project 4 / Monograph
mon·o·graph [mon-uh-graf, -grahf] noun
(1.) a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
Components
Research:
Collect research and create a printed packet for your selected object designer. Include biographies, interviews, articles, books, etc.
Alvar Aalto _ Mario Bellini _ Marcel Breuer _ Ronan And Erwan Bouroullec _ Humberto and Fernando Campana _ Antonio Citterio _ Joe Colombo _ Le Corbusier _ Ray and Charles Eames _ Eileen Gray _ Florence Knoll Bassett _ Ross Lovegrove _ Greg Lynn _ George Nakashima _ George Nelson _ Nolen Niu _ Isamu Noguchi _ Verner Panton _ Marjin van der Poll _ Eero Saarinen _ Etorre Sottsass _ Philippe Stark _ Mies van der Rohe _ Massimo and Lella Vignelli _ tord boontje
You may choose a designer not from the list as long as they work in the three dimensional relm, i.e. fashion, furnature, architecture, sculpture.
Planning & Concept:
> Develop a creative and organized way of presenting your designer
> Consider how their work/philosophy/process/personality will impact your design decisions
Resources
> library.vcu.edu
> droog.com
> designaddict.com
> designmuseum.org
> dwr.com
> designboom.com
> tribu-design.com
> design.nl
Due: Monday, May 2
Project 2 : Sea Creatures
Part 1: Research
Choose a sea creature. Collect material, written and visual, on your avian friend. We will be developing an informational site about your animal.
– 4 Book sources
– 2 Web sources (Wikipedia is not acceptable as a source)
Due: Wed. Feb 9
Part 2: Site Map
Site map outlining your site structure.
Due: Mon. Feb 14
Part 3: Final Site
Finished and uploaded to the server in a directory called seacreature. Should use images, lists, headlines, tables. Be prepared to present in class.
Due: Wed. Feb 21
Part 4: Final Final Site
Finished and uploaded to the server in a directory called seacreature. Should use images, lists, headlines, tables. Be prepared to present in class.
Due: Mon. Mar 21
Project 1 : Site Map
Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to examine underlying information structure of a website to better understand the relationship between the organization of information and user interaction.
Design a site map diagram explaining the structure of the web site in terms of navigation. Only include in your map permanent content areas for the site, ignoring temporary features and articles. It is only necessary to include links contained within the site, and not links to other web sites. The final site map may be neatly hand-drawn or designed on the computer.
Paper size = 11" x 17"
Web Site Choices (choose 1)
Due: Monday, Feb 7