Part 1: Framing and Applied Precedents

Direct link to slideshow: Student Mini Project Part 1: Public Service Announcement

Session Brief

Using a project brief and series of precedents, educators and mentors will present a small-form project to students . Students will be introduced to the ideas of ambiguous problems and design research through precedent analysis. Educators and mentors will set a creative topic, related to their interests and subject matter, for precedent exploration, present the material, support students through precedent development, and lead class discussion on student precedents.

1 Session

Educator Goal

Demonstrate understanding of project framing as a precursor to open-ended creative work. Demonstrate understanding of applied precedents as a fundamental part of the design process, develop a personal relationship with precedent use, and develop teaching skills around the concept of precedents.

Mentor Goal

Develop comfort with the idea of open ended project framing and the use of precedents as part of the design process. Practice bringinging external knowledge and experience into the classroom. Practice conceptual collaboration with an educator, witness and provide feedback for basic project framing.

Student Goal

Learn about and understand the concept of precedents as part of a creative process. Practice finding and communicating precedents. Develop comfort with 1:1 or small group suggestions and feedback.  Experience basic project framing through precedents and creative limits.

Outputs

Educator

Framing lecture with precedent analysis with customized examples.

Students

1-2 Precedents in a shared slideshow including parameters