Most of the materials we will be discussing in class are available online, or will be distributed to students in class. Aside from one recommended book (a classic in the history of design: Nikolaus Pevsner's Pioneers of Modern Design), you will have to download readings and images, or take careful notes on works encountered on the internet.

In order to have these materials handy for discussion, I am asking my students to dedicate a 1.5 to 2-inch three-ring binder to the class, and to collect readings and other resources in it, keep it organized, and bring it to class every week. 5 participation points will be awarded on the basis of a self-evaluation and my own observations on the professionalism with which you use the workbook.

The following should be kept in the workbook and referred to frequently:

Printouts and/or notes on readings.

Copies of additional downloaded materials (images, articles, critical works, etc.) used for constructing question sets and/or fostering discussion.

Copies of graded question sets and rewrites, with comments.

Articles, notes, outlines, thumbnails, pencil comps, storyboards, or other materials used in the development of your project.

Sketches of design ideas inspired by course materials

Magazine and journal articles, newspaper clippings, museum brochures, or other relevant items gathered in your travels during the quarter that indicate ongoing independent thought devoted to course topics.

Any additional items that relate to the course and its objectives, including material from other classes that connect to this one.

As many of you have heard me mention before, keeping a workbook/sourcebook, or a series of them, is a habit that traditionally helps designers to design. I frequently hear from former students who write to tell me how often they refer to their old notebooks from my classes, or to brag about how many new notebooks they have accumulated over time. I use mine nearly every day. Take advantage of this opportunity to develop a useful strategy toward organizing inspiration and process/concept development, and do a good job on this aspect of your work for this course.