New Media readings for Wed Jan 25

Discuss:

• Manovich, 3. The Operations (115–149)
• Sterling, Bruce, A Short History of the Internet (1993)

Networked Devices readings for week of Jan 23

The Future Of Interaction Design (mon)

Ken Rinaldo Interview (wed)

New Media reading for Wed Jan 18

Discuss:
Manovich, 2. The Interface
Baudrillard, Jean, Simulacra and Simulations

Julian Stallabrass – Art Incorporated: The Story of Contemporary Art

For class Wednesday, read “Uses and prices of art” (chapter 4) – in Julian Stallabrass – Art Incorporated: The Story of Contemporary Art and respond below.

Behind the Times: The Decline and Fall of the Twentieth-Century Avant Gardes by Eric J. Hobsbawm

Read and respond to: Behind the Times: The Decline and Fall of the Twentieth-Century Avant Gardes by Eric J. Hobsbawm.

Does modern art “express the times” or is it a series of wilful aberrations? Do we have any way of judging its success or failures? This text argues that unlike writers and composers, who have come to terms with mass-production and the technology of infinite repetition, painters still cling to the unique art-object, the product of the artist’s own hands. The result is a succession of attempts to find relevance and meaning that are doomed to failure. This thesis contributes to a dilemma of our time, and would interest artists and critics alike.

Check your email for the PDF…

Web2: Everyone hearts math

Index page

Build a web page for displaying your work to the class. Name your page index.html so that it will be linked properly from the front page of the class website. Your page should be clear and well-considered in its layout. Include the following information on this page…

1. Name and email link.
2. Why are you taking this course? What prior experience do you have in designing for the web?
3. Select two projects from the web you consider to be interesting. One should be a dynamically-generated web site. List each project with its title, URL, one or more small “thumbnail” images, and two to three sentences describing the project and why it is especially remarkable.

Everyone Hearts Math

Create a dynamic web page that performs a math story problem. You should use variables in the actual problem, declaring their values at the top, and using print() or echo() to reveal the final answer(s). Check to make sure you’ve got all your semicolons (;) and there are no typos or you will get errors. This is the beginning of one of many assignments where you get to flex your design muscles.

Due: Sept 21

 

The Case Against Art Show Entry Fees

Here is an interesting article about fees for entry; “The Case Against Art Show Entry Fees,” feel free to respond with comments.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-grant/the-case-against-art-show_b_708624.html