Ciska Swaak/TOTT

TOTT_CISKA_OLD

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

Deliverables

1. A new 'tool/medium' medium (Bespoke/DIY production technology, critical or speculative artifact)
2. An initial working demo as case experiment
3. 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.
4. +/- 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
5. 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? What tools used a graphic designer before Quark existed? What was the first design program for the computer?