Reference no: EM133810983

Homework: Report/Maker Report

I have provided a list of resources for you to use to find your object/maker (see 13.2). Your project must be based on an object you find from a quality source, like these resources I have provided, and made after 1970. Makers introduced in our video quizzes are not eligible to be your subject, but you may choose someone from the module introductions. You must choose someone who is a professional and whose practice is relatively new to you (aka you may not pick someone who does design/craft as a hobby, someone related to you, or a friend who makes things).

You may select an object/maker from any of the following fields (I suggest choosing the field you are most intrigued by!):

A. Contemporary Fiber + Textiles
B. Contemporary Jewelry + Metalwork
C. Contemporary Woodwork / Furniture Design
D. Contemporary Ceramics
E. Product/Industrial Design
F. Interior Design
G. Architecture or Interior Architecture
H. Graphic Design / Illustration
I. Photography

The format of your report should follow the format below and address the following questions in narrative form:

Introduction (200-250 words)

A. Who is the maker?
B. What is the maker's background, training, and/or education?
C. What are the maker's motivations to make?

Object: Describe and Analyze (250 - 350 words)

A. What is the design process of your chosen object? Describe the maker's methodology.

B. How was your chosen object physically made:

a. What material(s) were selected to make it and why - and how does the material choice defines the design process?

b. What processes, techniques, and tools are used in the making?

c. Note: If you cannot find explicit information about this, you may describe how you think the object was made *based on what you have learned in the modules in this class. If you choose to do this, be sure to make it clear that you are presenting assumptions based on the class modules.

C. What collaborations or networks are involved in the making of the object? Who helps them make it and/or bring it to their market?

D. What design principles and elements are active in the object? Use keywords you have learned!

E. Upload at least 2 quality images (or video) of the object you chose to help illustrate your writing. These could be images from different views, the object in use or being made, or a main image and detail image that give more in-depth information than the main image alone.

Context (200 to 300 words)

A. What is the purpose of the object and how is it used: where, when, and by whom?
a. What is the audience/market for the made object? And how does the designer/craftsperson reach that audience?
B. Why are you interested in this work? How is it relevant to you, your community, your interests & aesthetic sensibilities?