Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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)

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

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?

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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.