Monday 11.25
Work during class time in refining proposals and diptychs
HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!!!!
Wednesday 11.07
In class:
. Pinup sandbox and collective discuss reflections on your journals.
. refine sandbox and criterias
. start riffing
Due:
. sandbox toys identified and reflections about each of them...my object as...
Homework:
. riffs on the work selected (11x17 pages) of drawn or illustrator riffs.
Remeber words of wisdom from the lecture:
- if you know where you're going you're not doing the exercise properly.
- pay attention to the DNA
- exploit the diptych
Monday 11.05
In class:
. Launch exercise 3!!!!!
. Pinup & group discussion of design variations 2.6
Due:
. Finished 2.6: Design Variations
PLEASE UPLOAD YOU REFLECTIONS FOR EXERCISE 2 (Check link in the soapbox)
Wednesday 10.24
In class:
. desk discussions of Analogs & Precedents
. introduce 2.6: DESIGN VARIATIONS
. fine tuning of presentation ideas.
Monday 10.22
In class:
. desk discussions of finished FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY models set and drawings.
. introduction of 2.4: ANALOGS & PRECEDENTS and 2.5: CORRELATING & SYNTHESIZING.
Due:
. Absolutely finished work for FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY.
Friday 10.19
In class:
. brainstorming pinup of FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY (small format pages with the evidence of your thinking process)
. check on modifications suggested in previous work.
Due:
. FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY study pages
. ideas for model sequences
Wednesday 10.17
In class:
. Pinup of the finished version of USE & OPERATION group by group.
. Discuss brainstorming for FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY
Due:
. Finished USE & OPERATION investigation (drawings, interviews, etc).
Resources for the Fabrication and Assembly investigation:
Check this link for Materials and Manufacturing:
Materials and manufacturing.pdf
Also: Fabrication Case Studies See GT Online Reserves, under COA 1011, Instructor Nemec.
Monday 10.15
In class:
. desk discussion of advances in USE & OPERATION
. introduction of FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY
Friday 10.12
In Class:
. Pinup of finished Form & Composition part
. Group discussions on Use & Operation
. Pinup and brainstorming of Use & Operation group by group
Due:
Finished presentation of Form and Composition.
Wednesday 10.10
In class:
. Check your work on FORM & COMPOSITION (due Friday)
. Check your strategies on USE & OPERATION work, desk discussions.
Friday 10.05
Remember: WE MEET AT 1:00!!!
In class:
. Introduction of 2.2: USE AND OPERATION
. Review work from Form and Composition
. Review Inquiry book (if time allows)
DUE DATE FOR FORM AND COMPOSITION:
Friday, October 12
Wednesday 10.03
In class:
. review work to be redone from measured drawings part.
. pinup brainstorming of FORM & COMPOSITION by group.
. continue working in 2.1 during class time.
Due:
. schematic drawings of your group brainstroming
. strategies of analyisis
. proposal of work to be done (what and by who)
PLEASE CHECK THE READINGS LISTED BELOW:
ching2.pdf
ching3.pdf
ching5.pdf
ching6.pdf
Ching-Drawing.pdf
draftsketch.pdf
proportion_studies.pdf
geometric_analysis.pdf
Monday 10.01
In class:
. pinup of homework and discussion of findings.
. start with group analysis, today: FORM AND COMPOSITION.
Due:
. Inquiry Book
. Measurements pages (four)+ measured drawings (plan, section, elevation and axonometric or isometric dwgs.)
Friday 09.28
In class:
. start EXERCISE 2
. update on Inquiry books (questions??)
Please bring:
. Lead holders (and the leads)
. Scale rulers
. Sketch pads
. Lead sharpeners
. Eraser
. Eraser shields
Due:
REFLECTION PROMPTS HAVE TO BE UPLOADED BY TOMORROW!!!!!
Wednesday 09.26
In class:
. discussion about our first review experience.
