Bachelor's of Fine Art Seminar and Thesis

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BFA Seminar: Spring '15

Description:

During the BFA Seminar, students take the research they conducted during the BFA Thesis class in the Fall and apply their findings to design solutions. Students will thoroughly investigate Problem/Solution scenarios, refine research as they explore designed solutions, and create an installation of their visual solutions for the BFA Exhibition in May..

Objectives:

By the end of this course, students will create an installation of their research, findings, hypothesis (and thesis) that will convey the impact of their ideas to both their intended users and the broad audience that attends the CIA BFA exhibitions.

Syllabus

(Below is a broad overview of the course. Please download the BFA_sp15.pdf file to see the most recent complete, current schedule.

Course Overview and Assignments
Intro:	Course Introduction: BFA_sp15.pdf
1-15:	Recap of Midyears Crash Course Design Experience 5 Manifestos
1-22:	Manifesto p/s_Example.pdf p/s_research.pdf
1-29:	Presentation 1 Rough Installation ideas and sketches due
2-5:	Preliminary Comps and Installation Ideas
2-12:	Professional Presentation Ideas and Packages Due
2-19:	Presentation 2 Presentation.pdf
2-26	Individual Meetings
3-5:	Second-stage Comps
3-12:	Spring Break, no classes
3-19:	Presentation 3 Welcome Back Design Charette
3-26:	Individual Meetings Maquettes due Sample Maquette
4-1:	Production
4-8:	First Draft of BFA Statement Due
4-15:	Final Class Presentations
4-22:	Individual Meetings, Spring Show
4-29	Work Day, preparations for BFA install - mandatory!
Week of 5-5—5-9:	BFA Exhibition (check full schedule for details)

Course Overview and Assignments

Intro:

Course Introduction:

BFA_sp15.pdf

1-15:

Recap of Midyears

Crash Course Design Experience

5 Manifestos

1-22:

Manifesto

p/s_Example.pdf

p/s_research.pdf

1-29:

Presentation 1

Rough Installation ideas and sketches due

2-5:

Preliminary Comps and Installation Ideas

2-12:

Professional Presentation Ideas and Packages Due

2-19:

Presentation 2

Presentation.pdf

2-26

Individual Meetings

3-5:

Second-stage Comps

3-12:

Spring Break, no classes

3-19:

Presentation 3

Welcome Back Design Charette

3-26:

Individual Meetings

Maquettes due

Sample Maquette

4-1:

Production

4-8:

First Draft of BFA Statement Due

4-15:

Final Class Presentations

4-22:

Individual Meetings, Spring Show

4-29

Work Day, preparations for BFA install - mandatory!

Week of 5-5—5-9:

BFA Exhibition (check full schedule for details)

"...one of the skills of design is to look at the world in new ways"

Ben Evans, Director, London Design Fesival

Collateral for 2012 London Festival of Design, Pentegram

Resonate: Present Visual Stories That Transform bt Nancy Duarte

The Craft of Research by Booth, Colomb and Williams

Design Writing Research by Ellen Lupton and Abott Miller

Visual Research by Ian Nobel and Russell Bestley

the studio education

BFA Seminar: Spring '15

Description:

Objectives:

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Course Overview and Assignments

"...one of the skills of design is to look at the world in new ways"

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