PD
199

CRN
37123








 Intro
to
Studio


spring
2010


t/th

4‐6:50

Sara
Huston



Bathroom
Behavior



“Objects
change
not
just
how
we
see
ourselves
but,
moreover,
how
we
live
life.
“

Anthony
Dunne



“Gandhi
said
once
that
‘Earth
provides
enough
to
satisfy
every
man’s
needs,
but
not
every
man’s
greed.’

Yet
human
need

is
also
insatiable
and
may
quite
possibly
be
situated
beyond
the
reach
of
complete
and
total
satisfaction.


This
is
because

new
needs
emerge
the
moment
old
needs
are
met,
thus
nurturing
the
infinite
sequence
of
desire
and
destruction
so

characteristic
of
the
modern
world.”

Jonathan
Chapman





Students
will
be
assigned
a
bathroom
in
Lawrence
Hall
to
research,
interview
and
observe
user’s
needs
&

rituals
in
the
bathroom.


They
will
be
required
to
find
a
way
to
document
the
observations
and
present
them

with
research
to
back
up
there
findings
to
the
class.

Of
these
findings
they
will
pick
a
topic
to
design
for,

create
a
design
objective
statement
(potential
finding)




“challenged
the
usability
testing
field
to
be
inspired
by
the
positive
psychology
movement,
and
reframe
testing
in
positive

terms.
Design
is
an
optimistic
process,
and
therefore
it
might
be
beneficial
to
approach
projects
in
a
positive
light,
from

the
earliest
phases
of
research
and
project
framing.
Let's
call
it potential
finding.”

‐‐
Aaron
Sklar
and
David
Gilmore
of

IDEO 
in
Interactions
Magazine



The
students
will
then
start
ideation
for
the
formal
translation
of
this
statement.

They
will
present
10

possible
solutions
along
side
the
statement,
idea
sketches,
and
research
and
observation
information.

Students
will
move
quickly
from
ideation
into
the
construction
of
multiple
formal
prototype
studies
in
the

bathrooms
to
understand
and
analyze
effectiveness
of
user
object
interaction.


Lastly
they
will
pick
one
of
the

ideas
to
go
forward
with
into
full
scale
production
of
a
final
proposal
for
the
behavior
they
choose
to
focus
on.


The
final
will
be
a
detailed
presentation
of
their
research/observation,
design
statement,
small
sample
of

ideation
sketches,
formal
prototype
studies
and
analysis
of
use
(in
the
space),
and
final
full
scale
piece.




‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐



The
course
work
will
be
centered
around
the
following
issues




• Habits

• Rituals


• Needs



Each
project
will
go
through
the
following
stages




• observation
/
research


• presentation


• prototyping
of
multiple
ideas

• testing
ideas
in
real
situations

• production
of
final
piece

















 Responsible
Material
Usage




A
consideration
for
the
materials
you
are
using
is
very
important
in
this
class
and
to
the
environment.

I

would
like
you
to
try
to
use
wood
that
is
natural
or
dead
fall,
and
other
materials
that
are
formaldehyde
free

or
recycled.

The
end
life
of
everything
you
make
in
this
class
should
be
considered.

The
ability
for
your

pieces
to
be
taken
apart
and
reused
or
recycled
is
something
that
should
be
designed
into
the
way
you

construct
your
work.

All
prototypes
should
also
be
recycled
at
the
end
of
the
term.








Blogs




You
are
expected
to
keep
a
blog
for
this
class
as
part
of
your
research.

You
are
responsible
for
showing
the

inspiration
for
your
piece,
research,
your
design
process,
sketches,
and
photos
of
your
building
process.
There

should
be
a
post
at
the
end
of
each
week
to
wrap
up
your
progress.
At
the
end
of
the
course
you
will
be

expected
to
print
out
your
blog
and
make
it
into
a
process
book.



