Project Schedule “Imagination”

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