        1011 vialardCaleb Meister One: Many of the things I learned were not tied directly to the exercises but more of the process in which we went through to complete the exercises. I continually wished I had spent more time on my past assignments. Yes, I looking back would say that I experienced a cumulative growth in learning in each of the listed areas. No, I can not characterize the change. Two: I think of all the learning I have done in 1011 what will be most beneficial to carry to 1012 will be the computer editing skills I have learned and my experiences in presenting my work to critics. I have no plans to home in on any particular aspect of 1012 at this point although, I am excited about drafting. Three: My instructor acted as a guide. The handout was a confusing mess of words. The review process was usual, comparable to the previous two. My fellow students were most helpful. The studio space itself has been a place to work through the night. Four: I do not understand the motives behind all of the assignments, nor do I understand the reasoning for a common first year. My favorite exercise would be exercise three, solely because we finally able to design something of our own. Paul Krynski ONE • It is worth noting how I can see the progressing in my responses just as I could see progression in my work. I believe the two correspond to one another. • Starting with visual learning, we moved to investigation and finally creation. Each of the sections built on the previous to achieve this. • My understanding and confidence rose in every exercise. More specifically, at the beginning of each exercise I was felt scared and unprepared by only because each assignment was challenging. My confidence was higher after each exercise was over. • a) My personal growth in representation is small because I’ve already had several classes on this type of thing. (ex. Art) b) I’ve always been someone to explore Ideas however, I learned new processes in doing so. One change is I am now more efficient at explaining my idea through drawing and diagramming. c) When I first started ex 2 I did nothing but draw the boot in order to explain it. Deeper into the assignment I discovered new ways to analyze. Ex: taking the boot apart and showing how to put it back together. d) My biggest strides were made in the design category. Before 1011 my idea of design was to create something out of nothing. Now I realize that objects can be created by altering drawing and other objects. The alterations (riffing) may not make sense at first but that is because you don’t know were your going until you get there. TWO • All of the learning achieved in 1011 will be used in 1012 because the visual and thinking skills learned from 1011 will be used in everything we do from here on out. • Because 1011 influenced my thinking process so greatly, I would concentrate on the methods of thinking that 1012 has to offer. THREE • the instructor: help us understand the assignment and guide us through it. • the project or exercise brief/handout: a check list and a reminder when you get confused or stuck. • the review process (pinup, final jury): help us understand the positives and negatives of our projects as well as get a different opinion from the one our instructor gave us. • the inquiry book: easy way to look back on our work, what we’ve learned and our progression. • your fellow students: motivation and help • the studio space itself: place to work with fellow students where you can stay motivated and have a lot of space to work in. The great thing about studio is, you are surrounded by people who have the same interests as you. My work ethic has improved because I can see the work of fellow student as well as older students. I strive to reach higher then other students but also to take and give advice when needed. The studio is often a team effort even when the project is an individual one. FOUR The three exercises were placed in an order that was very important because each exercise built on the next. Ex 1 was the introductory exercise for it taught us how to see objects and then how to draw them. In ex 2 we applied the skills learned in ex 1 by doing many sustained lookings of our shoe. The new skills we learned in ex 2 include ones that involve investigation of an object. By showing how shoes are make and their purpose, we used both skills from ex 1 and 2. Ex 3 taught us how to take the drawings and functions of the shoes from the previous exercise and change them into something completely different. To do this requires creativity, thought, and organization as well as previously learned skills like drawing and investigation. For this reason ex 3 was my favorite. It was the most challenging and required a wide range of skills and thinking processes. ONE
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Abaan Fire Ali ONE • In the beginning, I found that I didn’t have to put in a lot of time to get my work done; but as time passed, I found myself working more and more hours—often spending entire nights in the studio. • I believe that my work ethic got better as the semester progressed. The subject of exercise two was unappealing to me as it focused on ID, but I still did my best, although I found myself uninspired in many instances. Exercise three was more interesting despite its directionless nature. I have definitely learned a lot over the course of the year. • Yes, I believe that I have learned a lot and broadened my skill set. • I have gotten a lot better at drawing and modeling. Modeling requires a lot of patience and is monumentally aided by the laser printer. Formulating good ideas is achieved through process and reiterative thinking. Inquiry and analysis provided reflection of progress. Designing in exercise three was initially hard to me; however, after Mitch told us that it was essential to create a set of rules when designing, I had a better understanding of the assignment. I was no longer creating stuff out of nothing, but composing things based on rules I set for myself. TWO • Creating layouts that don’t involve thick, bold separating lines. Tastes differ. • Model making and photography • Thorough investigation of objects • For COA 1012, I plan to pay special attention to layouts, learning how to use Illustrator effectively (the tutorial was NOT effective), and oral presentation. THREE • The instructor’s role was to give directions, or rules, and help guide each student in their individual approach. Also, it was the instructor’s role to critique work, while simultaneously motivating a student to do better. • The handout established the rules and criteria of each exercise. • The review gave feedback, opinion, and analysis of work. It offered different perspectives of one’s work. • The inquiry book provides reflection of progress through collective reproductions of past works. • Classmates offer support, critique, motivation, relaxation, and different perspectives and approaches. • Work space offers…work space. FOUR • Ex 1 gave us basics on how to draw using different methods and media. • Ex 2 taught us how to work effectively with other people and exchange ideas. It also called for careful observation of objects. • Ex 3 made us think abstractly with no concrete set of rules. It was open and new, requiring reiterative thought. It also called for effective layout and design. Romannio Chan ONE
