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Hand Carved Victorian Goose Eggs – Illusion - The Most Amazing Creations in Art, Photography, Design, Technology and Video.

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Catalogue

http://issuu.com/marksplendid/docs/window_period_s_

http://issuu.com/marksplendid/docs/just_for_today

The above are two catalogues I made at http://issuu.com/explore. I simply made my catalogues on power point and then uploaded them on the web site. This enables you to post on Facebook etc.

Your catalogue is to bring your entire year together. It is also a platform to showcase you as a designer.

This can be a powerful tool for marketing, sharing your work and developing your brand. 

In assessing your catalogue, your moderators will look at the following:

• Clarity (is there a logical 'clear story' through the pages?)
• Involvement (what is the level of enthusiasm?)
• Aesthetic (what is the level of personal expression/signature?)
• Finish (level of professionalism)

http://illusion.scene360.com/art/21526/artistically-engraved-coins/

Time table

Please note the date and name change for the presentations of your Case Studies. The dates are the time table page above.

Peer Case Study Feedback

• Check your blogs after you have posted. Some times images or script doesn't publish properly.
• Use spell check and check your grammar.
• Make rough draughts, rewrite them. Rewrite the rewrite. Repeat this until your writing flows.
• Ask a peer to go over your writing and give you feedback. Listen to their feedback and rewrite.
• Follow the guidelines of the brief.
• Illustrate the points you are making by referring to images of actual pieces. This is the most important aspect of your writing. Describe and analyse pieces in-depth. You do this by describing techniques, use of materials, aesthetic principles and elements; how the designer has employed these to express their approach and philosophy. 
• Point out evidence of their inspiration and references.

Catalogue workshop

http://www.behance.net/
space for professional design networking



http://issuu.com/
space to publish catalogues on the net

Catalogue:
We work shopped the following:

Cover:
What will you place here? Title, picture, colour?

Writing:
What writing will you include in your catalogue?

• Write on your theme (this can come from your methodology classes)
• quotes from other authors
• writing from a peer
• inspirational text
• poetry
• background
• contextualise yourself (biographical)
• your design philosophy
• your approach
• references
• inspiration

Images:

• your work from this year (10 pieces, enamelling projects)
• work from previous years
• drawings, sketches, design process, rhino drawings
• your bench, workshop, manufacturing process
• photo essays

Back page:

CV, bibliography, contact:

• phone numbers
• web contacts/links
• blog, face book pages 

Size/Format:

• shape of book
• one-off-print/quantity of books
• formats-book, cd, web book

The catalogue needs to be done in photo shop and saved as pdf. I will update you on this as printers etc. are still to be established.

Consider:

Your catalogue is to bring your entire year together. It is also a platform to showcase you as a designer.

This can be a powerful tool for marketing, sharing your work and developing your brand. 

In assessing your catalogue, your moderators will look at the following:

• Clarity (is there a logical 'clear story' through the pages?)
• Involvement (what is the level of enthusiasm?)
• Aesthetic (what is the level of personal expression/signature?)
• Finish (level of professionalism)

Case studies

I have posted the marks for your essays on the above Case Study Mark Page. Any queries please come and talk to me. I have also posted comments on your blogs for feedback. If you posted your essay as a page I commented on your last post.


General feed back:
Answer the headings of the template. Refer to images of actual designs in order to illustrate the points you are making

sugao contemporary japanese design at merci

sugao contemporary japanese design at merci

Peer Case Study Template

Template for Peer Case Study research

·                     Brief biography

·                     Design Philosophy

o                  principle concerns

o                  attitude to design

o                  themes

o                  aims and aspirations

·                     Influences

·                     How do they plan to market themselves?

·                     Use of materials

·                     Techniques


Include images of their work and refer to these in order to illustrate the points you are making.

Tim Brown on creativity and play | Video on TED.com

Tim Brown on creativity and play | Video on TED.com

Peer Case Study

Hand in for this case study: 26 August

Choose a Peer to write a case study on. Use the Case Study Template, available in the Briefs page (above).

Please note: no class next week 26 July.

Dates:
2 August: Catalogue briefing
16 August: Beginning of Case Study presentations, two people presenting per lesson.
                 Follow the Time-table page for your date.

http://illusion.scene360.com/

http://www.fridasjogren.com/

Gallery

Gallery

Issuu - About

Issuu - About

Announcements

Marks for your two projects (historical research and 1st case study) have been posted on two marks pages(above).

