ah teaches graphic design (SD-36) (Considering Interaction lecture)

In preparation for lecture...

Please close up any laptops, cellphones, BlackBerries, Oculus Rifts and other 'beep-boop' devices.

P2 Grades

Grades will be out by end-of-week. Please follow-up if you have any questions or concerns with your grades.

Creating an Ethos

This week's class

A(n) ethos is the understanding, characteristics and definition of oneself as a ____________.

Visuals

Who are you visually?

Let's look at a couple of examples:

• Moh Robati's Portfolio
• Lauren Wickware's Portfolio
• David Hellmann's Portfolio

Showcasing Your Work

Help us understand why it is good

Ensure your project overviews cover:

• What is the project?
• What was the context?
• Who was involved, and what did you do?
• Show us your process
• Tell us why it matters (i.e. what did you learn or accomplish)

Language

Speaking like your professional self

The process analysis allows us to guide potential employers through our process. It should:

• Describe the project
• Analyze and explain the project
• Identify problem(s) and resolution(s)
• Evaluate the effectiveness

Process Analysis

A process analysis:

1. Describes the project
2. Analyzes the process
3. Identifies problem(s) and solution(s)
4. Reflects on the solution(s)

Step 1: Situation

1. What are necessary details to explaining P2?

Step 2: Task

1. What are necessary details to explaining P2?
2. What was a challenge you encountered in P2?

Step 3: Action

1. What are necessary details to explaining P2?
2. What was a challenge you encountered in P2?
3. What was an action you took to address that challenge P2?

Step 4: Result

1. What are necessary details to explaining P2?
2. What was a challenge you encountered in P2?
3. What was an action you took to address that challenge P2?
4. What was the result?

Get to the Point

As much as I might want to, I don't have time to read through everyone's portfolio in depth. Be concise, get to the point fast.

Defining a ___________

Please write, sketch, or note what you would say 'defines' you as a _________ (whatever your portfolio focuses on).

You have 2 minutes.

Defining a Designer Visually

Please sketch out what could visually represent your 'definitions' of you as a _________(whatever your portfolio focuses on).

You have 2 minutes.

Why Should I Care?

Industry and learning

Portfolios are all about reflective practice, and learning well always involves self-reflection.

An Extreme Do-not-do Example

Let's head over to The Worst Portfolio Ever.

Artifacts

An artifact is any documentation produced during a project.

Keep Everything

The key to having a portfolio is having materials to reflect on. Keep everything and anything process-wise.

Figma interaction

Please head to the lab computers for some further covering of Figma and interaction.

In preparation for your presentations...

Please email a link to your Figma slides to andrew_h@sfu.ca and I will open them up on the lab computer.