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All the best with your finals and have a break!

It was a great term, I’ll be doing optional crits starting at 10am if you’d like to have one… then let’s go grab some lunch. And Section 8, if you’d like to ensure that you get full participation marks, please bring your sketchbooks.

Open Invite to Previous Section 8 Members Alumni As Well!!

You know who where we’ll be… 12:30, see you there if you can make it.

Cheers to surviving your first term Section 8! Best of luck with your exams and the next term!

Hope that the pep talk on Thor’s Day has got you back on track and you have been taking time to keep yourself inspired. It’s time to start really trusting yourself, you can do it. Seriously. But….

To help, here are my ‘Staying Fresh’ recommendations that might lead to discovering solutions to your own problemos… or at least entertain you for a couple minutes:

- http://abduzeedo.com/classic-cross-section-illustrations-stephen-biesty

- http://design-milk.com/art-installations-by-clemens-behr/

- http://www.thecoolhunter.net/architecture

- http://www.vegitecture.net/2010_07_01_archive.html

- http://vi.sualize.us/view/6f6b27803a3e3dd016d2b958cdc02462/

And for those trying to figure out what and what not to put on the board…. sorry… you know the answer I’m going to respond with. Here’s a big hint though….think about it. Check these out:

- http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/zombie_safe_house_competition_winners_2011…..arrrggh

- http://designstudioiii.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/some-help/

- http://designstudioiii.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/presentation-presentation-presentation/

- http://andrew-geldard.tumblr.com/

Also, for those wanting tips and tricks further to Professor Hui’s tutorials:

- http://abduzeedo.com/tags/photoshop

- http://alexhogrefe.squarespace.com/

and definitely - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhu0yT3BSFg

… the rest is up to you….

I was impressed with a majority of the work presented on Thor’s Day and for the few of you who were having trouble with understanding the purpose of this phase of Project 3… here’s some re-iteration:

“The minimum 9 iterations are meant to document the development of a design. It is like a story line describing how the different paths have led to a more refined and site specific gallery threshold. Your responsibility is to use this print out as a means to illustrate what you have learned and show off what you’d like to pursue for Project 4. Documentation of your process while showcasing your design muscle through ‘visual communication’ should allow the viewer to understand your proposal(s). You choose what you’d like to present, e.g. interior gallery shots, a rendered building section, parti sketch, etc.”

Below are some other options for printing in the GTA if you haven`t already checked out Staples:

http://www.astleygilbert.com/#

http://www.harmonyprinting.com/

http://www.tph.ca/

http://www.gullonsprinting.com/contact.htm

The good news is that everyone now has a solid understanding of their design proposals in 3 dimensions and the variety was really nice to see. So as a recap of today, if you haven’t already, please convert your 3 design proposals into 3 scanned hand renderings photoshopped over the site image that you produced for the redemption board (Mark you’re ahead of the game). These 3 images will be incorporated into your Part B presentation board.

Unfortunately, upon further discussion with the profs, it has been confirmed that all iterations will now be mandatory digital 3D images. Sorry to force your hands on the shift to digital only but it will hopefully be easier now that you understand your designs in 3 dimensions. For some, it will manage your expectations on how an ambitious design can and can not be communicated through a digital model.

For Tuesday, please hand in the following:

3 renderings from the view (your section 8 site image produced for the redemption board).

these 3 can be:

- 3 variations on the recommended design selected from today’s crits

- 2 variations on the recommended design selected from today’s crits + 1 wild card design

- 3 completely new variations on a new set of designs (this is only for those unable to understand the concept of design iteration and who don’t know how to choose what hat to wear in the morning.)

Good luck Section 8!!!

Feel free to scroll through this future critic’s work (http://www.fishtnk.com/)

And here are a bunch of concept images for you all to share:

But… keep your eyes on the prize. Thor’s day will be intense and the two late marks shouldn’t be something to be proud of. But credit where credit is due, you worked together and pulled off a great set of drawings that all of you can benefit from.

Please ensure that after the corrections to the board have been made that you and your team members have the necessary requirements for the upcoming afternoon crits.

These can be 3 sets of loose scribble hand sketches on trace (to scale) with work in progress notes, mixed collage with any drawing media type… even sparkle glue. Remember, you have the tools, it is time for you to communicate your design with them. Review your evaluation critically…. it tells you exactly what is the base criteria for project 3… and there is more to come.

Things to Review:

1. Precedents  + Inspiration

2. The Way Which One Experiences the Design

3. Parti, Lineweights and Drawing Collage

4. Book 1 + Book 2

5. Look at How the Pros Do It (Yes, this is a post from last year so ignore the notes)

And in response to an email I received regarding a slow learning curve… well I don’t buy it entirely because it is should not be used as an excuse for being late (twice) or a reason for having an under cooked design…. but what do I know…?