Escaping Flatland - Extension

Friday, August 24: UPDATE

The project "Timeline of a Lifetime" (Part I of "Escaping Flatland") has been granted an extension and is now due at 10:10 AM on Monday, August 27th.

Today, Friday, August 24, is a work day.

Monday, August 27: SCHEDULE UPDATE

Critique of the project "Timeline of a Lifetime" will occur from 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM.

Here is the order of critique - we will pin up two at a time, and each person has eight minutes total. One minute their own "talking/presenting," and seven minutes for peer comments, in order to get through the entire class.

[decide order in class today]

AFTER CRITIQUE I WILL *Distribute readings due on Weds*

Three "musts" for WEDNESDAY:
*Bring a camera to class on Wednesday. If you don't own a camera and cannot borrow one, then purchase a cheap disposable camera.
*Bring something with which to either RECORD information (subtractive), or APPLY information (additive) to a surface.
*Read your readings thoroughly.

WEDS AUG 29
Hour 1_
*Review Readings
Read for today: Visual Explanations by Edward Tufte, (1) Images and Quantities, and (2) Visual and Statistical Thinking and
(3) Rebecca Solnit’s introduction to Wanderlust (all 3 are handouts)
*Introduce Project Two, Site:Sight, Athens maps distributed
Hour 2_Visit Downtown with readings in mind. RECORD or APPLY.


FRI AUG 31
Hour 1_
*Discussion of Site:Sight, moderated by professor.
Hour 2_
*Work Day for Project Two

MON SEPT 3 - LABOR DAY - NO CLASS

WEDS SEPT 5
Hour 1_Due today_Written proposal + visual proposal for project two (one in the same, one document that does both).Presentations by all, begin at 10:10 AM. 4 minutes each.
Pin up two by two.

FRI SEPT 7
*Hour 1_Discuss Project Two
Read for today: Envisioning Information by Edward Tufte, "Micro/Macro Readings" (handout)
*Hour 2_Work day for Project Two

MON SEPT 10
Project Two, The Project of Sight:Site Due Today.
Pin-ups begin at 10:10 am.
Introduce Project Three, Select exhibits/content from hat.

FRI SEPT 14 WILL BE FIELD TRIP TO ATL.