Interactive Design

DES807M2

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DES807M2
MODULE TITLE: Exploratory Design Practice
MODULE CODE:DES807M1

RATIONALE

This module enables students through studio practice to articulate and integrate design issues explored and proposed in DES806M1. Students will develop both conceptual and production skills via a portfolio of practical research and exploration.

AIMS

To advance the articulation of ideas and innovation through exploratory practice.To encourage reflection, and mirror that process through practice.To advance individual study approaches in the fields of:Graphic Design, Image-making, 3D Design, Multimedia, Moving Image and AnimationTo generate a portfolio of exploratory design practice.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

A successful student will be able to show that he/she can:

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

K1 Display an understanding of designs practical, cultural, economic and social contextsK2 Devise and apply appropriate exploratory practice and production methodologies

INTELLECTUAL QUALITIESI
1 Critically evaluate complex design problems and offer solutions
I2 Devise a rationale capable of sustaining exploratory practical studies
PROFESSIONAL/PRACTICAL SKILLS
P1 Deploy appropriate technical, conceptual and specialist production skills
P2 Demonstrate appropriate project planning and management skills
TRANSFERABLE/KEY SKILLS
T1 Demonstrate initiative
T2 Communicate with dexterity, listen, negotiate and make appropriate presentations
T3 Accept accountability for determining and achieving personal outcomes

CONTENT

Student will evidence a portfolio of practical work for Exploratory Design Practice.The list below will act as the common denominators for content on the module.
Idea generation,Concept explorationExploratory practice,Skills explorationInnovative practice

LEARNING AND TEACHING METHODS

Lectures will Enable students to place design in its wider cultural, economic context.Assist understanding of the principles informing design methodologies. Act as a precursor to design briefing sessions.

Seminars will..Enable students to devise and sustain arguments within their chosen discipline(s). Offer students the opportunity to deploy production skills prior to production.Offer students the opportunity to show accountability & determination.

Tutorials will...Offer students the opportunity to discuss the rationale behind their work.Provide a personal forum for qualitative feedback on draft design work.

will.Enable students to deploy IT/production production skills at the forefront of practice.Enable students to understand the implications of taking an idea from concept to completion and how the design process impacts on this.

Critiques will...Provide a group forum for qualitative feedback on the learning outcomesfrom both academic staff and the student peer group on draft design work. Offer students the opportunity to communicate with dexterity.

Students will be expected to take responsibility for the profile of books, journals and electronic sources on the field of their chosen design discipline(s).

ASSESSMENT

The module is assessed as 100% Coursework. Whilst qualitative feedback is offered during the teaching period to guide and assist students as they develop their specialist practice, marks are only awarded during the examination period at the end of semester. Students will be assessed according to set criteria detailed above and distributed to them at the start of semester.
100% Coursework 0% Examination

REQUIRED READING

Andrews P The Digital Photography Manual Carlton Books 2000
Banks A & Caplin S Digital Illustration / The Complete Guide ILEX 2003
Fiell P & C Graphic Design for the 21st Century Taschen Koln 2005
Gordon B Making Digital Type Look Good Thames & Hudson 2001
Katz S Shot by Shot / Visualising from Concept to Screen Braun Brumfield 1991
Patmore Chris The Complete Animation Course Thames & Hudson 2003
Poynor R No More Rules Graphic Design & Postmodernism Laurence King London 2003
Zeischegg F & Lewandowsky P A Practical Guide to Digital Design AVA Switzerland 2003

RECOMMENDED

Animation

Andersen Yvonne Make Your Own Animated Movies Little Brown 1991Culhane Shamus Animation from Script to Screen St Martins Press 1988Hallas John & Whittaker Harold Timing for Animation Focal Press 1981Laybourne Kit The Animation Book Three Rivers Press 1998Lord P & Sibley N Cracking Animation / Aardman 3D Animation Thames & Hudson 1998Noake R Animation Macdonald Orbis 1988Monaco J How to Read Film Oxford University Press 1981Pilling Jane (ed) A Reader in Animation John Libbey & Co 1997Pilling Jane Animation 2D and Beyond Rotovision 2001Wells P Understanding Animation Routledge 1998White T The Animators Workbook Watson & Guptill 1986Williams R The Animators Survival Kit Faber & Faber 2001

