6 11x17 computer laid out pages. These need to be super creative pages with great drawings. The final is worth 30% of your grade, so please focus on that before anything else. Please dress professional, and be prepared to present on Monday at 6:30 sharp!
1: cool cover
2: the story/inspiration/research
3: overview shot with call outs.
4: details page 1 (3-4 details)
5; details page 2, or exploded view
6: Dramatic final rendering.
Please print before monday to give you some backup time. All makeup work needs to be seen by the end of class. I will not accept anything after Monday.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Homework 22
You have 20 pages to totally figure out your design and concept. Wednesday will be a personal work day, and I will work with you monday april 13 to finalize your stuff. PLEASE BRING IN ALL MISSING WORK monday also for grading.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Homework 21
Use 18x24 newsprint. 3 pages, 1 concept per page. Do anything necessary to better flush out and describe what you project is all about. Use pictures, words, drawings anything. Do not design for this! I want the concept, not the solution. Be prepared to clearly articulate.
1. who are you designing this for?
2. What is the problems you are trying to solve.
3. Why is this interesting.
1. who are you designing this for?
2. What is the problems you are trying to solve.
3. Why is this interesting.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Homework 20
10 pages intial design exploration. 4 sketches per page.
5 pages of sketches in your sketchbook at the U of M museum of art. 4 sketches per page.
5 pages of sketches in your sketchbook at the U of M museum of art. 4 sketches per page.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
homewrk 19
5 11x17 with 10 referance images per page. make sure these images are inspirational and cool.
1 11x17 on the customer. find a picture and anwser 10 questions about him/her.
write a problem statement for your project.
1 11x17 on the customer. find a picture and anwser 10 questions about him/her.
write a problem statement for your project.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Homework 16
REDO!!!!!
redo your 6 pages of music instruments. These better be exciting, and really study how the material will look on them.
redo your resume. Ignore working on your text for now and come up with 3 BOLD and SPICY concepts. Scare Me!
Come up with a list of 10 more concepts (20 total from inclass) for your final project.
redo your 6 pages of music instruments. These better be exciting, and really study how the material will look on them.
redo your resume. Ignore working on your text for now and come up with 3 BOLD and SPICY concepts. Scare Me!
Come up with a list of 10 more concepts (20 total from inclass) for your final project.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Homework 15
Draw 6 Pages of music instruments. At least two pages must have glass incorporated. 4 instruments per page.
Redo your resume to reflect your personal style.
Redo your resume to reflect your personal style.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Homework 14
1. Inclass: Draw 5 Pages of your imaginary friends. 3 friends per page.
2. Draw materials. Go out and draw the following materials. (3 Pages per element, 3 sketches per page.) Wood, Metal, and Glass. Please observe the characteristics that make these materials look the way they do. Make sure you draw a variety of shapes from basic to organic.
3. Go and find 15 photos of materials. 5 wood, 5 glass and 5 metal.
4. Bring in a concept for your resume.
2. Draw materials. Go out and draw the following materials. (3 Pages per element, 3 sketches per page.) Wood, Metal, and Glass. Please observe the characteristics that make these materials look the way they do. Make sure you draw a variety of shapes from basic to organic.
3. Go and find 15 photos of materials. 5 wood, 5 glass and 5 metal.
4. Bring in a concept for your resume.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Homework 13
In class: 6 Pages of design refinement. Completely work out your shoe designs. When you are done, we will pick the final three designs to render.
Homework: 3 Final shoe renderings. (1 -2 hours a piece.) These should look as good as you can make it.
Homework: 3 Final shoe renderings. (1 -2 hours a piece.) These should look as good as you can make it.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Homework 12
18 pages in your sketchbook, 4 sketches of shoes per page for 72 individual shoe sketches:
6 pages of athletic shoes divided equally between mens and womens shoes. (4 shoes per page) The first two, you should have 1 page of mens and 1 page of womens that are designed for a real shoe brand. The second two should have 1 page of mens and 1 page of womens are designed for a second shoe brand. The last set, one page of mens and one page of womens should be for your own brand.
6 pages of formal shoes divided equally between mens and womens shoes. (4 shoes per page) The first two, you should have 1 page of mens and 1 page of womens that are designed for a real shoe brand. The second two should have 1 page of mens and 1 page of womens are designed for a second shoe brand. The last set, one page of mens and one page of womens should be for your own brand.
6 pages of functional shoes divided equally between mens and womens shoes. (4 shoes per page) The first two, you should have 1 page of mens and 1 page of womens that are designed for a real shoe brand. The second two should have 1 page of mens and 1 page of womens are designed for a second shoe brand. The last set, one page of mens and one page of womens should be for your own brand.
