Weekly Schedule
Class 1 – Introduction: What is Media Art and Design?
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Introductions all around: Who you are, Where you’re from and What is your art and design specialty?
Explanation of syllabus, 4 initial assignments of one-week duration, two more longer projects, critique, readings / groups, writing assignments, blogs.
In-class activity, Redesign a switch to make it more meaningful.
Examples of interfaces, what makes something an interface?
Class 2: Project 1 Introduction: Social Media Reimagined
Thursday, February 9, 2017
How has media effected us? Social effects of media consumption
Clinical Report—The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families, American Academy of Pediatrics.
Link to PDF: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/127/4/800.full.pdf
2. How Facebook Is Changing the Way Its Users Consume Journalism, New York Times, Ravi Somaiya, Oct. 26, 2014
Design Brief: How would you reimagine a social network like Facebook? What would you change about it?
In class brainstorming and sketching
Class 3: Project 1 – Social Media Reimagined : In Class Critiques
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Guest lecture – media artist Justin Blinder
How has media effected us? Social effects of media consumption
In class work
Class 4: Final Critiques Project 1 – Intro to Project 2: Mashups
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Project 2- Mashups – social media, online, offline media
Readings:
Duane Merrill, “Mashups: The new breed of Web app, An introduction to mashups”, http://bit.ly/6JisC
Michael Hohl, “Calm Technologies 2.0: Visualizing Social Data as an Experience in Physical Space, http://bit.ly/JOTHW
“A Manifesto for Networked Objects: Why Things Matter”, Julian Bleeker: http://bit.ly/CYQDu
Grey Album Producer Danger Mouse Explains How He Did It, http://bit.ly/hEOUS
Class 5: Project 2 – In Class Critiques : Mashups
Thursday, March 2, 2017
in-class work
Critiques and Feedback
Class 6: Final Critiques Project 2 – Intro to Project 3: Public Interventions – Media Art in Public Spaces
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Project 3 – Media Art in Public Spaces
Artist talk: Danielle Roney
Artist talk: Michelle Teran
Public Art – Engaging People in Public Spaces
Screening of “The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces”
Reading: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
Read and respond to the article
Class 7: Project 3 – Media Art in Public Spaces
Thursday, March 16, 2017 :
No Class, Individual meetings with the professor. Schedule will be emailed to you!
Class 8: Project 3 – Media Art in Public Spaces
Thursday, March 23, 2017
in-class critiques
Class 9: Project 3 – Media Art in Public Spaces
Thursday, March 30, 2017 :
in-class critiques
Class 10: Final Presentations Project 3 – Media Art in Public Spaces – Intro to Final Projects
Thursday, April 6, 2017
in-class critiques – Mini-Scrapyard Challenge Workshop
Thursday, April 13, 2017
No Class Spring Break
Thursday, April 20, 2017
No Class
Class 11: Final Projects Critiques
Thursday, April 27, 2017
in-class critiques
Class 12: Final Projects Critiques
Thursday, May 4, 2017
in-class critiques
Class 13: Final Projects
Thursday, May 11, 2017
in-class critiques
Class 14: Final Projects
Thursday, May 18, 2017
FINAL Presentations with guest critics