Main Project Final Documentation Specifications

Due dates: In-person Pod presentation room request due Monday April 24. Your product (artifact, or whatever you have created) must be completed by 11 am Wednesday April 26 You are encouraged to revise and improve them later, but this is the version you must document for critique. If you revise your creation, submit an additional post about it later too. 2 Part final report. Part 1 due on AesDes.org midnight Weds April 26. 2 In-Depth Critiques (i.e. for two people) of Part 1 due as…

Design Preview Specs 2023

 Due dates Detailed plans for your artifact must be completed by noon April 3, the Monday after Spring Break You are encouraged to revise and improve them later, but this is the version you must document for critique. If you revise your plans, submit an additional post about them later too. Complete Design Preview report midnight Weds April 5. Video of your Design Preview Presentation added to your Design Preview Report the night of your presentation. 2 Critiques of Design Preview reports due Midnight Sunday…

Upcyle Specifications 2023

 Due dates: Upcycle Artifact must be completed by 11 am Monday Feb 20. You are encouraged to revise and improve it later, but this is the version you must document for critique. If you revise it, submit an additional post about it later too. Complete Upcycle report due midnight Feb 22 Video of your Upcycle Presentation due in the same report post midnight of your presentation date. 2 Critiques of Upcycle reports due Midnight Sunday Feb 26 Upcycle Artifact This will be your individual warm-up…

Your first log-in and how to make a post

Hello, Instructions on your first log-in and making a post can be found in the PDF below. HowToMakeAPost If you find any mistakes/ have questions, please contact Eileen via Slack.

Sources for materials

Here is a list of places in Boulder where you can find inexpensive and/or recycled materials. I’m happy to update it if you have new information! Resource Central We accept and resell a variety of donated items such as lumber, cabinetry, old doors, windows, and even tubs & sinks. While some may think of us as a salvage yard, we see ourselves as a treasure trove. Items are priced approximately 75% less than retail. 6400 Arapahoe Rd., Suite B Boulder, CO 80303 303.419.5418 Reuse@ResourceCentral.org Open Monday…

Initial Assignments 2023

Here is a list of assignments to get you started this semester. Start a design notebook. Carry it with you always. Continually doodle in it, sketch details of design that catch your eye, practice shading and rendering etc. We will often have short sketching assignments during class, so please bring it to class. It could be an app (you’ll need a stylus) or a paper pad or notebook. Read syllabus: https://www.aesdes.org/2023/01/16/syllabus-2023/ Then state that you have read it and agree to the policies by midnight…

Schedule 2023

2023 This will get more filled in and adjusted as time goes on. It’s still hard to predict how fast we’ll be going. Guest lectures will be inserted as soon as they are scheduled, and lecture content will move accordingly. Zoom recordings and lecture note links will go live within a day or so of the class. Week Monday Wednesday Friday 1 Jan 16, no class Snow day! In person in Fleming 33.  Simultaneous Zoom link is in Canvas; same link for the whole semester.…

Zotero Library Access

Here’s how to get access to our Zotero online library. Zotero is a citation management tool like Endnote, Mendeley, Bibme, Citation Machine, etc. . Here I’ll describe how to get access to our group library “AesDes” where you can find references for the readings for our class as well as other texts, papers and websites on design movements, notable designers, collections of design works and more.