POST EVERYTHING PEOPLE!!!!!!

necessary reminder before the end of class:

IF IT'S NOT ON YOUR BLOG, IT DOESN'T EXIST

don't count on us to remember everything you showed in class. if you want it considered, it besta be on the blog.

so,

POST POST POST!!!!!

thanks.

see everyone next week for the final crit.

if you want to see more portfolio examples, take a browse through the portfolio class blog.

For the Last Class

Hey Folks,

For the last class, (4/26), Gen would like you to have 4 completed assignments. Ideally. Do what you can.

In addition, please compile and design a portfolio. It can use projects just from this class, or also incorporate your other work. Think about how you're going to use it. What kind of jobs are you trying to get? Who are the people you will show it to? How do you want to present yourself? Do what makes sense for you.

(I know we said earlier that we wanted a complete self-branding project including business card and the like, but this seems more realistic - if you can do the rest, great!)

Examples forthcoming.

-e

New Assignment! Essay Response

Okay! Instead of the typesetting exercise, we're going to try something a bit more inspirational:

Please pick one of the following essays and make a design response:

Karel Martens

Norman Potter and Robin Kinross

If there is another essay on design you would rather use, that is fine. But material must be chosen carefully.
Should be related to the "global design community"

* crisscrossing of interests and information--

* dedication to improving the world we live in--

* with authorship and entrepreneurship that addresses current issues and needs.

Take a look at this (edited) mission statement from SVA's MFA Design program, called "Designer as Author":

"The School of Visual Arts MFA Designer as Author launched in 1998 as an alternative to traditional masters’ programs that emphasize form over content. Our students are encouraged to create their own content using new media and develop a thesis aimed directly for a marketplace of goods and ideas.
Entrepreneurship has become more significant throughout the contemporary design scene. MFA Design students work individually and collaboratively during two intensive years to develop objects of value through electronic and handcrafted means. MFA Design provides the education, inspiration, and experience to insure students transcend the common definition of designers as service providers into individual and collaborative authors.
We require that students be fluent in the languages of graphic design and typography. In addition we welcome those who have backgrounds (and interest) in motion, sound, writing, and editing. Students must be able to convey ideas verbally and visually. We do not teach a student how to design but rather how to marshal their abilities to rise to the next creative level.
We believe it is important for the designer of the future to be thoroughly integrated into numerous communication platforms. Our students are, therefore, encouraged to draw inspiration from other visual and communications artists who share authorial aspirations. And in this way, the program is not restricted to a conventional curriculum. Instead we embrace a broad set of visual languages as the foundation for all creative activity."
Steven Heller, co-chair
Lita Talarico, co-chair

typotheque also has a good section of essays, like this one by stefan sagmeister

the response can take any form (book, poster, infographic, package, etc) so long as it is a creative response from critical reading (ask questions, research the info, figure out how it fits into your career agenda, etc)

we will try to dig up some examples from past classes and post those.

-e