Syllabus

Arizona State University Herberger College of Art & Design

ART 115 #70460 3D Design

Fall 2009 T/TH 1:40PM - 4:30PM Tower A 121

Instructor: Matthew Mosher

Office Hours: D 0:00M - 0:00M Tower A 105

Open Studio Hours: M - F 7:00AM - 11:00PM

Email: matthew.mosher@asu.edu

Core Office Phone: 5-8339

Main Office Phone: 5-3468

Required Texts: Launching the Imagination Mary Stewart

The Nature of Design David Orr

Course Description: The 3D studio concentrates on the basics of three-dimensional design with an emphasis on spatial awareness, problem solving, concept, technique, and the many varieties of sculptural form. Topics include relief sculpture, special construction, form and mass, scale and context, structures, and kinetics. Presentations, critiques, and discussions promote dialog and allow students an opportunity to translate between visual, aural, and experiential methods of communicating about art and design.

Requirements: Sketchbook Portfolio - You will need to keep a sketchbook / journal for use in developing project ideas. Use the sketchbook in and out of class to document your entire design process for each project including brainstorms, concept maps, sketches, photos of models, and a photo of your end result. I will be reviewing these periodically, so I recommend not using a personal journal; keep a separate sketchbook for this class.

Attendance - Come to each class prepared and on time with all projects completed. Clean the studio at the end of each class. If you are late please bring donuts to the next class. 3 lates equal 1 absence. Each unexcused absence after the 3^rd results in a full letter reduction on your final grade, with 7 absences yielding an auto E. Excused absences require a note from health services or student life, but I have the final say. If your cell phone rings during class, please call to have a pizza delivered, if you answer your phone, or are texting, you will be marked late for missing class time.

Respect - Respect the instructor, respect each other, and respect yourself. Listen when others are talking, and frame comments in a positive way. Make time to sleep.

Participation - Critiques, vocabulary, and discussion are a part of this course. Each student should participate vocally and visually in each class, providing constructive criticism to their peers, while demonstrating an ability to listen and receive it as well. If you have a disability, or develop a disability at some point during the semester, please meet with the Disabilities Resource Center and remember to file the appropriate paperwork with me. In addition to a mid-semester review, I will have a brief one on one meeting with each student scheduled closer to that time. These meetings are not graded, but serve as a way for you to let me know your concerns and me to inform you of you progress.

Email - Check your ASU email at least the day before each class, and the morning before each class. ASU email will be my chief way of communicating with you outside of class.

Blog - There will be a course blog / wiki / discussion board shortly. You will be required to make weekly entries, but the blog is more for you to share ideas and concerns with each other and the greater community than with me.

Supplies:	Find by 9/8: A rock and a feather
Tools: - 2’ metal ruler - Matte Knife - Cutting Mat - Hot Glue Gun - Little Clamps - Scissors - Digital Camera / Camera Phone - Sketch Book - Ear and Eye Protection - Fine Saw (Exacto, jewelers) - Needle Nose Pliers - Right Triangle	Materials: - Chip board - Hot Glue - White Glue - Packing Tape - 1/8” x 1/8” bass wood - Paint & brushes - Pencils - Polyethylene - Steel Wire - Tubing - Cardboard - Tracing Paper

Italicized items are things you will need to get on your own, but hold off on the materials

Grading Policy:

50% Projects (Midterm counts as 1 Project)

20% Final Project

10% Sketchbook

10% Presentation

10% Performance (Class Participation, Risk Taking, Noticeable Improvement)

Project Grading:

· Technical

o Projects satisfies all requirements

o Craftsmanship

· Conceptual

o Comprehension of material

o Intent

o Ability to communicate your comprehension and intention through the project (not verbally)

o Invention and depth of thought

· Aesthetic

o Composition

o Character and Personality

o Expression

o Gestalt

Each category is worth 4 points for a total of 12 per project; a grade will be given for each category, and averaged for the whole project. Projects are due at their associated critique, and should have our name and the unit number on them somewhere. If a project is incomplete or you have an unexcused absence for a critique the work will still be reviewed, but at the next critique and the project will lose 2 points.

