Upcoming due dates
Due Monday, April 5th:
Please visit the Biennial exhibition at the Whitney
Museum, 945 Madison Avenue at 74th Street. Admission is $9.50 with
student I.D. Write a paragraph about an art work in the Biennial exhibition
that you like.
Syllabus || Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the major issues in designing a
screen based interface: typography, organization of data, and the use
of sound. HTML and Flash will be used as the primary tool to create the
assignments. A review of the basic Flash concepts will also be covered.
In addition, guest lecturers and studio and professional visits will be
organized.
Students will be required to complete the following
assignments in this course:
3 screen based interface assignments (min of 6 screens
each)
Each assignment will be composed of an intro animation that culminates in
a main page with linking to 4 sample pages. Storyboards for each assignment
are required.
Class readings and discussions:
Within each topic both conceptual and technical readings will be assigned.
The following questions are suggestions of preparing reactions
* How does this reading connect with what we've already read/discussed
in class?
* What do you agree with in the reading? What do you disagree with?
* What provokes a response/reaction, either good or bad?
* What differences do you see in your own beliefs and the beliefs informing
the researcher's work?
* Is there anything that you don't understand?
* How can you relate this to your own work?
* What new insights did you gain?
Grades will be accessed based on class participation in discussions,
attendance, and the 3 interface projects assignment
Attendance will be recorded for each class.
The following syllabus is subject to change. There
will be 3 field trips/guest speakers.
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