Feedback for your case studies:

• use at least 3 references, excluding Wikipedia
• choose Designers that you can find material on
• follow the research template
• integrate the information and PUT IN YOUR OWN WORDS
• refer and analyse actual designs, by referring to examples and images you provide
• go into greater depth on techniques and use of materials, particularly how this applies to your practice
• use the CPUT reference guide template
• hand in on time

Please use the feedback I have given you. The next hand for the 2nd case study has been extended to 20 June.

Post Modernism

Some thoughts:
With Post Modernism, the design playing field has become flat. There are no more hierarchies, no single centres which can claim authority over aesthetics. All becomes equal. This can be confusing, scary, pointless, nihilistic. We can borrow, use, refer to, assimilate, include, appropriate, colonise, take (of course with-in academia the sources have to referenced ..to avoid plagiarism...out side ..to avoid law-suits!!!) any genre, technique, approach, culture etc. It's all systems go with no one system,or any system in place!

The responsibility is up to the individual to make meaning, develop value and become self-governing; developing one's own sense of morality. A spin-off could be a sense of being a one humanity. If I/we have become heirs?heiresses to all cultural heritages, it suggests that I/we then all belong to these heritages. The global-one-family-humanity?

Modernism

Carol, Famke and Monique present Modernism

next week is the final presentation of the Style Movements, Post Modernism

Bauhaus and de Stijl

Charly, Deana and Daniela present Bauhaus and de Stijl

Cezanne, Cubism, Gauguin and Surrealism

http://www.slideshare.net/marksplendid/cezanne-cubism-gauguin-and-fauvism-7670867

Case Study

Case Study Brief
Research and write a case study on:
One local Jewellery Designer
One international Jewellery Designer
One local Designer in any Design field
One international Designer in any Design field

i.e. you will be submitting four individual case studies, according to the above criteria. Each study 3/4 pages long, excluding images (roughly 1500 words)

Submit your projects on your blogs by the following dates:

• 9 May
• 9 June
• 31 August
• 7 October

You will present two of your case studies during your allotted time slots in class.

• Choose designers who interest you, who are influencing/informing your own practice
• Make the research authentic and relevant to you, this attitude will show up in your presentation
• Use as many reliable/valid references as possible
• Include images/videos etc, your over all layout makes an impression!

Use the Case Study Template and Rubric as a guide:


Template for Case Study research

• Brief biography
• Design Philosophy
• principle concerns
• attitude to design
• themes
• Influences
• Innovation/contribution to world of Design
• How did/do they market themselves?
• Use of materials
• Techniques
• What is the relevance of this work to your practice?
• Bibliography: Use the Harvard  template [ go to: CPUT homepage, click on: Library button, go to: Postgraduate Research Support, go to: Guides, Manuals and Templates, look up: Harvard for beginners!]

Rubric

• Authentic language
• Has the researched information been digested and understood? is the learner using their own words?
• Use of Images
• Are the use of images/video/etc informative, appropriate, economical (ie. not too many/too few?)
• Adequate Research and Reference
• Have reliable/valid reference sources been used?
• Is there a bibliography and what state is it in ?!
• Plagiarism is not tolerated!
• Over All Impression
• To what extent has the learner been involved? (effort/enthusiasm/interest/authenticity)

Post impressionism, van gogh, expressionism and surrealism View more presentations from mark splendid

research teams for the rest of the year

Art Deco 12 April
Cecilia, Amy and Megan

Bauhaus 19 April
Charly, Deana and Daniela

Modernism 3 May
Carol, Monique and Famke

Pop/Post Modernism  10 May
Heinrich, Mia and Caru


Time Table for Case Studies:


Heinrich 17 May
Megan 24 May
Fatima 7 June
Famke 14 June
Mia 19 July
Carol 26 July
Nandi 2 August
Elretha 16 August
Caru 23 August
Deana 30 August
Charly 13 September
Cecilia 20 September
Daniela 27 September
Mariska 4 October
Amy 11 October
Patrick 18 October
Monique 25 october
Lindsay 1 November


Template for Case Study research

• Brief biography
• Design Philosophy
• principle concerns
• attitude to design
• themes
• Influences
• Innovation/contribution to world of Design
• How did/do they market themselves?
• Use of materials
• Techniques
• What is the relevance of this work to your practice?

