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 (one benefit of knowing opposing views described here).
NOTE: the topic of your experimental works may be a conceptual concern, a formal/material concern (like a color study), or both.

SYNTHESIZE YOUR RESEARCH

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

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

· If you are new to research in the arts, these definitions and methodologies may be helpful for you.

· 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 affect the development, interpretation, or delivery of your message? What size and format (from a traditional print to a sticker) 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 in style or concept to your proposed plan, examples of art/design in a style you wish to emulate, visuals you uncovered in your research, etc. Since we are meeting online, you may present your visual aid in any of the following ways:
* You may post it in the D2L discussion board so classmates can click on the post and see the item/image.
* You can drop a file in the class Submission folder and I can share it with the class through “share screen” (if it is a PowerPoint slideshow you can just tell me when to advance thru the slides).
* You can pull it up on your own screen and I can make you a temporary “co-host” so you can share your screen.
* You can hold a physical item in front of your live Zoom video camera for us to see.
* You can do something else and let me know.

· NOTE: The general format for feedback after your presentation is that the class will ask you a few questions to clarify items from the presentation (if needed) and then we will all offer feedback.