— Week 1 doc
— 10:00–10:30 — Create code of conduct / group agreement
— 10:30–11:00 — Review syllabus
— Students link their portfolio site from the artfiles.rutgers.edu domain in the Week 1 doc
— If you can't remember how to access this, please see art.rutgers.edu/?page_id=1940
— Did you know Rutgers offers indefinite hosting on MediaTemple? If you purchase a domain, Grey Blake (greyory.blake@rutgers.edu) will make sure that your DNS Records are appropriately assigned.
— 11:00–12:45 — Students introduce themselves for 5–6 minutes and share two pieces that they have designed
— 12:45–1:15 — lunch break
— 1:15–2:15 — Introduce P1 + lecture
— 2:15–2:45 — Review theme
— 2:45–3:15 — Students spend 30 minutes brainstorming initial topics
— Be sure to include these initial ideas in the Week 1 doc
— 3:15–4:00 — Present initial ideas in small groups of three
— 4:00–4:10 — for next week...
For next week
— All future classes this semester will begin at 10AM
— Create 3 ideas for P1 in the form of storyboard sketches or rough prototypes
— Look at Rhizome's Net Art Anthology. Scroll down — you'll see five chapters. Select one of the artworks and be prepared to present it to the class next week.
— Write your name, your selection, a response and three discussion questions in the Week 2 doc
— Week 2 doc
— 10:00–10:15 — What's new on the net
— 10:15–11:50 — Reading Discussion and Presentations
— In chronological order, each student will share their selection from Rhizome's Net Art Anthology in 5-6 minutes. This includes navigating the webpage, providing a summary of the project, and facilitating a brief discussion based on your 3 questions listed in the Week 2 doc.
— 11:50–12:00 — break
— 12:00–1:00 — Reading Discussion and Presentations, continued...
— 1:00–1:30 — lunch break
— 1:30–2:00 — Tutorial: After Effects and Exercise: Type in Motion intro
— 2:00–4:00 — Presentation of 3 storyboard sketches
— 4:00–4:05 — For next week...
For next week
— Spend 1–2 hours on your kinetic typographic poster exercise
— Drop your completed video into this google drive folder. Make sure your file follows the specs listed in the exercise instructions
— Create a working prototype of your selected idea for P1
— Read Glitch Feminism Manifesto
— Write a response and three discussion questions in the Week 3 doc
— Week 3 doc
— Does everyone have a laptop and can they bring it into class next week?
— 10:00–10:15 — What's new on the net
— 10:15–12:15 — Reading Discussion
— Spend 5–10 minutes reading the response and questions written by the person to your left. Highlight one of their questions. Annotate their response (before your comment, include your name, e.g. "Mindy: lorem ipsum..."). Randomizer will pick the first name to read their selected question. This person will pick the next person, and so on.
— 12:15–12:45 — Brief presentation of Exercise: Type in Motion.
— 12:45–1:15 — lunch break
— 1:15–4:00 — Mid-Project review
— During each presentation, each student must write 5 constructive comments in the Week 3 Google Doc.
For next week
— Please bring your laptop and meet in CSB 218
— Continue working on your P1 project
— Week 4 doc
— Meet in CSB 218 today
— 10:00–10:15 — What's new on the net...
— 10:15–10:45 — Demo: HTML & CSS refresher
— 10:45–1:30 — Exercise: Coding from Life
— 1:30–2:00 — lunch break
— Return to CSB 224
— 2:00–4:00 — one-on-ones, please sign up in the Week 4 google doc
For next week
— P1 final presentations
— Visit to Art Library
— Week 5 doc
— 10:00–10:15 — What's new on the net...
— 10:15–12:30 — final presentations
— review presentation format (first responders + note takers)
— 12:30–1:00 — lunch break
— 1:00–2:00 — final presentations, cont'd
— 2:00–2:40 — Introduce P2
— 2:40–3:00 — walk to 71 Hamilton
— 3:00–4:00 — Visit to Fine Arts Library with Megan Lotts
— Jael will document and summarize this fieldtrip
For next week
— Create 3 proposals for P2. Each proposal should use a different subculture.
— Read Muriel Cooper's Visible Wisdom, 1994
— Write a response and three discussion questions in the Week 6 doc
— Week 6 doc
— 10:00–10:15 — What's new on the net...
