1. Thesis Presentation IV – Fall Midterm Review NewMediaArts art 257 :: motion graphic design week 1 :: a

2. NewMediaArts art 257 :: motion graphic design :: week 1 :: a :: in-class example  INSTRUCTOART  Matthew Vescovo - "Master of the Obvious” http://www.instructoart.com http://www.instructoart.com  Online examples:  http://www.boardsmag.com/art icles/online/20030827/mtv.html http://www.boardsmag.com/art icles/online/20030827/mtv.html  Hornet Inc.  http://www.hornetinc.com http://www.hornetinc.com

3. NewMediaArts art 257 :: motion graphic design :: week 1 :: a :: introduction  intro to the course  game plan for the semester  overview of the syllabus  weekly and bi-weekly assignments  two major projects (mid-term and final)  game plan for the semester  homework

4. NewMediaArts art 257 :: motion graphic design :: week 1 :: a :: game plan  A and B Days  1 on 1 meetings every week  Critiques  Critiquing both the presenter and the critic  “Post mortem” sessions  Teaching Assignment  15 minute lesson

5. NewMediaArts art 257 :: motion graphic design :: week 1 :: a :: homework  No homework for thursday – come to class ready to animate  You may want to play around with Flash to get ready.  10 second “black square problem”* flash animation  purpose/objective: To solve a time-based design problem using simple geographic shapes in order to communicate a thematic visual message.  assignment: Using only black squares create a 10 second flash animation that conveys one of the following themes: order, increase, bold, congested, tension, or playful. Pick one and.  format: 320x240, 30 frames per second, rendered in two different formats:  flash.swf  quicktime.mov *assignment adapted from Visual Literacy: A Conceptual Approach to Graphic Problem Solving by Judith Wilde, Richard Wilde due next tuesday :: 8.30.05

6. NewMediaArts art 257 :: motion graphic design :: week 1 :: a :: post mortem  How smoothly did today’s class run?  What slowed us down?  What did we skip over?  How can we be more efficient in the future?