Project 3 Preliminary Proposal

For project 3, I am planning on creating an Ipad app that teaches music theory to children ages 4-7. It will instruct the children through a colorful interface. I am thinking that there could be different games within the app, each teaching about a different aspect of music (rhythm, tone, reading music). The games could also build off each other and increase in difficulty. Possibly first teaching about rhythm, then about the scales and tone, and then at the incorporate both and challenge the child to follow both the rhythm and tone.

Thesis Response 4

Thesis Author: Han Kwon

Thesis Title: Finding Kerouac

Thesis Link

Han's thesis was based on the comparison of the fundamentals of graphic design and the Beat generation. I found the paper to be quite interesting. What really made me think was how Han compared the Beat's philosophy of randomness and excessiveness with the process in graphic design. That graphic design utilizes the same process of excessively playing out every spontaneous idea and being open to the end result or solution. In this way, the design has been reached the limits of where it could go and from within that the designer is able to pull out the simplest and best solution.  

Thesis Response 3

Thesis Author: Megan De Castro
Thesis Title: The Sense of Sensing Senses
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I was really interested in reading Megan's thesis because her topic of designing to for children with Sensory Processing Disorder relates to one of my thesis ideas of using design to help teach children. Overall, the paper was very informative and well researched. It was interesting how children with SPD can be helped to overcome this through learning exercises.  It was very helpful how she used diagrams to illustrate the exercises used to help these children with SPD. In the final section of the paper, she really started to discuss how designers can help to educate these children through calming yet challenging designs of exercises. Reading this thesis has made me want to further look into the topic of using design to teach.

Thesis Options:

1. Research on how we can use design to teach children

2. The effects on communication after moving from using images to written word to communicate

3. The effects of written word on storytelling

4. The responsibility of designers to help move toward positive social change

5. Studying how great an influence design has on the world

  

Design Contest

Canvas Wines Artist Series Contest For this contest, I will create an illustration that embodies the characteristics and flavors of the one of three Canvas wines. The deadline is November 9th and the prize is a $5,000 scholarship.
canvaswines.com/artistseries

 HOW International Design Awards The guidelines for this contest are fairly open, so I was thinking of submitting a series of 3 posters that I made for a needle exchange awareness campaign. howdesign.com/design-competitions/international-design-awards/

Communication Arts Illustration Competition For this contest, I can submit any kind of illustration I have done. I think I might enter one of my personal illustrations. Entry deadline is January, 2013. commarts.com/competitions/illustration#what

Childrens book photos

Project 2 proposal

Open publication - Free publishing - More childrens book