Syllabus
Summer 2007
Course Title: 3-D
Design GD2434
Meeting Times and
Location: MW 8-11 room 420
Instructor Name: Lisa
Loudon
laloudon@aii.edu
612.332.3361 X6935
Office Hours: rm 302 m-r 7:30-8am
Course
Description: This course will explore
materials, processes and industry guidelines for surface treatments, including
products, packages and exhibits.
Design principles will be applied to the development of 3-D graphics.
(no prerequisites required)
Course Length: 11
weeks
Contact Hours: 60: 40
lab 20 lecture
Credit Value: 4
Course Competencies:
- Recognize and incorporate function as it relates
to design
- Objectively evaluate function as it pertains to
form within basic design
- Recognize the difference between 2D and 3D
design
- Translate 2D design into 3D design
- Demonstrate translation of 3D form into 2D
drawings
- Explore 3D media to move through visual space
- Demonstrate construction skills of 3D projects
(structural integrity)
- Represent perspective from a different (unique)
point of view
- Explore a variety of lighting of a 3D object
- Explore the adaptation of illustration, design,
typography, an materials in 3D form
Course Prerequisites:
none
Textbooks: Materials will be
provided by the instructor in the form of handouts and in class examples.
Materials and
Supplies: variety of papers, pencils, sketchbook, exacto, ruler, placticene
clay, a large bar of soap, toothpicks, glue, aluminum foil, packing tape,
scissors, matboard or foam core.
You will also need
varying small objects depending on your individual approach to the assignments.
Estimated Homework
Hours: 3
hours per week
Technology
Needed: none
Student
Evaluation:
Grading
Policies: Points will be assessed
for each assignment at the end of the class period. All work must be finished by the end of the assigned work
day as listed on the class schedule.
Point values for each assignment are listed on the schedule and will be
added up to attain the final grade.
Grading is based on the completion of the assignments, demonstrated understanding
of the assigned visual principles and course competencies, quality of work,
your ability to explain and discuss your work, and participation in class
critiques.
Grade
scale:
A-100-93% A-92-90% B+ 89-88 B
87-83 B- 82-80 C+ 79-78 C 77-73 C-
72-70
D+
69-68 D 67-60 F 59-below
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Class Policies: Students are responsible for any information missed due to
absence or tardiness.
Assignments must be turned in on the due date for full points. Late assignments will be accepted by
the beginning of the following class and given a deduction of one letter
grade. Any assignments turned in
after this point will be assessed as a ³0². All cell phones must be turned off
during class.
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Official
AI Attendance Policy
Regular,
on-time attendance is both courteous and professional. The Art Institutes International
Minnesota expects students to demonstrate professionalism by attending all
classes as scheduled, arriving on time, and remaining for the full duration of
the class. Outside employment should not be scheduled during class hours. The Arts Institute International Minnesota
reserves the right to schedule or reschedule classes to accommodate classroom
and facility usage.
Students should be aware that even
if there is no ³attendance grade² per se for a class, it is difficult to
succeed in class without regular, on-time attendance. In the event of illness or emergency, students are
responsible for class material and should follow the procedures described in
the course syllabus for contacting the instructor and keeping up with planned
learning activities. In the case of unavoidable but planned absences, the student
should communicate with the instructor and prepare assignments in advance when
possible. Even with prior notification, a student will be marked absent and
there may still be an impact on grades.
Individual faculty determine the
impact, if any, of absences on grades. The Art Institutes International
Minnesota supports the attendance policy for each class as it is described on
the syllabus; each student is responsible for reading and understanding the
policy for each class. Students with excessive absences will be withdrawn from
class.
Excessive
absence is defined as follows:
8
consecutive hours of a lecture class,
12
consecutive hours of a lab/lecture class
30
consecutive hours of culinary class.
For the purposes of determining
excessive absence, The Art Institutes International Minnesota does not
distinguish between excused and unexcused absences because in either instance
students have missed valuable learning experiences. Appeals for excessive absence withdrawal are limited in
scope and rarely granted, following a resumption that a student who has missed
two consecutive weeks of class is too far behind to reasonably make up the
learning lost. The primary basis
of an appeal should be clerical or record errors in which the student can
demonstrate attendance was inaccurately recorded.
Students may be readmitted to
school the term following an attendance termination by appeal. The written
appeal of an attendance termination must state any mitigating circumstances
that contributed to the termination and must include appropriate documentation
in support of the appeal. Mitigating circumstances may include serious illness
of the student or immediate family member, a death in the immediate family,
work related exigencies, and other factors outside of the studentıs control.
The written appeal should also include, in detail, a discussion of how the
student has changed circumstances, learning strategies, or attitudes to ensure
success upon readmission. A written appeal should be professionally prepared,
not handwritten, and it should include current contact information.
3D Design
Schedule
Week 1
Day1 Intro syllabus
Overview the elements of 3D design
Day2 Model a simple form (9.2) placticene clay
10 pts/_____
Week 2
Day1 Carving a simple form (9.3) soap
10 pts/_____
Day2 Construction with varying materials (9.8)- materials of your choice
10 pts/_____
Week 3
Day 1 Modular construction (9.9) planning- (toothpicks or popsicle sticks, also rubber bands, glue, clothes pins, small nails, hammer depending on construction method. )Thumbnails and material research
Day2 Modular construction conıt
10 pts/_____
Week 4
Day1 Confined Space (9.12)
Using cast objects
Planning and design
Day2 Confined Space- Execution
10 pts/_____
Week 5
Day1 Controlled Time (9.13)
Thumbnails and planning
Day2 Controlled Time-Execution
10 pts/_____
Week 6
Day1 Visit to Sculpture Garden to research ideas for public sculpture (written assignment)
10pts______
Day2 maquette– public spaces
Research and planning
Write up
10pts/_____
Week 7
Day1 maquette conıt
10 pts/_____
Day2 Planning for Modeling with an armature (9.11)
QUIZ
40 pts/_____
Week 8
Day1 Modeling with an armature (9.11) aluminum foil for armature
Armature construction
10 pts/_____
Day2 Modeling conıt
Build outer construction
10 pts/_____
Week 9
Day 1 Labor Day – NO SCHOOL
Day2 Research Assignment
Idea development and research
Week 10
Day1 Presentations
25 pts/_____
Day2 Product Display
Research and planning
Week 11
Day1 Product Display conıt
Day2 Final presentations
25 pts/_____