Course Name: Organic Form
This course was was erroneously postered/listed as 'mas964', it is MAS961.
Description:
This course will examine the nature of symbolic descriptions that are creatively coerced into representations that react to both internal changes in state and external changes in environment. The primary focus will be on developing the basic vocabulary of constructs that govern symbolic media, together with exploration of the phenomena that emerge from their combination.
Limited Enrollment.
Units: 3-0-9 Graduate Course
Where: E15-054
When: MF 10-11:30AM
Reading List:
Maeda, J. Design By Numbers. MIT
Press, 1999. (optional)
Burnham, J. Beyond Modern Sculpture. George Brazilier, 1965. (optional)
Popper, F. Art of the Electronic Age. Abrams, 1994. (optional)
Moholy-Nagy, L. Vision In Motion. Theobald, 1947. (optional)
Grading:
30% Class participation + 40% Homework + 10% Midterm portfolio + 20% Exhibition
Statement:
This course meets twice a week with regular, weekly problem set assignments. Prior knowledge of some programming language is useful and recommended.
Syllabus:
| 9.10 F Orientation/PS1 handed out. |
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| 9.13M PS1 due/PS2 handed out. |
9.17F PS2 due/PS3 handed out. |
11.1M Portfolio (PS6) cont./PS7 handed out |
11.5F Python cont. |
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| 9.20M Paper Studio/Focus crit |
9.24F PS3 due/PS4 handed out. |
11.8M PS7 due/PS8 handed out. |
11.12F Lecture |
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| 9.27M Paper Studio/Focus crit |
10.1F Guest (TBA) |
11.15M PS8 due. |
11.19F |
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| 10.4M PS4 due/PS5 handed out. |
10.8F (ADD DATE) |
11.22M Exhibition Prep. |
11.26F |
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| 10.11M Holiday: Columbus Day |
10.15F PS5 due/Portfolio A spec handed out. |
11.29M |
12.3F Exhibition coordinate |
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| 10.18M TBA (DL?) |
10.22F Sensables |
12.6M Exhibition work due |
12.7 or 8 EXHIBITION |
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| 10.25M Consortium (NIF) |
10.29F |