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Filed under: BOOK [1] a book of nothing
Silence and Other Ways
Book One
“A Book of Nothing”
Material Needed:6 x A1 Sheets of ‘Bulky News’
In response to the readings distributed design and make a book about nothing.
What does it look like? What does it remind you of?What does it sound like?What can be read from it?
If the answer to any of these questions is “something” then start over.
Remember it is still a “book”.
Observe one hour’s silence while making your book.
Document your process of “making”
Format for Submission: You must photograph your book as if it is to be exhibited in a gallery: Each page, front to back. Think of it as an artifact, as something of critical cultural significance. Compile these images into a horizontal (landscape) in Illustrator (or similar) and write a statement (100 words maximum) that accompanies your book. Save as a PDF with the file name: [your name]BOOK1.PDF
Upload your file to the Blog http://silenceandotherways.wordpress.
Due 3/8
Students will evaluate their own design responses via a series of activities throughout the semester. Feedback will be solicited at student organized events from invited attendees.Students will communicate a desired grading at the start of the semester based upon their commitment to the project. This grade can and will be negotiated as the project progresses, in relation to a) the work of peers, b) the learning objectives set, c) the level of intellectual risk and reflection engaged in, and d) the level of autonomy, and capacity to manage complexity developed throughout the studio project.Developing strong methods of self and peer appraisal are essential for all professionals. Peer review and individual reflection will be central to a student measuring and monitoring their individual performance in the studio. This is seen as the responsibility of the student. Lecturers are there to assist in developing these capacities.
The studio will be self moderating. This means that there will be a spread of gradings available to students. This spread is essentially a bell curve: 15% = HD, 25% =DI, 35% =CR & 25% = PA. Students are asked to use this as a guide to self assessment and peer review.
Attached is a PDF that explains the assessment / grading in more detail.
Filed under: studio updates
This Blog will serve as a primary point of contact between studio participants, to share information and explorations, to ask questions, to clarify activities and to discuss progress.
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