publication

Project 1: Book Evolution Zine:

• Bibliophile Presentation: Research possible topics and decide the date you want to give your presentation.
  • wk 3, 4, 5 — culturally significant book or book type (ex. papyrus scrolls, book of kells)

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• Drafted list of all 18 milestones with dates/captions typed in a digital document. As a class, we'll refine this into one final timeline manuscript with dates/captions next week.
• Each student (not group) must refine at least 2 possible names for our zine.
• Find one visual reference for a potential artwork style you'd like to use.

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• Reading: “From Roll to Accordian to Codex” The Book, Amaranth Borsuk

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• ◼︎ Zine Reflection. [ 01/26 ]

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• ◼︎ Each individual student must produce one medium-fidelity cover sketch in our chosen colour palette. Your proposed cover must be one variant of your groups chosen cover concept. [ 01/26 ]

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• ◼︎ Using the updated template which now includes grid and typographic hierarchy, complete your individual milestone page. A draft with full-colour artwork and completed InDesign layout with text is due this Wednesday, Jan. 28

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• ◼︎ Bibliophile — paperback presentation (wk. 5)
  • ◼︎ research penguin

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Wednesday: BookArts Workshops

• ◻︎ Mark Making (Writing Tools)
  • ◻︎ Includes slides with optional how-to hand-outs.
  • ◻︎ Teach how to do/use the technique(s).
  • ◻︎ Review historical context of the techniques. That’s when/where the technique(s) emerged and historical/contemporary examples with visuals.
  • ◻︎ Allow for class interaction and playful practice of the technique(s).

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design for screens

• research a disaster —
  • what response systems are in place for it?
  • how could you build a system with a digital component to support that response/relief?
• sketch homepage flats for your product.

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• create a free account at codecademy.com and familiarize yourself with the platform.

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Design Process:

• ◼︎ Discovery
  • ◼︎ Empathy Map
  • ◼︎ User Journey
• ◼︎ Information Architecture
  • ◼︎ Site Map
  • ◼︎ User Flow
  • ◼︎ Wireframing

UI Design:

• ◼︎ High fidelity home page/primary interaction for your product using the principles learned today.

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• ◻︎ Ready the rest of your high fidelity flats for critique and presentation.
• ◻︎ Design for all primary pages and major interactions.
• ◻︎ Fill out your Assignment 1 self assessment document, package it with your assignment
• ◻︎ Upload to Moodle prior to class.

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Process Book

• ◻︎ Deliver a summary (250 words)
• ◻︎ research findings
• ◻︎ original concepts and sketches
• ◻︎ flats and design documents
• ◻︎ a link to the website or Github Repo

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• ◻︎ Choose and research your designer for assignment three 
  • ◻︎ (Apply all relevant UX Research methods learned, Journey Map, Empathy Map, User flow, Persona, etc) 
• ◻︎ Complete Site Map
• ◻︎ Complete a Mood Board
• ◻︎ Do precedent & Inspiration research
• ◻︎ Sketch or wireframe a few different layouts for your page
• ◻︎ Prepare to present your research & wireframes