2018-19 Digital Crafts 3rd year
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Digital Crafts Minor Q 9 & 10
Classes held on Thursdays and Fridays. The rest of the week is reserved for independent working on your project (one self directed project per workshop)
Tutors: Ivan Shailoh André
Interaction station overlapping/bridging either the technical or conceptual discussions, before focusing on your practice based project development.
(DATE) you will present two self-directed works (independent, max 3 people per group /relating some form of communication/feedback loops) in an mid-semester review exhibition.
Each project will have a packaged wiki page with proper documentation/contextualisation of the project. During the mid-semester review, your will need to discuss your direction for the final quarter.
(DATE) you will present your research question, your planning, and a conceptual and technical experiment for a final project. You will intensely explore and develop over the following 6 weeks to present in the end term exhibition.
Schedule
| Date | Location | Content | Related Reading | Related Lab / Experimentation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 6 (Thurs) | 10:30 - 15.00u: Interaction Station | Kick Off Intro + first workshop with Ivan and Shailoh | N.A. | ||
| Sept. 7 | N.A. | N.A. | |||
| Sept. 13 (Thurs) | 13:00 - ...: Interaction Station | Class with | N.A. | ||
| Sept. 14 | 9:30 - 11:30: Interaction Station | Class with | N.A. | ||
| Sept. 20 (Thurs) | 10 - 16.00u: Interaction Station Prototyping Space | Workshop | N.A. | N.A. | |
| Sept 21 | 10 - 15.00u: Interaction Station | Class | N.A. | ||
| Sept 28 (Fri) | 10 - 15.00u: Eindhoven Maker Faire | Fieldtrip | N.A. | ||
| Oct 5 | 10 - 13.00u: Interaction Station | Workshop | N.A. | Crafting | |
| Oct 6 | 14 - 17.00u: Interaction Station Prototyping Space | ||||
| Oct 12 | 10 - 15:00u: Interaction Station | Class with | N.A. | ||
| Oct 13 | 10 - 13:00u: Interaction Station | Class | N.A. | ||
| Oct 20-28 | Holiday break (Herfstvakantie) | N.A. | |||
| Nov 2 | 9:00 - 21:00u: Interaction Station | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| Nov 3 | full day: Interaction Station | Assessments | |||
| Nov 9 | 9:00 - 21:00u: Interaction Station | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| Nov 10 | 9:00 - 21:00u: Interaction Station | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| Nov 23 (Fri) | 9:00 - 21:00u: Interaction Station | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| Nov 29 | 9:00 - 21:00u: Interaction Station | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| Nov 30 (Fri) | 9:00 - 21:00u: Interaction Station | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| Dec 6 | 9:00 - 21:00u: Interaction Station | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| Dec 7 (Fri) | 9:00 - 21:00u: Interaction Station | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| Dec 13 | 9:00 - 21:00u: Interaction Station | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| Dec 14 (Fri) | 9:00 - 21:00u: Interaction Station | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| Dec 20 | 9:00 - 21:00u: Interaction Station | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| Dec 21 (Fri) | 9:00 - 21:00u: Interaction Station | N.A. | N.A. |
Assignments
Written Assignment
+/- 1000 words answering #5. Please use 1-4 to jump start your writing process.
- What is your craft? (define your discipline, method or approach)
- What are the tools and media of your craft?
- What are the borders of this practice? (what new media technologies have arisen / what is its future of the field))
- Connect to a historical discourse and give concrete examples of contemporary practitioners
- Define your position of your practice in relation to newer technologies.
Discussion: Sept 27 1st Draft Due: Oct 11 Final uploaded on the wiki: Oct 24th
Evaluation
Quarter 1 Evaluation
Deliverables:
24 October
24 October - Final +/- 1000 words Position Paper (defining the position of your practice in relation to newer technologies) uploaded to the wiki.
24 October 12:00 - Presentation and Documentation of quarter work (Intro Week / EM / Light / Acoustic (if applicable))
1 November
Nov 1 13:00 - Radial Patterns self directed work.
Nov 1 13:00 - 5 image Final Project Foreshadowing
- Image 1: What did you make?
(Show one image of your semester work that was the most inspiring)
- Image 2: What did you miss?
(What do you to connect to, bring in, or explore that is not covered by the curriculum)
- Image 3: What is your topic of interest?
(Explain though a visual what area you wish to further explore)
- Image 4: What is your medium?
(Explain what materials and tools you wish to use)
- Image 5: What is your question?
(Try to formulate one (preliminary research) question that will guide your investigation)
People
Add your names with link to your wiki here
Final Minor Meeting
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