THE DESIGNER AS EDITOR – SURFACE
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A 2 week course at DSKD led by:
HUNTER TURA (CEO) & AMANDA HAPPÈ (Director of Strategic Design) @ BRUCE MAU DESIGN (BMD)
 
Concept & Design: Jacob Ljørring 
  

 

THE DESIGNER AS EDITOR – SURFACE

BRIEF:

By the end of the 20th Century, most designers began to think of themselves as "Authors" - quite literally the creators of new and original ideas. This approach considered the world as a blank page, awaiting content. While this model has produced some notable highlights - and indeed, remains the mode in which most designers are still taught today. But as a mindset, it is no longer sustainable in the 21st Century.
To change the mindset, designers must begin to think about their role in a different way. Instead of heroic authors, can we instead think of ourselves as Editors, working with existing materials and synthesizing them to create new hybrid realities? 

But how do we design with meaning when everything already exists?

 

 

 

 WEEK 1
- RESEARCH WEEK - 
LED BY: AMANDA HAPPÈ
  
– Choose a one-word theme.
– Research within the theme.
– Quick workshops.
– Synthesize your research and findings for week 2.

 

 

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WORKSHOP

THE DESIGNER AS EDITOR – SURFACE

 

 

 WEEK 2
- EXECUTION WEEK - 
LED BY: HUNTER TURA
  
 24 HOUR ASSIGNMENTS:

ASSIGNMENT 1: Make a 250 page book.

ASSIGNMENT 2: Produce a 30 second video.

ASSIGNMENT 3: Create a one image poster that represent your theme. 

Words and typography were not allowed.

 

 

 THE SCALE BOOK
- ASSIGNMENT 1

  
APPROACH: How scale affects the perception of a Surface. 

 

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30 SECOND VIDEO
- ASSIGNMENT 2

  
APPROACH: Removing the visual understanding that we know and use, when interacting with a surface.

 

 

 

ONE IMAGE POSTER
- ASSIGNMENT 3

  
APPROACH: Narrowing the theme down to a 'universal language' that builds on the different sensory aspects of a surface.

 

THE DESIGNER AS EDITOR – SURFACE


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