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Four EX1: Develop our tool box EX2: Learn observation skills EX3: Learn how to make rules governing your work Charles Thompson Jing Guo ONE • When looking and thinking back over last semester, I can clearly see my effort on surviving in the studio work. I want to laugh at my naïve at the very beginning. I spent only 1 hour to finish all my work at first then till now it’s all my off-class time almost. I experience a long time of self-doubt, and then I look back and find things are not that bad. In general, what I learned is a series of work, including seeing, discovering, documenting, and presenting is very important in get to know an object. • In every exercise we finished it by following a certain schedule and doing specific things to lay a foundation for what we would be doing. In Ex.1 we were introduced many different patterns to observe and express what we see instead of what we think we’ve seen. And this pattern was continually used in EX.2 in sustained looking. The sustained looking drawing then were used to help each of us to riff. • I was always afraid of making models and to show my thoughts, because I thought others would consider it a failure. But I am very confident about myself now. I know that I can accomplice anything if I just take enough time to carefully view and observe and translate them into paper or physical models. • The biggest change of myself is that I learned how to think and present in certain seriously organized way. I feel more comfortable with thinking in the way however ‘wired’ it might be, and talking about my ideas in front of others. Reviews refined my presentation skills as well. TWO • I learned how to see this world, how to show my idea in drawings and models, and most importantly how to present work I’ve done. • I’ll pay attention to the preparation of review, for it largely how others think about your work. THREE • The instructor’s role’s to mentor and guide his students verbally. • The project or exercise brief/handout strengthens and confirms what the instructor has described and is good to refer to when working on the assignment. • The review process complies all the work from an exercise and is a good way of seeing how you’ve processed through the course of it. This is one of my favorite parts. I’ll learn a lot from other classmates’ work and way of thinking. • The studio space is very different from any other classroom in Georgia Tech. It’s amazing that when I stay in the studio, all wonderful thoughts come to me automatically. Audrey Plummer ONE • In ex 1 I complained a lot about doing charcoal, but by the time we got to exercise 3 I didn’t have to do any. • It was easier if you did what the instructor recommended • I’m better now at layouts A. Drawing is still cumbersome, but using the computer programs is easy. B. Coming up with an idea is a process, not an end C. Inquiry books are good for seeing the process D. Mitch had to tell us that WE had to create the rules because if we could do anything then we would do nothing, before I got the point of the exercises. TWO • Making a good layout • The instructors directions THREE • To guide the students • Introduce the students to something new • Give feedback from someone who wasn’t personally involved in the project • Explore the process • Emotional support • Trash collector Being in the studio is different from having an internship because in studio you find only people who don’t really know what they are doing. When I did an internship however, there were a lot of smart people who knew the profession and could show you the tricks, and then at the same time I saw the real-life applications. FOUR EX 1 learn to draw EX 2 learn to work in a group, collaborate, and come up with ideas that are better than the ideas you could come up with by yourself. EX 3 learn to do a real presentation board Exercise 3 was my favorite because the “riffing” got interesting results. ONE • I got frustrated easier at the beginning but now I am much more relaxed and just do what I need to do. • Each exercise took us by steps: first studying technique we’re going to use, then studying an object, then doing a final project on the object with the technique learned • Yes, I think I have grown and learned a good bit • a) I never had done a lot of the types of drawings or made many models before and now I have done a lot of new techniques, processes, and worked in new materials. b) learned just had to take time to try different things and find what works c) relooking at things helped me learn from them d) designing was hard for me o just pull out something completely new, but I eventually got better TWO • to learn how to look at things at different ways and to draw and present them in a way that gets across what you wanted to show • nothing, b/c I am not going on to 1012 THREE • a) to assist in thought and advise on technique b) add skills c) learn how to present work well and accept critique d) explore and analyze work e) to help push you to do better and learn work with and around other people f) space to work • it was more of a self motivated environment FOUR • exercise 1- learn drawing skills • exercise 2- learn how to observe and really look at things and work with others • exercise 3- put together realistic and good presentations • exercise 2 was my favorite because I actually understood it more than others Tiffany Nichols Part 1:
D: I feel that I have a very keen sense of how the design process is undertaken. Part 2:
