Detailed Course Syllabus
Week 1, Class 1, Monday, August 26, 2013.
Introduction
Introductions all around: Who you are, Where you’re from and What is your design specialty?
Explanation of syllabus, 4 initial assignments of one-week duration, two more longer projects, critique, readings / groups, writing assignments, blogs.
Discuss 1st assignment, What is an interface? Brainstorm in class on a shared definition.
Examples of interfaces, what makes something an interface?
In-class activity: Redesign a Social Network in Groups
Week 1, Class 2, Wednesday, August 28, 2013.
Introduction
In Class Review:
Discussion/Presentation of group mappings
Discussion of assigned reading
Readings:
Donald Norman, “Natural Interfaces are not Natural” – link http://bit.ly/coSxQi
Fred Vogelstein, The Great Wall of Facebook: http://bit.ly/8jH47Z
Jeffrey Rosen: “The Web Means the End of Forgetting”, http://nyti.ms/atnScD
Bill Joy, “Why Bill Joy: The Future Doesn’t Need Us”: http://bit.ly/x9RQ
Week 2, Class 1, Monday, September 2, 2013.
CLASS CANCELLED LABOR DAY HOLIDAY – WORK on FACEBOOK REDESIGN AND READINGS
Readings – please post your responses on the blog:
“Escaping Flatland” Edward Tufte
“The Power of Representation” by Donald Norman
Week 2, Class 2, Wednesday, September 4, 2013.
Students Present Results from Social Network Assignment
Assignment 2: (7 in 7) Be sure to do the reading while working on your projects!
Build 1 project a day for 7 days, document your projects before you build them! and after you build them!
Readings:
1. Stephen Houde and Charles Hill, “What Do Prototypes Protoype?”
2. Marion Buchenau and Jane Fulton Suri, “Experience Prototyping”
3. Pelle Ehn and Morton Kyng, “Cardboard Computers”
4. Bill Buxton, “What Sketches and Prototypes Are And Are Not“
5. John Maeda, “What Is Design”
Week 3, Class 1, Monday, September 9, 2013.
Present Results from 7 in 7
Week 3, Class 2, Wednesday, September 11, 2013.
Present Final Results from 7 in 7
Introduction to Mashups Assignment
Mashups Readings: (remember to post a response to your blog or website!)
Duane Merrill, “Mashups: The new breed of Web app, An introduction to mashups”, http://bit.ly/6JisC
Michael Hohl, “Calm Technologies 2.0: Visualizing Social Data as an Experience in Physical Space, http://bit.ly/JOTHW
“A Manifesto for Networked Objects: Why Things Matter”, Julian Bleeker: http://bit.ly/CYQDu
Grey Album Producer Danger Mouse Explains How He Did It, http://bit.ly/hEOUS
Hacking, Mashing, Gluing: Understanding Opportunistic Design: http://bit.ly/9kpZ2z
Week 4, Class 1, Monday, September 16, 2013 – Mashups
Discuss progress on Mashups
Week 4, Class 2, Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Discuss progress on Mashups
Assignment: Go to Maker Faire NYC This weekend – either Saturday, September 21 or Sunday, September 22nd.. Write on the class blog about your experience there. Identify 3 interfaces you found at the faire and write down how effective they were in achieving their goals.
Week 5, Class 1, Monday, September 23, 2013
Final Presentations on Mashups
Introduce Feedback Loops
Reading: Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops: http://bit.ly/loopfeedback
Feedback Loop Assignment: Design and create a feedback loop in class, present results in class.
Week 5, Class 2, Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Discuss progress on Feedback Loops
Week 5, Class 3, Saturday, September 28, 2013
12pm to 6pm with PIZZA at 5pm
Scrapyard Challenge Workshop for ALL DT Major Studio 1 Students!
Bring a piece of junk you want to work with, we will be working in groups,
Week 6, Class 1, Monday, September 30, 2013.
Discuss progress on Feedback Loops
Week 6, Class 2, Wednesday, October 2, 2013.
Finish Feedback Loops
Introduction to Instruction Sets for Strangers
Reading:
“The Social Life of Urban Spaces” William Whyte
“Cultural Probes” Bill Gaver, Tony Dunne, & Elena Pacenti
Week 7, Class 1, Monday, October 7, 2013.
Instruction Sets for Strangers
Group presentations on selected location and proposed interventions
Week 7, Class 2, Wednesday, October 9, 2013.
Instruction Sets for Strangers Presentations – Assignment 5
In-Class Critiques
Week 8, Class 1, Monday, October 14, 2013.
Instruction Sets for Strangers Presentations – Assignment 5
In-Class Critiques
Week 8, Class 2, Wednesday, October 16, 2013.
Midterm Review
Individual meetings during class time – schedule will be emailed to you…
Week 9, Class 1, Monday, October 21, 2013.
Instruction Sets for Strangers Presentations – Assignment 5
In-Class Critiques
Week 9, Class 2, Wednesday, October 23, 2013.
Instruction Sets for Strangers – Assignment 5
In-Class Critiques
Week 10, Class 1, Monday, October 28, 2013.
Instruction Sets for Strangers – Assignment 5
In-Class Critiques
Week 10, Class 2, Wednesday, October 30, 2013.
Instruction Sets for Strangers Final Presentations
In-Class Critiques
Week 11, Class 1, Monday, November 4, 2013.
Guest Lecture: Bruno Vianna
Prototypes
Final Project Critiques
Week 11, Class 2, Wednesday, November 6, 2013.
In-Class Critiques
Week 12, Class 1, Monday, November 11, 2013.
In-Class Critiques
Week 12, Class 2, Wednesday, November 13, 2013.
In-Class Critiques
Week 13, Class 1, Monday, November 18, 2013.
In-Class Critiques
Week 13, Wednesday, November 20, 2013.
In-Class Critiques
Week 14, Class 1, Monday, November 25, 2013.
In-Class Critiques
Week 14, Class Cancelled – Happy Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 27, 2013.
Week 15, Class 1, Monday, December 2, 2013.
In-Class Critiques
Week 15, Class 2, Wednesday, December 4, 2013.
In-Class Critiques
Week 16, Class 1, Monday, December 9, 2013.
In-Class Critiques
Week 16, Class 1, Wednesday, December 11, 2013.
Final Reviews
Interface Studio Final Reviews with outside critics.
Week 16, Class 2, Monday, December 16, 2013.
Final Reviews
Interface Studio Final Reviews with outside critics.
All class materials must be posted to the blog and emailed to me with a link no later than Sunday, December 22nd at 11:59 pm. No materials will be accepted for submission after this date.
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