Aesthetics tour (lecture 04)

Syllabus agreement due in class. Slack signup and AesDes Perception Survey due at midnight.

Blog post 1 due: Aesthetic Explorations

Sketching exercise,

Aesthetics tour 3

Jan 27 Ideation and Design process

Feb 3

Guest lecture: Greg Whiting: The Aesthetics Game

Guest lecture: Hope Saska, CU Art Museum “20th Century Art, Science and Design”

Blog 3: Upcycle progress

Feb 10

Guest Lecture: John Bacus. Homework critique

Upcycle Presentations 1, attendance required

Blog 4: Upcycle final report

Upcycle Presentations 3

Blog 5: Main project inspirations: What Will It Be?

Feb 24

Guest lecture (attendance required) Kate Goodman: Neuroscience of Learning

Sketching

Blog 6: Main project aesthetics – plans and alternatives

March 2

Timeline: Arts and Crafts,

And Sketching

Timeline: Gothic review, then Arts and Crafts.

Blog 7: What are your top 5 constraints? Aesthetics should be one of them.

Timeline: Aesthetic Movement and Art Nouveau

and sketching? Shade and Shadow

March 9

Design Review Presentations, attendance required

Design Review Presentations: attendance required

Blog 8: Design Review Report 1; detailed plans required. Show sketches, CAD if you have any. Be sure to describe your aesthetic and how your design expresses it.

March 16

Design Review Presentations, attendance required

Design Review Presentations? If so, attendance required. Otherwise Timeline: Modern Movements

Blog 9: Design Review 2: Timeline and Logistics

Modern Design Movements

March 30

Art Deco, Streamlining, Mid-Century Modern

Pop Art to Post- Modern

Sketching Cylinders

Blog 10: Favorite Youtube  design/build videos

Aesthetics Game Redux: Engagement with Timeline

UPD: Anthropomorphic effects,

April 6

Aesthetics Game review

Stuff and Color. UPD: Color physics and perception, White, Black and Red Effect

Stuff and Color. White, Black and Red Effects

Blog 11: Your Aesthetic Roots.

UPD: Color physics, color spaces and color perception, UPD: Geometric Aesthetics

April 13

Anthropomorphic effects

Case Study: Chairs; Thonet to Bauhaus to Eames

Blog12: Construction update

Case Study: The Chair. The Eames lounge chair. The Ubiquitous Monoblock. Other current chair designs

April 20 Final Presentations to Pod, same pods as for design review. Attendance required. Post a video or link to video of your presentation attached to this week’s blog post.

Your artifact should be done. You can bring it to your pod presentation, or show a video of it.

Final Presentations to Pod, attendance required

Blog13 : Final Project Report Part 1: What and How. Overall description and photos, then details of what you have made: CAD drawings, fabrication description, costs vs budget, etc.

Final Presentations to Pod. Attendance required. Last day of class.

Blog: Final Project Report Part 2: Why and What Next? Reflection on the semester. Compare your original project intent to what you ended up with. What did you learn from your project, and from the class? What will you do next with the project? What do you wish you had done differently?

SUNDAY May 3

Final show/party as a Zoom event, 7:30-10 pm during our scheduled final exam time. During your pod’s scheduled time you will host a Zoom room to show off your design. You can choose to give a short presentation a few times, or just show your design/object and have folks ask questions.  Invite friends and family.

‘Summing Up 2020’ post at midnight: Give a summary of your work for the semester, and provide links to all of your previous posts. This is the link/post to put in your resume and on your website, so show off what you’ve done!

Critiques of Final Reports I and II, and your Ungrading Statement also due at midnight.

 Weds May 6, 5 pm.

Final revisions due. You are welcome to update any posts from the semester, and submit any missed critiques/comments. Exit Survey also due.