RECOMMENDED

Design

Bachelard G The Poetics of Space Beacon Press 1994Baines P & Haslam A Type & Typography Laurence King 2002Dondis D A A Primer for Visual Literacy MIT Press 1986Elam K Geometry of Design Princeton Architectural Press 2001Evans J & Hall S Visual Culture /The Reader Sage 1999Fella E Letters on America / Essays by L Blackwell 2001Frascina F & Harris J Art in Modern Culture / An Anthology of Critical Texts Phaidon 1995Friedman D Radical Modernism Yale University Press 1994Gottschall E Typographic Communications Today MIT Press 1989Harper L Radical Graphics/Graphic Radicals Chronical Books 1999Hauffe T Design A Concise History Laurence King 1998Helfand J & Maeda J Screen / Graphic Design, Media & Visual Culture Princeton Arch Press 2001Hellar & Drennan The Digital Designer Watson-Guptill 1997Hollis R Graphic Design / A Concise History Thames & Hudson 1996Johnson M Problem Solved / A Primer for Design & Communication Phaidon 2002Lunenfield P Snap to Grid MIT Press 2001Noble I & Bestley R Experimental Layout RotoVision 2001Margolin V Design Discourse University of Chicago Press 1990Margolin V & Buchanon R The Idea of Design / A design Issues Reader MIT Press 1995Maeda J & Negrponte Maeda @ Maeda Universe Books 2001McAlhone & Stuart A Smile in the Mind Phaidon 1999McLuhan M The Medium is The Massage Gingko Press 1992Marsack R Essays on Design 1 Booth-Clibborn 1997McQuiston L Graphic Agitation / Political & Social Graphics since 60â€™s Phaidon 1993Pipes A Production for Graphic Designers Laurence King 2001 edPapinek V The Green Imperative Thames & Hudson 1995Poynor R Typographica 2001Sparke P An Introduction to Design & Culture in 20th Century Routledge 2000 (reprint)Williamson J Decoding Advertisements Marian Boyars 1998Woodham JM 20th Century Design Oxford University Press 1997

RECOMMENDED

Image-Making

Barfield N & Whale G Digital Printmaking A&C Black 2000Barrett T Criticizing Photographs McGraw Hill 1999Bernardin S & Graulich L Trading Gazes / 1880 â€“ 1840 Rutgers University Press 2003Clarke G The Photograph / Oxford History of Art Oxford University Press 1997Durham M S Powerful Days / Civil Rights Photography University of Alabama Press 2002Hedgecoe J The Photographerâ€™s Handbook Edbury Press 1977Hirsch R Seizing the Light McGraw Hill 1999Howard B R Proust in the power of Photography University of Chicago Press 2001Marien M W Photography / A Cultural History Prentice Hall Press 2003Mitchell W J The Reconfigured Eye MIT Press 1992Orvell M American Photography / Oxford History of Art Oxford University Press 2003Paul C Digital Art Thames & Hudson 2003Rosenblum N A World History of Photography Abbeyville Press 1997Sontag S On Photography Penguin 2002Westerbeck C & Meyerowitz Bystander / A history of Street Photography Bullfinch Press 2001Willis D & Williams C The Black Female Body Temple University Press 2002

