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INTERACTION DESIGN THEORY SEMINAR 5th semester

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Class sessions include a lecture/discussion each Monday from 15.00-17.00 in 4.K14T31.
 

OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES 

"Sweet Dreams are Made of This" proposes to dive into the very essence of interaction design agency, ahead of the thesis semester. How does a design project emerges from a particular interest? Should it have an impact? And at what scale? Through a variety of references, we'll address notions of dreams, contribution, position and ownership, especially as they relate to contemporary societal questions. We usually consider that a novel contribution to knowledge has to be read about, dreamed about in a visionary sense, used and related to, through hands on testing, iterations and prototyping at various stages, explored orally and visually, and discussed by peers and tutors. The course is structured around materials discussions showcasing social engagement, activism and aesthetic movements, various assignments such as fictional dream-like scenarios and practical workshop formats.

COURSE OUTLINE 

12 sessions sessions structured around 4 sections: engagement, positioning, research and ownership.
 

EXPECTATIONS AND GRADING

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Class participation 20% 

Journal/Blog 20%Assignments 60%

In-class assignments 20%

Final Assignment 40%

Any assignment that remains unfulfilled receives a failing grade. 
 

ASSIGNMENTS 

Journal/Blog

A separate 'Journal' is developed by each student that reflects on learnings from the seminar. It should be in the form of an online blog (ie. WordPress, Tumblr or other):

• The journal should be structured in a generally comprehensible manner
• The lecture notes, including annotations, are stored
• Notes, sketches for each lesson should be included as well
   

COURSE MATERIALS 

Readings are made available in the shared IAD server.

CALENDARSession 01 – 24.09Statement of Intent for the BA thesis.

• 2-page essay describing your field of interest, motivation, choice of research method and intended contribution.
  See detailed guidelines.

Related Work Visual Map with annotations

• Following your statement, and with your choice of visual representation/metaphor, design a map showcasing where your project is situated among existing projects and references that address similar questions.
  Related projects include design and art projects, literature, movies, initiatives, etc.
  The projects should be commented within the map or separately (1000 words). 
  Map can be an online or a print work.

COURSE MATERIALS 

Readings are made available in the shared IAD server:
BDE_VIAD-MATERIAL/01_VORLESUNGEN & PROJEKTE/18HS/Sem5_SweetDreamsAreMadeOfThis

CALENDAR

Session 01 – 24.09.2018 – What is the Action? (Joëlle Bitton)  

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Session 02 – 01.10.2018 – Between the Lines In Formation (Joëlle Bitton)

Through a look at the prefix "inter" that poses the condition for "interaction", we address current notions of intersectionality and queer.
We first travel through a series of cultural and political protests in order to frame a discussion on the possible roles and failings of the design discipline in light of social engagement.

Materials presented on Anti-Apartheid activism in South Africa, Aaron Swartz, drag culture, representation in pop culture.

Session 03 – 08.10.2018 – Positioning I: Critique (Björn Franke)

Please read and prepare the following material for this session's discussion:

Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby, Design Noir: The Secret Life of Electronic Objects (Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag, 2001), excerpt.

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Session 04 – 15.10.2018 – Positioning II:  ManifestoesManifestos (Björn Franke)Ingo Niermann, Solution 1-10: Umbauland (Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2009), excerpt.

Please read and prepare the following material for this session's discussion:

Michael Schindhelm, Solution 262: Lavapolis (Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2014), excerpt.

The Invisible Committee, The Coming Insurrection (CambridgeLos Angeles, MA: MIT PressCA: Semiotext(e), 2009), excerpt.

The Invisible Committee, To Our Friends (CambridgeLos Angeles, MA: MIT PressCA: Semiotext(e), 2015), excerpt.

The Invisible Committee, Now (CambridgeLos Angeles, MA: MIT PressCA: Semiotext(e), 2017), excerpt.

Session 05 – 22.10.2018 – Introduction to paradigm, methodology and methods (Verena Ziegler)

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Poggenpohl, S.H. (2000) Constructing knowledge of design, part 2: Questions – an approach to design research. Proceedings of the Conference Doctoral Education in Design: Foundations for the Future. Staffordshire University Press. Stoke-on-Trent. 2000. pp143 – 151.

Homework Assignment after Session 6:

Analysis of two research methods

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20.11 - 23.11.2018 Reading Week

Assignment: 

Please choose 3 references from the list Literature Interaction Design and read them during the reading week.

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Gaver, W.: Making spaces: How design workbooks work, Conference: Proceedings of the International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2011, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (May 7-12, 2011)

Eco, U., Farina, C., Farina, G., & Erspamer, F. (2015). NOTES. In How to Write a Thesis (pp. 225-230). MIT Press. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt17kk9g5.14

Koskinen, I., Zimmerman, J., Binder, T., Redström, J., & Wensveen, S. (2011). Design research through practice: From lab, field, and showroom. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann.

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Workshop I-IIII Group-Presentations of various approaches in the class

Jonas, W., Zerwas, S., von Anshelm, K., (2015) Transformation Design - Perspectives on a New Design Attitude, Birkhäuser, 978-3-0356-0636-2 November 2015.

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Session 11 – 03.12.2018 – Ownership I: Involvement (Björn Franke)

Please read and prepare the following material for this session's discussion:

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (New York: Random House, 2018), excerpt.

David Graeber, Direct Action: An Ethnography (Oakland, CA: AK Press, 2009), excerptchap 5.

The Yes Men Fix The World, P2P Edition, directed by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno and Kurt Engfehr, 2009.

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Session 12 – 10.12.2018 – Ownership II:  DevotionDedication (Björn Franke)

Please read and prepare the following material for this session's discussion:

Hans Ulrich Obrist, Thomas Demand, The Conversation Series, vol. 10 (Köln: Walter König, 2007: Walter König, 2007), excerpt.

Paul Cronin, Werner Herzog: A Guide for the Perplexed (London: Faber & Faber, 2014), excerpt.

Hans Ulrich Obrist, Marina Abramović, The Conversation Series, vol. 23 (Köln: Walther König, 2010), excerpt.

Assignment:

For your field of interest:
Related Work map - where do you position yourself?

Eg. Related movie / Related literature / Related Prototypes, etc...

Referencing projectsAdditionally, look up some of the work of Thomas Demand and Werner Herzog.

Final Assignment: deadline 12.12.18

• Statement of Intent for the BA thesis.
  2-page essay describing your field of interest, motivation, choice of research method and intended contribution.
  See detailed guidelines.
  
  
• Related Work Visual Map with annotations
  Following your statement, and with your choice of visual representation/metaphor, design a map showcasing where your project is situated among existing projects and references that address similar questions.
  Related projects include design and art projects, literature, movies, initiatives, etc.
  The projects should be commented within the map or separately (1000 words). 
  Map can be an online or a print work.