6 pages of athletic shoes divided equally between mens and womens shoes. (4 shoes per page) The first two, you should have 1 page of mens and 1 page of womens that are designed for a real shoe brand. The second two should have 1 page of mens and 1 page of womens are designed for a second shoe brand. The last set, one page of mens and one page of womens should be for your own brand.
6 pages of formal shoes divided equally between mens and womens shoes. (4 shoes per page) The first two, you should have 1 page of mens and 1 page of womens that are designed for a real shoe brand. The second two should have 1 page of mens and 1 page of womens are designed for a second shoe brand. The last set, one page of mens and one page of womens should be for your own brand.
6 pages of functional shoes divided equally between mens and womens shoes. (4 shoes per page) The first two, you should have 1 page of mens and 1 page of womens that are designed for a real shoe brand. The second two should have 1 page of mens and 1 page of womens are designed for a second shoe brand. The last set, one page of mens and one page of womens should be for your own brand.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Homework 11
Inclass: 6 Pages of sketchbook in the Media Union. 6 different locations, draw the environment. 20 minutes per page.
Homework: Shoe Company Presentation. Research and put together the following on your assigned Shoe Company.
1. One 11x17 designed page detailing the history of your company.
2. One 11x17 designed page on the current design philosophy of your company.
Be prepared to present your company to the class.
Homework: Shoe Company Presentation. Research and put together the following on your assigned Shoe Company.
1. One 11x17 designed page detailing the history of your company.
2. One 11x17 designed page on the current design philosophy of your company.
Be prepared to present your company to the class.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Homework 10
Your Homework: Finish your 10 Page story book in your sketchbook, with black prisma. This should be a finished, high quality piece and you should spend a minimum of 30 - 45 minutes per page.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Homework 9
1. Inclass. Draw your neighbors face. In your groups of 4, alternate every 20 minutes and draw your neighbors faces.
2. Do 1 page of your self portrait. 30-40 minutes.
3. Take 6 Pictures of feet. 3 women, and 3 men. PRINT 8.5 x 11 at 40% opacity. YOU WILL BE USING THEM IN CLASS
4. Bring in your 4 final table lamp and chair renderings for crit.
2. Do 1 page of your self portrait. 30-40 minutes.
3. Take 6 Pictures of feet. 3 women, and 3 men. PRINT 8.5 x 11 at 40% opacity. YOU WILL BE USING THEM IN CLASS
4. Bring in your 4 final table lamp and chair renderings for crit.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Homework 8
1. Inclass: Do 12 Pages of the Shadow excercises.
2. Homework: Do 3 Pages of comps of your design. (4 per page.) Setup your design, find a cool perspective, make sure it looks right, and figure out the shadows.
3. Do 4 PAGES of final renderings on newsprint. (1-2hours a piece.) 1 image of the lamp, 1 of the table, one of the chair, and one of a combination of all three. Make sure each is large on the page, dynamic, bold, and well drawn.
2. Homework: Do 3 Pages of comps of your design. (4 per page.) Setup your design, find a cool perspective, make sure it looks right, and figure out the shadows.
3. Do 4 PAGES of final renderings on newsprint. (1-2hours a piece.) 1 image of the lamp, 1 of the table, one of the chair, and one of a combination of all three. Make sure each is large on the page, dynamic, bold, and well drawn.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Homework 7
Inclass + Home. Do 9 pages of design refinement. 3 pages of lamps, 3 of tables, and 3 of chairs.
Find 12 photos of objects and their cast shadows.
Find 12 photos of objects and their cast shadows.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Inclass: Do quick block drawings on 4 pages of newsprint of all 18 photos. I will demonstrate. You must get perspective, and lighting ball, and shading correct. Focus on developing FORM! This MUST be done before class lets out.
Homework:
1. Render 3 chairs on 18x24 news print. These need to be as good as you can render. (1+ hours each.) Make sure perspective is correct before you do anything.
2. Ideation: Draw 9 pages of lamp, table, and chair ideas. (4 ideas per page.) 30 minutes per page. Get creative. Really try to come up with some innovative ideas.
Homework:
1. Render 3 chairs on 18x24 news print. These need to be as good as you can render. (1+ hours each.) Make sure perspective is correct before you do anything.