Critical Thinking forUX Designers (Workshop) View more presentations from Stephen Anderson

Time table

Please fill your names in on the time table on the 3rd year notice board. These dates are for your presentations of your research on local and international designers. I will be posting the brief and template for your research.

Impressionism

Introduction to Impressionism

Discussion on the principles of this movement and how they could apply to jewellery

Art Nouveau

Nandi, Lindsay and Fatima present their research on Art Nouveau 


Highly competent presentation!

• Widely and thoroughly researched
• Displayed an understanding of the chief characteristics of the movement
• Excellent visual images, which could better used. Keep the images moving and refer to them, rather than reading off a slide of text 
• What was going on socio/politically?

Neo classicism, romanticism, the salon and realism View more presentations from marksplendid

Introduction to 19th C Art

Next week, 8th March,  Nandi, Lindsay and Fatima present their research on Art Nouveau 

infecting the city

Post an entry on your blog responding to your 'Infecting The City' experience

Please go to the blog links page on this blog and check your information, if incorrect please comment!

Reminder

Next week ( Tuesday 22nd ) we are attending 'Infecting The City', for our lesson. Please meet outside the main entrance to Cape Town Station (Adderly St side), 8:30 (please be punctual)

Indaba

http://www.designindaba.com/expo

Infecting The City

Feast your eyes on Cape Town’s fine art treasures

When:

Mon 21 – Sat 26 from 07h00 – 18h00

Where:

The glass wall cabinets at the Festival Hub
Cape Town has many wonderful art galleries that show the works of our talented photographers, sculptors, painters and printmakers. Infecting The City recognises that only a tiny percentage of our population visits these treasure houses where artists display their varied visions of the world.
The Festival has invited six local galleries to show their artists’ work to the general public. The Festival hopes this will encourage those who never enter art galleries to venture inside in future: everybody is welcome!
The Satellite Galleries are housed in two rows of wall cabinets at the Festival Hub. Two different galleries will be featured every two days.

Greatmore Studios

‘Art is a truly cultural treasure, changing with us as a society and offering us all a window to look to the future for inspiration or examine our past and present in detail for fresh perspectives,’ says Kate Tarrat Cross, director of Greatmore Studios.
Greatmore is a creative hub that prides itself on encouraging its artists-in-residence to participate in community outreach programmes, aiming to provide a greater understanding of the meaning and practice of art in those communities. ‘It’s with great solidarity that we support Infecting The City in its drive to bring art to street level,’ says Kate.
For the Festival the Studios will be showcasing a diverse, multifaceted selection of works from its expressive stable of local and visiting artists.
When: Monday and Tuesday

Michael Stevenson

Since its inception in 1990, the Michael Stevenson Gallery has gained a deserved reputation as one of South Africa’s leading contemporary galleries, having notched up the talents of artists as diverse as Zander Blom, Meshac Gaba, Nicholas Hlobo, Anton Kannemeyer and Zanele Muholi. Staying true to its innovative vision, the gallery has commissioned the MADEYOULOOK collective (made up of Molemo Moiloa and Nare Mokgotho) to produce work specifically for the Festival.
Says the gallery’s Joost Bosland, ‘It’s very exciting that MADEYOULOOK will be participating in this event, especially since their work challenges the existing boundaries between art spaces and public spaces.’
When: Monday and Tuesday

Heidi Erdmann

Although this gallery was launched (in 1999) with the aim of promoting contemporary comic art, it now represents sculptors, painters and printmakers. Says owner Heidi Erdmann of the gallery’s participation in the Festival, ‘I was very keen from the outset because it’s important to take artworks outside the comfort of the white cube.’
For the Festival she’s selected “three very different artists working in a wide range of media: sculptor Brendhan Dickerson, conceptualist Barbara Wildenboer and comic artist Karlien de Villiers.
When: Wednesday and Thursday

