David Barringer teaches MFA design students at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and college students at Winthrop University. He teaches design writing and criticism, thesis projects, and a seminar covering a range of topics related to design and design culture.
X BOOKERS Some of you are behind. Some of you are doing great. I am tracking when you miss class, when your blog entries are late, and how you are and are not doing. I am not deducting points, but …
X2 Book | 487 We meet this Friday, Feb 3, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. We will discuss timeline and make sure everyone is on track. You should have three blog entries by Friday: (1) Break Update (2) Prototype Update (3) …
Instructor Meetings | Friday January 27 Please bring your project prototype so that we can look at it and talk about it. We will focus on your project itself and how to make improvements and resolve any issues. We will …
Beauty Shock: Shock Books, Volume 1 | The Collected Excerpts of the First Shock Books | Fall 2011 | Winthrop University | Full Color | Softcover | 7.5″ x 7.5″ | 64 pages | For Sale at Lulu | In the fall of 2011, students in a pilot seminar at Winthrop University wrote, illustrated and designed their own Shock Books. This book features excerpts of their wonderful, exceptional work. At the start of the seminar, students chose narrower themes, which I …
Thesis Seniors: I know you’re on break, but as you work on your thesis, don’t forget you can email me with questions or ask for feedback. You can also ask each other! Here are some dates for the spring term. …
Last Day of Class! 10:00 AM, December 2, 2011 X Books Please bring your white binders with a full printout of all pages of your X Book. Black and white is fine. Please also bring a PDF of the X …
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 9 am: Thesis X1 Books > We will (1) discuss the X1 Summary (please have a draft ready for this Friday); (2) talk about writing and rewriting; (3) go over turning in the PDFs of your X1 …
THIRD TO LAST PAGE: Display Your Lettering or Type Name it. Show it. SECOND TO LAST PAGE: Short Explanatory Essay Everyone titles it “Concept and Form.” For example, I wrote this about my robo-book. Concept and Form We have been …
Here is the link to the PDF template of the X1 Book due this term. Note that the last three pages explain the grading for the spring term, not this term. VCOM 486_X Project Syllabus_Barringer
10/14: I catch up on everyone’s work. Please bring things for me to look at and things for us to talk about. I will choose students to present their work in progress on 10/21. 10/21: You begin to present your …
10/14: We’ll deal with X9/X10 Client Letters and X5 Instructor Meetings and discuss X3 Collections and X11 Presentations. I will also try and pass out the white binders for your X1 Books. 10/21: Presentations begin. You will present what you have …
Here are links to everyone’s blogs. I use Google’s Reader to keep up with everyone. Erinn | Matthew | Corrie Christopher | Beth Anna | Tori Jen | Jacob | Jillian Jade | Laurel | Leigh You’ve picked it. Now stick with it. Here are the (wonderfully varied) …
Humans Make Robot Movies to Feel Better About Being Human in a Robot World | David Barringer | 7.5 x 7.5 | Full Color | 60 Pages | 2011 | Shock Books | Buy at dB Shop I created this book as an example of the types of books my design/illustration students would design for a seminar. I created a little publishing company called Shock Books that publishes themed books by graphic designers and illustrators. This year’s theme is Beauty …
I have redesigned the thesis course for the full year, which includes the fall term’s 486 and the spring term’s 487 courses. In the past, students could review the thesis projects of past seniors in those white binders you may …
Hey, all. You made it through your critiques. Now for the fun stuff. Please take time to read the Style Guide closely. It sets out for you step by step what you need to include in your Written Report. Read …