Present your refined Staccato / Legato Pattern drawings
When critiquing your peer’s work, remember to identify which patterns are successful AND WHY THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL and which patterns are not successful AND WHY THEY ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL.
The goal is to help your peers successfully realize this part of the project and “solve” the design problems presented.
Try to use of the vocabulary: Line, Rhythm, Repetition, Variety, Pattern, Organic, Geometric and Movement
Lab
Pattern Mashup Work
Once you have created at least 4 strong pattern squares (2 Staccato and 2 Legato) move on to the next step in Phase 2: Define > Inked Mashup.
Complete at least 3 drawings in your sketchbook to explore how you will arrange your final inked Pattern Mashup. These are NOT thumbnails. These are preparatory drawings that you will use to complete your final inked compositions.
Ask the Professor to review your work. If the work is approved, you may begin work on your final inked Mashup on 9″x12″ bristol board.
Homework
DUE: Finish the final inked mashups on bristol next class.
Bring your Glossument book, inking pens, pencil, and/or other materials available to work in class.
Have your Project #2: Phase 1 posted to the class blog and ready for discussion.
Complete your Field Trip post. See Class Blog for details.
Field Trip Feedback (15 min)
Tactile Orchestra
Seated Catalog of Feelings
Scent Fountain: Fear and Volatile Marilyn
Glossument Work (1 hour)
You will choose one word from the reading, Saint-Exupery, Antoine de. “The Tool.” Wind, Sand and Stars. 1939. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1967. 41-47.
Create a new Glossary entry on the class blog, following the ENG1101 guidelines.
Create a “2-page spread” in your Glossument, using any materials or methods you wish. On one page, write the word and on the opposite page, visualize the word.
Thumbnail sketching is important, because it’s a beginning place for brainstorming ideas. It allows you to quickly get your ideas down on paper. This should happen before you jump on the computer and go with the first concept that comes to mind. Thumbnail sketches are part of the Design Process. If an idea or message doesn’t work well in a sketch then it’s unlikely to work in a final design.
Rhythmic Line Test 1: Listen to this song: Another One Bites the Dust and draw a line representing its rhythm across your first sheet of paper. Repeat and refine until you get a variety of interesting lines. How would you describe these lines?
Rhythmic Line Test 2: Listen to this song: Summertime and draw a line representing its rhythm across your second sheet paper. Repeat and refine until you get a variety of interesting lines. How would you describe these lines?
Patterns Squares: Now create at least 12 thumbnails: 6 for Staccato and 6 for Legato. Using your rhythmic line tests as a guide, create 6 patterns that represents STACCATO and 6 patterns that represents LEGATO.
Continue to refine these patterns. Try varying the line weight (thick and thin) and the spacing (tight and wide) between the lines. Let the rhythm of the music dictate the look and feel of your patterns.
Once you have created at least 4 strong pattern squares (2 Staccato and 2 Legato) move on to the next step…
IMPORTANT NOTE: You will receive a grade and comments from the Professor on this post. If you do not create this post, you will not receive a grade for the project.
Turn in your reworked inked compositions. They should be professionally presented with a protective tracing paper cover. (Demo: Protecting and submitting your work)
Materials Need for This Class:
Sketchbook
Pencils (wide range from 4h to 4B)
A favorite song or piece of music that you like
Headphones / Earbuds
Discussion (60 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 (or no repetition) can lead to uninteresting compositions.
Choose one work in the exhibition that you can imagine most clearly, just by hearing the Curator describe it.
In your sketchbook, write down what you imagine this experience will be like. Try drawing a picture of the work she is describing.
On our Field Trip on Monday, we will compare your imaginings of this work from the audio recording with the real-life experience using all of our senses.
FIELD TRIP NEXT CLASS!
We will be leaving from ENG1101 at 1pm. PLEASE DON’T BE LATE!
