Sept 3, Tuesday
Kick offs of all kinds.
- Introduction and class overview
- Discuss syllabus and define class expectations
- Download Sublime Text and Github if you have not already.
- Follow steps in Exercise: Github
- HTML flash cards
- Introduce P1
For Thursday
- Sign up for a topic and presentation timeslot.
- Identity two potential topic areas you are interested in for P1. One must be from the list on the P1 page, and both can be.
Sept 5, Thursday
- Reading discussion on Re/Search Zines Vol 1 — response doc.
- Talk about P1
- Begin Spread Typeset exercise
- Will will come around and talk to you about your topics.
For Tuesday
- Finish your Spread exercise
- Complete P1 Step 1
Research your chosen topic. Your research should manifest as 2 pages of synthesized information, but this is the basis for your zine, your mastery of the topic area is important. If I ask you a question about your topic on Tuesday, will you be able to answer?
Sept 10, Tuesday
- Being working on P1 Step 2
- Group discussions of spread outcomes and research, informing your outlining. Please link your outcome for the spreads exercise in the weekly doc
- Attend GD Convocation @ 630p.
For Thursday
- Complete P1 Step 2
- Read Light Industry and add your thoughts to the weekly doc
Have 2 distinct proposed structures for your zine for Thursday, even if they're for the same target audience.
Sept 12, Thursday
- Reading discussion on Light Industry — weekly doc
- Begin working on P1 Step 3
- Desk crits on outlines.
For Tuesday
- Complete P1 Step 3.
Specfically, for each of your two directions, come to class with three representative sketches. What are the 3 most important moments for a given design direction, and focus on working those out in your sketches.
So, three sketches for two directions, or a total of six sketches for Tuesday.
Sept 16, Tuesday
- Begin working on P1 Step 4.
- Group crits on sketches.
- Code demos relating to people's sketches if time.
For Thursday
- Read How the Earlier Media Achieved Critical Mass: World Wide Web;If Medium Is the Message, the Message Is the Web and respond in the weekly doc
- Make progress on P1 Step 4.
I'll give specific guidance on where to start building when I come around during class.
Sept 18, Thursday
- Reading discussion on How the Earlier Media Achieved Critical Mass: World Wide Web;If Medium Is the Message, the Message Is the Web — weekly doc
- Chuck's Presentation on JODI
- Work time on P1 Step 4.
For Tuesday
Continue to work on step 4. Have the structure and as much of the content of your site in place as you can. Come to class with questions and things you're stuck on.
Sept 24, Tuesday
- Chuck's Presentation on JODI
- Work time on P1 Step 4.
For Thursday
Make progress on Step 4, we will have a classwide crit Thursday. Be prepared to communicate your concept to your fellow students through your site.
If time, we'll see Seoju and Cherry's presentations.
Sept 26, Thursday
- In progress crit.
- Seoju and Cherry's presentations if time.
Have you work ready to show and try to have specifc areas you want feedback on, this is the only big crit before this assignment is due, use it! The crit order is as follows.
jennifer
Leona
li
cameron
amanda
jamie
bella
yuna
break
seoju
chuck
ji yun
daniella
mary
cherry
diya
For Tuesday
Continue to make progress on your sites. Try and have them as 'complete' as possible by Tuesday so you can focus on final fixes and polish between Tuesday and Thursday.
Oct 1 π, Tuesday
- Leona's and Daniella's Presentations
- Class work time.
For Thursday
Have your project 1 outcome uploaded to your class site at the start of class.
Oct 3, Thursday
Final crit for P1. Please have you projects pushed to your class sites for crit. The order will be as follows.
ji yun
cherry
daniella
li
amanda
bella
diya
break
mary
chuck
yuna
jennifer
leona
seoju
jamie
cameron
For Tuesday
- Read Intro to The Interface pages 75-79 (1-5 of the PDF) by Lev Manovich, 2001 and add a response to the week 6 doc
- Find one website with that uses an interaction weβre accustomed to β click, scroll, hover, etc. in a novel way. Have the URL ready to share with the class at the beginning of the class session, and also add them to the week 6 doc.
Oct 8, Tuesday
- Kickoff Project 2
- Share 1 novel interaction findings
- Discuss Intro to The Interface.
- Begin exercise in class.
For Thursday
- Aim to have 20 interactions done of at least 3 different types (ie, mousedown, mousemove, scroll), we'll have work time in class.