Presentation Grading:

Each student will be responsible for doing a presentation in association with one unit on a 3D Design topic. Topics will be chosen at random during the first week of class. The presentation should run for 20 - 30 minutes and include:

· 20 - 50 images

· A handout for the rest of the class to follow along

· At least three of the references for the related unit

· Vocabulary from the unit

· One artist, designer, or specific work not listed in the references

Presentation will be graded on:

· Including all project requirements

· Ability to engage the class

· Ability to illustrate connections between the references and the unit

Sketchbook Portfolio Grading:

Sketchbooks a graded on their contents: ideaforia, sketches / models, final photos, and critique reviews for each project. Each of those categories will be worth 1 point per project.

Week	Day	In Class	Assignment
1	8/25	Course Introduction Hand out Project I	Launching the Imagination C 5, 9 Get all tools and supplies Finish Project I
	8/27	Review Project I Presentation on Relief and Casts Work on Project IIIA	Finish Cut Cube
2	9/1	Axonometric Drawing Demo Do drawings for Project IIIA	Launching the Imagination C 1, 10 Bring in linear, planer, and volumetric materials
	9/3	Presentation on Forms from Linear and Planer Elements Work on Project IIIA	Finish Project IIIA Bring in a Feather and a Rock
3	9/8	Review Project IIIA Hand out Project IV	Launching the Imagination C 7, 12 Bring in Basswood
	9/10	Presentation on How Material Relates to Object and Idea Work on Project IV	Finish Project IV
4	9/15	Review Project IV Hand out Project ?A	Launching the Imagination C 8 Bring in Found Materials
	9/17	Presentation on Found Obj. Art Woodworking Demo Work on Project ?A	Finish Project ?A
5	9/22	Review Project ?A Hand out Project V Exquisite Corpse Exercise Tour installation sites	Launching the Imagination C 15
	9/24	Presentation on Installation Art Concept mapping and modeling for Project V	Create 2 paper models at ¼ scale
6	9/29	Revisit installation sites Create scaled pattern pieces	The Nature of Design Section I
	10/1	Presentation on Process Art Discuss The Nature of Design Work on Project V	Finish Project V
7	10/6	Install and Review Project V Hand out Project VI	Launching the Imagination C 6
	10/8	Presentation on Tectonics Work on Project VI	Work on Project VI
8	10/13	Work on Project VI	The Nature of Design Section II
	10/15	Presentation on Modules & Mult. Discuss The Nature of Design Work on Project VI	Finish Project VI
9	10/20	Review Project VI Hand out Midterm	The Nature of Design Section III Bring in original project for redo
	10/22	Presentation on Social Dynamics and Intervention through Art Discuss The Nature of Design Work on Midterm	Finish Midterm Bring both original and revision to review
10	10/27	MIDTERM REVIEW Hand out Project ?B Bike Tour	The Nature of Design Section IV Gather parts for Project ?B
	10/29	Presentation on Innovation in Product Design Discuss The Nature of Design Work on Project ?B	Finish Project ?B
11	11/3	Review Project ?B Hand out Project VII	Launching the Imagination C 11
	11/5	Presentation on Packaging Paper Modeling	Make a ¼ scale model
12	11/10	Quick Model Review Work on ½ scale models	The Nature of Design Section V
	11/12	Presentation on Ergonomics Discuss The Nature of Design Work at full scale	Finish Project VII
13	11/17	Review Project VII Hand out Project VIII Movie Time	Launching the Imagination C 13, 14 Bring cameras to next class
	11/19	Presentation on Stop Animation Flash Demo In Camera Edits	Finish Project VIII
14	11/24	Project VIII Screening Assign Final Project IX	Work on Final Project
	11/26	NO CLASS / THANKSGIVING
15	12/1	Presentation on Kinetic Sculpture Work on Final Project	Work on Final Project
	12/3	Presentation on Book Art Work on Final Project	Work on Final Project
16	12/8	FINAL REVIEW

Note: Schedule is subject to change later in the semester based on class progress.