MAS110 FUNDAMENTALS
OF COMPUTATIONAL MEDIA DESIGN
INSTRUCTOR/
PROF. JOHN MAEDA (MAEDA@MEDIA.MIT.EDU)
TEACHING ASSISTANTS/
NIK PASHENKOV (NIK@MEDIA.MIT.EDU), CASEY REAS (CREAS@MEDIA.MIT.EDU), JARED SCHIFFMAN
(JARFISH@MEDIA.MIT.EDU)
TEXTS/
design by numbers, by john maeda. isbn 0262133547 + the www.
OPTIONAL TEXTS/
a primer of visual literacy, by dondis & dondis. isbn 0262540290 + passages
in modern sculpture, by r. krauss. isbn 026210337.
GRADING/
15% EXHIBITION, 35% ATTENDANCE+PARTICIPATION, 50% PROBLEM SETS
PROBLEM SETS GRADED ON A CURVE OF REALITY(1%A+, 19% A, 15% C, 65% B-better/B-normal/B-worse)
LATE HOMEWORK POLICY/
ALL ASSIGNMENTS NOT COMPLETED ON TIME ARE AUTOMATICALLY DOCKED 1 LETTER GRADE
AND REDUCED 1 LETTER GRADE EACH 24 HOURS.
CLASS FORMAT/
MONDAY LECTURE [INTRODUCE A UNIT'S CONCEPTS+TOOLS/PRACTICE+ASSIGNMENT IS DUE],
WEDNESDAYLECTURE [INTRODUCE ADVANCED CONCEPTS+REVIEW BEST/WORST WORK]
FRIDAY FOCUSED, SMALL GROUP CRITS WITH TAS ESSENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT
NOTE ON FRIDAY FORMAT/
STUDENTS IN SMALLER GROUPS CRITICALLY ANALYZE EACH OTHER'S WORK, FORM TOOLS
FOR DISCUSSION OF SPACE, TIME, MATERIALS, TOOLS.
ASSIGNMENT FORMAT/
4 PROBLEMS WHERE PROBLEM 1 IS CONCEPTUAL, PROBLEM 2 IS TECHNICAL, PROBLEM 3
RELATES TO WORK OTHER THAN OWN, AND PROBLEM 4 IS IMPOSSIBLE.
GRADING STAFF/
CONSISTING OF INSTRUCTOR AND TA'S (AND IN LAST WEEK OF APRIL INCLUDES GUEST
INSTRUCTOR).
| 2.7W | first
day of classes IN-CLASS EXAM |
2.9F | recitation WORK FROM THE ACG |
1
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INTRODUCTION | ||||||
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2.12M
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lecture ELEMENTS PS1 OUT |
2.14W | lecture ELEMENT OPERATIONS |
2.16F | recitation |
2
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1-D FORM S | ||||
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2.20T
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lecture
(holiday shift) PIXELS PS1 DUE/PS2 OUT |
2.21W | lecture PIXEL OPERATIONS |
2.23F | recitation |
3
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2-D FORM S | ||||
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2.26M
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lecture SEEING IN 2D PS2 DUE/PS3 OUT |
2.28W | lecture TALKING IN 2D |
3.2F | recitation |
4
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HOW TO READ 2D | ||||
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3.5M
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lecture POINTS IN SPACE PS3 DUE/PS4 OUT |
3.7W |
lecture |
3.9F | recitation |
5
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3-D FORM S | ||||
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3.12M
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lecture POINTS IN TIME PS4 DUE/PS5 OUT |
3.14W | lecture POINT OPERATIONS T |
3.16F | recitation |
6
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3-D FORM T | ||||
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3.19M
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lecture SEEING IN 3D PS5 DUE/PS6 OUT |
3.21W | lecture TALKING IN 3D |
3.23F | recitation |
7
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HOW TO READ 3D | ||||
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3.26M
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spring break | 3.27W | spring break | 3.29F | spring break |
8
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INTERMISSION | ||||
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4.2M
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lecture |
4.4W | lecture MIXTURE AS ELEMENT |
4.6F | recitation |
9
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COMPOSITION | ||||
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4.9M
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lecture TYPOGRAPHY HISTORY PS7 DUE/PS8 OUT |
4.11W | lecture TYPOGRAPHY ELEMENTS |
4.13F | recitation EXHIBITION POSTCARD OUT EXHIBITION SITE DECIDED |
10
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TYPOGRAPHY I | ||||
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4.16M
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patriot's day | 4.18W | lecture TYPOGRAPHY SYNTHESIS |
4.20F | recitation |
11
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TYPOGRAPHY II | ||||
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4.23M
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lecture TYPOGRAPHY COMPOSITION PS8 DUE/PS9 OUT |
4.25W | guest
lecture Dr.David Small DYNAMIC TYPOGRAPHY |
4.27F | recitation |
12
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PORTFOLIO A | ||||
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4.30M
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guest
lecture Dr. David Small DYNAMIC TYPOGRAPHY PS9 DUE/PS10 OUT |
5.2W | PRESENTATIONS | 5.4F | recitation |
13
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PORTFOLIO B | ||||
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5.7M
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PRESENTATIONS | 5.9W | PRESENTATIONS | 5.11F | recitation |
14
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EXHIBIT PREP | ||||
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5.14M
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EXHIBITION | 5.16W | EXHIBITION | r |
15
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EXHIBITION |