Ciska Swaak/TOTT
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?
What tools used a graphic designer before Quark existed?
What was the first design program for the computer?