. more about Inquiry Books
Monday 09.24
REVIEW DAY!!!!
we'll meet at 2:00 sharp to start pinup and coordinate each group space and talk.
Due:
. 3 big charcoals of the transparent object.
Friday 09.21
In class:
. start big drawings in charcoal (3)
. discuss review strategy for Monday
. pinup three sheets with strategic seeing drawings (9each, 27 total)
Please bring:
. sketchpad
. charcoal
. erasing shield
. kneaded eraser
. spray fixative
Due:
. 3 sheets with 9 observations each (27 total)
. all incomplete work finished
Wednesday 09.19
In class:
. continue with exercise 1.5a: starting to give some shape to your strategic experimentations.
. desk-discussion of your pages of experiments.
. start exercise 1.5b
Please bring:
. your transparent objects + light sources
. charcoals, pencils, felt tip pens,etc to do all types of drawings.
Due:
. your amazing sheets with all your carefully set ups according to the three criteria under which you are studying your object.
Remember: be strategic, decide what experiments you are going to set up to better show the characteristics you are observing in your objects. Create as many as you can, pretend this is a preview of your future more detailed investigations.
How creative and thoughtful can you be in your experimenting???
How specific can you be about your findings?
How can you better express them in terms of type of drawing?
What media can support your investigations???/i?
Please post your Strategy Reflections here.
Monday 09.17
In class:
pinup of the drape
start exercise 1.5: light studies
Please bring:
.a portable, clear, glass container of varying thickness.
.a light source: candle, flashlight, desk lamp, clamp light
(The CFYclamp lights will not be available for your use, so please b.y.o. light!)
Due:
perfectly finished drapes (those of you who haven't)
ONLINE POSTING of strategy reflections.
Friday 09.14
In class:
Inquiry books explanation and criteria
Pinup of the finished drape
Collective discussion of what we've done so far: questions raised, decisions made and lessons learned...
Please bring:
Materials used to draw the drape
Fixative spray
ALL the drawings you have produced so far
Due:
PERFECTLY finished drape: no lines, LOTS of values, nice smudging and crisp edges. Be ready to use our new learned vocabulary to discuss your drape drawing in the pinup!!!!
Wednesday 09.12
In class:
pinup and discussion of strips of value tones (1.4b)
discussion of concepts found in readings that may be helpful for starting our next exercise (1.4c)
start our next ex: the drape in charcoal (1.4c)
Please bring:
18 x 24 sketch paper
compressed charcoal
vine charcoal
kneaded eraser
cloth, tissue
erasing shield
drafting tape
409 cleaner and paper towels
Due:
Finished perspectives (those of you who have to make some corrections)
Finished scales of tones, sprayed and scanned in 11x17 (bring printed version)
Readings in coolX (follow instructions in e-mail)
Monday 09.10
In class:
pinup and disscussion of exercise 1.4a (the last part was for hwk)
start exercise 1.4b
Please bring:
18 x 24 sketch paper
scale triangle (if available)
pencil
compressed charcoal
vine charcoal
kneaded eraser
cloth, tissue
erasing shield
drafting tape
Due:
finished exercise of the analysis of the drape (last part of 1.4a) following instructons of the handout.
printed 11x17 pages of the homework (first practice with digidoc)
Friday 09.07
In class:
pinup perspectives 1.3b & 1.3c / recap
start exercise 1.4
Please bring:
18 x 24 sketch paper
wood pencils
black felt tip pen (for ex. pentel sign pen)
Due:
perfectly finished perspective: details, line weights and converging lines corrected!!!!!
Amaze me!!!
Brave guys today!!!! Perspective is difficult but not imposible...keep trying!!! In any case, I saw a lot of good examples around! Good job!
Wed 09.05
pinup of perspectives done in class and hwk
start exercise 1.3c
Please bring:
white sketchpad
pencils
eraser
sharpener
viewfinders
Due:
finish page with 3 square + 2 landscape perspectives of the atrium (basic lines)
additional page with 3 more sq. perspectives.