— 10:30–12:10 — Fieldtrip to Office Space 2, 46 Bayard St., Suite 309
— Sarah Hamerman will show countercultural publications
— 12:10–12:40 — lunch break
— 12:40–4:00 — P2 concept and sketch presentations
— 4:00–4:10 — for next week...
P1 Updates
— Oct 11 – Deadline to submit projects for exhibition
— Submission form is here!
— Animation: (Gilbert, Jenna, Jillian, Jamie, Luiza, Grace) Video-makers should work together to sequence their videos into a single file. Add a 2-second black slide in between each segment. In the submission link, one volunteer will upload this compilation reel and list all student names in the correct order on the form.
— Websites: (Jael, Danielle, Sheila, Marinelle, Sherry, Nick) Website-makers will submit an individual entry. Under Special Provisions, check "Other" and write "Design 3A Web Bundle, shared Mac mini and monitor"
For next week
— Check out Headgear
— The artist/writer/designer Shiraz Gallab will be our guest speaker via Skype next week
— Write a response and three discussion questions in the Week 7 doc
— Week 7 doc
— 10:00–10:15 — What's new on the net
— 10:15–10:30 — Introduce :hover exercise
— 10:30–12:00 — One-on-ones for P2 initial sketches
— 12:00–12:30 — lunch break
— 12:30–2:00 — One-on-ones for P2 initial sketches, continued
— 2:00–2:30 — :hover presentations
— 2:30–3:30 — Guest Lecture by Shiraz Gallab
— 3:30–4:00 — For next week...
P1 updates
— If you made a website, please add your artfiles link to the section in the g-doc
— Oct 18–20 — Exhibition installation
— Oct 21 — Exhibition “on view” / soft opening
For next week
— Read Oliver Burkeman's Stop Trying to Make the Web Beautiful
— Write a response and three discussion questions in the Week 8 doc
— Continue working on P2. By next week, it should be in code.
— Week 8 doc
— Reading Discussion
— Mid-Project review
P1 updates
— Oct 24 — P1 opening reception of undergrad exhibition
For next week
— Class will end early!
— Read American Artist's Black Gooey Universe
— Write a response and three discussion questions in the Week 9 doc
— Week 9 doc
— Reminder: class ends early today
— Discuss American Artist's Black Gooey Universe
— in-class studio
— one-on-ones
For next week
— P2 final critique next week with guest critic Francesca Gianetti
— Please make sure your final websites are hosted on your artfiles site. Add a link next to your name in the W10 doc.
— Week 10 doc
— review presentation format (first responders + note takers)
— final presentations
— Guest Critic: Francesca Giannetti, Rutgers Digital Humanities Librarian
For next week
— Watch Darius Kazemi, Social Solutions to Social Networking
— Write a response and three discussion questions in the Week 11 doc
— Week 11 doc
— 10:00–10:15 — What's new on the net...
— 10:15–11:00 — Introduce P3
— 11:00–1:00 — Bots Workshop by Foreign Objects
— 1:00–1:30 — lunch
— 1:30–2:30 — Tutorial: variable units, media queries, flexbox
— 2:30–4:00 — Small group brainstorm
For next week
— Read The Coming Age of Calm Technology
— Write a response and three discussion questions in the Week 12 doc
— Create digital sketches of 3 designs. Link this next to your name in the Week 12 doc
— Week 12 doc
— 10:00–10:15 — What's new on the net...
— 10:15–11:00 — Reading Discussion
— 11:00–11:30 — Exercise: Local Area Network, micro-exercise #1
— 11:30–12:30 — Exercise: Twitter Bots
— 12:30–1:00 — lunch break
— 1:00 – 4:00 — one-on-ones
For next week
— 11/26 - no class!
— 11/26 - By 10AM Tuesday morning, paste a link to your latest P3 (in code or prototyping tool) in W13 doc. I will email feedback.
— 12/3 - Atif will lead this session
— No class this week!
— Week 13 doc
— Week 14 doc
— Atif will lead this session's class.
— in-class studio
— one-on-ones
For next week
— Work on P3 projects
— Link your final projects to the Week 15 g-doc
— Final class next week!
— Week 15 doc
— Student Evaluations
— Final Presentations
— Optional project revisions due