Hosted a series of Animation Workshops in conjunction with Design Camp and the Contemporary Art Museum. This was the first time that a digital animation component was introduced into the Design Camp disciplines and we hope that it will be a sure hit as an additional feature in the future.
We had a fantastic time trashing the lab and creating some exciting stop motion animations as well as a quick stop action short film. We featured non-stop sessions of storyboards and concept sketches, fruit-loop fights, mock-ups and enthusiastic budding directors. With a lot of help from the event organizers, student TAs, camp counselors and featured returning faculty member Ryan DeWitt we were able to do a 5-day workshop and showcase 80 student animations and 5 short film animations on the final Saturday Design Camp Reception. A big thanks goes out to Nicole Welch and Pablo del Valle for helping us organize the events, keeping us on track and stocking us up with supplies!
Not to be outdone, Santiago Piedrafita - Chair of the Department of Graphic Design at NC State University College of Design introduced future design students to the art of Typography and projected light. Emphasis was placed on the process of exploring a visual composition in studies of scale, layering, opposition and tension using graphic pattern, icons and typography. After projecting it at a large scale it allowed students an opportunity to see how layering, juxtaposition and scale change the graphic form and meaning.
The next session for Design Camp is the day camp series starting July 7th and then a final round of overnight Design Campers during the week of July 20th. We are finalizing the gallery and tutorial mini-website so check it out later this month at 3by3.wordpress.com
For more information about Design Camp check out cam.ncsu.edu!
The purpose of Design Expo Raleigh ’07 is to present great design to the public and to give designers, both professionals and students, a forum to display and discuss their work. A unique showcase of applied arts coming together as a whole, Design Expo Raleigh promotes broader awareness of many different design disciplines and creates an opportunity for local designers to network with each other, students, and the public.
This two-week event combined fund raising, project management, event coordination, marketing/promotion and website integration. Design Expo is the brain-child of Donald Corey (Other Edge) and was developed in conjunction with Michael Bustin (MeldUSA), Erick Mehlman (Cline Design), Amanda Robertson (iMediaGraphics), Jessie Schaefer (Signal Design) and a host of volunteers.
Developed FlicFlix, A Flash animation applet which integrates live video and real time green screen chromakey technology to fully immerse students, characters and props into the animation world.
The most important international event for children, their teachers and parents in the world, the World Children’s Festival is hosted by the ICAF every four years, traditionally on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The World Festival integrates the arts, science, sport and technology to create a complete synesthetic experience — a total work of art that transforms the National Mall. Leading educators and experts come together to heal, inspire and unify children and peoples across the globe.
The Festival becomes a turning point in the participants’ lives, a touchstone to guide them in the future. The 2007 World Children’s Festival took place in Washington, DC on June 22-26. From June 23 to 25, the World Festival occupied from the 4th to the 7th Streets of the National Mall.
DISCOURSE Design Tech, an REU site funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and the Department of Defense (DoD) Awards to Stimulate and Support Undergraduate Research Experiences (ASSURE), is an interactive visual design hothouse with projects spanning artificial intelligence, graphics, visualization, and visual design. Projects include cinematic camera control for interactive narratives and games; automated tours through virtual, visualized environments; agent-based visualizations of streaming data such as RSS feeds and sensor telemetries; and PDA-based navigation tools.
The Design Tech undergraduate experience involves a 12-week summer research program that provides outstanding research opportunities in the areas covered by Design Tech faculty research interests. Students receive a stipend, travel and living expenses during their participation in Design Tech. This Research Expereinces for Undergraduates (REU) program is supported by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense.
The Design Tech Summer 2006 program ran from May to August, 2006. The targeted audience consists of both male and female students that have attained at least junior status. Undergraduate participants receive an stipend, an allowance for travel to/from Raleigh, North Carolina, housing and meals. Students will be housed in University Housing in campus dormitories. These rooms are furnished and are within walking distance of all the research laboratories. For more information about applying visit designtech.ncsu.edu.
TECHNICAL ASPECTS
Author(s)
Crenshaw, Matthew R. Horne, Larry J. Bens, Samantha R.
Home Institution
North CarolinaStateUniversity
Program
Design Tech REU
Department(s)
Computer Science Art and Design
Research Mentor(s)
Benjamin Watson/Computer Science PatFitzgerald/Art and Design
Title of Presentation
Visualization of Real-time Data from RSS Feeds Using Processing
(RSS) feeds are used to quickly see a summarized list of all recent content on a website. The main objective of this year’s DesignTech program is to visually depict these feeds using Processing, an open source programming language used to easily create interactive graphics, much like Adobe’s Flash tool. For our project, we chose to build a tool that allowed users to monitor feeds in the background while performing other tasks.
We have created several prototypes varying information displayed as well as visual designs, using several elements to identify the source, age and value of the information being displayed. Some information sources include: Amazon.com, Google News, CNN, BBC News and Craigslist. The several visual designs we have experimented with include 2D designs using floating text “rain drops,” ticker tapes, as well as 3D designs using spheres and z-axis positioning.
Author(s)
Levesque, Angela M. Mohr, Michelle L.
Home Institution
MeredithCollege
Program
Design Tech REU
Department(s)
Computer Science Art and Design
Research Mentor(s)
BenjaminWatson/Computer Science Pat Fitzgerald/Art and Design
Title of Presentation
Virtual Window Shopping
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds are a tool on the Internet that notifies users about changes in websites such as online newspapers, directories, or blogs. The goal of this summer’s DesignTech program is to visually represent RSS feeds using the interactive design language, Processing 1.0. The main objective of this project is to represent feeds from online stores and exchanges, such as amazon, ebay, and craigslist.
We constructed a virtual store or gallery using images and information from the feeds to create an environment for users to browse the products. Since not all feeds contain images the current prototype finds photographs in the online image directory flickr. Eventually the prototype will depict feeds from ebay, because this site includes links to photographs in its feeds. The application imagery is a hallway created by images on the walls that move past the viewer. These images represent theproducts that the user is “shopping” for. The user can then change categories and receive a new set of images and feeds.
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT DesignTech ‘06 was an opportunity that provided outstanding research initiativees for Computer Science and Art+Design Students. Working together they develop innovative solutions and novel applications of internet technology for analyzing large, dynamic datasets. It provided an open forum to discuss industry trends and social implications of privacy, information and computing.
Not to be outdone, Santiago Piedrafita - Chair of the Department of Graphic Design at NC State University College of Design introduced future design students to the art of Typography and projected light. Emphasis was placed on the process of exploring a visual composition in studies of scale, layering, opposition and tension using graphic pattern, icons and typography. After projecting it at a large scale it allowed students an opportunity to see how layering, juxtaposition and scale change the graphic form and meaning.
