Notice of One-Hour Exercise Due dates -please make note of the due dates in your calendar
One Hour Exercise Overview
• Choose an aspect of your topic
• Decide what you would like to communicate about that aspect to an audience
• Use this decision as inspiration to develop, plan, and practice a One Hour Exercise
• Type and print out your communication goals into a statement of intent
• Develop this idea and the plan for executing this exercise using strategies we've covered thus far. Don't neglect any phases of the Sequential Creative Process. Use your logbook a forum for developing your ideas into a coherent thoughtful project.
In the near future we will assign you to:
• Type out a plan you can follow
• Consider using materials and processes associated with your topic, which have potential for adding layers of meaning.
• Practice by making this project in real time outside of class and bring at least one of your practice piece(s) to class
• Bring your practice piece(s) and all materials for executing what you developed (during practice) to class on Tuesday, October 2nd
Assignment 1 – Research Materials for the One-Hour Exercise
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Time Estimate: 60 Minutes
Due: Tuesday, February 19th
Format: In the idea logbook and indexed. This can be a series of photos or detailed notes that clearly cite what you did to experiment.
In the One-Hour Exercise we ask you to develop, plan, and practice fabricating a piece that will communicate about your topic. In the One-Hour Exercise we ask that you use your choices of materials play a significant role in delivering you content. A critical part of the project is figuring out what materials are potentially meaningful, available, convenient, and efficient enough to work with in an environment of limited time, space, tools, and resources.
Experimentation with materials, you discover from research, will lead to the next part of this investigation; a practice piece. Here are some things to keep in mind: Figure out whether or not there are strict time limitations associated with fabricating with each material you consider. Since time is a major limitation in the One Hour Exercise, you may discover that some of your researched materials are of little use to you in this assignment because they take too long to work with. Subsequently, you may need to find additional materials, with which you can work effectively in a one hour period. You may be tempted to edit out certain possibilities because of the limited time. Don’t let those time factors narrow your initial search, as there will be plenty more projects and opportunities to utilize different materials later in the semester. [Said another way: don't edit when you are brainstorming and conducting an expansive phase of creation. Allow the possibilities to flourish and record them before you consider removing them from contention.] Adhesives and other binding materials should also be included in this material investigation, as you may not use open flame or toxic materials, whether sprayed or brushed to attach pieces together. Hot glue works very well, but is messy and requires an outlet. Some glues that are non-toxic are also fast drying. The choice depends on what works well for the materials needing fastening. Be aware that toxic paints and aerosols are also prohibited. See your professors with adhesive and other material questions. Be aware that you may not make digital work for this assignment. Use manual processes that exist in 3-D only (i.e. no digital work).
Assignment 2 – One-Hour Exercise Practice and Experimentation
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Due: Tuesday, February 26th at the beginning of class 1:00pm
Format: practice version(s) of your one hour exercise
Bring in any practice pieces made for your One Hour Exercise. Evidence of experimentation will also suffice. For example, a printed photo (particularly in the case where you need to re-utilize parts of your practice piece for materials to construct the final version).
During the critique of your One Hour Exercise we will expect to see both your practice piece (or photo thereof) and the piece you make in class, so that we can comment on your improvement.
If you do not submit either the practice piece or clear photo documentation of the practice piece, you will do no better than a 70(C-) level on this project. This is because practice is clear evidence of engaging in the planning process.
Assignment 3 – One-Hour Exercise Statement of Intent
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Due: Tuesday, February 26th at the beginning of class 1:00pm
Format: as a printed, typed document with a heading as prescribed in the class syllabus. Not more than 150 words. It may help to write it longer and then edit it down. In addition, add the document to your digital archive.
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A statement in reference to your One-Hour Exercise that details what you plan to communicate and how you plan to convey that communication to the class through materials, process, and form.
The purpose of a statement of intent is to articulate in writing what you want to express visually. In preparation, identify the following:
- The points of content you want to address
- How you intend to make (or have made) reference to your points of content, in physical and visual terms
Use the first person when writing this statement. After writing a first draft, rewrite until your intent becomes clear and concise.
Assignment 4 – One-Hour Exercise Plan
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Due: Tuesday, February 26th at the beginning of class 1:00pm
Format: Format: as a typed document with a heading as prescribed in the class syllabus
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Type out the plan you will follow to complete the one-hour exercise. This plan should be constructed with the level of detail that would indicate to us that you have thoroughly thought through and practiced the process of making. To test for thoroughness, imagine that you are directing someone to build it in your absence.
Assignment 5 - Materials for Executing One-Hour Exercise (This will be the physical thing you produce)
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Due: Tuesday, February 26th at the beginning of class 1:00pm
Bring all the materials you need to make your one hour exercise during class.
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