ID3 - Course Outline

New Media/Creative Interface Design+Spatial Applications
Instructors: Tak Yukawa and Cindy Sheldon
Duration: First 6 weeks = Tak Final 6 weeks = Cindy
Start Date: Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Break: Week of March 2-6th, 2009
End Date: Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Students will learn how to create meaningful interface driven by solid, meaningful CONCEPTS and strong NARRATIVE. They will learn how to create memorable, uplifting interactive/new media EXPERIENCES that are balanced with successful usability practice. From commercial to private life, students will learn the role that NEW MEDIA is playing in all realms of SOCIETY. Time will be spent discussing the on-screen application and psychology of a computer user in ISOLATION and in the WEB 2.0 COMMUNITY

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Conduct effective RESEARCH to satisfy particular project goals
- Effectively ANALYZE and PROCESS collected data into useful creative tangents pertaining to New Media/Interactivity
- Understand and apply fundamental principles of NARRATIVE and STORYTELLING
- Translate CONCEPTUAL ideas into effective INTERFACE/NEW MEDIA design
- PREPARE and PRESENT their designs with confidence and professionalism

Teaching Methods:
This course will be delivered through a variety of lectures, in-class discussions, lab time and reviews with the instructor.

Workload:
This course concentrates heavily on student-instructor interaction. It is imperative that students are present and prepared to work the entire 4 hours, as well as a substantial amount of time each week outside of class to complete horizons and research assignments.

Required Supplies:
- A computer and Adobe Creative Suite Programs (Primarily Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat Pro)
- High-speed Internet access
- Blogger account (Google)
- Google DOCS account (OPTIONAL)

Required Supplies:
- Sketchbook
- Drawing pencils
- Fine line ballpoint pens and different sized multi-tip black markers (Sharpie)
- A minimum of 3 different color Highlighters
- Other sketching tools may be required during the course (ie: Pencil, Markers, and Papers), and will be determined by the student’s comfort level, preference or by instructor request.
- A computer and Adobe Creative Suite Programs (Primarily Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat Professional)
- Memory Card/Key for digital files (ideally 1 gig)