Activities from the Bauhaus.
We have three to chose from...
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The Concept of Space Study in Three Dimensional Assembly objective: to assemble an assortment of simple forms into a coherent and stable construction which captures a distinct volume of space EXAMPLES from HHS DESIGN11
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Nine Squares Study in Two Dimensional Composition objective: to arrange a repeated graphic element within a set frame, to create a three dimensional effect or to describe a narrative transformation
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Corduroy Rhythms Study in Texture objective: to create a relief surface evocative of a rhythm, a sense of space, or a quality of mood, using only corrugated cardboard EXAMPLES from HHS DESIGN11
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This Bauhaus project is Adapted from Steve Mannell
For Bauhaus examples, see:
Introduction to the BAUHAUS in Weimar (1919-25) and Dessau (1925-33)
A mark is a recorded gesture, and as you may note, we have the ability to gesture many things. Many experts believe that 90% of what we say to another person comes through our body gestures. For centuries, artists have explored the many ways to make a statement through a recorded gesture, or mark. The effective use of marks will help you to communicate an idea through any design.
Over the span of this year you will develop a dictionary of 500 marks, each with a potential to articulate a particular meaning. We will begin by:
1. Make a list of 50 adjectives / descriptors of various emotions or states of mind -- ones which can also describe aspects of who you are.
2. On your own, invent a mark for each of the 50 words.
3. For five of the words, design a font for each which speaks of that words inherent meaning. Discuss the results of your designs with your peers. Selecting the best of all designs, use your creative design process to improve your design.
4. Take the single best of the five and design a full size representation of the word where the font and it's background work together to speak strongly of that word's inherent meaning. Create a detailed version of your font in a context taking up a full page in your sketchook.
5. Your final font should be done in a collage and formed to be the cover of your Art Journal.
5. We can test their power of communication by sharing these with your peers, to see if they can describe what the font represents.
6. Over the duration of each Term, you will create, collect, and record 250 unique ways to make a mark in a section of your Art Journal. At the end of the year you will have a total of 500 marks in your dictionary.
For font ideas, check out these images:
What is the formula for our attention?
Have you noticed how TV shows pause for commercials during intense scenes. Have you paid attention to the effectiveness of laugh track's and background on your moods? Have you noticed the volume on your TV change during shows?
These questions and many more could be asked to address curiosities about how our attention is drawn and kept, and how our moods are manipulated by the flickering lights and sounds generated by that box in a our family rooms. By understanding this we can learn more about who we are, how we communicate, and how others perceive us. Such interests are those of a good designer.
Therefore, I would like you to design a graph which plots the sequencing of TV programming.
1. Select a favorite show, one you are familiar with.
2. Set up a graph which sets time for one axis, and plot changes on the other. Come up with your own value system to chart the intensity, presence, or absence of any particular element.
Also, plot such things as commercials, lighting changes, plot twists, sub plot activities, etc. |
3. Separately from the graph make note of colour schemes in scenes. For example, when two people are in a scene, what is the colour relationship of their clothing. How about with three or four people? If you see patterns, why do you think such patterns are used
4. Compare notes in teams of 3 to see if there is a common formula for all shows. In these groups aim to:
- Hypothesize as to what the goal is of such organizational method for TV producers.
- Discover.... Are there any common devices used to effect our moods?
5. In your journals, identify any particular observations you made or any thing you learned through this assignment.
Art Journal structure, ideas, and requirements
Your Art Journal can be regarded as your personal space, for you to explore old and create new ideas. The Art Journal is intended to support your potential to learn more about the tools of art making, your self, your culture, and the culture and identity of others.
Design the cover of your Art Journal so that it represents who you are distinctly. Incorporate the letters of your name in the design TIED TO FONT DESIGN. Find a font which is representative of who you are. We can use a collage of magazine images and I have a special medium for mounting materials to the cover and sealing it.
- When constructing your design, make a conscious use of the Principles of Design. Use one principle on the front cover, and another on the back.
- The design and font should speak of who you are. The collage should form a strong design or newly constructed scene or image.
- DO NOT glue down any image until you have assembled a complete design. This will leave you free to make changes, as if things are glued down, you will not be able to move them.
- When gluing down images, use acrylic gel medium. not white glue. First, brush the gel on the back of each image and on the cover of your book. Let each surface dry completely. Once there is gel on the back of each image, turn them over and put a layer on the front. Let it dry!
- Once there is a dry layer of gel on each image, you have prepared them so to avoid curling and tearing. You can now apply another layer of gel on the back of each image and press it onto your book. Work quickly as the image must be applied while the gel is still wet.
The Guts:
To remain organized, you are to divide your Art Journal into 5 part. Organize and lebel as follows:
Term 1 notes 20 pages |
Term 1sketches 20 pages |
Term 2 notes 20 pages |
Term 2 sketches 20 pages |
Personal space |
FOR MORE DETAILS ON Art Journal LIBERTIES, IDEAS & RESTRICTIONS
Stepping out of your matrix through the logic of invention
Our objective: Take existing products and redesign their aesthetic and readdress their purpose through a creative logic -- the logic of invention.
Method:
- Bring into a team of 3 peers an object of personal significance, or a product which you feel is lacking a good design.
- sharing these objects, come up with a list of words which can specifically describe each objects character, colour, texture, line, shape, weight, structure, balance, organization, purpose... what are things it reminds you of? etc.
- Selecting from one list, take a purpose for the product. From a list describing a different product, take a work which describes another aspect of the product.
- Now that you have a purpose for your product and an other word which describes it, use your creative design process to design a new product.
Assessment:
Presentation quality, clarity, care & professionalism /5
Design: Engages audience, unique, creative, explorative. /10
Innovative? /5
Team work /5
4 circles in a square
draw on a page of your Art Journal a grid of 16 equal squares (3cm X 3cm ea.). In each square, draw an arrangement of four circles, with no two squares with the same arrangements of circles. feel free no to be bound by the edges of the squares.
Select a composition and design a product which from one side would look like that arrangement of four circles in a square. Present your design as a completed ad to be targeted at an appropriate audience.
Be liberal and creative in your design process and presentation, but be sure to present your product in a professional manner.
Assessment:
Art Journal & exploration /10
Presentation quality, clarity, care & professionalism /5
Design: Engages audience, unique, creative, explorative. /10
Innovative? /5