DART280 2D Digital Concepts Studio A
Tuesday 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Studio EV-5.615 (Smart Room) | Teaching Lab: 5.815
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DART280 2D Digital Concepts Studio B
Thursday 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Studio EV 7.735 | Teaching Lab: 5.815
January 03/05 – April 03/05, 2012
Make-up class (if needed) will be scheduled on April 10/12, please keep these dates open.
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Instructor
Pata Macedo [patamacedo at yahoo.com]
Office Hours
Tuesday 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm by appointment only, EV 6.705
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Course Description
The central theme of this studio course is the rescripting of formal texts into complementary works in the forms of “livres d’objets” /bookworks. Utilizing digital layout techniques for graphic design and packaging, students integrate design theory and practice through the inventive richness of book works.
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Objectives
We will look into the way books are created from conception to final execution, and at the techniques available for one of a kind artist books, small editions and mass production book publishing. You will be encouraged to explore different materials (paper, cloth, wood), methods of printing (inkjet, laser, image transfer, silkscreen), and ways of binding (codex, Japanese, sewing, folding…). In addition you will be introduced to page layout using InDesign, image acquisition and manipulation using Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator for creating vector images. This course will combine lectures, readings, student presentations, technical instruction, studio time, quizzes, and field trips.
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Attendance and Workload
Students are required to attend and participate in all classes, a maximum of two absences per term is tolerated, 3 or more absences without a medical certificate or other valid reason provided, will result in failure of the course (students arriving 15 minutes late or leaving 15 minutes early, will be recorded as a ½ absence). Students are responsible for any material that they have missed, information will not be repeated due to absence or tardiness except for a legitimate medical, or other, valid emergency. Cell phones must be turned off during class time and laptops are not allowed to be open during presentations or class discussions.
Expect to schedule at least 4 to 6 hours weekly outside of the class time to work on projects and assignments for this course.
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Major Project Proposal, Visualization and Presentation
Each major project requires submitting a written proposal with a description of the proposed project, supporting research, and references. The visualization can be in the form of thumbnail sketches, drawings by hand, photos, etc.
Bookworks are complex pieces; allow enough time for the printing and binding of your projects (you will need to start at least 2 to 3 days before the project is due, output problems will not be considered a legitimate reason to have the work handed in late).
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Critiques
Each student will be required to present the finished project in class and to participate in a formal critique of class work. Make sure that you arrive well before class and have your work prepared and ready for review. No work will be accepted after the critique begins. Students are encouraged to be concise and direct when speaking about their work and the work of others. Participation in the critique is required from all students. Generally the entire class period will be reserved for the critique.
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Costs
A lab fee is required from all students using the labs. For more information please visit: http://cda.concordia.ca. Students will be expected to output their digital work at their own expense, and have a printing card at all times. Properly preparing your files will save you time and money during the printing and assembling process.
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Grading
Students will be evaluated on their conceptual skills (creativity and problem solving), technical execution (precision and accuracy), presentation (oral communication, written communication, neatness and organization), crafts/wo/manship, class participation, commitment, timeliness, enthusiasm, initiative and follow-through.
Late projects and assignments will be lowered by a full grade (i.e. A- to B- or C to D) for each week the project is late.
Your grade will be divided accordingly:
20% Class participation, attendance and assignments.
25% Project 1
25% Project 2
20% Project 3
10% Typeface presentation
All major projects and presentation must be completed to pass this course.
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Concordia’s Policy on Plagiarism
The most common offense under the Academic Code of Conduct is plagiarism which the Code defines as “the presentation of the work of another person as one’s own or without proper acknowledgement.”
This could be material copied word for word from books, journals, internet sites, professor’s course notes, etc. It could be material that is paraphrased but closely resembles the original source. It could be the work of a fellow student, for example, an answer on a quiz, data for a lab report, a paper or assignment completed by another student. It might be a paper purchased through one of the many available sources. Plagiarism does not refer to words alone – it can also refer to copying images, graphs, tables, and ideas. “Presentation” is not limited to written work. It also includes oral presentations, computer assignments and artistic works. Finally, if you translate the work of another person into French or English and do not cite the source, this is also plagiarism.
In Simple Words:
DO NOT COPY, PARAPHRASE OR TRANSLATE ANYTHING FROM ANYWHERE WITHOUT SAYING FROM WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT!
(Source: The Academic Integrity Website: http://provost.concordia.ca/academicintegrity/plagiarism/)