RECOMMENDED

Media

Barthes R Image Music Text Fontana 1977Bordwell D & Thomson K Film Art McGraw Hill 2000Codrington A Kyle Cooper Laurence King Publishing 2003Curran M Motion Graphics 2002Danino N & Maziere M Critical Writings on Film & Video Wallflower Press 2003Deveraeaux L & Hillman R Fields of Vision University of Chicago Press 1995Hedgecoe J The Complete Guide to Video Collins & Brown 1992Grau O Virtual Art / From Illusion to Immersion MIT Press 2003Le Grice & Cubitt S Experimental Cinema in the Digital Age BFI 2001MacDonald, K & Cousins M. (eds) Imagining Reality / Faber Book of the Documentary Faber & Faber 1996Manovich L The Language of New Media MIT Press 2001Meadows M Pause & Effect / The Art of Interactive Narrative MIT Press 2003Meyer Chris & Trish Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects CMP Books 2002Monaco J How to Read Film Oxford University Press 1981Ondaatje M The Conversations / Art of Editing Films Alfred Knopf 2002Raskin R The Art of Short Fiction Film McFarland & CoRieser M & Zapp A New Screen Media / Cinema Art Narrative BFI 2000Rush M New Media in Late 20th Century Art Thames & Hudson 1999Slar R Film / An International History of the Medium Thames & Hudson 1993Viola B Bill Viola / Writings 1973 “ 1994 Thames & Hudson 1995Woollman M Type in Motion Thames & Hudson 2001

OTHER

Baudrillard Fatal Strategies Pluto Press 1999Chomsky N Necessary Illusions Pluto Press 1989Klien N No Logo Flamingo 2000Lunenfield P The Digital Dialectic / New Essays MIT 2000Wilson B Technologies of Seeing BFI 1996

MAGAZINES Sources

AfterimageAmerican CinematographerAnimation MagazineApertureBaselineCar StylingCircaComputer ArtsCreative ReviewDesignDesign WeekDpictDV digital videoEyeFilm CommentFilm IrelandFilmmakerFormGraphisIDIdeaNew DesignSight & SoundSource
JOURNAL SourcesThe Design Journal (International Refereed on all aspects of Design)Digital Creativity (Proceedings & Conferences on Computers in A&D)Design Issues (MIT Press)Design Management Journal (Boston Mass.)European Journal of Communication (Sage Publications)Innovation (quarterly journal)Interactions (Industrial Design Society of America)Journal of Design History (Oxford University Press)Journal of the Print WorldJournal of the History of IdeasJournal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism (American Society of Aesthetics)Leonardo (MIT Press)

WEB Sources

Advertising Standards Authority:
www.asa.org.uk
Animation Library:
www.animationlibrary.com\
Animation World Network:
www.awn.com
Art & Design Index UU:
www.ulst.ac.uk/library/arts/cuttingsArt Guide:
www.artguide.org/ukArtdiary
:www.artdiary.netArtfacts
:www.artfacts.netArtists
Assoc of Ireland:
www.artistireland.com
Artlondon:
www.artlondon.com
Arts Council Ireland:
www.artscouncil.ie
Arts Council Northern Ireland:
www.artscouncil-ni.org
Association of Illustrators:
www.aoi.co.uk
Atom Films
www.atomfilms.com
Australian Film
www.cinemedia.net
Bad Designs
www.baddesigns.com
BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
Belfast City Council Arts
www.belfastcity.gov.uk/arts/
British Film Institute
www.bfi.org.uk
Centre for Sustainable Design
www.cfsd.org.uk
Chartered Society of Designers
www.csd.orgCirca Art Magazine
:www.recirca/com
Crafts Council Ireland
www.craftscouncil-of-ireland.ie
Creative Ireland :
www.creativeireland.com
Creative Northern Ireland:
www.creativeni.com
Creative Review
www.creativereview.co.uk
Crumb:
www.newmedia.sunderland.ac.uk/crumb
Design & Art Direction:
www.dandad.orgDesign Council
www.design-council.org.uk
Design Museum
www.designmusuem.org
Documentary Film :www.2.dox.dk./dox
Emigra: www.emigra.com
Envirolink:
www.envirolink.org
Exhibition Net:
www.exhibitions.co.uk
International Movie database :
http://us.imdb.com
Institute of Contemporary Arts
http://www.ica.org.uk/
Institute of Designers of Ireland:
www.idi-ireland.com
Irish Arts Review:
www.irishartsreview.com/index/htm
Irish Film and TV Network :
www.iftn.ie
Live Art Archives :
http://art.ntu.ac.uk/liveart
New Media Notes :
http://artistsireland.com/nmn/
One Dot Zero:
www.onedotzero.com
Pathe :
www.britishpathe.com
Photography on the Web :
www.photographyontheweb.org
Prelinger Archive Etc www.archive.org/movies/prelinger.php
Re:Design :
www.redesign.org
Rhizome:
www.rhizome.orgWebmonkey/
Wired: www.webmonkey.com

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

This module offers opportunities for design exploration through specialist practical projects proposed by the students. A research-based approach is encouraged, enabling the development of mature design outcomes towards pathways for meaningful exploration and experimentation.