Quite amazing parts of the body you all produced for homework! Nice job!
Fri 08.31
In class:
pinup homework (figures in space over time)
start exercise 1.3b
Please bring:
viewfinders from 1.3a
18"x24" sketchpad
pencils
sharpener
white eraser
Due:
hwk:one drawing of at least 10 people (1hour) interacting in a public space.
Wed 08.29
In class:
pinup hwk (studies of body parts)
disscuss reading assignment(Gibson and Depth Cues)
start exercise 1.3
Please bring:
18 x 24 sketch paper
18x24 newsprint paper
compressed charcoal
vine charcoal
pencils & sharpener
kneaded eraser
sprayFIX (not sprayment)
drafting tape
Due:
1)1.2b hwk: one sketch sheet of detailed studies of foreshortened views of body parts
2)Exercise reflections posted online.
3)Reading: "Gibson and Depth Cues" by Douglas Cooper (online reserve under England)
Please post your Exercise 1.1/1.2 reflections here.
Great session on Friday! I enjoyed your involvement and your results! Applause.
Monday 08.27
- pinup hwk (6 pages of drawings-of your hand- using the six types of figure drawing we learned on Friday)
- discussion of thoughts written in your journals.
- start exercise 1.2b
Please bring:
- 18 x 24 sketch paper
- 18x24 newsprint paper
- compressed charcoal & vine charcoal
- pencils & sharpener
- kneaded eraser
- sprayFIX (not sprayment)
- journal
Nice contours in our first class!!! You started with a great first kick! (soccer jargon, i'm uruguayan, you know...)
Friday 08.24
In class:
- pinup/discussion of contour drawings (hwk)
- start exercise 1.2
Please bring:
- 18 x 24 sketch paper
- 18x24 newsprint paper
- compressed charcoal
- vine charcoal
- pencils & sharpener
- kneaded eraser
- sprayFIX (not sprayment)
REMEBER TO DRESS DARK!!! (we're going to get dirty!)
Welcome C's!!!
Let's get ready for a great semester together!
A first class preview:
- get to know each other
- a little chat about our future work and objectives
- some class rules
- SOME EXCITING WORK!
Please bring:
18"x24" sketch pad (clear white)
wood pencils
sharpener
pentel pen
push pins
open heads and broad minds (come on!...you are starting college!!!)
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COA 1011 Fundamentals of Design and the Built Environment I
Fall 2007
mwf 3-6
carina.antunez@gatech.edu
HANDOUTS
EXERCISE 3 : unpack/playback: riff
Launch presentation:riff.ppt
ex 3.doc
ex 3 week 1.doc
ex 3 week 2.doc
ex 3 wk 3.doc
EXERCISE 2 : unpack/playback
ex 2 glossary.doc
ex 2 intro.doc
2.1 form (space) and composition.doc
2.2 use and operation.doc
2.3 fabrication and assembly.doc
2.4 analogs and precedents.doc
2.5 correlating and synthesizing.doc
2.6 design variations.doc
EXERCISE 1 : drawing processes
1.1a continuous contour.doc
1.1b continuous contour.doc
1.2a figure drawing.doc
1.2b figure studies in stages.doc
1.3 a space studies figure.doc
1.3 b space studies convergence.doc
1.3 c space studies. convergence in detail.doc
1.4a surface studies analysis.doc
1.4b surface studies value relationships.doc
1.4c surface studies defined by light.doc
1.5 light studies.doc
1.5a light studies- experimenting with variables.doc
1.5b light studies- strategizing investigations.doc
1.5 c light studies- constructing detailed descriptions.doc
SOURCES
online readings / course reserves:
http://www.library.gatech.edu:2300/eres/courseindex.aspx?error=&page=search
[available online reserves under coa 1011]
readings...
touching and moving
nicholaides and contour
charcoal techniques.pdf
drapery study.pdf
light and shade.pdf
Logical Light and Shadows.pdf
Value.pdf
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