- Leona's and Daniella's Presentations
Oct 10, Thursday
- Leona's and Daniella's Presentations.
- Continue to work on your 50 Elements.
- Start P2 Step 2.
For Tuesday
- Complete P2 Steps 1 and 2.
Oct 15, Tuesday
- Group discussions of your 50 elements and journals.
- Begin sketching 3 directions for a microsite for your interaction.
- Daniella's Presentation
For Thursday
- Have your microsite design sketches for review.
- Amanda and Yuna's presentations.
It's possible I'll be late again on account of jury duty, I'll email day of, if thats the case.
Oct 17, Thursday
- Amanda and Yuna's presentations.
- Desk crits of your sketches.
- Begin work on your microsite.
For Tuesday
- Read I Am A Handle and add your thoughts to the weekly doc
- Make progress on your microsite.
- Jennifer and Cameron's presentations.
Oct 22, Tuesday
- Discuss I Am A Handle
- Work Time
For Thursday
Complete your microsite and have it uploaded and linked from you class site for crit.
Oct 24, Thursday
Final crit on Project 2, order is as follows
chuck
seoju
cameron
jamie
daniella
mary
leona
amanda
break
diya
ji yun
cherry
jennifer
bella
yuna
li
For Tuesday
Read Fuck Content, Michael Rock 2009 and add your response to the week 9 doc.
Oct 29, Tuesday
- Reading discussion on Fuck Content
- Intro P3
- Clock making exercise
For Thursday
- Have your clock finished
- Pick an exhibition from SFMOMA to focus on for P3
Oct 31, Thursday
- Review clocks!
- Talk about what wireframes are.
- I'll come around and talk to you about your exhibition choices.
For Thursday
- Have two different website concepts wireframed for review.
Nov 5, Tuesday
- Desk crits on wireframes.
- Begin working on your visual design for your chosen direction.
In addition any of the following who have their presentations done can present today.
Jennifer
Cameron James
Bella Park
Ji Yun
For Thursday
- Make progress on your visual designs.
- Read The Mission to Save Vanishing Internet Art, Frank Rose 2016 and add a response to the weekly doc
We'll finish the remaining presentations for this week.
Jennifer
Cameron James
Bella Park
Ji Yun
Nov 7, Thursday
- Reading discussion on The Mission to Save Vanishing Internet Art
- Presentation megamix.
- Begin working on the window size exercise
- Continue working on your visual designs.
For Tuesday
- Have your visual designs completed for crit.
- Read Karel Martens, Joy, and Five Years of P! and add a response to the week 11 doc
Nov 12, Tuesday
- Reading discussion on Karel Martens, Joy, and Five Years of P!
- Group crits on your visual designs
- Continue working on the window size exercise.
- Beginning building your final site
For Thursday
- Complete your window size exercise.
- Continue building your final site in code.
- Mary's presentation.
Nov 14, Thursday
- Mary's Presentation
- Will will come around and check out your resize exercise
- Work on building your final site
For Tuesday
- Have your site uploaded to github for 25% complete review. Have the pages and some of the real content in place, even if its not styled at this point. Get as far as you can!
Nov 19, Tuesday
- I'll come around and review 25% build outs
- Work time
- Potentially Live Coding Demo if time and relevant
For Thursday
- Continue to make progress for the 75% Buildout crit next week.
- Li and Jamie's presentations.
- Read Art Meets Algorithm by Min Chen, 2019 and note your thoughts in the week 12 doc
Nov 21, Thursday
- Teacher Evaluations
- Reading discussion on Art Meets Algorithm
- Li and Jamie's presentations.
- Work time
For Tuesday
- Have your site uploaded to github for 75% crit. This will be a full crit, and a great opportunity to get feedback from your peers before the final crit.
- Diya's presentation after Thanksgiving holiday.
Nov 26, Tuesday
- 75% Crit, have your site uploaded by the start of class. Crit order as follows
cameron
ji yun
chuck
daniella
jennifer
li
cherry
diya
break
mary
leona
amanda
yuna
seoju
jamie
bella
For Tuesday
- Diya be ready to present
- Make progress for your final
Dec 3, Tuesday
- Diya's presentation.
- Class Evaluations
- Work time
For Thursday
Have your final outcome uploaded and ready for final crit.
Dec 5, Thursday
Final crit, please have your site uploaded. Order is as follows
jamie
leona
seoju
cherry
li
ji yun
daniella
yuna
break
mary
chuck
bella
cameron
jennifer
diya
amanda