Mdes Design and Communication

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Mdes Design and Communication

Rationale

The knowledge-based economy will depend for its sustainability on creative people who, as well as being highly skilled in their own disciplines, are trained to think across fields, but who are also equipped with wide competencies in communication, literacy, IT, business methods and entrepreneurship.

Unlocking Creativity 2001

The course is based at the Centre for Creative & Performing Arts on the Magee Campus. The Postgraduate Diploma/Master of Design: Design Communication (PgDip/MDes) is a unique programme of study. When validated in 2003 and offered both full-time and part-time it was the first Master of Design in the University of Ulster and in Northern Ireland.
Rationale for the programme sprang from extended subject dialogue between UU Magee staff and a range of professional and educational colleagues from within and across the creative industries. Over a period of 18 years Art & Design at Magee had delivered a variety of undergraduate design communication programmes. Key to delivery had been our strong placement culture. Our links with Industry became a useful mechanism in identifying demand, development of content and positioning of a PgDip/MDes programme. Our aim was to attract both working designers on a part-time basis and recent full-time graduates.

The programme facilitates a mature environment fostering the pursuit of postgraduate design research and knowledge, creative and technical, practical and entrepreneurial across a coherent range of design communication disciplines. Through the development and implementation of individual project proposals within the disciplines of: Image Making (illustration/photography), Graphic Design, 3D Design, Moving Image and Multimedia Design, students can expect to make a significant contribution to an exciting industry.

Graphic Design provides the bedrock of the British Design business. It overshadows all other disciplines. There are 1800 graphic design companies in the UK. More than 80% of the UKs largest design firms claim branding, corporate identity or print design as a core specialism.

Origins

As a result of the broad thrust of developing technologies the range of design options and combinations available to designers are growing almost daily. For example, graphic and product designers are now free to combine previously specialist activities e.g. animation, sound and video within their portfolio of activity. The course directly addresses the dynamic challenge of this new creative and technological environment within a professional business context.
Multimedia has embraced the skills of creative professionals from animation, music and film extending the traditional two and three dimensions of design to include interactivity, sound and moving image.

The Business of Design “ Design Industry Research 2005 - Design Council
The PgDip/MDes course addresses the deficit of Masters level study in Design in Northern Ireland. Practical research proposals from interested candidates in Image Making, Graphic Design, 3D Design, Moving Image and Multimedia Design will form part of the application process. However, applications that envisage an inter-disciplinary approach are particularly welcome. On completion of the course, successful candidates will be able to make a unique contribution to the creative industries. A key component of the course will be the production of a research paper articulating and disseminating students design practice.

To promote innovation in all its aspects, stimulate higher levels of R&D and improve knowledge transfer.Plan Invest NI. 2002

Competitions

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HOW Magazine’s 8th Annual Interactive Design Awards

www.howdesign.com/competitions/idc/

Enter your work in HOW magazine’s Interactive Design Competition. All winning entries will be featured in HOW’s huge April 2007 Design Annual and will receive a $100 discount toward registration for the 2007 HOW Design Conference. One Best of Show winner will be prominently featured in the April 2007 Design Annual and will be our guest at the 2007 HOW Conference (round-trip airfare within the U.S., hotel and registration paid by HOW).

