Description:
This course is a quarter-long project-based inquiry into the multifaceted
aspects that are present and developing via the World Wide Web. As the
Web continues to develop as a multi-faceted visual and communications
media, design in this new field has taken a complex and interesting
role. We will be focusing on the conception, research and production
of creative projects--narrative, spaces, interfaces and concepts--that
are both engaging and experimental within new media development.
Throughout
the quarter, we will be looking both at formal and technical issues
of online design and content, as well as the theoretical and historical
issues of communication, new media and visual literacy. Technical demonstration
will focus on HTML 4.0, Macromedia Flash, javascript adaptation and
audio /video implementation. As many of these tools are new and developing,
we are adapting a communal research model for our technical implementation.
We will have one field trip and one mid-term exam. Both will be fun
and scary.
Structure:
The online schedule will offer updated information about what is being
covered each week, and should be noted regularly. In general, Mondays
will tend towards demo/lab times, and Wednesday towards crit/work times,
though will change meeting your needs. Class time is structured to provide
you with as much lab time as possible, in addition to content presentation,
discussion, technical demonstration, and critique.
Expectations:
Enrollment in this class means that you will commit to a high level
of work time for your projects, as well as expect new and challenging
things from yourself and others. This entails keeping an open and inquisitive
mind, sharing your knowledge and discoveries with peers and maintaining
a self-driven desire to learn.
I expect you to come to each class on time, prepared to work. Tardiness
is not acceptable, and is considered rude and unprofessional. More than
one unexused absence will lower your grade, and more than three will
jeopardize your passing the class.
Grading:
Projects will be graded for the following criteria: 1) content / idea
2) interface design 3) aesthetics and 4) technical implementation.
Projects 1 & 2: %25
Midterm Exam: %10
Final Project: %45
Attendance & Participation: %20