Joao Ferreira

Established in 1998, the Joao Ferreira Gallery has, from the offset, established itself as one of South Africa’s foremost contemporary art galleries and fine-art dealerships.
The Gallery aims to cultivate critical appreciation and stimulate discussion around visual art by regularly hosting new shows of work by contemporary artists. It showcases the works of diverse and experimental artists such as Araminta de Clermont, Egon Tania, Mark Hipper, Michael Taylor and Sanell Aggenbach.
When: Wednesday and Thursday

iArt

iArt Gallery, which displays works by some of South Africa’s most prominent contemporary artists alongside works by promising young talent, has always aimed to ‘maintain the highest possible artistic standards’. Director Johan du Plessis believes that public art events are more than just an opportunity to showcase a particular gallery’s artists; they’re a necessity. ‘Every person should, even from a very young age, be exposed to art; especially good art,’ he says. ‘We’re grabbing this opportunity with both hands and are hoping to expose the public at large – especially young people – to good art. This will hopefully lead to getting more people into galleries, which are often seen as somewhat elitist.’
For the Festival it will be exhibiting the works of six well-known young artists: Zwelethu Mthethwa, Matthew Hindley, Carla Leisching, John Walters, Beth Armstrong and Alex Emsley.
When: Friday and Saturday

WhatiftheWorld

Whatiftheworld proudly punts itself as ‘a destination point for curators and collectors to experience innovative work and become acquainted with some new names’. Included among these names are artists such as Avant Car Guard, Cameron Platter, Athi-Patra Ruga, Stuart Bird and Peter Eastman. No surprise, then, that in 2007 it was selected by London’s Contemporary magazine as one of the Top 50 Emerging Galleries from Around the World. Expect to see fresh and highly innovative art.
When: Friday and Saturday

'Hand- made'

The Arts and Craft Movement promoted quality design and drew inspiration from times when hand skills were highly developed and honoured. Why are hand made objects more desirable and valuable?

Post some writing and images by 22 February

Arts and Craft Movement

Mariska Kelly
mariskakelly.blogspot.com
Elretha Brynard
elrethabrynard.blogspot.com
Patrick Kapend
k-theorist.blogspot.com

Guideline for marking

A (80+): Highly Competent; has met all criteria through.Excellent research, understanding and delivery. Exciting, unexpected use of examples, images, information and presentation. Highly engaging. 

B (70-79): Competent; has met the essential criteria through.Sound understanding. Information well researched, integrated and communicated with ease. Interesting and engaging presentation. 

C (60-69): Becoming Competent; has engaged with the criteria.Displaying a basic understanding which needs more integration and development. Requirements of task are covered. Sufficient effort applied. 

D (50-59): AdequateBasic elements of task covered. Little integration and understanding of the criteria, but can just proceed to the next task need. More effort required. 

E (40-49): Fail; basic criteria not addressed.Fundamental aspects missing. Inadequate research, poor use of material. Cannot proceed to the next task. 

F (30-39): FailMisunderstanding task. Insufficient research and effort. The majority of the criteria not addressed. 

G (0-29): FailFundamental error. Extremely poor effort. No criteria addressed.

Beautiful exciting work!!!!

http://www.yukenteruyastudio.com/projectsworks

Tuesday 8th February 2011

Discussion:

• Blogs
• What makes good design
• Aesthetics
• Industrial revolution
• CAD in Jewellery

Next weeks presentation (15th February) 

• The Arts and Crafts Movement
• researched and presented by
• Mariska Kelly, Elretha Brynard and Patrick Kapend

Assessment Criteria

• Information
• Variety, amount, quality, authentic, relevant
• Presentation
• Clarity, interesting, engaging
• Time
• Constructive

Tuesday 1st February 2011

Introduction to course

Homework:

• Contruct a blog
• Answer: What makes good design?

Course Outline

Design Theory Three

The focus of this course is to explore global and local Contemporary Jewellery Design, looking at the following:

• The approach/philosophy of the Designer/Design school
• Specialized techniques
• Social/political/ecological/cultural contexts

Research project:

• Techniques for designing and manufacturing in gold

Development in Visual literacy

Classes take the form of group and individual presentations and dialogues.

Learners develop their own blogs which become the format to present research projects and class-presentations.

Historical Movements/Styles

• Arts and Crafts movement
• Art Nouveau
  • Impressionism
  • Post-impressionism
  • Fauvism
  • Surrealism
  • Dada
  • Cubism
  • Expressionism
• Art Deco
• De Stijl
• Bauhaus
• Moderism
• Late Moderism
  • Minimalism
  • Abstract Expressionism
• Post Modernism
  • Pop Art
  • Deconstruction

Template for Historical Research Projects

• Priciple/Philosophy of Style/Movement (what)
• Historical Context (when)
• Geographical/Cultural context (where)
• Social/Political context (why)
• Influences (why)
• Innovation/contribution (what)
• Characteristics/style (how/what)
• Iconic Designer (who)
• How is this relevant to us now?