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What tools used a graphic designer before the computer existed?
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I came accross a kickstarter project for a film called 'Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production' <ref> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/graphicmeans/graphic-means-a-history-of-graphic-design-producti </ref> from Briar Levit <ref> http://briarlevit.com </ref> "Graphic Means explores the history of graphic design production, before the advent of the desktop computer." <br/> | I came accross a kickstarter project for a film called 'Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production' <ref> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/graphicmeans/graphic-means-a-history-of-graphic-design-producti </ref> from Briar Levit <ref> http://briarlevit.com </ref> "Graphic Means explores the history of graphic design production, before the advent of the desktop computer." <br/> | ||
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Revision as of 22:04, 16 December 2015
Contents
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Deliverables
- A new 'tool/medium' medium (Bespoke/DIY production technology, critical or speculative artifact)
- An initial working demo as case experiment
- Three 1min short films over your tool/medium focusing on 1) a technical/practical walkthrough, 2) it's raison d'être -- your personal relationship with it and its implications for your practice; and 3) its larger cultural context.
- +/- 4000 word reflection document defining 1) where your specific 'craft' lies in relation newer technologies, 2) new tools for your trade, 3) the implications for your work within both a personal and cultural context
- A packaged project wiki page and oral presentation.
CRAFT
Graphic design
CONCEPT
Digital x physical world
Indesign
Research question: How can the (design/creation/development/exploration) of ........... help (define/create/explain) .............. for ..............
RESEARCH & PROCESS
What tools used a graphic designer before the computer existed?
I came accross a kickstarter project for a film called 'Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production' [1] from Briar Levit [2] "Graphic Means explores the history of graphic design production, before the advent of the desktop computer."
What tools used a graphic designer before QuarkXpress existed?
What was the first design program for the computer?
What are the pros and cons of this toolkit?
What are the pros and cons of the early QuarkXpress?
What are the pros and cons of Indesign nowdays?
