On Monday, October 28th and Wednesday October 30th, each of you will present your Narrative Project progress for class critique. (Combined classes meeting in room 427.) This is an important project milestone presentation to help you push your project forward and receive feedback on your design solutions.

Please note that there are only 4 more weeks to focus solely on your Narrative project, including next week. After November 13th’s Narrative Project Critique, we will be focusing on your Capstone ideation, although you will be continuing to develop/refine your Narrative project. (See Class Schedule for more details.)

It is important that you carefully read and follow the presentation directions and criteria below. (This will also be a factor in your evaluation.) If you have any questions, please let us know.

*In addition, you are required to be present and participate in all critiques, on both days. This is an important part of your educational experience, and professional conduct as a designer and member of our studio community.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:
Each Medium you create should be a distinctly different interpretation / design solution (different visual language, imagery, typography, etc.) of your story that utilizes the unique affordances of each medium.
Be prepared to explain your rationale for these choices.

Evaluation Form

*This presentation is not graded but the work you present at this stage will be evaluated and referenced while evaluating your final semester grade for this course.

1. PRESENTATION FORMAT
All work will be projected on-screen for presentation along with physical samples for print/artifact-based mediums as described below. Physical prints/spreads/prototypes must be ready to present at the start of class time.

2. UPLOADING YOUR WORK
All work needs to be uploaded into your Folder on our shared Google Drive in PDF format. This will allow us to be as efficient as possible during the critique and we have as much time as possible to provide feedback. (One log-in to our Google Drive at the start of class, not multiple log-ins throughout.) Thanks!
Link to our Shared Google Drive >

3. PRESENTING YOUR MEDIUMS

Websites / Apps / Interactive Experiences
Present your design concept through a Site Map + the Home/Landing Page + a minimum of 3 Additional Web Pages/Screens as digital comps/designs.

Designs must be full-color / fully-designed solutions that demonstrate your design concept, visual language (color palette, imagery, typographic system, etc.), navigation and interactivity for this visual interpretation of your story and use of the medium. You do not need to show your comps as working prototypes/XD, etc. but show “before” and “after” screens for each of the three Pages that demonstrate the interactivity and/or animation, use of sound, etc.

*All designs saved-out as a PDF and uploaded to our shared Google drive for presentation before the start of class time.

Time-based Media
Present your design concept through a Storyboard + a minimum of 4 Key Frames/Screens of your time-based piece. (Motion tests created in AfterEffects a bonus, but not required until next week.)

Designs must be full-color / fully-designed solutions that demonstrate your design concept, visual language (color palette, imagery, typographic system, etc.) for this visual interpretation of your story and use of the medium. The narrative arc of your time-based piece will be presented through your Storyboard.

*All designs saved-out as a PDF and uploaded to our shared Google drive for presentation before the start of class time.

Publications (Books / Editorials / Zines etc.)
Present your design concept through a minimum of 3 Spreads saved out as a PDF. Place a thin line in the “gutter” of each Spread before you export so that the composition is presented accurately on-screen.

Designs must be full-color / fully-designed solutions that demonstrate your design concept, visual language (color palette, imagery, typographic system, etc.) for this visual interpretation of your story and use of the medium. *In addition, bring a minimum of one Spread printed out at 100% in black-and-white, trimmed and taped together into a spread so that we can look at scale of typography, etc.)

*All designs saved-out as a PDF and uploaded to our shared Google drive for presentation before the start of class time.

Here is a Parts-of-a-Book Diagram that could be helpful >

Poster Series (traditional or mixed-media)
Present your design concept through your Poster Series (2-3 posters) saved out as PDFs.

Designs must be full-color / fully-designed solutions that demonstrate your design concept, visual language (color palette, imagery, typography, etc.) for this visual interpretation of your story and use of the medium. *In addition, bring one Poster printed out at 100% in black-and-white (tiled-out and taped together is fine), so that we can look at scale of typography, etc.)

*All designs saved-out as a PDF and uploaded to our shared Google drive for presentation before the start of class time.

Objects
Present your design concept through documentation/photography of your object/prototype saved out as a PDF.

Designs must be full-color / fully-designed solutions that demonstrate your design concept, visual language (color palette, imagery, typographic system, etc.) for this visual interpretation of your story and use of the medium. *Important: In addition, bring the physical object/prototype to class so that we can look at scale of typography and other visual elements, etc.)

*All designs saved-out as a PDF and uploaded to our shared Google drive for presentation before the start of class time.

Installation / Environmental Design
Present your design concept through your Installation/Environmental Design as flat (digital file) and in situ (mockup that shows installation scale) saved out as a PDF. *In addition, bring a section of your installation printed out at 100% in black-and-white (tiled-out and taped together is fine), so that we can look at scale of typography, etc.)

*All designs saved-out as a PDF and uploaded to our shared Google drive for presentation before the start of class time.