We are going to meet twice a week, Monday and Wednesday in X 1.031.
Thinkshop: Monday 9:00 – 12:15 X 1.031
Workshop: Wednesday 9:00 – 12:15 X 1.031
Due to the Covid19 situation we are going to meet online via Zoom until further notice!
Week 0: 5.10. – 9.10.
- Friday: 9.10.
- Definitive List of Participants
Part 1: Inspiration: “Visual Thinking”
Week 1: 12.10. – 16.10. – What is this?
- Monday: 12.10. Thinkshop
- Conversation 1: “Your interests and goals”
- Lecture 1: “Images as Cognitive Tools”
- Lecture 2: “What we are going to make and how”
- Short Project 1: What is this?
- Wednesday: 14.10. Workshop
- Lecture: “How to show the essence of something”
- Tutorial: 3D modelling
- Exercise: 3D modelling
Week 2: 19.10. – 23.10. – How much is this?
- Monday: 19.10. Thinkshop
- Lecture: “How to show quantity”
- Exercise: Data visualisation (analogue)
- Short Project 2: How much is this?
- Wednesday: 21.10. Workshop
- Lecture 1: “The Psychology of Perception”
- Lecture 2: “Word vs. Image”
- Tutorial: Graphic software for Data visualisation
- Exercise: Data visualisation (digital)
Week 3: 26.10. – 30.10. – How does this move?
- Monday: 26.10. Thinkshop
- Lecture 1: “Moving explanations”
- Lecture 2: “Facts vs. Phenomena”
- Lecture 3: “Thinking with your body”
- Tutorial: “Stop Motion”
- Exercise: Stop Motion Basics
- Short Project 3: How does this move?
- Wednesday: 28.10. Workshop
- Lecture: “How to make animations”
- Tutorial: Animation Tools
- Exercise: Planning an animation
Week 4: 2.11. – 6.11. – How does this feel?
- Monday: 2.11. Thinkshop
- Lecture: “The meaning of physical objects”
- Step 1: “Start thinking about your free project”
- Short Project 4: How does this feel?
- Wednesday: 4.11. Workshop
- Lecture: “What we did so far”
- Conversation: “What do you want to do this semester?”
- Step 2: “What is the topic of your free project?”
Part 2: Free Project “Imagination”
Week 5: 9.11. – 13.11. – Define
- Monday: 9.11. Thinkshop
- Lecture: “Practical tips for your project”
- Critique: “Your topic”
- Wednesday: 11.11. Workshop
- Lecture: “Design Process: How to make great things”
- Step 3: Come up with 3 ideas!
- Exercise: Define your project
Week 6: 16.11. – 20.11. – Ideate
- Monday: 16.11. Thinkshop
- Critique: “3 ideas”
- Step 4: Focus on 1 idea!
- Wednesday: 18.11. Workshop
- Ideation
Week 7: 23.11. – 27.11. – Ideate
- Monday: 23.11. Thinkshop
- Critique: 1 final idea
- Step 5: Finalise your concept!
- Wednesday: 25.11. Workshop
- Ideation
Week 8: 30.11. – 4.12. – Prototype
- Monday: 30.11. Thinkshop
- Critique: Final concept
- Step 6: Make a prototype!
- Wednesday: 2.12. Workshop
- Lecture: “Why and how we make prototypes”
Week 9: 7.12. – 11.12. – Prototype
- Monday: 7.12. Thinkshop
- Critique: Prototype
- Wednesday: 9.12. Workshop
Week 10: 14.12. – 18.12. – Refine
- Monday: 14.12. Thinkshop
- Critique
- Wednesday: 16.12. Workshop
Week 11: 21.12. – 25.12. – Refine
- Monday: 21.12. Thinkshop
- Critique
- Wednesday: 23.12. – no class!
Part 3: Publication
Week 12: 11.1. – 15.1. – Share
- Monday: 11.1. Thinkshop
- Wednesday: 13.1. Workshop
Week 13: 18.1. – 22.1. – Share
- Monday: 18.1. Thinkshop
- Wednesday: 20.1. Final Presentation