week 7 again

Michael Jackson (hackson)
ALSO:
Maintain an onlinejournal/blog + research report + attendance + participation 35 marks
the blog : 2 posts per week. This is the opportunity to compile, construct, render etc a record - the idea is to engage in the practice of concept development of a project related to your ideas regarding web design; the role of art in web / design. What is design? How is it linked to art and design? You will also keep a record of sites visited during the semester. You could do this through blogspot or wordpress.
Details: your online journal will include:
• A wide range of images and explanation of why selected
• Record of online research including web based design AND art practice
• Research report that follows up your short presentation (600 words plus) – see below
• Research on artist / designers online. Their role online and conceptual background
• Your lab work – how it connects with your core studies
• Response to weekly readings
The blog should reflect your ongoing reflection on your creative work. Specifically:
A range of images: from mass media, books, online imagery, sketches, mockups, photos in any form that can screened, scanned etc. into the blog with notes if needed
Written work: showing you are thinking about art/dsign not simply cutting and pasting. Some kind of quick reference would be appropriate
Development/process: not necessarily step by step but at least some direction
Critical awareness: of contemporary trends in online art and its effect on design. (interconnectedness). Theorists such as Manovich are useful.
Research report: based on your website research presentation given wk 3/4. Report 600 words as part of blog/diary. You will need to consider: a. whether it falls into design &/or art; b. why; c. how relates to other art/design forms on the web.
Major project concept (due week 6) 10 marks
Your concept for your site will incorporate:
1. psp mockup a rational
2. a short written investigation of design possibilities from other sites leading up to a final site project that will be uploaded on the university server.

Major Web Project: (due week 13) 50 marks
The major web project will be to construct your own site. The site must be uploaded onto the web either via the university or a free provider.
THEMES: This semester 2 themes will be offered. You will chose one:
1.“Movement” – movement in terms of spatially or perhaps temporally.
The theme must communicate something around the notion of MOVEMENT. Interpret that as you will. e.g. perhaps referring to movement as art often does– through suggesting motion within the work; or perhaps spacially – as the relative position/movement of objects or events you decide.
2. “IDENTITY” – identity online or in terms of your personal identity; or perhaps construction of identity. The theme must communicate something around the notion of IDENTITY. Interpretation again quite open. e.g. personal identity or persona, online or with differing people – you decide.
Note for both: You may decide to use text or none. It would be best to communicate clearly without relying only on overly obvious interpretations such as “those times when I got my first bike” etc. In other words it must use visual material/text/text as image to communicate this effectively.
Please remember that the focus is on the theme NOT just the application of a design software technology to a website development.