Instructor- learning tool for the student and assist in helping you develop the design process Handout- a guideline to keep the student on the right path Review- a tool to help guide our thinking and what to change and work on next time Inquiry Book- a resource for documenting the learning of looking and design processes Fellow students- aid in assisting each other through each exercise and the methods we use Studio- a friendly environment that encourages thinking and making Studio is a more loose based setting and interactive which is much more effective in actually seeing certain processes hands on, other than areas of study like the classroom or lecture. Part 4: We first developed a since of how to look at things from different perspectives through various drawing types, then we moved on to certain filters in which we used those drawing types to show studies, and finally were able to show correlation and innovative design techniques through comparison and riffing of our studies. My favorite was exercise two in just going through all of the different filters in which we looked at our shoe. Daniel Busbee ONE Initially very cynical and unimpressed, my thoughts changed over time and I focused less on the jargon used by the superiors around me and more on my own improvement. As it turns out, I got better at getting better at things over time. Before this class, I was very narrow-minded in my goals, and had little regard for things outside of my ideal designs. I was soon changed, like so many others, to appreciate the roads less traveled and taking in every aspect of a study. My most proud change is in analytical thinking. Major breakthroughs were made in understanding abstractions and studying an object as a piece of design. TWO I hope the learning of creativity through boundaries carries through. In 1012, I would like to pay special attention to instructions now that I recognize their value much more. THREE Exercise one introduced all of these aspects and made the students fear and respect all of them. Yes all of them. Exercise two allowed a chance to master interacting with these things, including communication with the important people and the submission to better ideas required for improvement. Exercise three was competitive and pitted student against student in order to test the skilled developed in the previous exercises. The results included wearing out the instructor, overworking projects, becoming tired of reviews, a growing disgust of the inquiry book as a rehash of previous work, just enough competition to make fellow students uncomfortable, and an utterly trashed studio space, all parts gaining my respect. I really enjoy the freedom of an often direction-less learning environment. I think the loose regulations and scattered scene of frustrated students fits most people well, and they enjoy being where they are. FOUR I didn't particularly like any one exercise, though I think all were very successful in improving my skills. The very systematic approach of having the guidelines retreat as the skills of the students grew was extremely important and effective. Ryan Shields ONE As I read the reflections, I realize how much I really learned and accomplished this semester. I came into this class with no knowledge of or experience with design, and now I feel so much more immersed in the world of design. I look at things differently. I have learned to draw what I see and not what I think is there. A pattern I noticed in my learning is that practice makes perfect. The more drafts and designs I came up with, the better they became. I definitely discern a cumulative growth in learning throughout the semester. I feel more confident about my work and how I present it. I think about drawings and models differently. I am able to understand what they represent. Ideas are easier to comprehend with diagrams that go with them showing the process of the idea. I analyze things and ask lots of questions. Designing is simply taking everything to the next level by answering these inquiries. TWO I think that the learning I will carry forward to 1012 with me include, but are not limited to: diagramming, showing tension in an object, presenting, using Photoshop and Illustrator to depict my work accurately, and the fact that hard work pays off. In 1012, I am going to strive to dig deeper into my ideas instead of focusing on simple elements. THREE My instructor handed us the exercise handout, talked about it for about 20 minutes, and then opened it up for a discussion where all the class members asked questions and tried to figure out the assignment. The review process was practiced and was never pressured. Fellow students always gave input throughout each exercise so everyone’s work could be its best. The studio space was a wonderful atmosphere to develop ideas and to create things. I believe that the studio learning experience is irreplaceable. It is laid-back, self-driven, and just a great place to be, with other creative students all around who love design. FOUR I believe that exercise 1 led to exercise 2, and 2 to 3. The goals got bigger with each exercise and by the end of the third exercise, many feats were accomplished. My favorite exercise was exercise 1 because I enjoyed building my drawing and charcoal skills and portraying what I saw. I thought it was a great learning experience as a class to learn how to draw and use different media. Shannon Duley I In exercise 1 we learned how to use the tools to investigate a specific aspect of the human body. Then, in exercise 2 we learned how to use these tools to investigate through concrete images on an object, while exercise 3 was about investigating through abstract images. Over the course of this semester I have become more confident with my creative abilities. At the beginning of exercise 1 I had never thought of myself as an artist, and now I feel comfortable using drawing as a tool to express ideas and thoughts. II I need to work on seeing the bigger picture more. In the previous exercises I tended to get so caught up in one particular aspect of the exercise that I lost track of the exercise’s overall goals. Also, being more clear in my presentation, In exercise 3 the reviewer felt I had a strong idea, but that the process was unclear. I need to work on being more clear in my spoken presentation of my work also. III Instructor: to guide the student throughout the process, letting them know whether they are on the right track or not. Project or exercise brief/handout: to set up a framework in which the studio teachers can guide the students through the exercises so as to better facilitate the students learning the proper material in the proper time frame. Review process (pinup, final jury): to show case the students work, so as to get feedback from people who have not been immersed in your work for as long as you have. Inquiry book: to organize your miscellaneous work, so as to clarify more to yourself Fellow students: to act as competition, drive the other students, but also for moral support, someone to complain with and get feedback from someone else. The studio space itself: space to use your tools, and imagination to create wonderful things! Most learning environments have one person teaching and one person listening. The studio environment however, involves one person guiding other people. It has more a feeling of collaboration rather than dictatorship. IV We started out in exercise 1 just learning how to use our tools and getting comfort with them. We then progress to gathering materials and honing our learning process for investigation. Finally, we use that same process to discover more abstract connections in the investigation. This process became slowly more and more abstract and complex. My favorite was the last exercise, it is like a door opening into the unknown abyss, it’s very exciting! Oreta Taylor Link to this Page
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