Recommended
Books
&
Required
Readings





• KGID:
Konstantin
Gricic
Industrial
Design
by
Florian
Bohm

• IDEO
Method
Cards
by
IDEO

• Thoughtless
Acts

by
Jane
Fulton
Suri

• Emotionally
Durable
Design
by
Jonathan
Chapman

• Process:
50
Product
Designs
from
Concept
to
Manufacture
by
Jennifer
Hudson

• The
Origins
of
Things:
Sketches,
Models,
Prototypes
by
Thimo
te
Duits,
Ettore
Sottsass,


Konstantin
Grcic,
&
Marc
Newson

• Bright
Minds
Beautiful
Ideas
by
Ed
Annink
&
Ineke
Schwartz

• VARIOUS
ARTICLES
(tba)


 
 

Shop
Rules
(basics)




• All
users
must
have
training
in
safety

• No
shop
use
when
there
are
classes

or
there
is
not
a
GTF
or
professor
present

• Students
are
to
never
be
in
the
shop
alone

• No
friends
or
family
members
not
trained
or
associated
with
the
school
may
be
in
the
shop

• The
shop
must
be
left
clean,
and
all
locked
etc.

• If
there
is
any
problem
with
a
machine,
notify
Sara,
Alex
and/or
Tom

• No
open
toed
shoes,
loose
shirts,
etc.

• Material
must
end
up
in
the
correct
bins
for
recycling
&
burning



Attendance
Policies





• 3
unexcused
absences
=
a
no
pass
grade

A
doctors
note
is
required
to
explain
all
absences

• Attendance
and
class
participation
is
MANDATORY

• You
are
expected
to
arrive
on
time
and
stay
in
the
studio
during
class
unless
previously
discussed

• 15
minutes
late
to
class
counts
against
your
grade
(5
late
arrivals
without
an
excuse
=
1
absence)

• You
must
alert
me
24
prior
to
an
absence

(emergency
situations
are
an
exception)


• You
will
not
be
allowed
any
late
turn‐ins
or
extensions
unless
previously
discussed




*Regarding
Illness
and
Swine
Flu:

If
you
are
physically
incapable
of
attending
class
due
to
illness,
please
make

sure
you
stay
at
home
and
get
better
and
send
the
instructor
a
message.

According
to
current
public
health
and

safety
guidelines
to
prevent
spreading
of
the
flu,
please
stay
at
home.

Students
can
schedule
make­up
discussion

during
office
hours.













 Grading





Late
work
will
receive
a
1/3‐grade
deduction
each
day.
For
example
a
late
“A”
project
becomes
A‐
if
it
is

received
that
day,
a
B+
the
next
day,
a
B
the
next…etc.
If
you
arrive
late
on
critique
day,
your
piece
is

considered
late.
You
will
not
be
allowed
any
late
turn‐ins
or
extensions
without
a
note
explaining
your

absence
or
previously
discussed
with
me.



Class/Studio
Participation
=
20%

Research
/
Presentations
/
Prototypes
=
40%

In
Shop
Work,
Midterm
&
Final
=
40%



Your
final
grade
will
take
into
consideration:

• attendance
(including
lateness)

• class
participation

• overall
growth
throughout
the
term.

• quality
of
assignments



Evaluation




Individual
project
grades
based
on:

• research

• creative
and
thoughtful
approach
to
subjects

• craftsmanship
and
presentation

• experimentation/development
of
materials

• amount
of
work
within
given
time‐frame

• quality
of
work

• assignment
objectives

• documentation
of
work



Please
feel
free
to
discuss
with
me
my
expectations
and
assessment
at
any
time
during
the
term
if
you

have
questions.
I
am
available
by
appointment.



Additional
Policies




If
you
have
a
documented
disability
and
anticipate
needing
accommodations
in
this
course,
please
alert
your

instructor
during
the
first
week
of
classes.

Please
request
a
letter
from
Disability
Services
verifying
your

disability
and
stating
needed
accommodations.



Academic
dishonesty,
including
the
presentation
of
someone
else’s
product,
words,
ideas,
or
data
as
one’s

own
work
will
NOT
be
tolerated
in
this
course.

The
official
policy
of
the
University
of
Oregon
will
be

enforced.

Please
review
the
student
conduct
code
in
the
current
Schedule
of
Classes.




University
policy
on
academic
integrity
will
be
enforced
in
this
course.

Please
take
care
to
document
and

retain
a
copy
of
your
work
when
submitting
any
original
written
or
graphic
materials
or
models
for
review

during
the
term.

We
may
ask
to
retain
a
copy
of
your
work,
including
exams,
to
use
as
a
model
of
the
best

practices.