your inked thumbnails and cut paper compositions ON THE BACK with your full name and the project number (ie: Project #1)
    • Protect your work with tracing paper and transport in a portfolio (refer to recent demo).
  2. Materials needed THIS class:
    • Sketchbook
    • Pencils (wide range from 4h to 4B)
    • Inking pens (range from thick to thin)
    • HUMUMENT BOOK!!! If you don’t have your book, points will be deducted from your grade.

Critique

  • Present your Project 1 work to the class.
  • State your full name and your understanding of the project goals (ie: what is the point?)
  • Discuss and analyze your finished work in terms of concept, craft, and the design process.
  • Cleary describe what works and what doesn’t work using the project vocabulary:
    • Shape (Organic, Geometric)
    • Frame
    • Figure-Ground (Obvious, Ambiguous, positive space, negative space)
    • Unity
    • Economy
  • Your peers and professors will provide constructive feedback.
  • Take a photo of your work as it is presented in the critique to use on your final Phase 4: Delivery post.

Discussion / Lab

Using Tom Phillips’ original Humument project as a guide, create a series of pages in your chosen book that demonstrate the concepts we’ve covered in class so far.

Each page should clearly visually communicate these concepts to your reader/viewer:

  • Shape (Organic, Geometric)
  • Frame
  • Figure-Ground (Obvious, Ambiguous, positive space, negative space)
  • Unity
  • Economy

Experiment with blocking out and/or revealing certain areas of text or individual words to communicate your concepts.

Use pencils, inking pens and black paper (collage) to create your pages.

These should be beautiful objects when complete.

Homework

  1. Finish Humument work and come prepared to present to the class.
  2. Complete your final post (Phase 4: Deliver) for this project:
    • Create a new blog post called Urban Artifact: Phase 4.
    • In the post, document your thoughts about this project. Think about what you learned, what you could have done better (planning, material use, craft), and how you will apply what you learned to your next project. Consider and respond to the comments made in class during the critique.
    • Include the photo of the work as it is presented during the critique (ie: hanging on the wall).
    • Don’t forget to comment on at least 3 other student’s posts.

Materials needed for next class:

  • Sketchbook
  • Pencils (wide range from 4h to 4B)
  • Inking pens (range from thick to thin)

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