Go out and make great things, things that help us, inform us, enlighten and change and impact the world in millions of meaningful and glorious ways. Your education will not end the day you graduate: on the contrary, what you're doing is learning how to learn, and how to think, and how to visualize the ideas that percolate in your brain. So here's what you do: never stop thinking. Never stop asking questions. Never, never stop reading, looking, imagining what else can be done. And don’t be afraid to start small. You’ll get there, eventually. 

Letter from Jessica Helfand

the final count down…

monday april 22 (guests: Cady Bean-Smith and Garrettttttt)
(in no particular order)
Jessi
Jumper
Smak
Marmstrong
Ivan
Abby
McKenzie
Jren
Patrick

wednesday april 24
(in no particular order)
Collin
Eli
Ashley
Lillie
Erica
Matthew
Erika
Keaton
Rojas

deliverables
1) How you will show the work at the senior show: including final artifact and process (following specs) *process panels can be tiled for this deadline. once curation occurs, you will be notified if it will be in the show and then you will need to plot by the 4/29 deadline.
2) How the project lives online. (live, finished, up on your portfolio site)

other important dates
monday 4/29 degree project 100% show ready (ready to hang/display)

thursday 5/9 senior show opening: reception and presentation for industry guests

friday 5/10 campus and 1st friday opening: reception open to public

monday 5/13 process pdf and course files* due by 2:20—graphic design office

friday 5/17 senior show closing: reception and presentation for family and friends

saturday 5/18 commencement

monday 5/20 senior show tear-down: everyone present + barn

*course files: final artifact, process panel/book/booklet/etc, any imagery that is used on your portfolio site relating to the project + the semester long process pdf that is a culmination of the thinking, research, making, etc that went into the project. 

going by my syllabus recommendations, you were to be in the visual design phase by week 6 and should be wrapping up visual design by week 10. remember that this course ends earlier than your other courses, thus the deadline will come more quickly. something to keep in mind over break.

graduating?

Please do not forget to attend the mandatory meeting on Thursday, March 7 from 12-12:50pm in Epperson Auditorium for ALL graduating seniors.  This includes December 2012, May 2013, as well as August 2013 graduates.  Important information will be shared at this meeting!  

importance of weekly blog posts

hi all,

some of you are doing a fantastic job keeping up with the weekly posts, both in quality and quantity. some of you are really slacking. these weekly posts will greatly impact your grade, regardless of the progress you may or may not be making. 7 of you have nothing posted for week 5 and while i understand there was snow and lagging (ok, non-existant) internet yesterday, you've had until today to get it done. sad marty.

mml

out sick: work day

i still have the kcai plague and will be out sick today. i encourage you to use the day as the regularly scheduled work day. mml

don't forget our dropmark

i'm uploading inspirational items and resources for each of you as i remember them (or discover them).