2. Ideation: Draw 9 pages of lamp, table, and chair ideas. (4 ideas per page.) 30 minutes per page. Get creative. Really try to come up with some innovative ideas.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Homework 5
1. Get in groups of 4, and pick out each others 3 best autoshow images.
2. Draw those 3 images + 1 of your favorites and draw them on your 18x24 newsprint. Please spend 1 hour each.
3. Find 6 images of lamps, 6 images of tables, and 6 images of chairs. Please make sure that they are inspirational objects, and that you have great images.
2. Draw those 3 images + 1 of your favorites and draw them on your 18x24 newsprint. Please spend 1 hour each.
3. Find 6 images of lamps, 6 images of tables, and 6 images of chairs. Please make sure that they are inspirational objects, and that you have great images.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Homework 4
ATTENTION, PLEASE NOTE HOMEWORK ADDITION AT THE BOTTOM!!!!!
Inclass:
1. Spend 40 minutes with your classmate to refine your design.
2. Spend the remanding class time designing your robots arch nemesis.
Out of Class.
1. Do 3 finished action renderings of your robots. One of your robot, one of your nemesis, and one of both battling each other. These should take 60 minutes each. Make sure you pick exciting and interesting perspectives. Also make sure you spend time to get quality line work and shading, articulating as much detail as you can.
2. Sketchbook: Goto the natural history museum and do 6 sketch pages. Two pages of environment, two page details (3 details per page) and two pages of people.
3. Goto the Detroit Autoshow and take 24 photos. Print, put in your book, and bring in.
4. ADDITION! Goto this website, complete instructions and enter!!!
http://www.core77.com/braunprize2009/
Inclass:
1. Spend 40 minutes with your classmate to refine your design.
2. Spend the remanding class time designing your robots arch nemesis.
Out of Class.
1. Do 3 finished action renderings of your robots. One of your robot, one of your nemesis, and one of both battling each other. These should take 60 minutes each. Make sure you pick exciting and interesting perspectives. Also make sure you spend time to get quality line work and shading, articulating as much detail as you can.
2. Sketchbook: Goto the natural history museum and do 6 sketch pages. Two pages of environment, two page details (3 details per page) and two pages of people.
3. Goto the Detroit Autoshow and take 24 photos. Print, put in your book, and bring in.
4. ADDITION! Goto this website, complete instructions and enter!!!
http://www.core77.com/braunprize2009/
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Homework 3
1. Do 3 (18x24 newsprint) "box" drawings from your reference. Please refer to the demo in class. You will draw 4 examples on each page for a grand total of 12 sketches. Ever single sketch needs to have a horizon line, the perspective points and lines, the location of the light source, and the location of the shadow. This should be done in class.
2. Do 8 pages on 18x24 newsprint of "r2" robot ideations. Each page needs to have 5 concepts sketches on it. Each page should take 30 - 40 minuets x 8 pages = 5 - 7 hours Focus on getting your perspectives, lines and shading right. Use Black Prisma Color.
3. Sketchbook assignment: Goto the Law Quad and goto 2 seperate locations and draw 2 pages of environments, and 3 pages of interesting details. The interesting detail page should have a minimum of 3 different sketches on it. Each page should take 20-30 minutes. 5 pages x 20-30 min = 1.5 - 3 hours. Use Ball Point Pen.
4. Goto the autoshow and take 24 photos of really cool stuff.
Saturday, January 17 - Saturday, January 24, 2009
Friendly Reminders: Use your timers, and challenge yourself to draw as fast as possible. Use indication and efficient line work. Also after this week, if your assignment is not done, it will not recieve a grade.
2. Do 8 pages on 18x24 newsprint of "r2" robot ideations. Each page needs to have 5 concepts sketches on it. Each page should take 30 - 40 minuets x 8 pages = 5 - 7 hours Focus on getting your perspectives, lines and shading right. Use Black Prisma Color.
3. Sketchbook assignment: Goto the Law Quad and goto 2 seperate locations and draw 2 pages of environments, and 3 pages of interesting details. The interesting detail page should have a minimum of 3 different sketches on it. Each page should take 20-30 minutes. 5 pages x 20-30 min = 1.5 - 3 hours. Use Ball Point Pen.
4. Goto the autoshow and take 24 photos of really cool stuff.
Saturday, January 17 - Saturday, January 24, 2009
9 a.m. - 10 p.m. (no admittance after 9 p.m.)
Sunday, January 25, 2009
9 a.m. - 7 p.m. (no admittance after 6 p.m.)
Friendly Reminders: Use your timers, and challenge yourself to draw as fast as possible. Use indication and efficient line work. Also after this week, if your assignment is not done, it will not recieve a grade.
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