syllabus — ART 229 — Beginning Printmaking

Developing Ideas

overview

Read the assignment and select a topic or topics that you find meaningful and wish to address in your limited edition prints and experimental works. You will then develop your ideas and present them to the class so the group can provide feedback that will help you discover additional avenues of research or help you plan your next steps. Ideally we will draw on our collective backgrounds to push each idea further.

complete each of the following items:

RESEARCH
Select a topic and research it’s history and importance. Seek differing points of view on the topic. NOTE: the topic of your experimental works may be a conceptual concern, a formal/material concern (like a color study), or both.

SYNTHESIZE YOUR RESSEARCH

· Read AIGA’s design process from How do you design? By Hugh Dubberly

· For further information, this worksheet breaks down “defining the problem.”

· Consider the subject matter and how you want to approach it. What will you need to research to develop your idea? Who do you hope to connect with in your work? Will the tone of your message be serious, humorous, formal, educational, aggressive, ironic, etc? How might the printmaking medium and process affect the development, interpretation, or delivery of your message? What size and format will best convey your message? How does the production of multiples play a role in your work?

PRESENT YOUR RESEARCH

· You will present your selected research topic to the class by providing a brief verbal or visual overview/explanation of the topic. For the purpose of this assignment, please assume we are NOT familiar with your topic, even if it is likely that we are.

· Presentations may be conducted in an informal manner and should be roughly 5 to 8 minutes in length. You may read from notes or slides.

· Presentations should include a visual aid that will help explain elements of your research or your plan for the work. This could include sketches, your prior art/design that is similar to your proposed plan, examples of art/design in a style you wish to emulate, visuals you uncovered in your research, etc. You may present your visual aid to the class as a physical item, printout, digital image/PowerPoint on your own laptop/tablet (use a screen larger than a phone, please), or on the classroom computer/projector. In any case, your work should be quickly accessible during the presentation (If using the classroom computer, you will load items on the desktop in advance).