Communication arts :Interactive Annual Submission Guidelines

www.commarts.com/ca/magazine/comp/mag_ia.html

Deadline Extended! January 26, 2007.Enter the most prestigious design competition for interactive media, the 13th annual Communication Arts Interactive Design Competition. Any interactive project created for digital distribution on the World Wide Web, CD-ROM, interactive kiosk or handheld device is eligible.
Selected by a nationally representative panel of distinguished programmers, interface designers and creative directors, the winning entries will be published in the September/October Interactive Annual of Communication Arts and on our Web site. Over 70,000 copies will be distributed worldwide, assuring important exposure to the creators of these outstanding projects.

Horizoninteractiveawards

www.horizoninteractiveawards.com

The Horizon Interactive Awards is a prestigious international competition recognizing outstanding achievement among interactive media producers. The awards showcase the best web site design, cd-roms, dvds, video, kiosks, video games

Guardian Student Media Awards

http://media.guardian.co.uk/studentmediaawards

Now in their 29th year, the Guardian Student Media Awards are primarily aimed at student journalists, editors, designers and photographers with excellent prizes that include cash, work experience at the Guardian and Sky News and flights from easyJet. They do include a Student Website category, however. The judges are looking for “Innovative web content that exploits the strength of the medium, and displays a clear identity and understanding of the audience. We want to see ease of use combined with good design.”Â The 2006 deadline has passed but you should find details of the 2007 competition soon here.

Europrix Top Talent Award

www.europrix.org/europrix/EuroPrix.htm.

is the Europe-wide contest, open to European producers and young talents, who develop and/or release marketable multimedia products. It focuses on multimedia, which makes sense and demonstrates a clear added value for specific user communities and contexts of use. The Top Talent Award is annual and and was held for the first time in Salzburg in 1998. Since that - nearly 2000 Products from all over Europe have been entered to the Contest. This is a great competition for new media students, with categories including broadband / Online, Offline/ DVD, mobile content, games platforms, Interactive TV, computer graphics and cross media. Closing date end of June - details at http://www.europrix.org/europrix/EuroPrix.htm. You’ll find other interesting events on the home site of the umbrella organisation, the International Center for New Media.

British Interactive Media Association (BIMA)

www.bima.co.uk/

Very prestigious award programme from the main industry body for UK interactive media. The student competition involves a (reduced) Â£25 entry fee, but don’t let this put you off if you think your creation deserves attention. This award is open to anyone on a full-time higher education course and will recognise the best use of digital media by a student or team. The work must have been produced as part of the course and the work can be individual or collaborative. The judges will be looking for exciting and innovative creative ideas in interactive design and functionality. Entry date is normally the end of July each year. More details at the BIMA awards site.

Flashforward

www.flashforwardconference.com/register

All registration for Flashforward@Macworld is being handled exclusively by Macworld. Any questions about registration, discounts, press passes, or special needs should be directed to Macworld Customer Service:(800) 645-3976 or (805) 677-4294 (outside the U.S.)macworldexpo2007@rcsreg.com
The Macworld Early Bird registration deadline is December 11, 2006.
If you have not attended a Macworld conference recently, you may find the online registration interface somewhat complicated. Keep in mind that the Flashforward sessions are referred to as“Power Tools Conference - Series 1 - PB: Flashforward@MW”.

Publications

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PUBLICATIONS

Bartley. J, CD-Rom illustrating works of Art from the University of Ulster based on a publication Artworks Multimedia: UK Student design yearbook 2000 by Basement Publishing, p38, June 2000

Bartley. J, Online CV, Multimedia: UK Student design yearbook 2000 by Basement Publishing, p38, June 2000

Bartley. J, A design flaw, Multimedia: UK Student design yearbook 2000 by Basement Publishing, p39, June 2000

Bartley. J, A ubiquitous object: Multimedia:UK Student design yearbook 2000 by Basement Publishing P39, June 2000

Bartley. J, Advertising for the CD- Rom and book Artworks. Advertising: Student design yearbook 2000 by Basement Publishing p 86, June 2000

Bartley. J, Packaging for the CD- Rom ArtworksPackaging: Pet foods called Fauna foods. UK Student design yearbook 2000 by Basement Publishing P111, June 2000

