Jane D. Marsching

Visual Language II


Email: jmarsching at massart dot edu
Online syllabus: www.janemarsching.com/massart
office 3rd floor south, hours: Tue 2;30-4:30, Wed 9-10 signup sheet is on the door
Teaching assistants:
Mon 2:10-6:30 Clint
Tue 8:10-12:30 Clark

 

Mon syllabus

Tue syllabus

Mon email

Tue email

Source/Imagery Assign

Source/Book Assign

Source/Video Assign

Independent Assign

Project 2 (Part A) Source/Book


Project Description:
This project will continue to explore your source idea in “book” form. Your book may be in the traditional form (covers front and back with pages), or using an alternative form (3-D, billboard, comic, for instance). Your book must contain at least 5 of your final Source images. Your book must be entirely created or reconstructed by you (covers, inside pages, etc.).
In part 1 of Source/Book, your ideas and images will take form in a mock-up of what will become a fully realized piece.
Every choice that you make in your book should relate to your subject matter (fonts, etc). Think about text as a visual and or physical part of the book.
Consider alternative material, physical or otherwise (x-games, trash, water)

Guidelines
• Continue to develop your source idea and its definition by writing a new entry into your “sources journal”. Your paragraph must be a minimum of 200 words. This paragraph is an ongoing discussion of your source idea, not necessarily a description of this week’s project.
• Make a plan of action for creating your book:
1. In your visual journal sketch out your ideas for creating your book. Think about several ideas. Including different media and alternative book formats
2. Make a list of all the materials (handmade paper, cloth, steel, bread, etc.) and resources that you think you will need (photolab, software, tools, shop techs wood shop, metal shop, fibers, etc.
• Create a well-defined mock-up of your “book” that communicates your idea clearly to the viewer. I want to see good craftsmanship, even in your mock-up. (Use X-acto knives and straight edges, sharp markers, high quality images or good Xerox copies) Your mockup does not have to be to scale but it does have to be accurate in proportion.

DUE NEXT CLASS
• Your book mock-up.


Project 2 (Part B) Source/Book


Project Description:
This project will continue to explore your source idea in “book” form. Your book may be in the traditional form (covers front and back with pages), or using an alternative form (3-D, billboard, for instance). Your book must contain at least 5 of your final Source images. Your book must be entirely created or reconstructed by you (covers, inside pages, etc.).
In part 2 of Source/Book your mock-up will become your fully realized piece.

Guidelines
• Continue to develop your source idea and its definition by writing a new entry into your “sources journal”. Your paragraph must be a minimum of 200 words. This paragraph is an ongoing discussion of your source idea, not necessarily a description of this week’s project.
Make sure to send ALL previous journal entries
• Based on the discussion and feedback in class create your “book.”


DUE NEXT CLASS
• An email of your entire (updated) “sources journal” discussing your source. (email a copy by Wednesday at noon)
• Your finished book.