Bartley. J, A multimedia edutainment system to teach Down syndrome children the alphabet. Multimedia : UK Student design yearbook By Basement publishing, P55, 1999 ISBN 09535743 0X

Bartley. J, PLAN international Eductional presentation. Multimedia : UK Student design yearbook By Basement publishing, P56, 1999 ISBN 09535743 0X

Bartley. J, music online outcome which considers the charts, music genre and the creation of a music factory. Multimedia: UK Student design yearbook By Basement publishing, P57, 1999 ISBN 09535743 0X

Bartley. J, Four billboard advertisements celebrating a millennium event called Identity in POD in Dublin. Advertising Section: UK Student design yearbook By Basement publishing, P135, 1999 ISBN 09535743 0X

Bartley. J, Two faced Suffering . Illustration : UK Student design yearbook By Basement publishing, p 194, 1999 ISBN 09535743 0X

Bartley. J, Political murals, N.Ireland, Multimedia: UK Student design yearbook. 1998 By Basement publishing p60

Bartley. J, Design a high alcohol lager for Carlsberg. Packaging: UK Student design yearbook. 1998 By Basement publishing p 82

Links

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LINKS

Animate!tv

http://www.animateonline.org/

The animate! project challenges the boundaries of animation through production funding, discussion and screenings. The website has a news section, film archive and editorial discussions and features. You can also sign up to receive their newswire mailings.

Animationmeat

http://www.animationmeat.com/

An animation site featuring news, rantsâ€™n’raves, links, model sheets and fun facts.
Animator in Residence schemehttp://www.a-i-r.info/Channel 4 and the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television run an annual scheme for Animators in Residence.

BAFTA

http://www.bafta.org/

The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) now have awards for the Interactive and Games sectors of the Industry. To find out whoâ€™s winning what,go to the website and select Interactive.

BIMA

http://www.bima.co.uk/

Established in 1985, the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) is the trade association representing the diverse interests of the UK interactive industry.

Bradford Animation Film Festival

http://www.baf.org.uk/

Bradford Animation Festival (BAF) is one of the UKâ€™s foremost industry-based animation festivals.

Chinwag

http://www.chinwag.com/

Chinwag is a collection of mailing lists and online discussion forums. You can subscribe to their uknm jobs mailing list, where vacancies within the new media field are advertised.

Digit magazine

http://www.digitmag.co.uk/

Digit magazine provides comprehensive information on graphic design, 3D, animation, video, effects, web and interactive design. The magazine is available both in print and online. There is a charge to view certain premium content areas of the website.

I Want My Flash TV

http://www.iwantmyflashtv.com

A mac-based community site dedicated to the development and support of flash-generated film shorts and animations created by telented animators, film-makers,flash-media developers, storytellers and students from around the world.

linkdup

http://www.linkdup.com

A non-commercial independent website about design, content and technology on the World Wide Web.

Mandy.com

http://www.mandy.com

International film and TV production resources online. There are some useful resources for animation, including a list of animation companies in the UK (enter Animators as a search). There is also a job search facility.

NMA: New Media Age

http://www.nma.co.uk/

The online version of NMA magazine. The website industry news, a diary of events and a link to the job search facility at http://www.newmediajobs.co.uk/ . They also compile an annual list of the Top100 Interactive agencies. Some areas of the site are subscription-only.

Revolution Magazine

http://www.revolutionmagazine.com

Revolution is a monthly magazine that covers business and marketing in the digital economy.You can subscribe to the printed magazine or the online version. Some areas of the website can be viewed by non-subscribers, including a job-search facility.

Toonhound

http://www.toonhound.com/

A website containing information on British cartoon, animation, comic strip and puppet creations of the past, present and future.

UK Web Designers Association

http://www.ukwda.org

The UK Web Design Association is a not-for-profit organisation - established in 2001 to encourage and promote industry standards within the British web design and new media sector. Membership is free and member benefits include an entry in their directory of web professionals, use of the UKWDA logo on your website and beneficial rates for legal advice.

Interactive Design

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